Table 3. Re-analysis of published preclinical meta-analyses using SMD.
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Standard Error | 1/√n | |||||||
Study | n | Observed SMD[95% CI] | Egger’s p | filled | Adjusted SMD | Egger’s p | filled | Adjusted SMD |
Egan et al. (2016) | 1392 | 0.75 [0.70, 0.80] | <2.2×10−16 | 252 | 0.42 [0.37,0.47] | 2.2 × 10−11 | 0 | N/A |
Groenink et al. (2015) | 43 | −1.99[−2.33,–1.64] | 8.5 × 10−10 | 0 | N/A | 0.68 | 0 | N/A |
Kleikers et al. (2015) | 20 | −1.15[−1.67; −0.63] | 3.5 × 10−4 | 6 | ? | 2.9 × 10−3 | 0 | N/A |
Wever et al. (2012) | 62 | 1.54 [1.16, 1.93] | 7.8 × 10−6 | 3 | ? | 0.62 | 0 | N/A |
Yan et al. (2015) | 60 | 1.58 [1.19, 1.97] | 6.5 × 10−6 | 0 | N/A | 0.19 | 0 | N/A |
n = number of studies; SMD = standardized mean difference; CI = confidence interval; Egger’s p=p value for Egger’s regression; adjusted SMD = SMD after trim and fill analysis; N/A = not applicable.