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. 2022 Feb 8;102:1012. doi: 10.2340/actadv.v101.1012

Table III.

Summary of the meta-analyses for each indicator of the National Cholesterol Education Programme Adult Treatment Panel III (NCEP ATPIII)

Analysis item Studiesn Heterogeneity
Analysis model Statistical method WMD (95% CI) p-value
I2 p-value
Body mass index (kg/cm2) 12 73.0% < 0.001 Random effect DerSimonian–Laird method 1.22 (0.62, 1.81) 0.002
Waist circumference (cm) 13 82.6% < 0.001 Random effect DerSimonian–Laird method 4.53 (2.53, 6.53) 0.001
Triglyceride (mg/dl) 15 92.2% < 0.001 Random effect DerSimonian–Laird method 19.33 (7.16, 31.49) 0.025
High-density lipoprotein cholesterol (mg/dl) 13 84.0% < 0.001 Random effect DerSimonian–Laird method –2.57 (–4.29, –0.86) 0.025
Fasting blood sugar (mg/dl) 13 84.1% < 0.001 Random effect DerSimonian–Laird method 6.51 (2.85, 10.17) 0.011
Systolic blood pressure (mmHg) 13 94.1% < 0.001 Random effect DerSimonian–Laird method 7.94 (4.90, 10.98) 0.003
Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg) 13 79.0% < 0.001 Random effect DerSimonian–Laird method 4.66 (3.41, 5.91) < 0.001

WMD: weighted mean difference; 95% CI: 95% confidence interval.