Sensitivity analysis using a jackknife approach whereby each study is removed individually to test the robustness of the pooled RR
| Author (year) | Pooled RR | Lower-bound 95% CI | Upper-bound 95% CI |
|---|---|---|---|
| All cardiovascular events | |||
| All studies included | 1.48 | 1.36 | 1.62 |
| Gabriel et al (1999) | 1.51 | 1.39 | 1.65 |
| Del Rincón et al (2001) | 1.47 | 1.35 | 1.60 |
| Watson et al (2003) | 1.50 | 1.28 | 1.78 |
| Turesson et al (2004) | 1.47 | 1.34 | 1.62 |
| Goodson et al (2005) | 1.55 | 1.44 | 1.66 |
| Solomon et al (2006) | 1.47 | 1.27 | 1.7 |
| Bergström et al (2009) | |||
| 1978 cohort | 1.48 | 1.35 | 1.62 |
| 1995 cohort | 1.47 | 1.34 | 1.61 |
| Peters et al (2009) | 1.48 | 1.36 | 1.62 |
| Acute myocardial infarction | |||
| All included | 1.68 | 1.40 | 2.03 |
| Del Rincón et al (2001) | 1.67 | 1.38 | 2.04 |
| Solomon et al (2003) | 1.65 | 1.35 | 2.02 |
| Turesson et al (2004) | 1.67 | 1.35 | 2.07 |
| Fischer et al (2004) | 1.73 | 1.38 | 2.17 |
| Goodson et al (2005) | 1.76 | 1.46 | 2.11 |
| Maradit-Kremers et al (2005) | 1.77 | 1.47 | 2.12 |
| Solomon et al (2006) | 1.65 | 1.27 | 2.13 |
| Södergren et al (2007) | 1.57 | 1.35 | 1.84 |
| Cerebrovascular accidents | |||
| All included | 1.41 | 1.14 | 1.74 |
| Gabriel et al (1999) | 1.52 | 1.23 | 1.88 |
| Del Rincón et al (2001) | 1.43 | 1.16 | 1.77 |
| Watson et al (2003) | 1.36 | 1.00 | 1.86 |
| Solomon et al (2003) | 1.40 | 1.12 | 1.75 |
| Turesson et al (2004) | 1.44 | 1.14 | 1.81 |
| Solomon et al (2006) | 1.31 | 1.10 | 1.56 |
| Nadareishvili et al (2008) | 1.36 | 1.08 | 1.73 |