Table 2. Subgroup analysis.
Subgroup | No. of studies | Odds Ratio (95%CI) | P value | I2 | P for heterogeneity |
All | 5 | 1.33(0.91,1.93) | 0.138 | 73.0 | 0.005 |
Case control study | 3 | 0.79(0.23,2.63) | 0.696 | 86.1 | 0.001 |
Retrospective cohort study | 2 | 1.48(1.22,1.80) | <0.001 | 0.0 | 0.403 |
Sample size(>2000) | 3 | 1.60(1.35,1.89) | <0.001 | 37.2 | 0.203 |
Sample size(≤2000) | 2 | 0.48(0.25,0.91) | 0.025 | 39.1 | 0.200 |
Follow up time(>10 years) | 3 | 1.27(0.87,1.86) | 0.207 | 68.1 | 0.044 |
Follow up time(≤10 years) | 2 | 0.69(0.05,8.88) | 0.777 | 84.2 | 0.012 |