(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 | ||||
| 7 10 |
Henderson (2007) [14] Henderson (2005) [7] Total |
−1.400 −2.900 −2.342 |
1.335 1.027 0.814 |
1.783 1.055 0.663 |
−1.048 −2.823 −0.747 |
0.294 0.005 0.004 |
|
37.18 62.82 100.00 |
Heterogeneity: Q = 0.79; df = 1; P = 0.37; I 2 = 0.00.