Table 2.
Countries | Number of studies | Pooled RR (95% CI) | Heterogeneity | Bias publication | ||
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I2 | p | Begg’s test | Egger’s test | |||
Western | 10 | 0.98 (0.91-1.06) | 57.00% | 0.013 | 0.009 | <0.001 |
Asian | 3 | 1.18 (0.94-1.47) | 47.20% | 0.151 | 0.117 | 0.24 |
RR, Relative Risk; CI, Confidence Interval; I2 , Significant Heterogenity >50%; p <0.05 considered statistically significant