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Table 2 Meta-analysis of intake of fruit, vegetables, and fruit juice and risk of GDM

From: Fruit, vegetable, and fruit juice consumption and risk of gestational diabetes mellitus: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Variables

Number of participants

Cases/total

Test of association

Test of heterogeneity

Analysis of publication bias

   

RR (95% CI)

P value

Heterogeneity (I2, %)

P value

Begg’s test (P value)

Egger’s test

(P value)

Fruit

29,704

2809

0.92 (0.86, 0.99)

0.02

36.0%

0.14

0.22

0.19

All vegetable

5457

1633

0.95 (0.87, 1.03)

0.24

61.3%

0.23

0.17

0.06

Starchy vegetable

7855

499

1.01 (0.82, 1.26)

0.90

63.7%

0.90

0.60

0.62

Fruit juice

23,177

1598

0.97 (0.91, 1.04)

0.37

29.8%

0.23

0.50

0.87

  1. All vegetables: including starchy vegetables and other vegetables