Table 2 Sensitivity analysis of the effect of cardiac resynchronization on death in patients with and without diabetes
No. of trials | No. of patients analyzed | Death from heart failure | |
|---|---|---|---|
odds ratio (95% CI) | |||
Statistical model | |||
Random effects | 5 | 2923 | |
Fixed effects | 5 | 2923 | 1.57 (1.14-2.15) |
NYHA baseline functional class | |||
II-IV | 5 | 2923 | 1.28 (1.06-1.55) |
III-IV | 4 | 2476 | 1.24 (1.02-1.51) |
Analysis with all studies except | |||
Kiès 2005 [9] | 4 | 2826 | 1.26 (1.04-1.52) |
Hoppe 2007 [11] | 4 | 2514 | 1.27 (1.01-1.60) |
Ghali 2007 [10] | 4 | 1712 | 1.46 (1.14-1.87) |
Fantoni 2008 [12] | 4 | 2568 | 1.26 (1.03-1.54) |
Mangiavacchi 2008 [13] | 4 | 2476 | 1.24 (1.02-1.51) |