Table 3. Sensitivity analysis of some outcomes with World Health Organization 2010 criteria.
Study | Mean difference | Lower CI | Upper CI | p-value | I2 | |
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Progressive motile sperm | ||||||
La Vignera et al (2013) [7] | 5.07 | 3.48 | 6.65 | <0.001 | 99% | |
La Vignera et al (2013) [7] | 12.61 | 10.20 | 15.01 | <0.001 | 92% | |
Tsounapi et al (2018) [8] | 2.1 | 0.42 | 3.78 | 0.01 | 81% | |
Pooled estimate | 5.34 | 3.87 | 6.81 | <0.001 | 97% | |
Sperm concentration | ||||||
La Vignera et al (2013) [7] | 3.57 | 2.24 | 4.89 | <0.001 | 89% | |
La Vignera et al (2013) [7] | 4.05 | 2.66 | 5.45 | <0.001 | 77% | |
Tsounapi et al (2018) [8] | −0.33 | −2.70 | 2.05 | 0.79 | 0% | |
Pooled estimate | 3.22 | 1.96 | 4.48 | <0.001 | 83% |
CI: confidence interval.