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. 2020 Apr 23;2020(4):CD000197. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD000197.pub4

4. Inconsistency table for the network meta‐analysis: poor outcome at the end of scheduled follow‐upa.

Comparison Number of studies Log direct comparison OR Log indirect comparison OR Log difference (95% CI)
between direct and indirect
comparisons P value of difference
between direct and
indirect comparisons
Mixed rehabilitation ward vs GMW 6 ‐0.413 ‐0.266 ‐0.147
(‐0.776 to 0.483)
0.65
Mobile stroke team vs GMW 2 ‐0.238 0.032 ‐0.270
(‐1.111 to 0.571)
0.53
Stroke ward vs GMW 13 ‐0.273 ‐0.478 0.205
(‐0.317 to 0.728)
0.44
Mixed rehabilitation ward vs mobile stroke team 0 N/A ‐0.237 N/A N/A
Mixed rehabilitation ward vs stroke ward 4 0.022 ‐0.124 0.146
(‐0.483 to 0.776)
0.65
Mobile stroke team vs stroke ward 1 0.321 0.051 0.270
(‐0.571 to 1.111)
0.53

aThe table shows the following for each service comparison: number of trials, log direct and indirect comparisons, difference between the two estimates, and P value of that difference. There was no significant inconsistency between direct and indirect estimates.

CI: confidence interval.
GMW: general medical ward.
N/A: not applicable.
OR: odds ratio.