Table 2.
The subgroup analysis of estimating the prevalence rate of MI in the elderly by continents and gender
| Subgroups | Number Studies | Point estimate | Lower limit | Upper limit | Z -value | P -value | P -value between | I 2 (%) | Tau | Egger’s regression intercept | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Continents | Africa | 1 | 0.173 | 0.162 | 0.184 | -40.174 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | - |
| America | 13 | 0.184 | 0.114 | 0.284 | -5.168 | 0.000 | 99.99 | 1.033 | 0.607 | ||
| Asia | 1 | 0.081 | 0.075 | 0.088 | -53.819 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | - | ||
| Europe | 14 | 0.177 | 0.120 | 0.254 | -6.545 | 0.000 | 99.24 | 0.869 | 0.875 | ||
| Gender | Male | 12 | 0.161 | 0.110 | 0.228 | -7.489 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 98.99 | 0.745 | 0.011 |
| Female | 12 | 0.125 | 0.092 | 0.168 | -11.076 | 0.00 | 97.79 | 0.575 | 0.447 | ||