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Table 2

Effect sizes by meta-analysis

Subgroup	N	Effected size	95% confidence interval	Standard error
Total	19	0.567	0.391–0.743	0.090
Taping type
Kinesio tape	12	0.555	0.338–0.750	0.105
Non-elastic tape	7	0.484	0.174–0.820	0.165
Outcome
Berg Balance Scale	5	0.410	0.072–0.747	0.172
Timed Up and Go	14	0.457	0.250–0.664	0.106
Gait speed	6	0.925	0.615–1.235	0.158
Total taping duration
Immediate	6	0.741	0.426–1.056	0.161
Less than 500 min	3	0.590	0.151–1.029	0.224
Less than 1,000 min	6	0.391	0.084–0.697	0.156
More than 1,000 min	4	0.402	0.033–0.771	0.188
Taping site
Ankle	11	0.535	0.313–0.757	0.113
Knee	3	0.565	0.135–1.178	0.266
Ankle and knee	2	0.999	0.440–1.559	0.285
Hip	2	0.144	–0.216–0.696	0.233
Trunk	1	0.024	–0.853–0.900	0.447
Taping target
Muscle	10	0.360	0.106–0.614	0.130
Joint	7	0.610	0.351–0.870	0.133
Muscle and joint	2	1.021	0.440–1.602	0.296