Table 2 Association between β-carotene intake and risk of fracture under the Bayesian meta-analysis
From: Effects of β-carotene intake on the risk of fracture: a Bayesian meta-analysis
Subgroup | No. of studies | RR (95% CrI) | Probability (%) that the RR is: | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
≤ 1.0 | ≤ 0.9 | ≤ 0.8 | |||
Overall studies | 9 | 0.67 (0.51, 0.82) | 1.00 | 0.99 | 0.95 |
Hip fracture | 6 | 0.63 (0.44, 0.82) | 0.99 | 0.99 | 0.95 |
By study design | |||||
Case-control studies | 3 | 0.55 (0.14, 0.96) | 0.95 | 0.92 | 0.88 |
Cohort studies | 6 | 0.82 (0.58, 0.99) | 0.92 | 0.77 | 0.45 |
By Geographic region | |||||
US | 3 | 0.86 (0.35, 1.37) | 0.75 | 0.62 | 0.46 |
Europe | 3 | 0.91 (0.75, 1.00) | 0.91 | 0.44 | 0.10 |
China/ Singapore | 3 | 0.58 (0.28, 0.89) | 0.97 | 0.95 | 0.91 |
By Sex | |||||
Females | 8 | 0.76 (0.44, 1.07) | 0.92 | 0.83 | 0.66 |
Males | 6 | 0.88 (0.73, 0.99) | 0.91 | 0.85 | 0.75 |