Table 4 Summary of finding evidence.
From: Sex differences in children’s cognitive functions and phthalates exposure: a meta-analysis
Certainty assessment | № of patients | Effect | Certainty | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
№ of studies | Study design | Risk of bias | Inconsistency | Indirectness | Imprecision | Other considerations | Boys exposed to plasticizers | Girls exposed to plasticizers | Absolute (95% CI) | |
9 | observational studies | seriousa | serious | not serious | not serious | none | 2033 | 2087 | beta 0.47 lower (0.59 higher to 1.49 higher) | ⨁◯◯◯ very low |
