Table 4 Motor functioning: Hedge’s g effect sizes for each test, in descending order.
Test name | N studies | N CFS | N controls | Hedges'g | S.E | 95% CI | p value | Q | p | I2 (%) | Study references |
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Choice movement time | 2 | 101 | 157 | 0.45 | 0.13 | 0.196–0.701 | 0.001 | 0.46 | 0.50 | 0.00 | |
Finger tapping test | 5 | 138 | 135 | − 0.44 | 0.12 | − 0.681 to − 0.204 | 0.0001 | 9.29 | 0.05 | 56.96 | Cockshell et al.17, Claypoole et al.15, Michiels et al.40, Neu et al.42,43 |
Simple movement time | 2 | 101 | 157 | 0.31 | 0.13 | 0.064–0.566 | 0.014 | 0.44 | 0.51 | 0.00 | |
Grooved perboard | 2 | 40 | 40 | 0.05 | 0.22 | − 0.383 to 0.478 | 0.828 | 0.54 | 0.46 | 0.00 |