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. 2011 Feb 3;342:d35. doi: 10.1136/bmj.d35

Table 4.

 Combined odds ratios for pre-diabetes studies stratified by study type

Type of study No of studies Combined OR (95% CI) P value χ2/df*
All 9 3.7 (2.1 to 6.8) <0.001 1.34
Nested case-control studies 6 3.0 (1.5 to 6.0) 0.002 1.57
Studies in Europe 5 5.2 (2.8 to 9.6) <0.001 0.17

*Cochrane χ2 divided by degrees of freedom. Values >1 indicate heterogeneity.