Table 4 Effect sizes–SHS and stroke

Bonita et al. (1999)

both sexes

1.65 (1.28–2.16)

0.50

0.13

2,372

15.23

men

1.87 (1.27–2.77)

0.63

0.20

1,213

25.68

women

1.53 (1.06–2.22)

0.43

0.19

1,159

9.27

Glymour et al. (2008)

both sexes

1.42 (1.02–1.92)

0.35

0.16

16,225

10.48

men

1.63 (0.83–2.70)

0.49

0.30

8,112

14.39

women

1.46 (1.00–2.18)

0.38

0.20

8,113

8.34

Iribarren et al. (2004)

both sexes

1.42 (1.08–1.88)

0.35

0.14

27,698

13.60

men

1.29 (0.75–2.20)

0.25

0.27

10,482

16.56

women

1.50 (1.07–2.09)

0.41

0.17

17,216

11.30

McGhee et al. (2005)

both sexes

1.24 (1.08–1.42)

0.22

0.07

5,601

52.98

men

1.16 (0.92–1.44)

0.15

0.11

3,098

43.38

women

1.27 (1.06–1.53)

0.24

0.09

2,503

37.59

Wen et al. (2006)

women

1.52 (1.08–2.15)

0.42

0.18

72,829

10.68

You et al. (1999)

both sexes

1.44 (0.96–2.01)

0.36

0.19

367

7.71

Zhang et al. (2005)

women

1.62 (1.28–2.05)

0.48

0.12

60,377

22.83

Sex

RR (95 % CI)

Q

p

I ²

Synthesis

both sexes

1.35 (1.22–1.50)

4.08

0.395

2.08

men

1.40 (1.09–1.81)

4.84

0.184

37.95

women

1.43 (1.28–.61)

3.02

0.697

0.00