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Table 2 Subgroup analyses for investigated outcomes

From: Effect of active and passive warming on preventing hypothermia and shivering during cesarean delivery: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

Outcomes

Factor

Groups

RR or WMD and 95%CI

P value

Heterogeneity (%)

P value for heterogeneity

P value between subgroups

Hypothermia in maternal

Anesthesia

Spinal

0.75 (0.55–1.02)

0.065

39.1

0.177

1.000

Other

0.75 (0.51–1.08)

0.124

41.5

0.181

Temperature site

Oral

0.82 (0.65–1.05)

0.114

31.1

0.226

0.287

Other

0.66 (0.46–0.96)

0.029

28.8

0.245

Study quality

High

0.71 (0.54–0.94)

0.017

38.9

0.147

0.732

Low

0.86 (0.68–1.07)

0.170

Shivering in maternal

Anesthesia

Spinal

0.58 (0.38–0.88)

0.011

0.0

0.434

0.831

Other

0.52 (0.18–1.52)

0.233

63.5

0.065

Temperature site

Oral

0.79 (0.44–1.42)

0.432

0.0

0.431

0.219

Other

0.47 (0.28–0.81)

0.006

30.4

0.207

Study quality

High

0.56 (0.32–0.97)

0.037

29.0

0.228

1.000

Low

0.52 (0.23–1.19)

0.122

46.0

0.157

Temperature in maternal

Anesthesia

Spinal

0.18 (0.06 to 0.31)

0.004

52.6

0.077

0.059

Other

0.42 (0.10 to 0.75)

0.011

91.0

< 0.001

Temperature site

Oral

0.16 (0.07 to 0.24)

< 0.001

42.2

0.140

0.003

Other

0.52 (0.06 to 0.97)

0.025

89.3

< 0.001

Study quality

High

0.39 (0.11 to 0.66)

0.006

86.5

< 0.001

0.123

Low

0.16 (0.09 to 0.23)

< 0.001

4.2

0.352

Temperature in newborn

Anesthesia

Spinal

0.22 (−0.19 to 0.62)

0.295

95.3

< 0.001

0.006

Other

0.53 (−0.16 to 1.21)

0.132

90.1

0.001

Temperature site

Oral

0.22 (−0.19 to 0.62)

0.295

95.3

< 0.001

0.006

Other

0.53 (−0.16 to 1.21)

0.132

90.1

0.001

Study quality

High

0.53 (0.07 to 1.00)

0.025

95.6

< 0.001

0.001

Low

−0.10 (−0.29 to 0.10)

0.325

50.0

0.157

Umbilical vein PH

Anesthesia

Spinal

−0.01 (−0.02 to − 0.00)

0.009

26.2

0.254

< 0.001

Other

0.08 (0.03 to 0.13)

0.002

Temperature site

Oral

−0.01 (−0.04 to 0.02)

0.511

52.5

0.147

0.586

Other

0.01 (−0.03 to 0.05)

0.777

86.0

0.001

Study quality

High

0.00 (−0.02 to 0.03)

0.784

79.7

0.002

0.167

Low

−0.03 (−0.06 to − 0.00)

0.040