Table 4 Statistical results of this meta-analysis regarding ectopic bronchial arteries (BAs). LCI lower confidence interval, HCI higher confidence interval, Q Cochran’s Q.
Category | N | Pooled prevalence | LCI | HCI | Q | I2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Prevalence of ectopic BAs | ||||||
Presence of at least one ectopic BA | 1289 | 37.80% | 25.51% | 50.91% | 106.71 | 94.38 |
Presence of at least one ectopic BA in females | 149 | 29.68% | 21.36% | 38.73% | 2.79 | 28.37 |
Presence of at least one ectopic BA in males | 437 | 30.85% | 26.22% | 35.67% | 2.37 | 15.66 |
Occurrence of the ectopic BAs in respect to patients’ side | ||||||
Prevalence of occurrence of ectopic BA on the right side | 472 | 51.43% | 41.00% | 61.79% | 20.71 | 71.03 |
Prevalence of occurrence of ectopic BA on the left side | 472 | 49.20% | 38.88% | 59.56% | 20.47 | 70.69 |
Origin of the ectopic BAs | ||||||
Aortic arch | 494 | 70.60% | 57.61% | 82.13% | 52.92 | 82.99 |
Lower descending aorta | 494 | 12.39% | 3.69% | 24.65% | 72.26 | 87.55 |
Right subclavian artery | 494 | 4.25% | 2.30% | 6.73% | 10.70 | 15.86 |
Left subclavian artery | 494 | 3.87% | 2.30% | 5.80% | 9.12 | 1.33 |
Right internal throacic artery | 494 | 2.49% | 0.88% | 4.80% | 12.24 | 26.45 |
Left internal thoracic artery | 494 | 2.14% | 1.03% | 3.62% | 4.24 | 0.00 |
Left thyrocervical trunk | 494 | 1.78% | 0.78% | 3.16% | 3.29 | 0.00 |
Right thyrocervical trunk | 494 | 1.66% | 0.15% | 4.34% | 17.31 | 48.02 |
Brachocephalic trunk | 494 | 1.24% | 0.00% | 3.70% | 17.56 | 48.74 |
Ascending Aorta | 494 | 0.69% | 0.12% | 1.66% | 3.26 | 0.00 |
Left common carotid artery | 494 | 0.52% | 0.04% | 1.39% | 2.74 | 0.00 |
