Statistical Analysis
The meta-analysis was carried out using NCSS Software. The odds ratio for all-cause death, CVS-caused death, MI, and stroke was evaluated in patients taking Aspirin compared to placebo in diabetes. The random-effects model was used with statistical significance at a p-value less than 0.05. The odds ratio of various bleeding events was also done to do the forest plot of studies analyzing the effect of Aspirin compared to placebo in diabetic patients. The logarithm of the measures was used to construct the forest plot. Again, the random-effects model was used with statistical significance at a p-value less than 0.05.