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. 2013 Mar 4;8(3):e56498. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0056498

Table 6. Influence of study type and country on the pooled effect estimate and its associated heterogeneity.

Group Pooled Effect Estimate (95 % CI) I2 % Number of Observations
All studies 1.44 (1.22, 1.70) 70.5 35
Case-control studies 1.58 (1.28, 1.95) 68.9 24
Cohort studies 1.19 (0.87, 1.62) 75.6 11
Asia 1.86 (1.07, 3.22) 0 2
Canada 1.25 (0.97, 1.61) 60.8 9
Europe 1.43 (1.09, 1.89) 39.3 7
USA 1.51 (1.16, 1.95) 65.1 17