Table 2 Summaries from meta-analysis on efficacy of cold coagulation as a treatment for cervical intraepithelial neoplasi as perfomed by metaprop and metapreg

cold-knife conisation (CKC)

17

20.17%, 95% CI[14.34, 26.71]

21.60%, 95% CI[13.44, 31.48]

21.56%, 95% CI[13.01, 25.22]

14.87%, 95% CI[14.25, 15.52]

\(\tau ^2\) = 0.10

\(\tau ^2\) = 0.66

\(I^2\) = 98.35%

\(I^2\) = 94.91%

laser conisation (LC)

13

17.76%, 95% CI[12.93, 23.17]

18.85%, 95% CI[11.46, 29.02]

18.54%, 95% CI[16.68, 37.29]

17.57%, 95% CI[16.59, 18.64]

\(\tau ^2\) = 0.05

\(\tau ^2\) = 0.49

\(I^2\) = 95.35%

\(I^2\) = 89.94%

large loop excision of the transformation zone (LLETZ)

42

25.89%, 95% CI[22.32, 29.62]

26.79%, 95% CI[21.77, - 32.28]

26.77%, 95% CI[20.79, 33.82]

29.84%, 95% CI[29.07, 30.63]

\(\tau ^2\) = 0.07

\(\tau^2\) = 0.43

\(I ^2\) = 95.76%

\(I^2\) = 91.11%

Mixed

22

23.72%, 95% CI[18.90, 28.89]

25.34%, 95% CI[17.00, 36.43]

25.26%, 95% CI[17.34, 31.33]

24.97%, 95% CI[24.07, 25.76]

\(\tau ^2\) = 0.07

\(\tau^2\) = 0.99

\(I ^2\) = 96.68%

\(I^2\) = 95.55%

All

94

23.13%, 95% CI[20.45, 25.92]

24.29%, 95% CI[20.76, 28.83]

24.34%, 95% CI[20.75, 29.53]

24.30%, 95% CI[23.84, 24.74]

\(\tau ^2\) = 0.10,

\(\tau ^2\) = 0.65

\(\tau ^2\) = 0.64

BIC = 3301.50

\(I^2\) = 97.63%

\(I^2\) = 93.67%

BIC = 939.52