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Table 3 Dependence of myocardial infarction risk on the season

From: Seasonal dynamics of myocardial infarctions in regions with different types of a climate: a meta-analysis

Compared seasons

Number of studies

Total

Odds ratio

I2%

Overall effect test

Season 1 / total

Season 2 / total

Z

P

All

Winter / 1,055,200

Summer / 969,524

26

4,096,659

1.16 [1.08, 1.25]

99

4.17

0.0001

Winter / 1,055,200

Spring / 1,047,486

25

4,089,906

1.04 [0.98, 1.10]

99

1.18

0.24

Winter / 1,055,200

Autumn / 1,023,992

25

4,089,906

1.07 [1.03, 1.11]

97

3.63

0.0003

Autumn / 1,023,992

Summer / 969,524

25

4,089,906

1.08 [1.03, 1.14]

99

3.11

0.002

Spring / 1,047,486

Summer / 969,524

25

4,089,906

1.13 [1.09, 1.18]

98

6.24

0.00001

Spring / 1,047,486

Autumn / 1,023,992

25

4,089,906

1.04 [1.00, 1.08]

98

1.97

0.05

Men

Winter / 637,493

Summer / 593,271

10

2,494,030

1.14 [1.03, 1.26]

100

2.60

0.009

Winter / 637,493

Spring /639818

10

2,494,030

1.03 [0.97, 1.10]

99

0.93

0.35

Winter / 637,493

Autumn / 623,448

10

2,494,030

1.03 [0.99, 1.06]

96

1.52

0.13

Autumn / 623,448

Summer / 593,271

10

2,494,030

1.12 [1.03, 1.21]

99

2.75

0.006

Spring / 639,818

Summer / 593,271

10

2,494,030

1.10 [1.05, 1.16]

98

3.66

0.0003

Spring / 639,818

Autumn / 23,448

10

2,494,030

0.99 [0.94, 1.04]

98

0.41

0.68

Women

Winter / 388,686

Summer / 353,702

10

1,502,478

1.21 [1.10, 1.34]

99

3.91

0.0001

Winter / 388,686

Spring / 382,943

10

1,502,478

1.07 [1.00, 1.15]

98

1.87

0.06

Winter / 388,686

Autumn / 377,147

10

1,502,478

1.03 [0.98, 1.07]

96

1.06

0.29

Autumn / 377,147

Summer / 353,702

10

1,502,478

1.18 [1.10, 1.26]

98

4.49

0.00001

Spring / 382,943

Summer / 353,702

10

1,502,478

1.11 [1.06, 1.17]

97

4.02

0.0001

Spring / 382,943

Autumn / 377,147

10

1,502,478

0.96 [0.90, 1.01]

98

1.53

0.13

Young and middle-aged people

Winter / 396,959

Summer / 375,442

7

1,562,568

1.19 [1.03, 1.37]

100

2.34

0.02

Winter / 396,959

Spring / 402,294

7

1,562,568

1.02 [0.92, 1.12]

99

0.32

0.75

Winter / 396,959

Autumn / 387,873

7

1,562,568

1.03 [0.97, 1.08]

96

0.99

0.32

Autumn / 387,873

Summer / 375,442

7

1,562,568

1.15 [1.03, 1.29]

99

2.43

0.02

Spring / 402,294

Summer / 375,442

7

1,562,568

1.13 [1.06, 1.20]

97

3.73

0.0002

Spring / 402,294

Autumn / 387,873

7

1,562,568

1.00 [0.93, 1.08]

98

0.04

0.97

Old people (≥ 65 years old)

Winter / 514,066

Summer / 457,247

7

1,972,942

1.30 [1.14, 1.48]

100

3.85

0.0001

Winter / 514,066

Spring / 505,756

7

1,972,942

1.08 [0.97, 1.21]

99

1.42

0.16

Winter / 514,066

Autumn / 495,873

7

1,972,942

1.07 [1.02, 1.11]

94

3.02

0.003

Autumn / 495,873

Summer / 457,247

7

1,972,942

1.22 [1.09, 1.36]

99

3.50

0.0005

Spring / 505,756

Summer / 457,247

7

1,972,942

1.17 [1.12, 1.22]

94

7.21

0.00001

Spring / 505,756

Autumn / 495,873

7

1,972,942

0.98 [0.91, 1.06]

99

0.44

0.66