Table 2.

Meta-analysis with studies including male and female.

Risk Factors	Pooled Analysis				Heterogeneity			Publication Bias
	k = n. of Studies	ES (OR)	95% CI	p-Value	Q	p-Value	I 2	Egger p-Value	Begg and Mazumdar p-Value
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