Table 3.
Result of meta-regression analysis.
| Variable | b | 95% CI | P | Tau2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single covariate | ||||
| Follow-up year | 0.02 | |||
| ≤1 | ||||
| ≤2 | 0.16 | (−0.13, 0.45) | .27 | |
| ≤3 | 0.07 | (−0.21, 0.35) | .63 | |
| >3 | 0.15 | (−0.18, 0.49) | .38 | |
| Region | 0.01 | |||
| Asia | ||||
| Europe | 0.03 | (−0.17, 0.23) | .78 | |
| North America | −0.34 | (−0.57, −0.10) | <.01 | |
| Type-MI | 0.01 | (−0.25, 0.28) | .92 | 0.03 |
| Type-study | 0.03 | (−0.19, 0.25) | .82 | 0.03 |
| Time | 0.24 | (0.05, 0.42) | <.01 | 0.01 |
| Number | −0.18 | (−0.37, 0.01) | .06 | 0.02 |
| Age | −0.02 | (−0.24, 0.19) | .83 | 0.03 |
| Smoking rate | −0.05 | (−0.26, 0.16) | .65 | 0.03 |
| Diabetes rate | 0.00 | (−0.21, 0.22) | .98 | 0.03 |
| Hypertension rate | −0.15 | (−0.34, 0.05) | .15 | 0.02 |
| Multiple covariates | 0.01 | |||
| Time | 0.17 | (−0.01, 0.35) | .05 | |
| Region (Asia) | ||||
| Region (Europe) | 0.06 | (−0.15, 0.26) | .56 | |
| Region (North America) | −0.24 | (−0.49, 0.31) | <.01 | |
CI = confidence interval, MI = myocardial infarction.