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Table 3 Summary of meta-analysis results

From: Global prevalence of asthma-COPD overlap (ACO) in the general population: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Outcomes

Pooled estimates

Heterogeneity

NO. of studies

Prevalence (95% CI)

Model

Chi square

P

I square

ACO

27

2.0% (1.4–2.6)

Random

88,698.3

< 0.001

100%

Asthma-only

19

6.2% (5.0–7.4)

Random

9163.5

< 0.001

99.8%

COPD-only

22

4.9% (4.3–5.5)

Random

15,367.2

< 0.001

99.9%

ACO in asthma patients

19

26.5% (19.5–33.6)

Random

17,000,000

< 0.001

100%

ACO in COPD patients

22

29.6% (19.3–39.9)

Random

280,000,000

< 0.001

100%

  1. ACO Asthma-COPD Overlap, COPD Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, CI Confidence Interval
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