| Factors | Outcomes | References | RR and 95% CI | P value | Heterogeneity (%) | P value for heterogeneity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TC per SD increase | MACE | [36,37,38,39] | 0.88 (0.67–1.17) | 0.380 | 67.4 | 0.015 |
| All-cause mortality | [20, 37] | 0.88 (0.74–1.04) | 0.131 | 50.6 | 0.155 | |
| Cardiac death | [19,20,21] | 1.06 (0.98–1.16) | 0.150 | 79.7 | 0.007 | |
| TC (low versus high) | MACE | [21, 29] | 0.84 (0.56–1.26) | 0.389 | 56.6 | 0.129 |
| Cardiac death | [21, 28] | 0.82 (0.47–1.43) | 0.486 | 79.2 | 0.028 | |
| TG per SD increase | MACE | [36, 38, 39] | 0.99 (0.99–1.00) | 0.004 | 41.4 | 0.163 |
| TG (high versus low) | MACE | [21, 30, 35] | 1.13 (0.96–1.33) | 0.134 | 22.5 | 0.275 |
| LDL-C per SD increase | MACE | [23, 36, 38, 39] | 1.00 (0.99–1.02) | 0.640 | 81.4 | < 0.001 |
| LDL-C (high versus low) | MACE | [21, 25, 35] | 1.12 (0.80–1.55) | 0.512 | 69.7 | 0.037 |
| All-cause mortality | [25, 31] | 1.01 (0.21–4.77) | 0.994 | 84.1 | 0.012 | |
| Cardiac death | [28, 31] | 2.25 (0.87–5.79) | 0.093 | 59.6 | 0.116 | |
| HDL-C per SD increase | MACE | [23, 36, 38, 39] | 0.86 (0.67–1.11) | 0.252 | 76.5 | 0.002 |
| All-cause mortality | [20, 21, 29] | 0.97 (0.93–1.00) | 0.065 | 85.2 | < 0.001 | |
| Cardiac death | [20, 21, 29] | 0.94 (0.89–1.00) | 0.048 | 89.2 | < 0.001 | |
| HDL-C (low versus high) | MACE | [21, 24, 27, 32, 34, 35] | 1.24 (1.09–1.42) | 0.002 | 0.0 | 0.462 |
| All-cause mortality | [26, 27, 29, 31] | 1.52 (1.09–2.12) | 0.014 | 64.0 | 0.025 | |
| Cardiac death | [27,28,29, 31] | 1.44 (1.11–1.87) | 0.006 | 29.8 | 0.223 | |
| Lipoprotein(a) (high vs low) | MACE | [23, 33, 39] | 1.47 (1.16–1.87) | 0.001 | 0.0 | 0.386 |