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Table 1 Summary of previous systematic reviews for evaluating the association between serum 25(OH) vitamin D levels and hypertension risk

From: Circulating 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels and hypertension risk after adjusting for publication bias

Author (year)

Pittas et al. [6] (2010)

Burgaz et al. [7] (2011)

Kunutsor et al. [8] (2013)

Qi et al. [9] (2017)

Search to

Nov 2009

Nov 2010

Nov 2012

May 2015

Selected cohort studies

2

3

6

7

Analysis strategy

Lowest to Highest

Highest to Lowest

Top to bottom

Deficiency to Sufficient

sRR (95% CI)

1.76 (1.27–2.44)

0.73 (0.63–0.84)

0.68 (0.60–0.77)

1.24 (1.08–1.41)

I-squared

0.0

72.1

Funnel plot

NC

NC

CN

CN

Egger test (P-value)

NC

0.36

0.08

CN

  1. sRR summary relative risk, CI confidence intervals, NC not considered, CN considered but did not report results