Meta-Analysis
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World J Gastroenterol. Mar 21, 2015; 21(11): 3351-3360
Published online Mar 21, 2015. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i11.3351
Table 3 Weighted meta-regression for the effects of design, methods and quality of studies on diagnostic accuracy of magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography detections
CovariateStudies (n)CoefficientRDOR (95%CI)P value
QUADAS ≥ 10210.08301.09 (0.14-8.50)0.9334
STARD ≥ 13231.51004.53 (0.51-40.21)0.1637
Prospective design140.12601.13 (0.27-4.82)0.8564
Cross-sectional design70.09801.10 (0.24-5.06)0.8936
Blinded design11-0.68500.50 (0.13-2.02)0.3130
Consecutive/random sampling25---