Table 4 Results of sensitivity analyses based on quality of studies and exclusion of studies with missing data.

From: Endothelial dysfunction in systemic lupus erythematosus – a case-control study and an updated meta-analysis and meta-regression

 

Number of studies involved

Pooled SMD (95% CI)

Quality of studies

   All studies

25

−1.077 (95% CI −1.497, −0.657)†

   *High-quality studies

13

−0.926 (95% CI −1.414, −0.438)†

Missing data

   All studies

25

−1.077 (95% CI −1.497, −0.657)†

   **Studies without missing data

18

−0.999 (95% CI −1.478, −0.521)†

  1. Abbreviations: SMD, standardized mean difference; CI, confidence interval.
  2. * Newcastle-Ottawa quality assessment total score ≥7. **Exclusion of Ahmadi, et al.37, Piper, et al.25, Wright, et al.34, Barsalou, et al.40, Mikolajczyk, et al.41, Parker, et al.43 and El-Banawy, et al.45. †p < 0.001.
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