Table 3 Meta-regression parameters in total population and by sex
From: Prevalence of arterial hypertension among Brazilian adolescents: systematic review and meta-analysis
Variable | Total population (n = 17) | Male (n = 13) | Female (n = 13) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | OR (95% CI) | P value | OR (95% CI) | P value | OR (95% CI) | P value |
Age | 1.15(0.96-1.36) | 0.103 | 1.23(0.87-1.73) | 0.190 | - | - |
Southeast | Reference | Â | Reference | Â | Reference | Â |
Northeast | 0.90(0.46-1.72) | 0.705 | 1.47(0.54-3.97) | 0.390 | 2.20(0.95-5.28) | 0.071 |
South | 3.69(1.37-9.89) | 0.017 | 2.22(0.61-7.34) | 0.159 | 2.89(1.01-8.22) | 0.047 |
Midwest | 0.24(0.08-0.67) | 0.014 | 0.46(0.11-1.85) | 0.228 | 0.64(0.18-2.16) | 0.413 |
Sample | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Random | - | - | - | - | Reference | Â |
Non random | - | - | - | - | 0.11(0.02-0.66) | 0.023 |
Sample size | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
< 250 | Reference | Â | - | - | - | - |
250-499 | 0.72(0.30-1.72) | 0.408 | - | - | - | - |
500-999 | 1.80(0.66-4.81) | 0.203 | - | - | - | - |
≥ 1000 | 2.65(0.96-7.31) | 0.057 | - | - | - | - |
Number of BP measurements | 1.02(0.76-1.36) | 0.884 | 0.87(0.61-1.22) | 0.361 | 0.91(0.65-1.26) | 0.511 |