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Fig. 7 | Stem Cell Research & Therapy

Fig. 7

From: Adult stem cell transplantation combined with conventional therapy for the treatment of end-stage liver disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Fig. 7

Forest plot of MELD at different time points with the combination therapy compared with traditional therapy. Compared with the traditional therapy group, MELD in the combination therapy group was nonsignificantly lower at 2, and 48 weeks (P > 0.05), significantly lower at 4, 12, 24, and 36 weeks (P < 0.05). Since significant heterogeneity was observed between the two groups (I2 = 70% and 73%), a random-effects model was used. In the plane rectangular coordinate system, the forest plot takes a vertical invalid line (scale of abscissa is 0) as the center, describes the effect quantity and 95% CI of each study by using multiple line segments parallel to the horizontal axis, and describes the effect quantity and confidence interval of multiple studies by using a diamond. MELD, Model for end-stage liver disease; CI, confidence interval. WMD, weighted mean difference

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