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. 2022 Mar 8;171:159–164. doi: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2022.01.051

Table 4.

Meta-regression analysis of the effects of presenting features on the autoptic prevalence of acute pulmonary embolism as an underlying cause of death in patients with COVID-19

Moderator N° of interactions β 95% CI p
Age (years) 9 0.076 -0.105 to 0.047 <0.0001
Males, % 9 0.002 -0.001 to 0.006 0.01
Obesity, % 7 -0.050 -0.115 to 0.015 0.13
HT, % 5 0.035 -0.059 to 0.012 0.22
DM, % 5 0.027 -0.095 to 0.039 0.41

HT = arterial hypertension; DM = diabetes mellitus.