Subgroups | No. of studies | I2 | SMD (95%CI) | P |
---|---|---|---|---|
Geographical location | ||||
Europe | 3 | 93% | -0.05 (-1.07, 0.96) | 0.92 |
North America | 1 | -0.59 (-1.21, 0.03) | 0.06 | |
Central Asia | 3 | 30% | 0.19 (-0.17, 0.54) | 0.31 |
Asia | 3 | 0% | 0.19 (-0.03, 0.40) | 0.09 |
Cases | ||||
< 50 | 5 | 46% | 0.15 (-0.16,0.45) | 0.35 |
≥ 50 | 5 | 87% | 0.00 (-0.51,0.52) | 0.99 |
Chronological age | ||||
< 8 | 8 | 82% | 0.03 (-0.36, 0.43) | 0.87 |
≥ 8 | 2 | 0% | 0.15 (-0.12, 0.41) | 0.28 |
BA-CA | ||||
< 1.5 | 4 | 86% | 0.22 (-0.41, 0.84) | 0.50 |
≥ 1.5 | 3 | 0% | 0.19 (-0.03, 0.40) | 0.09 |
NA | 3 | 41% | -0.33 (-0.73, 0.08) | 0.12 |
Detection reagent | ||||
Beckman | 6 | 19% | 0.07 (-0.13, 0.27) | 0.50 |
Others | 4 | 90% | 0.10 (-0.65, 0.85) | 0.80 |