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Table 13 Difference in means between treatment and control groups for DBP at final follow-up

From: Screening for thyroid dysfunction and treatment of screen-detected thyroid dysfunction in asymptomatic, community-dwelling adults: a systematic review

Author

Sample size (treatment group vs. control group)

Difference

95% CI

Liu et al. [64]

119 (60 vs. 59)

− 1.00 mmHg**

− 3.34 to 1.34

Mainenti et al. [65]

23 (11 vs. 12)

− 5.4 mmHg*

− 11.08 to 0.28

Monzani et al. [67]

20 (10 vs. 10)

3.80 mmHg*

− 2.42 to 10.02

Monzani et al. [68]

45 (23 vs. 22)

− 3.00 mmHg*

− 7.97 to 1.97

Nagasaki et al. [69]

95 (48 vs. 47)

− 0.10 mmHg**

− 4.22 to 4.02

Stott et al. [73]

638 (318 vs. 320)

− 0.1 mmHg*

− 1.5 to 1.3

Yazici et al. [76]

45 (23 vs. 22)

− 0.50 mmHg*

− 5.53 to 4.53

Zhao et al. [77]

369 (210 vs. 159)

− 0.13 mmHg*

− 2.42 to 2.16

  1. *Value is the difference in mean scores at final follow-up between treatment and control groups
  2. **Value is the difference in mean variation scores from baseline to follow-up between treatment and control group