Table 2 Association between the status of trace elements and cerebral palsy.
From: Association between Cu/Zn/Iron/Ca/Mg levels and cerebral palsy: a pooled-analysis
Trace elements | Studies | Q test P-value | Model selected | SMD (95% CI) | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cu | |||||
Overall | 14 | < 10−4 | Random | − 2.156 (− 3.013 to − 1.299) | < 10−4 |
Asians | 12 | < 10−4 | Random | − 2.893 (− 3.977 to − 1.809) | < 10−4 |
Caucasians | 2 | 0.241 | Fixed | − 0.188 (− 0.412 to 0.037) | 0.101 |
Zn | |||||
Overall | 16 | < 10−4 | Random | − 2.223 (− 2.966 to − 1.480) | < 10−4 |
Asians | 14 | < 10−4 | Random | − 2.559 (− 3.436 to − 1.683) | < 10−4 |
Caucasians | 2 | 0.687 | Fixed | − 0.462 (− 0.650 to − 0.274) | < 10−4 |
Iron | |||||
Overall | 12 | < 10−4 | Random | − 1.092 (− 1.513 to − 0.672) | < 10−4 |
Asians | 10 | < 10−4 | Random | − 1.336 (− 1.807 to − 0.865) | < 10−4 |
Caucasians | 2 | 0.627 | Fixed | − 0.004 (− 0.190 to 0.182) | 0.968 |
Ca | |||||
Overall | 9 | < 10−4 | Random | − 0.757 (− 1.475 to − 0.040) | 0.038 |
Asians | 7 | < 10−4 | Random | − 1.000 (− 1.950 to − 0.051) | 0.039 |
Caucasians | 2 | 0.471 | Fixed | 0.070 (− 0.116 to 0.257) | 0.459 |
Mg | |||||
Overall | 9 | < 10−4 | Random | − 0.139 (− 0.504 to 0.226) | 0.455 |
Asians | 6 | < 10−4 | Random | − 0.131 (− 0.663 to 0.401) | 0.629 |
Caucasians | 3 | 0.139 | Fixed | − 0.074 (− 0.361 to 0.213) | 0.614 |
