Table 4. Random effect meta-regression estimates of systolic blood pressure for panethnicity, gender and their interaction.
Variables | Point Estimate | 95% CIs | p-value | Multiplicity adjusted p-value |
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Panethnicity (SSA vs. SA) | 8.014 | 4.369 to 11.660 | <0.001 | <0.001 |
Gender (Women vs. Men) | 1.618 | -1.762 to 4.998 | 0.348 | 0.650 |
Interaction Term | ||||
Panethnicity x Gender | 0.860 | -4.529 to 6.249 | 0.755 | 0.980 |
SSA = Sub-Saharan Africans; SA = South Asians; EU = Europeans. Systolic blood pressure Model (number of comparisons = 80): Intercept: -4.5857 mmHg (-6.862 to -2.310; p<0.001); Proportion of between-study variance explained (Adjusted R-squared) = 34.45%; Joint test for all covariates F = 13.34, p<0.0001