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. 2020 Sep 24;10(10):664. doi: 10.3390/brainsci10100664

Table 5.

Summary of findings in the meta-analyses.

Effect Size Publication Bias Heterogeneity
Groups K N Ns SMD 95% CI p Funnel Plot Trim-and-Fill q-Value I 2 p
Adj SMD % of Var
Overall PHD 10 816 81.6 0.530 [0.225, 0.836] <0.001 Slight asym 0.335 37% 8.779 0% 0.458
PHD subgroups MIG 8 669 83.7 0.369 [0.1, 0.638] 0.007 Slight asym 0.267 28% 7.481 6.5% 0.38
TTH 2 147 73.5 1.122 [0.540, 1.704] <0.001 - - - 1 0% 0.317
Head position Fixed 4 303 75.75 0.589 [0.071, 1.107] 0.026 Slight asym 0.45 23% 1.108 0% 0.7751
No fixed 6 513 85.5 0.502 [0.080, 0.923] 0.020 Sym 0.502 0% 6.483 8% 0.2620
Type SVV measure Rod Projected 6 471 78.5 0.493 [0.081, 0.906] 0.019 Asym 0.21 53% 4.880 0% 0.4307
Bucket test 4 345 86.25 0.593 [0.097, 1.090] 0.019 Sym 0.593 0% 2.856 0% 0.4144

Abbreviations: Asym = Asymmetric; I2 = degree of inconsistence; K = number of studies; N = number of participants in each meta-analysis; Ns = number of participants per study; p = p-value; Adj = adjusted; % of var = percentage of variation; PHD = primary headache disorder; SMD = standardized mean difference; TTH = tension-type headache; 95% CI = 95% confidence interval; Asym = asymmetric; Sym = symmetric.