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Table 3 Subgroup analysis of the risk ratio for adults or children exposed to secondhand smoke (SHS)

From: What is the association between secondhand smoke (SHS) and possible obstructive sleep apnea: a meta-analysis

Subgroup

Pooled risk ratio

95% confidence interval

Study participants

Adults

Franklin (2004), Sweden

1.48

1.21 - 1.81

Huang (2019), China

1.35

1.12 - 1.61

Ohida (2007), Japan

1.26

1.05 - 1.51

Subtotal

1.35

1.21 - 1.50

Children

Anuntaseree (2001), Thailand

  

Brunetti (2011), Italy

  

Castronovo (2002), Australia

  

Corbo (1989), Italy

1.72

1.19 - 2.49

Corbo (2001), Italy

  

Ersu (2004), Turkey

3.53

1.34 - 9.30

Gill (2012), New Zealand

1.60

0.90 - 2.90

Gozal (2008), USA

  

Kaditis (2004), Greece

1.89

1.35 - 2.64

Kannan (2017), USA

2.00

1.48 - 2.70

Kheirandish-Gozal (2014), Iran

2.25

1.44 - 3.66

Kuehni (2008), UK

1.67

1.43 - 1.95

Li AM (2010), Hong Kong

  

Li S (2010), China

  

Nosetti (2011), Italy

2.31

2.04 - 2.61

Owen (1996), UK

1.83

1.20 - 2.79

Sahin (2009), Turkey

  

Sogut (2005), Turkey

  

Sogut (2009), Turkey

1.56

0.85 - 2.87

Urschitz (2004), Germany

  

Włodarska (2020), Poland

4.41

1.34 - 14.44

Zhang (2004), Australia

1.62

1.21 - 2.16

Zhu (2013), Hong Kong

1.34

0.95 - 1.88

Subtotal

1.44

1.37 - 1.51