Table 3.

Meta-regression models for the association between statin use and all-cause mortality.

	Primary Meta-Analysis					Omitting Influential Studies
	No. of Studies	Estimate	95% CI	p Value	Residual I2 (%)	No. of Studies	Estimate	95% CI	p Value	Residual I2 (%)
Percentage of men	56	0.0005	−0.0021–0.0031	0.698	95	50	0.0003	−0.0017–0.0024	0.738	72
Mean age (years)	56	0.0050	−0.0009–0.0109	0.094	95	55	0.0042	−0.0004–0.0089	0.075	70
Publication year	56	−0.0003	−0.0240–0.0235	0.983	96	50	−0.0034	−0.0228–0.0160	0.729	73
Average follow-up (months)	56	−0.0005	−0.0021–0.0011	0.520	96	50	−0.0013	−0.0026–0.0000	0.051	67
Deaths per 1000 person-years	35	0.0005	−0.0003–0.0013	0.204	96	30	0.0002	−0.0004–0.0007	0.514	68

CI, confidence interval.