Table 3 Summarized results of sensitivity analysis
From: A systematic review and meta-analysis of long COVID symptoms
Phenotype | N of study | Model | Probability of publishing study with largest standard error | Proportion(%) | Lower(%) | Upper(%) | p value for differences between two conclusions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Headache | 14 | Copas selection model | 49.55% | 13.4637 | 10.0332 | 18.0672 | 0.1135 |
Random effects model | 9.4972 | 4.8842 | 18.4673 | ||||
Smell dysfunction | 18 | Copas selection model | 100.00% | 14.1682 | 10.1188 | 19.8380 | 0.5006 |
Random effects model | 14.3823 | 11.3816 | 18.1741 | ||||
Taste dysfunction | 12 | Copas selection model | 100.00% | 12.2338 | 8.2962 | 18.0402 | 0.5495 |
Random effects model | 12.3296 | 9.0703 | 16.7601 | ||||
Chest pain | 11 | Copas selection model | 100.00% | 12.4236 | 7.2232 | 21.3681 | 0.103 |
Random effects model | 12.1217 | 6.1288 | 23.9508 | ||||
Dyspnea | 17 | Copas selection model | 100.00% | 21.5591 | 15.1515 | 30.6797 | 0.1819 |
Random effects model | 21.4774 | 14.368 | 32.1046 | ||||
Cough | 14 | Copas selection model | 91.11% | 18.176 | 12.8109 | 25.7852 | 0.1238 |
Random effects model | 17.8321 | 13.3431 | 23.8551 | ||||
Fatigue | 21 | Copas selection model | 92.46% | 29.1951 | 21.5850 | 39.4487 | 0.1478 |
Random effects model | 28.9161 | 20.3158 | 41.1531 | ||||
Muscle pain | 13 | Copas selection model | 67.65% | 15.6426 | 9.1963 | 26.6103 | 0.1038 |
Random effects model | 13.3031 | 7.4783 | 23.6651 |