Table 3.
Meta-regression analysis.
Factor | Coeff. | P | RDOR | 95%CI | |
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Study design | |||||
Prospective vs. Retrospective | 0.5861 | 0.6703 | 1.31 | 0.26–6.66 | |
Country | |||||
Europe vs. Others | −0.305 | 0.5559 | 0.74 | 0.20–2.75 | |
Enrollment | |||||
Consecutive vs. Unreported | 0.300 | 0.6687 | 1.35 | 0.22–8.19 | |
Blind method | |||||
Blind vs. Unreported | 0.645 | 0.2847 | 0.52 | 0.12–2.24 |