Table 2.

Summary results of a meta-analysis of correlations between serum IMA and thyroid profile in HT and HYT patients

Random effects meta-analysis of correlations in HT							Correlations of IMA with	Random effects meta-analysis of correlations in HYT
Studies (n)	I2 (%)	Total (n)	Pooled (r)	95% CI of (r)	Z	P		P	Z	95% CI of (r)	Pooled (r)	Total (n)	I2 (%)	Studies (n)
7	89.18	291	0.485	0.162 to 0.713	2.838	0.005	TSH	0.229	−1.202	−0.436 to 0.111	−0.176	112	53.61	3
3	0.00	120	−0.397	−0.541 to −0.230	−4.426	<0.001	TT4	NS	?	?	0.210	50	?	1
1	?	50	−0.330	?	?	NS	TT3	NS	?	?	0.036	50	?	1
4	84.29	171	−0.581	−0.787 to −0.260	−3.270	0.001	FT4	0.010	2.579	0.102 to 0.636	0.403	112	63.07	3
2	64.96	85	−0.396	−0.663 to −0.0405	−2.170	0.030	FT3	0.028	2.196	0.0233 to 0.388	0.213	112	45.43	3

I²: heterogeneity; r: pooled correlation coefficient; Z-score: overall effect size for r; P: statistical significance.