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The forest plot represents the estimates of the mean values and 95% confidence intervals for each outcome variable. The area of the squares around the mean values is proportional to the weight of the study in the analysis. A continuous horizontal line indicates the 95% confidence intervals, while a rhombus and a dotted line indicate the overall mean value.
