Subgroup variables | Number | Correlation coefficient | Confidence Interval | chi2 test (hetrogeneity p-value) | I2 | Test for interaction (P-value) | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sample size | > = 400 | 2 | 0.35 | 0.51 to 0.63 | 0.18 | 45% | < 0.01 |
< 400 | 2 | 0.57 | 0.27 to 0.42 | 0.49 | 0.0% | ||
Score quality assessment | > = 6 (High quality) | 2 | 0.49 | 0.27 to 0.67 | < 0.01 | 92% | 0.67 |
< 6 (low quality) | 2 | 0.43 | 0.17 to 0.63 | < 0.01 | 90% | ||
Study design | Cross-sectional study | 3 | 0.43 | 0.25 to 0.59 | < 0.01 | 91% | 0.98 |
Case control study | 1 | 0.54 | 0.42 to 0.68 | – | – | ||
Type of analysis | Bivariate analysis | 1 | 0.39 | 0.31 to 0.46 | – | – |  |
Multivariate analysis | 3 | 0.49 | 0.30 to 0.64 | < 0.01 | 92% | 0.32 | |
All study | 4 | 0.46 | 0.32 to 0.58 | < 0.01 | 88% | – |