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. 2022 Sep 7;2022(9):CD001704. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD001704.pub5
Sensitivity analysis Pooled impact of mobility strategies on mobility outcome (SMD, 95% CI)
In‐hospital trials
Primary analysis, all trials, random‐effects meta‐analysis SMD 0.53, 95% CI 0.10 to 0.96; participants = 507; studies = 7; I2 = 81%
Sensitivity analysis 1, removing trials with unclear or high risk of bias on allocation concealment SMD 0.58, 95% CI 0.05 to 1.10; participants = 415; studies = 6; I2 = 84%
Sensitivity analysis 2, removing trials with high risk of bias on any items SMD 0.57, 95% CI ‐0.46 to 1.61; participants = 191; studies = 2; I2 = 87%
Sensitivity analysis 3, removing trials reported only in conference abstracts No studies removed
Sensitivity analysis 4, removing trials that did not clearly focus on or predominantly include the target population of people with a fragility fracture resulting from low‐energy trauma No studies removed
Sensitivity analysis 5, removing trials that included mixed populations No studies removed
Sensitivity analysis 6, removing in‐hospital trials that measured outcomes at the end of the in‐hospital phase (the usual time point was that closest to four months). SMD 0.39, 95% CI 0.01 to 0.78; participants = 327; studies = 4; I2 = 62%
Sensitivity analysis 7, all trials, fixed‐effects meta‐analysis SMD 0.38, 95% CI 0.20 to 0.56; participants = 507; studies = 7; I2 = 81%
Post‐hospital trials  
Primary analysis, all trials, random‐effects meta‐analysis SMD 0.32, 95% CI 0.11 to 0.54; participants = 761; studies = 7; I2 = 48%
Sensitivity analysis 1, removing trials with unclear or high risk of bias on allocation concealment SMD 0.22, 95% CI ‐0.01 to 0.46; participants = 486; studies = 5; I2 = 22%
Sensitivity analysis 2, removing trials with high risk of bias on any items SMD 0.38, 95% CI ‐0.04 to 0.79; participants = 350; studies = 3; I2 = 70%
Sensitivity analysis 3, removing trials reported only in conference abstracts No studies removed
Sensitivity analysis 4, removing trials that did not clearly focus on or predominantly include the target population of people with a fragility fracture resulting from low‐energy trauma SMD 0.36, 95% CI 0.10 to 0.62; participants = 602; studies = 6; I2 = 53%
Sensitivity analysis 5, removing trials that included mixed populations SMD 0.36, 95% CI 0.10 to 0.62; participants = 602; studies = 6; I2 = 53%
Sensitivity analysis 6, all trials, fixed‐effects meta‐analysis SMD 0.33, 95% CI 0.17 to 0.50; participants = 602; studies = 6; I2 = 53%