Table 3 Results of the meta-regression model
From: Prevalence of hypertension and prehypertension in Nepal: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Moderators | Coefficient | Standard error | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|
Mean age | 0.069 | 0.022 | 0.001* |
Sample size | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.928 |
Gender (male ratio) | −0.078 | 1.191 | 0.948 |
Inception of survey | −0.007 | 0.018 | 0.721 |
Definition of hypertension | 0.363 | ||
 ≥ 140/90 OR medicine | Reference | ||
 ≥ 140/90 | −0.167 | 0.183 | 0.363 |
Quality score of study | −0.057 | 0.061 | 0.347 |
Quality grade | 0.027* | ||
 middle | Reference | ||
 high | −0.351 | 0.155 | 0.023* |
 low | −0.568 | 0.255 | 0.026* |
Measurement device | 0.769 | ||
 manual | Reference | ||
 digital | −0.0497 | 0.1696 | 0.769 |