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Table 2 Risk Ratio (RR with 95% Confidence Intervals, Fixed Effects (FE), Random Effects (RE)) and the meta-analysis summary statistics using Python, STATA, and R

From: Meta-analysis using Python: a hands-on tutorial

IV, Random, Fixed, DL

Python

STATA

R

Weight

Weight

Weight

Author year

RR (95%CI)

FE

RE

RR (95%CI)

FE

RE

RR (95%CI)

FE

RE

Arvanitis1997

1.42(0.89–2.25)

18.86

14.66

1.42(0.89–2.25)

18.86

14.66

1.42 (0.89–2.25)

18.86

14.67

Beasley1996

1.05(0.73–1.50)

31.22

16.46

1.05(0.73–1.50)

31.22

16.46

1.05 (0.73–1.50)

31.22

16.48

Bechelli1983

6.21(1.52–25.35)

2.05

4.48

6.21(1.52–25.35)

2.05

4.48

6.21 (1.52–25.35)

2.05

4.48

Borison1992

7.00(0.40–122.45)

0.49

1.30

7.00(0.40–122.44)

0.49

1.30

7.00 (0.40–121.94)

0.50

1.30

Chouinard1993

3.49(1.11–10.95)

3.10

6.10

3.5(1.11–10.96)

3.10

6.10

3.49 (1.11–10.95)

3.10

6.09

Durost1964

8.68(1.26–59.95)

1.09

2.65

8.68(1.26–59.95)

1.09

2.65

8.68 (1.26–59.95)

1.09

2.65

Garry1962

1.75(0.58–5.24)

3.37

6.46

1.75(0.59–5.24)

3.37

6.46

1.75 (0.58–5.24)

3.37

6.45

Howard1974

2.04(0.67–6.21)

3.27

6.33

2.04(0.67–6.21)

3.27

6.33

2.04 (0.67–6.21)

3.27

6.32

Marder1994

1.36(0.75–2.47)

11.37

12.40

1.36(0.75–2.47)

11.37

12.40

1.36 (0.75–2.47)

11.37

12.41

Nishikawa1982

3.00(0.14–65.91)

0.42

1.13

3.00(0.14–65.90)

0.42

1.13

3.00 (0.14–65.55)

0.43

1.13

Nishikawa1984

9.20(0.58145.77)

0.53

1.39

9.20(0.58145.76)

0.53

1.39

9.00 (0.57142.29)

0.53

1.39

Reschke1974

3.79(1.06–13.60)

2.48

5.20

3.79(1.06–13.60)

2.48

5.20

3.79 (1.06–13.60)

2.48

5.19

Selman1976

1.48(0.94–2.35)

19.11

14.71

1.48(0.94–2.35)

19.11

14.71

1.48 (0.94–2.35)

19.11

14.72

Serafetinides1972

8.40(0.50–142.28)

0.51

1.33

8.40(0.50–142.28)

0.51

1.33

8.38 (0.50–141.44)

0.51

1.33

Simpson1967

2.35(0.13–43.53)

0.48

1.26

2.35(0.13–43.53)

0.48

1.26

2.27 (0.12–41.77)

0.48

1.26

Spencer1992

11.00(1.67–72.40)

1.14

2.77

11.00(1.67–72.40)

1.14

2.77

11.00 (1.67–72.40)

1.14

2.77

Vichaiya1971

19.00(1.16–311.97)

0.52

1.36

19.00(1.16–311.96)

0.52

1.36

19.00 (1.16–311.71)

0.52

1.36

Total

Fix Rand

  

Fix Rand

  

Fix Rand

  

Random

2.09(1.49–2.92)

  

2.09(1.49–2.92)

  

2.08(1.49–2.92)

  

Fixed

1.57(1.28–1.92)

  

1.57(1.28–1.92)

  

1.57(1.28–1.92)

  

Tau2

0.146

  

0.146

  

0.146

  

I2

41.37

  

41.37

  

41.27

  

Q

27.29

  

27.29

  

27.24

  

P

0.03

  

0.03

  

0.03

  

Z

4.37–4.27

  

4.37–4.27

  

4.37–4.26