Figure legends
Figure 1 Flow diagram detailing the search strategy and
identification of studies used in meta-analysis. *Reasons for exclusion
of the 11 studies were: 2 studies used the replicated data from the same
study population, 1 study not published in English, 7 studies with small
sample sizes, and 1 study not related to the childhood period.
Figure 2 Meta-analysis of studies of asthma and the risk of
type 1 diabetes using the random-effects model, ordered by date of
publication.
Note: HR: hazard ratio; CI: confidence interval.
Figure 3 Meta-analysis of studies of type 1 diabetes and the
risk of asthma using the random-effects model, ordered by date of
publication.
Note: HR: hazard ratio; OR: odds ratio; CI: confidence interval.