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Table 3 Absolute and standardized mean delta (levodropropizine vs. controls)

From: Levodropropizine for treating cough in adult and children: a meta-analysis of published studies

Studies, parameters

Levodropropizine

Controls

Standardized Mean Delta

C.I. 95 %

p

Mean Delta

SD

N

Mean Delta

SD

N

Lower

Upper

Banderali, frequency

−8.4

17.3

130

−7.7

13.7

126

−0.045

−0.291

0.202

0.7216

Dong Soo, frequency

−1.3

1.14

38

−0.7

1.12

37

−0.525

−0.996

−0.055

0.0290

Banderali, nocturnal awakenings

−1.0

2.55

132

−1

2.46

126

0.000

−0.246

0.246

1.0000

Fiocchi, nocturnal awakenings

−1.06

0.81

12

−0.46

0.74

12

−0.747

−1.639

0.146

0.0966

DongSoo, severity

−1.2

1.0

38

−0.7

0.99

37

−0.495

−0.967

−0.028

0.0382

De Blasio, severity

−1.58

0.96

101

−1.1

1.13

60

−0.465

−0.792

−0.139

0.0055

Catena, frequency

−8.3

7.5

110

−8.2

7.75

99

−0.013

−0.287

0.260

0.9250

Catena, nocturnal awakenings

−2.7

1.8

80

−2.12

1.8

79

−0.321

−0.637

−0.005

0.0466

Luporini, nocturnal awakenings

−1

1.5

34

−1

1.4

29

0.0

−0.508

0.508

1.0000

Allegra, severity

−1.55

1

20

−0.8

1.11

20

−0.696

−1.362

−0.030

0.0410

Luporini, severity

−1.2

2.92

58

−1.2

3.2

65

0.0

−0.358

0.358

1.000