Meta-regression of quality of life based on assessment tools
| Random effects | Effect size and 95% CI | Test of null (2-tail) | ||||||
| Number of studies | Point estimate | SE | Variance | Lower limit | Upper limit | Z value | P value | |
| KDQOL | 10 | 64.25 | 4.37 | 19.14 | 55.67 | 72.82 | 14.69 | 0.00 |
| SF-36 | 78 | 48.83 | 1.04 | 1.09 | 46.78 | 50.87 | 46.78 | 0.00 |
| Mix | 59 | 49.91 | 0.47 | 0.22 | 48.99 | 50.84 | 105.89 | 0.00 |
| Total | 147 | 50.24 | 0.41 | 0.17 | 49.45 | 51.04 | 123.61 | 0.00 |
KDQOL, Kidney Disease Quality of Life; SF-36, Short-Form 36.