The Effect of Probiotics in Stroke Treatment

Table 5

Binary variable meta-analysis results.

Effect index	Detail index	Study	Heterogeneity test	Model	RR (95% CI)
Adverse reactions	Vomiting	3 [16, 22, 27]	I^2 = 0%,	Fixed effects model	0.83 (0.46, 1.51),
	Stress ulcer	2 [22, 30]	I^2 = 14%,	Fixed effects model	0.47 (0.22, 1.02),
	Esophageal reflux	8 [11, 13, 16, 17, 22, 28, 29, 31]	I^2 = 29%,	Fixed effects model	0.43 (0.25, 0.74),
	Bloating	10 [11, 13, 17, 22, 27, 29, 31, 33]	I^2 = 0%,	Fixed effects model	0.39 (0.26, 0.58),
	Constipation	12 [11, 13, 16, 19, 23, 27, 29, 33]	I^2 = 0%,	Fixed effects model	0.31 (0.21, 0.45),
	Diarrhea	14 [11, 13, 16, 19, 22, 23, 27, 29, 31]	I^2 = 0%,	Fixed effects model	0.22 (0.14, 0.34),
	Gastric retention	4 [11, 13, 27–29]	I^2 = 0%,	Fixed effects model	0.34 (0.19, 0.60),
	Gastrointestinal bleeding	10 [13, 15, 17, 19, 25, 26, 28, 29, 31]	I^2 = 0%,	Fixed effects model	0.39 (0.28, 0.54),
Complication rate	Lung infection	12 [11, 13, 15, 17, 25, 26, 28–32]	I^2 = 65%,	Random effects model	0.44 (0.27, 0.72),
	Gastrointestinal infection	4 [11, 13, 17, 29]	I^2 = 0%,	Fixed effects model	0.40 (0.23, 0.68),
	Urinary tract infection	6 [11, 13, 15, 17, 28, 29]	I^2 = 0%,	Fixed effects model	0.27 (0.15, 0.49),
Poor prognostic indicators	Mortality rate	4 [16, 17, 22, 29]	I^2 = 0%,	Fixed effects model	0.45 (0.22, 0.93),
	Bacterial imbalance rate	6 [11, 15, 25, 26, 28, 32]	I^2 = 0%,	Fixed effects model	0.32 (0.21, 0.48),