Table 4. Univariate meta-regression of intensive blood pressure lowering on major cardiovascular outcomes.
Variable | Studies | Scale | Proportional Change in RR (95% CI) | p-Value |
Patients | 10 | Per 100 | 1.0003 (0.9981–1.0026) | 0.739 |
Cardiovascular event rate (per person-year) | 10 | Per 1% | 0.9224 (0.7955–1.0694) | 0.243 |
Follow-up | 10 | Per year | 1.0019 (0.9405–1.0672) | 0.948 |
Age | 10 | Per 10 y | 1.0058 (0.7959–1.2710) | 0.956 |
Baseline systolic BP | 10 | Per 1 mmHg | 0.9983 (0.9865–1.0103) | 0.755 |