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Table 4 Summary of meta-regression and subgroup analysis for prevalence of ACO in the general population

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

 

NO. of studies

Prevalence of ACO (95% CI)

I-square

Meta-Regression P-Value

Region of study

   

0.994

Europe

12

1.3% (1.0–1.6)

99.1%

 

North America

9

2.5% (1.9–3.0)

99.1%

 

East Asia

3

1.4% (0.7–2.0)

99.7%

 

Year of publication

   

0.995

≤ 2015

7

1.8% (0.7–2.8)

99.4%

 

>  2015

20

2.1% (1.4–2.8)

100.0%

 

Study quality

   

0.865

Low and Moderate (< 8)

5

2.1% (0.7–3.4)

99.5%

 

High (≥8)

22

2.0% (1.3–2.6)

100.0%

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