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1]  Here is a good example of how to present relative and absolute information: 

Blood Pressure Lowering Treatment Trialists' Collaboration, Sundström J, Arima H, Woodward M, Jackson R, Karmali K, Lloyd-Jones D, Baigent C, Emberson J, Rahimi K, MacMahon S, Patel A, Perkovic V, Turnbull F, Neal B.Blood pressure-lowering treatment based on cardiovascular risk: a meta-analysis of individual patient data. Lancet. 2014 Aug 16;384(9943):591-8. PMID: 25131978

One can readily discern the joint effects pattern in Figure 2 (homogeneity on the ratio scale but EMM on the additive scale).  Note the heterogeneity and trend p-values under each column of effect estimates:  
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Kaufman Group, 2015