Comparison 6. Sensitivity analysis: Complete response.

Outcome or subgroup title	No. of studies	No. of participants	Statistical method	Effect size
1 GM‐CSF versus G‐CSF	13	2368	Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)	1.03 [0.95, 1.10]
1.1 GM‐CSF	2	228	Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)	1.07 [0.88, 1.31]
1.2 G‐CSF	11	2140	Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)	1.02 [0.94, 1.10]
2 HD versus NHL	13	2368	Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)	1.03 [0.95, 1.10]
2.1 Hodgkin's disease	3	106	Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)	1.23 [0.89, 1.72]
2.2 Non‐Hodgkin's lymphoma	10	2262	Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)	1.02 [0.94, 1.09]
3 Age	13	2368	Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)	1.03 [0.95, 1.10]
3.1 Adults, all ages	8	591	Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)	1.11 [0.98, 1.25]
3.2 Adults, age older 60	5	1777	Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)	0.99 [0.91, 1.09]
4 Use of antibiotic prophylaxis	13	2368	Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)	1.03 [0.95, 1.10]
4.1 No antibiotic prophylaxis given	11	1435	Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)	1.02 [0.93, 1.11]
4.2 Antibiotic prophylaxis given	2	933	Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)	1.03 [0.91, 1.17]
5 Blinded versus open label studies	13	2368	Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)	1.03 [0.95, 1.10]
5.1 Placebo controlled studies	4	431	Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)	1.05 [0.92, 1.20]
5.2 Open label studies	9	1937	Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)	1.02 [0.94, 1.11]
6 Published and reported data versus unpublished or unreported data	13	2368	Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)	1.03 [0.95, 1.10]
6.1 Data not published in a peer‐review journal	3	89	Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)	1.58 [0.88, 2.86]
6.2 Peer‐reviewed data	10	2279	Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)	1.02 [0.94, 1.09]
7 Size of studies	13	2368	Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)	1.03 [0.95, 1.10]
7.1 Study size n<100	6	258	Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)	1.31 [1.08, 1.60]
7.2 Study size n>100	7	2110	Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)	0.99 [0.92, 1.07]
8 Worst case ‐ best case	15		Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)	Subtotals only
8.1 Best case	13	2405	Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)	1.05 [0.98, 1.13]
8.2 Worst case	13	2405	Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)	1.00 [0.93, 1.07]