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Copyright ©2013 Baishideng Publishing Group Co.
World J Gastroenterol. Mar 7, 2013; 19(9): 1424-1437
Published online Mar 7, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i9.1424
Table 3 Meta-regression analysis of the outcomes of endoscopic resection according to the histologic type of early esophageal cancer (the random effects model was used)
OutcomeHistologic typeLog-odds ratioSE95.0% lower confidence limit95.0% upper confidence limitOddsFavors
Patients submitted to surgeryADC-2.12060.6249-3.3454-0.895812%ADC
SCC4.13560.4038-4.9271-3.344037%P < 0.05
Positive marginsADC-2.37611.0181-4.3716-0.38069%None
SCC-2.56890.6973-3.9357-1.20227%
Local recurrenceADC-4.81890.1469-5.1068-4.53090.80%None
SCC-4.33470.2792-4.8819-3.78741%
Lymph node metastasisADC-3.05650.7714-4.5685-1.54455%None
SCC-4.76820.4413-5.6332-3.90320.90%
Metachronous cancerADC-2.80170.2384-3.2690-2.33446%None
SCC-4.60300.6059-5.7905-3.41551%
Pre- vs post-endoscopic tumor stageADC-0.54490.4316-1.3909 0.301153%-
SCC-0.82670.3324-1.4782-0.175239%