Table 2 Meta-regression of factors affecting heterogeneity in the study
From: A systematic review and meta-analysis show a decreasing prevalence of post-stroke infections
Covariates | Estimate | Standard Error | z-value | p-value | 95% Confidence Interval | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Type of Stroke | ||||||
Hemorrhagic (Intercept)*** | 0.1752 | 0.0452 | 3.8805 | 0.0001 | 0.0867 | 0.2637 |
Ischemic* | -0.0499 | 0.0253 | -1.9689 | 0.0490 | -0.0995 | -0.0002 |
Unspecified | -0.0030 | 0.0268 | -0.1102 | 0.9123 | -0.0556 | 0.0497 |
Continent | ||||||
Asia | -0.0211 | 0.0263 | -0.8008 | 0.4233 | -0.0727 | 0.0305 |
Australia | -0.0476 | 0.0704 | -0.6757 | 0.4992 | -0.1856 | 0.0904 |
Europe | 0.0036 | 0.0265 | 0.1344 | 0.8931 | -0.0483 | 0.0554 |
North America | 0.0020 | 0.0328 | 0.0595 | 0.9526 | -0.0623 | 0.0662 |
South America | -0.0519 | 0.0717 | -0.7240 | 0.4691 | -0.1925 | 0.0887 |
Post-Stroke Infection | ||||||
Other infections | 0.0353 | 0.0667 | 0.5290 | 0.5968 | -0.0954 | 0.1660 |
Pneumonia*** | 0.2127 | 0.0338 | 6.2970 | < 0.0001 | 0.1465 | 0.2790 |
Sepsis | 0.0804 | 0.0443 | 1.8155 | 0.0694 | -0.0064 | 0.1673 |
UTI*** | 0.1540 | 0.0335 | 4.5914 | < 0.0001 | 0.0883 | 0.2198 |