Table 3 Sensitivity analysis of sperm concentration
From: Effect of oral alpha-lipoic acid (ALA) on sperm parameters: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Study | Mean Difference | Lower CI | Upper CI | P | I2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Omitting Raaia 2012 1st month | 3.95 | [2.26; | 5.65] | < 0.00001 | 59% |
Omitting Raaia 2012 2nd month | 3.86 | [2.16; | 5.56] | < 0.00001 | 46% |
Omitting Raaia 2012 3rd month | 3.74 | [2.03; | 5.44] | < 0.0001 | 1% |
Omitting Haghighian 2015 | 11.72 | [4.95; | 18.49] | 0.0007 | 0% |
Omitting Abbasi 2020 | 3.86 | [2.13; | 5.58] | < 0.0001 | 58% |
Pooled estimate | 3.98 | [2.28; | 5.67] | < 0.00001 | 47% |