Table 3 Subgroup analysis by gender, region and age

95% CI

I²(%)

Z

P

95% CI

I²(%)

Z

P

Female

Male

Gender

TC

3

MD

-1.67

[-7.36,4.01]

97%

0.58

< 0.00001

-0.51

[-8.76,7.75]

98%

0.12

< 0.00001

LDL-C

3

MD

2.21

[0.78,3.63]

63%

3.04

< 0.00001

1.41

[-4.98,7.79]

97%

1.69

< 0.00001

HDL-C

3

MD

1.02

[-4.57,6.61]

99%

0.36

< 0.00001

5.77

[-8.13,19.66]

100%

3.47

< 0.00001

TG

3

MD

-3.18

[-21.63,

15.28]

100%

0.34

< 0.00001

-0.67

[-11.49,10.14]

100%

0.12

< 0.00001

China

Non-China

Region

Total

rate of

the

dyslipidemia

6

OR

0.90

[0.52,1.56]

98%

0.59

<0.00001

4.38

[0.41,5.34]

78%

0.38

0.004

More than 60 years

Less than 60 years

Age

TC

11

MD

2.63

[0.92,4.35]

98%

6.13

< 0.00001

1.54

[-0.89, 4.12]

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1.25

0.0002