Effect of highest alcohol consumption on hepatitis C viral levels compared to non-drinkers. The results are arranged in order of decreasing effect
| Author | N1 | N2 | Effect size | Variance | 95% CI | p Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N1, non-drinkers; N2, subjects consuming alcohol at the highest level in each study. | ||||||
| CI, confidence intervals. | ||||||
| Loguercio30 | 17 | 17 | +3.21 | 0.27 | +2.17 to +4.25 | <0.001 |
| Oshita22 | 37 | 16 | +1.10 | 0.10 | +0.47 to +1.74 | <0.001 |
| Poynard17 | 105 | 16 | +0.59 | 0.07 | +0.05 to +1.13 | 0.03 |
| Anand28 | 18 | 50 | +0.24 | 0.08 | −0.31 to +0.79 | 0.39 |
| Sata24 | 15 | 20 | +0.03 | 0.12 | −0.67 to +0.72 | 0.93 |
| Wiley18 | 44 | 28 | −0.02 | 0.06 | −0.50 to +0.46 | 0.92 |
| Khan29 | 40 | 24 | −0.16 | 0.07 | −0.67 to +0.36 | 0.54 |
| Yoshihara26 | 33 | 14 | −0.31 | 0.10 | −0.96 to +0.33 | 0.33 |
| Ohnishi25 | 35 | 10 | −0.48 | 0.13 | −1.20 to +0.24 | 0.19 |
| Combined studies | ||||||
| Fixed effects model | +0.24 | 0.010 | +0.05 to +0.45 | 0.01 | ||
| Random effects model | +0.43 | 0.143 | −0.31 to +1.17 | 0.29 | ||
| Test for heterogeneity | <0.001 | |||||