TABLE 4.

Standardized mean difference and effect size on length of stay and eGFR.

Continuous outcomes	Studies (n)	Participants (N)	Mean difference (95% CI)	MD p-value	MD Q-test	MDI2 (%)	P-value	Standardized mean difference (95% CI)	SMD p-value	SMD Q-test	SMDI2 (%)	P-value
Length of stay	9	128,691	2.735 (1.438, 4.032)	<0.001	499.297	98.219	<0.001	0.274 (0.135, 0.414)	<0.001	776.922	98.970	<0.001
GFR/eGFR	3	464	−8.253 (−14.595, −1.910)	0.011	3.748	46.634	0.154	−0.370 (−0.633, −0.106)	0.006	3.579	44.119	0.167

CI, confidence interval.