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. 2021 Oct 1;2021(3):47. doi: 10.5339/qmj.2021.47

Table 2.

Subgroup analysis of primary and secondary infertility by publication year

Number of studies Pooled proportion (95% CI) Heterogeneity (I2 %, p value)

Year of publication (PI) Before 2005 4 44(15–73) 99.6, p < 0.001

2006–2015 7 71(63–79) 93.4, p < 0.001

2016–2021 7 72(64–79) 91.2, p < 0.001

Year of publication (SI) Before 2005 4 56(27–85) 99.6, p < 0.001

2006–2015 7 29(21–37) 93.4, p < 0.001

2016–2021 7 28(21–36) 91.2, p < 0.001

PI, primary infertility; SI, secondary infertility; CI, confidence interval