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. 2012 Nov 29;108(1):9–13. doi: 10.1038/bjc.2012.523

Table 1. Re-calculation of a meta-analysis of CVD mortality due to use of AST first presented by Nguyen et al 18.

    AST
Control
  Risk ratio
Study Median AST duration (months) Events Total Events Total Weight (%) M-H, Random, 95%CI
D’Amico et al, 2008 6 13 102 13 104 15.1 1.02 (0.50, 2.09)
Bolla et al, 2010 36 22 207 17 208 21.4 1.30 (0.71, 2.38)
Roach et al, 2008 4 31 224 26 232 32.7 1.23 (0.76, 2.01)
Denham et al, 2011 3–6 36 532 23 270 30.8 0.79 (0.48, 1.31)
Total (95% CI)     1065   814   1.06 (0.80,1.40)
Total events   102   79      

Heterogeneity: I2=0% (P=0.55)

Test for overall effect: Z=0.40 (P=0.69)