Female versus male | Barbir (1994) | 3.10 | (0.88 to 10.89) |
| Brandup (1995) | 2.75 | (1.62 to 4.68) |
| Capdeville (2001) | 2.07 | (1.59 to 10.33) |
| Corbineau (1999) | 1.38 | (0.86 to 2.21) |
| Elisheva (2000) | 2.01 | (1.43 to 2.83) |
| Mesh (1997) | 1.67 | (0.61 to 4.58) |
| Rao (1996) | 1.37 | (0.91 to 2.07) |
| Wong (1999) | 3.91 | (1.68 to 9.08) |
| Meta-analysis result (REM, k=8) | 1.92 | (1.49 to 2.48) |
Diabetes versus no diabetes | Brandup (1995) | 2.11 | (1.12 to 3.96) |
| Corbineau (1999) | 1.76 | (0.96 to 3.23) |
| Del Rizzo (1998) | 1.76 | (0.98 to 3.15) |
| Mesh (1997) | 0.40 | (0.15 to 1.06) |
| Rao (1996) | 1.93 | (1.30 to 2.86) |
| Meta-analysis result (REM, k=5) | 1.57 | (0.88 to 2.80) |
Age >70 versus ⩽70 | Brandup (1995) | 1.84 | (1.05 to 3.22) |
| Corbineau (1999) | 2.13 | (1.43 to 3.16) |
| Del Rizzo (1998) | 2.33 | (1.32 to 4.11) |
| Elisheva (2000) | 2.48 | (1.79 to 3.43) |
| Rao (1996) | 3.07 | (2.09 to 4.50) |
| Meta-analysis result (FEM, k=5) | 2.42 | (2.00 to 2.80) |
Prior heart surgery versus no prior heart surgery | Corbineau (1999) | 3.51 | (1.60 to 7.69) |
| Del Rizzo (1998) | 7.05 | (3.21 to 15.47) |
| Elisheva (2000) | 1.32 | (0.61 to 2.86) |
Prior MI versus no prior MI | Brandup (1995) | 1.69 | (0.96 to 2.98) |
| Corbineau (1999) | 1.56 | (1.05 to 2.32) |
| Rao (1996) | 1.93 | (1.25 to 2.99) |
Hypertension versus no hypertension | Brandup (1995) | 1.73 | (1.03 to 2.89) |
| Elisheva (2000) | 1.70 | (1.20 to 2.40) |
| Rao (1996) | 1.71 | (1.15 to 2.54) |