Table 6 Meta-analysis of the overall incidence of hypoparathyroidism

Barczynski et al. 2010 [3]

22/200

4/200

5.50

1.93 to 15.67

Pappalardo et al. 1998 [5]

26/69

14/72

1.94

1.11 to 3.39

Tezelman et al. 2009 [7]

112/1211

31/1695

5.06

3.42 to 7.48

Vaiman et al. 2008 [8]

1054/3834

548/2238

1.12

1.03 to 1.23

Yang et al. 2009 [4]

11/165

9/181

1.34

0.57 to 3.15

Total (fixed effects)

1225/5479

606/4386

1.30

1.20 to 1.41

6.137

< 0.001

Total (random effects)

1225/5479

606/4386

2.34

1.06 to 5.18

2.095

0.036

Test for heterogeneity

 Q

66.065

 DF

4

 p value

 < 0.0001

 I² (inconsistency)

93.95%

 95% CI for I²

88.73 to 96.75