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The forest plot shows the relationship between former smoking and the presence of carotid plaque. Each comparison is presented by the name of the first author and the year of publication. The contrast has an OR of 1.42 (95% CI: 1.08–1.87, P=0.33) in the random effects model. Values more than an increased risk for the presence of carotid plaque with former smoking. CI, confidence interval; OR, odds ratio.
