Meta-Analysis
Copyright ©The Author(s) 2015.
World J Meta-Anal. Jun 26, 2015; 3(3): 181-187
Published online Jun 26, 2015. doi: 10.13105/wjma.v3.i3.181
Table 1 Characteristics of the eligible studies included in the meta-analysis
Ref.YearCountryStudy typeTotalSource of patientsCVD-OR (95%CI)CAD-OR (95%CI)
Hanly et al[10]1996CanadaCohort32PLMS8.73 (0.94-81.49)-
Ulfberg et al[11]2001SwedenCase-control4000RLS2.50 (1.40-4.30)-
Ohayon et al[12]20025 European countriesCross-sectional18980PLMS/RLS1.47 (1.12-1.81)-
Winkelman et al[13]2006United StatesCohort2821RLS2.07 (1.31-3.27)
Elwood et al[14]2006United KingdomCohort1871RLS1.38 (1.06-1.81)1.24 (0.89-1.74)
Winkelman et al[15]2008United StatesCross-sectional3433RLS2.07 (1.43-3.00)2.05 (1.38-3.04)
Walters et al[16]2010United StatesCohort267RLS2.46 (0.97-6.28)-
Koo et al[17]2011United StatesCohort2911PLMS1.28 (1.08-1.51)1.23 (1.01-1.50)
Li et al[18]2012United StatesCohort70977RLS1.46 (0.97-2.18)1.46 (0.97-2.18)
Winter et al[19]2012United StatesCohort48938RLS1.06 (0.90-1.26)-
Lindner et al[20]2012HungaryCohort150PLMS1.85 (0.46-7.51)1.15 (0.35-3.81)
Mirza et al[21]2013United StatesCase-control584PLMS1.62 (1.14-2.30)-
Szentkirályi et al[22]2013GermanCohort4308RLS0.94 (0.42-2.10)0.53 (0.12-2.27)