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. 2022 Jul 12;22:193. doi: 10.1186/s12874-022-01673-y

Table 2.

Risk Ratio (RR with 95% Confidence Intervals, Fixed Effects (FE), Random Effects (RE)) and the meta-analysis summary statistics using Python, STATA, and R

IV, Random, Fixed, DL Python STATA R
Weight Weight Weight
Author year RR (95%CI) FE RE RR (95%CI) FE RE RR (95%CI) FE RE
Arvanitis1997 1.42(0.89–2.25) 18.86 14.66 1.42(0.89–2.25) 18.86 14.66 1.42 (0.89–2.25) 18.86 14.67
Beasley1996 1.05(0.73–1.50) 31.22 16.46 1.05(0.73–1.50) 31.22 16.46 1.05 (0.73–1.50) 31.22 16.48
Bechelli1983 6.21(1.52–25.35) 2.05 4.48 6.21(1.52–25.35) 2.05 4.48 6.21 (1.52–25.35) 2.05 4.48
Borison1992 7.00(0.40–122.45) 0.49 1.30 7.00(0.40–122.44) 0.49 1.30 7.00 (0.40–121.94) 0.50 1.30
Chouinard1993 3.49(1.11–10.95) 3.10 6.10 3.5(1.11–10.96) 3.10 6.10 3.49 (1.11–10.95) 3.10 6.09
Durost1964 8.68(1.26–59.95) 1.09 2.65 8.68(1.26–59.95) 1.09 2.65 8.68 (1.26–59.95) 1.09 2.65
Garry1962 1.75(0.58–5.24) 3.37 6.46 1.75(0.59–5.24) 3.37 6.46 1.75 (0.58–5.24) 3.37 6.45
Howard1974 2.04(0.67–6.21) 3.27 6.33 2.04(0.67–6.21) 3.27 6.33 2.04 (0.67–6.21) 3.27 6.32
Marder1994 1.36(0.75–2.47) 11.37 12.40 1.36(0.75–2.47) 11.37 12.40 1.36 (0.75–2.47) 11.37 12.41
Nishikawa1982 3.00(0.14–65.91) 0.42 1.13 3.00(0.14–65.90) 0.42 1.13 3.00 (0.14–65.55) 0.43 1.13
Nishikawa1984 9.20(0.58145.77) 0.53 1.39 9.20(0.58145.76) 0.53 1.39 9.00 (0.57142.29) 0.53 1.39
Reschke1974 3.79(1.06–13.60) 2.48 5.20 3.79(1.06–13.60) 2.48 5.20 3.79 (1.06–13.60) 2.48 5.19
Selman1976 1.48(0.94–2.35) 19.11 14.71 1.48(0.94–2.35) 19.11 14.71 1.48 (0.94–2.35) 19.11 14.72
Serafetinides1972 8.40(0.50–142.28) 0.51 1.33 8.40(0.50–142.28) 0.51 1.33 8.38 (0.50–141.44) 0.51 1.33
Simpson1967 2.35(0.13–43.53) 0.48 1.26 2.35(0.13–43.53) 0.48 1.26 2.27 (0.12–41.77) 0.48 1.26
Spencer1992 11.00(1.67–72.40) 1.14 2.77 11.00(1.67–72.40) 1.14 2.77 11.00 (1.67–72.40) 1.14 2.77
Vichaiya1971 19.00(1.16–311.97) 0.52 1.36 19.00(1.16–311.96) 0.52 1.36 19.00 (1.16–311.71) 0.52 1.36
Total Fix Rand Fix Rand Fix Rand
Random 2.09(1.49–2.92) 2.09(1.49–2.92) 2.08(1.49–2.92)
Fixed 1.57(1.28–1.92) 1.57(1.28–1.92) 1.57(1.28–1.92)
Tau2 0.146 0.146 0.146
I2 41.37 41.37 41.27
Q 27.29 27.29 27.24
P 0.03 0.03 0.03
Z 4.37–4.27 4.37–4.27 4.37–4.26