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Table 3 Effect sizes–SHS and COPD

From: Meta-analysis of the association between second-hand smoke exposure and ischaemic heart diseases, COPD and stroke

Nr.

Authors

Sex

RR (95 % CI)

log (rr)

se

n

w (%)

[72]

Chan-Yeung et al. (2007)

both sexes

1.64 (0.97–2.03)

0.49

0.19

578

25.96

[24]

McGhee et al. (2005)

both sexes

1.81 (1.24–2.65)

0.59

0.19

5,601

24.55

men

1.50 (0.96–2.28)

0.41

0.22

3,098

100.00a

women

2.59 (1.30–5.27)

0.95

0.36

2,503

24.69

[95]

Schwartz et al. (2009)

women

1.68 (1.12–2.61)

0.52

0.22

1,126

51.40

[75]

Wu et al. (2010)

women

3.12 (1.56–6.50)

1.14

0.36

410

23.91

[71]

Yin et al. (2007)

both sexes

1.60 (1.23–2.10)

0.47

0.14

15,379

49.49

  

Sex

RR (95 % CI)

Q

p

I 2

 
 

Synthesis

both sexes

1.66 (1.38–2.00)

0.28

0.871

0.00

 

men

1.50 (0.96–2.28)a

    

women

2.17 (1.48–3.18)

2.60

0.273

22.95

 
  1. asynthesis for men only based on McGhee et al. (2005)