Table 1.
Summary of random effects (RE) meta-analyses of relative risk (RR) of transmission chains associated with MTBC lineages
| Lineage number | Lineage name | RR | p value (RR) | CI, lower | CI, upper | Q | p value (Q) | I2 (%) | Number of studies |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Euro-American | 1.00 | |||||||
| 1 | Indo-Oceanic | 1.07 | 0.61 | 0.83 | 1.37 | 228.3 | 0.00 | 95.4 | 17 |
| 2 | East Asian | 1.24 | 0.01 | 1.07 | 1.45 | 220.6 | 0.00 | 97.8 | 20 |
| 3 | East African-Indian | 0.98 | 0.84 | 0.81 | 1.18 | 130.6 | 0.00 | 84.9 | 17 |
| 5, 6 | West African | 0.61 | 0.01 | 0.43 | 0.86 | 39.4 | 0.00 | 95.0 | 8 |
| – | Animal | 0.79 | 0.02 | 0.64 | 0.96 | 7.43 | 0.28 | 18.0 | 7 |
| – | Unknown | 0.56 | 0.00 | 0.40 | 0.79 | 70.5 | 0.00 | 92.0 | 12 |