The Accuracy of Visceral Adiposity Index for the Screening of Metabolic Syndrome: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Table 3

Main meta-analysis and subgroup analyses of mean differences.

Analysis	N	Pooled mean difference (CI 95)	I^2 (%)
Main analysis	15	2.15 (1.25–3.06)	100.0
By country
(i) China	5	1.90 (1.37–2.44)	98.7
(ii) South Korea	2	0.01 (−3.54–3.58)	100.0
(iii) Turkey	2	2.24 (0.51–3.97)	51.5
By criteria
(i) IDF	7	2.74 (1.73–3.75)	99.3
(ii) ATP-III	5	1.28 (−0.72–3.28)	99.9

IDF: International Diabetes Federation; ATP-III: adult treatment panel III. Significantly different between subgroups.