Table 2. Results of meta-analysis and subgroup analysis.
| No. of studies | OR(95%CI) | P-Value | Heterogeneity | Model used | ||
| I² | Ph | |||||
| Hypertension | 6 | 2.29(1.69-3.10) | <0.001 | 4.0% | 0.391 | Fixed |
| ICU care | 2 | 2.97(0.70-12.55) | <0.001 | 55.7% | 0.133 | Romdon |
| Clinical symptoms | 4 | 2.03(1.45-2.85) | <0.001 | 0 | 0.947 | Fixed |
| Diabetes | 6 | 2.47(1.67-3.66) | <0.001 | 39.3% | 0.144 | Fixed |
| ICU care | 2 | 1.24(0.07-22.98) | 0.883 | 82.0% | 0.018 | Romdon |
| Clinical symptoms | 4 | 2.66(1.73-4.10) | <0.001 | 0 | 0.429 | Fixed |
| COPD | 6 | 5.97(2.49-14.29) | <0.001 | 0 | 0.995 | Fixed |
| ICU care | 2 | 8.30(1.26-54.43) | 0.027 | 0 | 0.885 | Fixed |
| Clinical symptoms | 4 | 5.37(1.99-14.46) | 0.001 | 0 | 0.973 | Fixed |
| Liver disease | 5 | 0.67(0.30-1.49) | 0.326 | 0 | 0.573 | Fixed |
| ICU care | 2 | 0.41(0.05-3.53) | 0.713 | 0 | 0.416 | Fixed |
| Clinical symptoms | 3 | 0.74(0.31-1.75) | 0.492 | 16.9% | 0.300 | Fixed |
| Malignancy | 4 | 2.29(1.00-5.23) | 0.049 | 0 | 0.627 | Fixed |
| ICU care | 2 | 1.67(0.49-5.61) | 0.410 | 0 | 0.547 | Fixed |
| Clinical symptoms | 2 | 3.18(1.05-9.64) | 0.041 | 0 | 0.370 | Fixed |
| Renal disease | 4 | 2.51(0.93-6.78) | 0.070 | 0 | 0.501 | Fixed |
| ICU care | 1 | 2.94(0.40-21.69) | 0.290 | - | - | - |
| Clinical symptoms | 3 | 2.38(0.76-7.50) | 0.237 | 15.0% | 0.308 | Fixed |
| Cardiovascular disease | 4 | 2.93(1.73-4.96) | <0.001 | 0 | 0.989 | Fixed |
| ICU care | 2 | 2.69(1.14-6.34) | 0.023 | 0 | 0.924 | Fixed |
| Clinical symptoms | 2 | 3.10(1.59-6.02) | 0.001 | 0 | 0.834 | Fixed |
| Cerebrovascular disease | 3 | 3.89(1.64-9.22) | 0.002 | 44.8% | 0.163 | Fixed |
| ICU care | 1 | 20.20(2.34-174.44) | 0.006 | - | - | - |
| Clinical symptoms | 2 | 2.07(0.70-6.12) | 0.189 | 0 | 0.852 | Fixed |