Table 2.
Risk Factors | Pooled Analysis | Heterogeneity | Publication Bias | ||||||
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k = n. of Studies | ES (OR) | 95% CI | p-Value | Q | p-Value | I 2 | Egger p-Value |
Begg and Mazumdar p-Value |
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Gender | 13 | 5.93 | 4.26–8.25 | <0.0001 | 132.89 | <0.0001 | 90.97 | 0.339 | 0.542 |
Smoking habits | 6 | 2.97 | 1.20–7.30 | 0.018 | 390.71 | <0.0001 | 98.72 | 0.229 | 0.573 |
Hypertension | 8 | 1.55 | 1.02–2.34 | 0.039 | 112.34 | <0.0001 | 93.77 | 0.127 | 0.322 |
Diabetes mellitus | 6 | 1.18 | 0.99–1.41 | 0.067 | 8.45 | 0.133 | 40.85 | 0.008 | 0.851 |
Coronary Artery Disease (CAD) | 5 | 2.29 | 1.75–3.01 | <0.0001 | 5.98 | 0.200 | 33.15 | 0.032 | 0.624 |
Family history of AAA | 4 | 9.64 | 1.72–53.98 | 0.01 | 30.77 | <0.0001 | 90.25 | 0.467 | 0.174 |