(b).
| Number | First author | Statistics for each study | Difference in means and 95% CI | Relative weight | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Difference in means | Standard error | Variance | Z value | P value | ||||
| 2 3 |
Narula (2010) [9] Afshar (2009) [10] Total |
−2.500 −2.190 −2.405 |
0.990 1.491 0.825 |
0.980 2.223 0.680 |
−2.525 −1.469 −2.916 |
0.012 0.142 0.004 |
|
69.41 30.59 100.00 |
Heterogeneity: Q = 0.03; df = 1; P = 0.86; I 2 = 0.00.