I am conducting a meta-analysis of mortality in severe acute malnutrition (SAM). I am analysing the results using RevMan 5

There are some studies which report the hazard ratios to 1dp, such as 0.7 (0.2 – 2) [being female in Rytter et al.]

However on putting it in to RevMan, it is asking for two decimal places. However if I put 0.70 with a lower confidence interval of 0.20, it calculates the upper confidence interval, and it is not 2.00 - it is slightly off.

I can guess at the extra decimal places, but I do not know that they are correct (even if they calculate correctly). For example hazard ratio of 0.70 with CIs of 0.24 - 2.00 fits. But it means the forest plot numbers will not exactly match the original texts.

Is there a way to change the decimal places on RevMan per study to resolve this?

If not, what is the recommended solution to this?

Thanks

Rytter: https://academic.oup.com/ajcn/article/105/2/494/4633943