Table 2.
Summary of findings.
| Outcomes | SMD | (95%CI) | I2 (%) | Peter's test | Sensitivity interval | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T-value | P-value | |||||||
| Most stenotic segment of the coronary arteries | 0.29 | 0.05 | 0.53 | 69% | 1.74 | 0.1576 | 0.1742 | 0.3415 |
| VWF% | −0.1 | −0.42 | 0.22 | 63% | −0.16 | 0.8797 | −0.191 | 0.0122 |
| sVCAM-1 | −0.02 | −0.28 | 0.23 | 54% | −1.18 | 0.2828 | −0.1564 | 0.2814 |
| Effect on calcified plaques volume | 0.17 | −0.55 | 0.89 | 90% | 1.69 | 0.1663 | −0.1564 | 0.2814 |
| Effect on volume of coronary atherosclerosis plaques | −0.18 | −0.31 | −0.05 | 44% | −0.4 | 0.7036 | −0.2127 | −0.1314 |
| Effect on fiber plaques volume | 0.26 | −0.81 | 1.33 | 94% | −1.02 | 0.3645 | −0.2389 | 0.4765 |
| Effect on lipid plaques volume | −1.18 | −2.95 | 0.58 | 94% | −5.58 | 0.0025 | −0.2553 | −1.3775 |
SMD, standardized mean difference; CI, confidence interval; sensitivity interval: the range of SMD variation in the sensitivity analysis; T, effect size of Peter's test. Peter's test is used for the evaluation of publication bias.