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Table 3 Subgroups analyses according to the ethnicity, diagnostic tool, and measurement tool comparing location-specific EAT thickness at the right ventricular free wall in subjects of CAD and non-CAD groups

From: The relation of location-specific epicardial adipose tissue thickness and obstructive coronary artery disease: systemic review and meta-analysis of observational studies

Subgroups

Studies

Subjects

SMD (95% CI)

p Value

Ethnicity

    

 Asian

3

585

0.4 (-0.28 to 1.09)

0.36

 Non-Asian

6

940

0.80 (0.30 to 1.29)

 

Diagnostic tool

    

 Coronary angiography

8

1317

0.75 (0.34 to 1.16)

0.002

 Coronary CT angiography

1

208

-0.04 (-0.23 to 0.32)

 

Measurement tool

    

 Echocardiography

6

1048

0.98 (0.43 to 1.53)

0.002

 CT

3

477

0.06 (0.17 to 1.09)

 
  1. p Value: test of interaction between subgroups. CAD, coronary artery disease; SMD, standardized mean difference; CT, computed tomography.
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