Table 5

 Sensitivity analysis with respect to the quality of study

Quality of studyES of pain reduction and 95% CI
Paracetamol v placeboNSAIDs v paracetamol
*p⩽0.05; **p⩽0.01.
Study design
Double blind parallel0.09 (−0.43 to 0.61)0.20 (0.08 to 0.33)*
Double blind crossover0.23 (0.02 to 0.44)*0.19 (0.03 to 0.36)*
Others0.22 (−0.34 to 0.78)
Withdrawal rate
<10%0.17 (0.05 to 0.31)*
⩾10%0.21 (0.02 to 0.41)*0.22 (0.09 to 0.36)**