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. 2014 Jul 14;9(7):e102503. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0102503

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