Subgroup
|
Coefficient (95% CI)
|
P-value
|
τ2
|
---|
Sample type
|
-1.03 (-2.4, 0.34)
|
0.14
|
0.90
|
Age
|
-0.3 (-0.44, -0.16)
|
2.0 × 10
-5
|
0.18
|
Proportion of stage I
|
-0.01 (-0.05, 0.03)
|
0.608
|
0.79
|
Ratio of male to female
|
-0.69 (-8.1, 6.71)
|
0.855
|
0.98
|
Detection methods
|
-0.09 (-1.28, 1.1)
|
0.88
|
1.11
|
Study aim
|
-0.82 (-2.05, 0.41)
|
0.19
|
1.07
|
Single/Multiple targets
|
1.05 (-0.71, 2.81)
|
0.243
|
1.01
|
Hetero/Autogenous control
|
-1.25 (-2.35, -0.15)
|
0.026
|
0.89
|
Ad2Sc
|
0.44 (-0.56 , 1.44 )
|
0.387
|
0.89
|
Primer set
|
-1.02 (-1.02, -2.02)
|
0.05
|
0.35
|
- Bold P-values lower than 0.05 indicate the item would be a significant heterogeneity.