Table 3.
Summary statistics of responders’ perceived likelihood of publication bias in comparisons of near optimal (<1 cm) and suboptimal (>1/2 cm) versus complete cytoreduction (0 cm)
| RD <1 cm vs 0 cm | RD >1 cm vs 0 cm | RD >2 cm vs 0 cm | |||||||
| Summary statistics (Scale 1–5) |
Mean (SD) |
Median (IQR) |
Range | Mean (SD) |
Median (IQR) |
Range | Mean (SD) |
Median (IQR) |
Range |
| Overall score of perceived likelihood of publication bias (n=18) |
2.94 (1.1) | 3 (2–3) | 1–5 | 2 (1.3) | 1 (1–3) | 1–5 | 1.4 (1.1) | 1 (1–1) | 1–5 |
| Total estimated missing studies (n) | 17.8 (16.5) | 10 (5–20) |
0–50 | 8.6 (12.9) | 5 (0–10) |
0–50 | 6.2 (13.2) | 0.5 (0–5) |
0–50 |
RD, residual disease.