High statistical heterogeneity is more frequent in meta-analysis of continuous than binary outcomes.
Alba Ana C, Alexander Paul E, Chang Joanne, +3 more·Journal of clinical epidemiology
OBJECTIVES: We compared the distribution of heterogeneity in meta-analyses of binary and continuous outcomes. STUDY DESIGN AND SETTING: We searched citations in MEDLINE and Cochrane databases for meta-analyses of randomized trials published in 2012 that reported a measure of heterogeneity of either binary or continuou…