Elevated Plasma Endothelin-1 Levels in Normal Tension Glaucoma and Primary Open-Angle Glaucoma: A Meta-Analysis
Table 2
Sensitivity analysis by the leave-one-out strategy.
Study omitted
Mean difference
95% CI
NTG studies
None
0.60
0.17–1.04
0.007
Henry et al. 2006
0.82
0.40–1.24
0.0001
Lee et al. 2012
0.57
0.10–1.04
0.02
Sugiyama et al. 1995
0.55
0.06–1.04
0.03
Chen et al. 2013
0.49
0.03–0.95
0.04
Kunimatsu et al. 2006
0.69
0.20–1.18
0.006
Galassi et al. 2011
0.64
−0.02–1.31
Cellini et al. 1997
0.47
0.03–0.90
0.03
POAG studies
None
0.63
0.12–1.15
0.02
Sugiyama et al. 1995
0.65
0.07–1.23
0.03
Chen et al. 2013
0.42
−0.15–0.98
Nicolela et al. 2003
0.71
0.14–1.27
0.01
Cellini et al. 2012
0.50
−0.14–1.14
Kunimatsu et al. 2006
0.73
0.17–1.29
0.01
Holló et al. 1998
0.77
0.26–1.228
0.003
CI = confidence interval, for the influenced meta-analysis results regarding the association between plasma ET-1 and NTG, for the influenced meta-analysis results regarding the association between plasma ET-1 and POAG.
