Table 3.
Meta-regression parameters in total population and by sex
|
Variable |
Total population (n = 17) |
Male (n = 13) |
Female (n = 13) |
|||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OR (95% CI) | P value | OR (95% CI) | P value | OR (95% CI) | P value | |
|
Age |
1.15(0.96-1.36) |
0.103 |
1.23(0.87-1.73) |
0.190 |
- |
- |
| Southeast |
Reference |
|
Reference |
|
Reference |
|
| Northeast |
0.90(0.46-1.72) |
0.705 |
1.47(0.54-3.97) |
0.390 |
2.20(0.95-5.28) |
0.071 |
| South |
3.69(1.37-9.89) |
0.017 |
2.22(0.61-7.34) |
0.159 |
2.89(1.01-8.22) |
0.047 |
| Midwest |
0.24(0.08-0.67) |
0.014 |
0.46(0.11-1.85) |
0.228 |
0.64(0.18-2.16) |
0.413 |
|
Sample |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Random |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Reference |
|
| Non random |
- |
- |
- |
- |
0.11(0.02-0.66) |
0.023 |
|
Sample size |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| < 250 |
Reference |
|
- |
- |
- |
- |
| 250-499 |
0.72(0.30-1.72) |
0.408 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| 500-999 |
1.80(0.66-4.81) |
0.203 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| ≥ 1000 |
2.65(0.96-7.31) |
0.057 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Number of BP measurements | 1.02(0.76-1.36) | 0.884 | 0.87(0.61-1.22) | 0.361 | 0.91(0.65-1.26) | 0.511 |
OR - Odds ratio.
CI = Confidence Interval.
BP - Blood pressure.