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. 2012 Feb 13;7(2):e31642. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0031642

Table 3. Subgroup analysis of major cardiovascular events, myocardial infarction, stroke and major bleeding events after treatment with aspirin and clopidogrel agents.

Subgroup Intervention group Control group RR(95% CI) P value P value for heterogeneity
Major cardiovascular events Aspirin with clopidogrel vs aspirin alone Mean age
>65 836/3828 929/3839 0.90 (0.83, 0.98) 0.01 0.87
<65 1144/15418 1307/15448 0.93 (0.76, 1.13) 0.46 0.01
Follow-up (month)
>24 1366/11574 1497/11583 0.91 (0.85, 0.98) 0.007 0.66
<24 614/7672 739/7704 1.07 (0.58, 1.97) 0.82 0.04
Jadad score
4 or 5 1418/10087 1648/10142 0.87 (0.80, 0.93) 0.0001 0.31
<4 562/9159 588/9145 1.22 (0.63, 2.36) 0.55 0.03
Aspirin with clopidogrel vs clopidogrel none 445/3797 473/3802 0.94 (0.83, 1.06) 0.33 -
MI Aspirin with clopidogrel vs aspirin alone Mean age
>65 94/3828 116/3839 1.24 (0.29, 5.31) 0.77 0.14
<65 550/16471 671/16511 0.83 (0.73, 0.94) 0.002 0.35
Follow-up (month)
>24 236/11574 270/11583 0.87 (0.73, 1.04) 0.13 0.31
<24 408/8725 517/8767 0.81 (0.67, 0.97) 0.03 0.30
Jadad score
4 or 5 488/11140 625/11205 0.78 (0.70, 0.88) <0.0001 0.52
<4 156/9159 162/9145 0.96 (0.77, 1.20) 0.73 0.42
Aspirin with clopidogrel vs clopidogrel none 73/3797 68/3802 1.07 (0.77, 1.49) 0.67 -
Stroke Aspirin with clopidogrel vs aspirin alone Mean age
>65 296/3828 410/3839 0.73 (0.63, 0.84) <0.0001 0.41
<65 243/16471 292/16511 0.83 (0.70, 0.99) 0.03 0.39
Follow-up (month)
>24 446/11574 597/11583 0.75 (0.66, 0.84) <0.0001 0.50
<24 93/8725 105/8767 0.91 (0.62, 1.33) 0.62 0.33
Jadad score
4 or 5 380/11140 509/11205 0.75 (0.66, 0.85) <0.0001 0.62
<4 159/9159 193/9145 1.12 (0.43, 2.93) 0.81 0.09
Aspirin with clopidogrel vs clopidogrel none 339/3797 347/3802 0.98 (0.85, 1.13) 0.76 -
Major bleeding events Aspirin with clopidogrel vs aspirin alone Mean age
>65 252/3828 162/3839 1.56 (1.29, 1.89) <0.0001 0.68
<65 364/15418 274/15448 1.33 (1.14, 1.56) 0.0003 0.66
Follow-up (month)
>24 381/11574 266/11583 1.42 (1.15, 1.75) 0.001 0.18
<24 235/7672 170/7704 1.39 (1.14, 1.69) 0.0009 0.71
Jadad score
4 or 5 483/10087 331/10142 1.47 (1.28, 1.68) <0.0001 0.62
<4 133/9159 105/9145 1.26 (0.98, 1.63) 0.07 0.46
Aspirin with clopidogrel vs clopidogrel none 73/3759 22/3781 3.34 (2.08, 5.36) <0.001 -