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Table 3 Subgroup analyses according to identified moderating factors

From: Efficacy of multicomponent interventions on injury risk among ice and snow sports participants—a systematic review and meta-analysis

Moderator

Mixed-effects analysis of between-subgroup comparisons

Subgroup heterogeneity

KR

ES

95% CI

Pb- value

P- RR-R

(%)

Qb-value (df)

Pb- value

Qwc- value (df)

Pwd- value

I2

T2

Injury type

     

1.65 (3)

0.65

    

 Head

6

0.51

0.29–0.89

0.019

49

  

33.41 (5)

< 0.001

85.04

0.39

 Upper limb

4

0.42

0.19–0.94

0.035

58

  

8.84 (3)

0.032

66.06

0.37

 Lower limb

5

0.41

0.28–0.60

< 0.001

59

  

8.63 (4)

0.071

53.65

0.09

 All

12

0.56

0.41–0.77

< 0.001

44

  

46.52 (11)

< 0.001

76.36

0.21

Age group

     

26.26 (3)

0.00

    

 Children

7

0.30

0.23–0.38

< 0.001

70

  

6.04 (6)

< 0.001

0.74

0.00

 Adolescent

10

0.62

0.43–0.89

0.009

38

  

22.30 (4)

< 0.001

82.06

0.13

 Adult

10

0.68

0.57–0.80

0.000

32

  

35.59 (9)

< 0.001

74.71

0.25

Exercise level

     

3.12 (3)

0.37

    

 Elite

2

0.78

0.47–1.30

0.347

-

  

6.49 (1)

0.011

84.60

0.11

 Club

11

0.46

0.33–0.66

< 0.001

54

  

55.95 (10)

< 0.001

82.13

0.26

 Primary

8

0.51

0.35–0.75

0.001

49

  

15.34 (7)

0.032

54.38

0.13

 Mix

6

0.45

0.25–0.81

0.007

55

  

20.74 (5)

0.001

75.89

0.40

Duration

     

4.08 (2)

0.13

    

 ≤ 2 w

5

0.70

0.54–0.91

0.007

30

  

4.26 (4)

0.372

6.09

0.01

 8–12 w

5

0.49

0.26–0.95

0.035

51

  

18.03 (16)

0.001

77.81

0.43

 ≥ 12 w

17

0.48

0.37–0.63

< 0.001

52

  

86.13 (1)

< 0.001

81.42

0.23

Ice and snow sport type

           

 Alpine skiing

9

0.64

0.47–0.86

0.003

36

3.96 (2)

0.14

30.95 (8)

< 0.001

74.15

0.14

 Skiing/snowboarding

10

0.51

0.34–0.76

0.001

49

  

26.48(9)

0.002

66.01

0.22

 Ice hockey

8

0.38

0.25–0.57

< 0.001

62

  

35.10 (7)

< 0.001

80.06

0.26

  1. Note Q value, total or subgroup effect value of study dispersion; K, no. of studies; R, random-effects model; ES, effect size damage rate ratio; P-RR-R, possible RR reduction; b, total between; w, total within; c, top value per moderator, indicating Q value of within-subgroup heterogeneity (the lower Q value indicates between-subgroup heterogeneity); d, top value per moderator, indicating P value of within-subgroup heterogeneity (the lower P value indicates between-subgroup heterogeneity); heterogeneity in I2, T2, and subgroups