Table 2.
Meta-analysis of the prevention of delirium by melatonin in the studied hospitalized patients
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Independent sample
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Homogeneity test
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Two-tailed test
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Effect size and 95% confidence interval
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P
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Z
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P
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| Random effects model | 2137 | 44.49 | P < 0.0003 | 62% | 5.06 | P < 0.00001 | 0.69 (0.60, 0.80) |