Table 5 Node-splitting analysis for inconsistency of Bayesian meta-analysis
Outcome | Comparison | Direct Effect | Indirect Effect | Bayesian Effect | P-Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Change of Cobb angle | ASR + PSF vs PSF | 2.51 (−3.61, 8.50) | − 0.72 (− 11.35, 9.36) | 2.32 (− 3.33, 7.86) | 0.54 |
ASR + PSF vs ASF | 5.00 (− 8.04, 16.68) | 3.99 (− 3.65, 11.34) | 4.87 (−2.00, 11.58) | 0.87 | |
ASR + PSF vs WT | −1.35 (− 12.88, 9.45) | 5.95 (−3.23, 14.94) | 3.58 (−4.03, 10.99) | 0.27 | |
ASR + PSF vs VAT+PSF | 4.19 (−13.65, 22.04) | 4.34 (− 11.59, 19.54) | 4.06 (−7.20, 15.44) | 1 | |
PSF vs ASF | 2.79 (−1.98, 7.84) | 0.68 (−15.13, 16.43) | 2.54 (− 1.99, 7.09) | 0.79 | |
PSF vs WT | 2.36 (−3.81, 8.75) | 2.88 (− 12.15, 17.75) | 1.30 (−4.47, 6.90) | 0.94 | |
PSF vs VAT+PSF | 2.02 (−11.94, 16.18) | 1.52 (−16.87, 20.19) | 1.74 (−9.06, 12.91) | 0.96 | |
ASF vs WT | −2.88 (−11.90, 5.60) | 1.27 (−8.31, 10.93) | −1.24 (−7.74, 5.12) | 0.49 | |
Incidence of Complications | PSF vs ASF | 0.57 (−1.03, 2.07) | 1.14 (−2.80, 5.17) | 0.53 (−0.78, 1.76) | 0.77 |
PSF vs WT | 0.26 (−1.73, 2.48) | − 0.38 (−3.99, 3.08) | 0.05 (− 1.57, 1.84) | 0.72 | |
ASF vs VAT | 0.32 (−2.02, 2.69) | −0.17 (− 2.58, 2.62) | 0.26 (− 1.32, 1.96) | 0.75 | |
ASF vs WT | −0.85 (−4.21, 2.55) | − 0.19 (− 2.63, 2.59) | −0.48 (− 2.26, 1.54) | 0.73 | |
ASF vs VAT+PSF | 2.17 (−0.74, 5.60) | −1.16 (−5.64, 2.77) | 1.08 (− 1.28, 3.41) | 0.15 | |
VAT vs VAT+PSF | 1.30 (−1.85, 4.17) | −1.39 (− 5.94, 2.57) | 0.84 (− 1.59, 3.08) | 0.26 | |
Change of absolute FEV1 | ASR + PSF vs PSF | 0.49 (−0.23, 1.25) | 0.14 (−0.48, 0.75) | 0.25 (− 0.29, 0.81) | 0.4 |
ASR + PSF vs ASF | −0.04 (− 0.83, 0.82) | −0.14 (− 0.75, 0.50) | −0.12 (− 0.69, 0.45) | 0.84 | |
ASR + PSF vs WT | 0.01 (−0.75, 0.76) | 0.02 (−0.60, 0.62) | − 0.02 (− 0.58, 0.55) | 0.98 | |
ASR + PSF vs VAT+PSF | −0.13 (− 0.91, 0.66) | 0.56 (− 0.28, 1.40) | 0.21 (− 0.39, 0.79) | 0.23 | |
PSF vs ASF | − 0.32 (− 0.72, 0.07) | −0.48 (− 0.91, − 0.03) | −0.37 (− 0.69, − 0.06) | 0.56 | |
PSF vs VAT | − 0.35 (− 0.79, 0.09) | −0.14 (− 0.67, 0.38) | −0.32 (− 0.68, 0.04) | 0.51 | |
PSF vs WT | −0.28 (− 0.64, 0.07) | −0.28 (− 0.79, 0.23) | −0.27 (− 0.55, 0.02) | 0.97 | |
PSF vs VAT+PSF | 0.01 (−0.68, 0.70) | −0.56 (− 1.56, 0.47) | −0.04 (− 0.57, 0.48) | 0.34 | |
ASF vs VAT | −0.07 (− 0.41, 0.27) | 0.46 (− 0.15, 1.08) | 0.05 (− 0.28, 0.39) | 0.11 | |
ASF vs WT | 0.18 (−0.16, 0.53) | − 0.04 (− 0.53, 0.44) | 0.10 (− 0.18, 0.39) | 0.4 | |
ASF vs VAT+PSF | 0.34 (− 0.35, 1.01) | −0.20 (− 1.21, 0.81) | 0.33 (− 0.20, 0.86) | 0.35 | |
VAT vs WT | −0.30 (− 0.89, 0.31) | 0.20 (− 0.20, 0.61) | 0.05 (− 0.32, 0.41) | 0.16 | |
VAT vs VAT+PSF | 0.65 (0.00, 1.33) | −0.25 (− 1.28, 0.80) | 0.28 (− 0.27, 0.82) | 0.15 | |
Change of absolute FVC | ASR + PSF vs PSF | 0.75 (0.00, 1.50) | 0.35 (−0.26, 0.98) | 0.49 (−0.07, 1.06) | 0.31 |
ASR + PSF vs ASF | −0.25 (− 1.03, 0.57) | 0.07 (− 0.55, 0.68) | −0.04 (− 0.62, 0.54) | 0.44 | |
ASR + PSF vs WT | 0.05 (−0.72, 0.91) | −0.09 (− 0.78, 0.60) | −0.06 (− 0.64, 0.52) | 0.72 | |
ASR + PSF vs VAT+PSF | −0.00 (− 0.77, 0.75) | 0.53 (− 0.43, 1.44) | 0.19 (− 0.37, 0.77) | 0.36 | |
PSF vs ASF | −0.54 (− 0.98, − 0.14) | −0.58 (− 1.10, − 0.06) | −0.53 (− 0.87, − 0.21) | 0.91 | |
PSF vs VAT | − 0.90 (− 1.26, − 0.48) | −0.17 (− 0.50, 0.16) | −0.53 (− 0.95, − 0.10) | 0.02 | |
PSF vs WT | − 0.47 (− 0.79, − 0.15) | −0.86 (− 1.36, − 0.34) | −0.55 (− 0.85, − 0.25) | 0.17 | |
PSF vs VAT+PSF | − 0.18 (− 0.90, 0.56) | −0.68 (− 1.68, 0.36) | −0.29 (− 0.85, 0.26) | 0.4 | |
ASF vs VAT | −0.15 (− 0.56, 0.26) | 0.43 (− 0.19, 1.08) | 0.00 (− 0.38, 0.40) | 0.1 | |
ASF vs WT | 0.01 (−0.41, 0.46) | − 0.03 (− 0.53, 0.49) | −0.02 (− 0.33, 0.31) | 0.9 | |
ASF vs VAT+PSF | 0.22 (−0.56, 0.95) | −0.15 (− 1.18, 0.92) | 0.24 (− 0.31, 0.79) | 0.54 | |
VAT vs WT | −0.40 (− 0.96, 0.14) | 0.22 (− 0.21, 0.69) | −0.03 (− 0.42, 0.40) | 0.07 | |
VAT vs VAT+PSF | 0.57 (−0.15, 1.34) | −0.16 (− 1.25, 0.92) | 0.23 (− 0.36, 0.83) | 0.23 |