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. 2018 Nov 28;38(6):BSR20181199. doi: 10.1042/BSR20181199

Table 2. Effect estimates of metabolic components in association with COPD.

Metabolic components Number EE 95% CI P I2 PQ-test Egger’s P
Categorical scale (EE = OR)
 Hypertension 11 1.55 1.14–2.11 0.005 64.4% 0.002 0.539
 Diabetes 12 1.1 0.93–1.32 0.273 13.5% 0.312 0.01
 Obesity 7 0.68 0.46–1.01 0.057 81.6% <0.001 0.243
 High WC 9 1.19 0.78–1.79 0.42 73.0% <0.001 0.006
 High triglycerides 10 1.28 0.9–1.81 0.169 66.2% 0.002 0.063
 Low HDLC 10 1.09 0.82–1.45 0.536 26.8% 0.197 0.568
Continuous scale (EE = WMD)
 BMI 17 –1.463 –2.716 to –0.211 0.022 98.2% <0.001 0.728
 WC 16 0.247 –0.666 to 1.16 0.596 72.3% <0.001 0.101
 SBP 15 3.626 1.537 to 5.714 0.001 81.7% <0.001 0.786
 DBP 15 –0.708 –1.842 to 0.426 0.221 80.9% <0.001 0.574
 Glucose 15 2.976 0.141 to 5.812 0.04 81.8% <0.001 0.025
 Triglycerides 17 –4.827 –10.685 to 1.031 0.106 68.0% <0.001 0.706
 TC 5 –2.385 –10.346 to 5.701 0.563 86.4% <0.001 0.809
 HDLC 17 0.234 –0.825 to 1.293 0.665 63.2% <0.001 0.248
 LDLC 7 –3.609 –12.038 to 4.82 0.401 87.6% <0.001 0.912

Abbreviations: 95% CI, 95% confidence interval; BMI, body mass index; COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; DBP, diastolic blood pressure; EE, effect estimate; HDLC, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; LDLC, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; OR, odds ratio; SBP, systolic blood pressure; TC, total cholesterol; TG, triglycerides; WC, waist circumstance; WMD, weighted mean difference. The term ‘Number’ in the first row referred to the number of eligible studies.