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World J Clin Urol. Feb 12, 2026; 15(1): 115330
Published online Feb 12, 2026. doi: 10.5410/wjcu.v15.i1.115330
Table 4 Sensitivity analysis results
Analysis type
Studies (n)
Pooled prevalence (%)
95%CI
I² (%)
Tau²
Random-effects (primary)108.667.14-10.6332.70.0374
Fixed-effects107.237.04-7.4332.7N/A
Excluding Matthews et al[12], 201399.087.21-11.4235.40.0428
Excluding Ribeiro et al[5], 201998.527.02-10.3530.10.0351
Excluding Yuaso et al[7], 201898.927.32-10.8733.80.0395
Excluding Gallas et al[1], 201898.847.26-10.7533.50.0388
Excluding Güngör Uğurlucan et al[3], 201498.476.93-10.3329.80.0345
Excluding Wu et al[8], 201598.957.34-10.9034.20.0398
Excluding Johannessen et al[2], 201898.717.13-10.6334.00.0385
98.316.81-10.1427.50.0318
Excluding Luo et al[4], 202098.547.00-10.4031.80.0365
Excluding Slieker-ten Hove et al[13], 201098.486.93-10.3530.50.0352
Range (leave-one-out)-8.31-9.25-27.5-35.40.0318-0.0428


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