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Table 3 Impact of study characteristics to the effects of atorvastatin therapy on serum adiponectin concentrations: results of univariate meta-regression analyses

From: Effect of atorvastatin treatment on circulating adiponectin: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

Study characteristics

WMD of serum adiponectin concentrations (ug/ml)

Coefficient

95% CI

p

Number of subjects

− 0.019

−0.043 to 0.005

0.10

Mean age (years)

−0.17

−0.44 to 0.10

0.35

Male (%)

−0.056

− 0.122 to 0.010

0.11

BMI (kg/m2)

−0.056

− 0.358 to 0.246

0.69

Dose (mg/d)

0.0038

−0.0218 to 0.0294

0.75

Duration (weeks)

−0.0023

−0.0734 to 0.0688

0.95

  1. Abbreviations: WMD weighed mean difference, CI confidence interval, BMI body mass index
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Lipids in Health and Disease

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