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Table 1 Results of univariate meta-regression models relating mortality and restenosis regression coefficients to study-level covariates*.

From: Omega-3 fatty acids in high-risk cardiovascular patients: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

 

Mortality

Restenosis

 

Median Regression Coefficient (95% CrI)

Probability that the Regression Co-efficient>0

Median Regression Coefficient (95% CrI)

Probability that the Regression Co-efficient>0

Follow-up time (months)

0.009 (0.003, 0.019)

0.992

0.00 (-0.03, 0.03)

0.4821

High dosage

-0.48 (-1.123, 0.141)

0.059

0.05 (-0.39, 0.45)

0.6301

High quality

-0.247 (-0.837, 0.39)

0.208

0.22 (-0.15, 0.65)

0.8909

High adherence rate

0.16 (-0.331, 0.529)

0.81

-0.29 (-1.16, 0.58)

0.1909

High percentage of previous MI

0.11 (-0.493, 0.434)

0.712

0.03 (-0.43, 0.54)

0.6155

Log (sample size)

0.16 (-0.005, 0.402)

0.971

0.19 (-0.07, 0.46)

0.94

  1. Abbreviations: CrI: credible interval; MI: myocardial infarction.
  2. *High dosage, quality, adherence, and percentage of previous MI were defined using the medians of all studies.