Table 3. Effects of moderators on HR and OR.
| Variable | HR | OR | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| k | Coef.a | HR | 95% CI | p-valueb | k | Coef.a | OR | 95% CI | p-valueb | |
| No. of patients | 5 | 0.999 | - | 0.999–1.000 | 0.711 | 5 | 0.999 | - | 0.999–1.000 | 0.736 |
| Age | 5 | 0.962 | - | 0.914–1.013 | 0.099 | 5 | 0.936 | - | 0.862–1.017 | 0.085 |
| Study type | 0.103 | 0.254 | ||||||||
| Non-cohort | 2 | 3.722 | 1.015–13.653 | 2 | 5.803 | 0.344–97.961 | ||||
| Cohort | 3 | 1.164 | 0.923–1.468 | 3 | 1.123 | 0.862–1.462 | ||||
| Control group | 0.599 | 0.499 | ||||||||
| Alpha blocker | 2 | 1.314 | 0.683–2.529 | 2 | 1.133 | 0.681–1.885 | ||||
| Non-expose | 3 | 1.757 | 1.234–2.502 | 3 | 1.507 | 1.069–2.122 | ||||
HR: hazard ratio, OR: odds ratio, k: number of effect sizes, Coef.: coefficient, CI: confidence interval.
aExponential regression coefficient. bp-values from random effect meta-regression using restricted maximum likelihood.