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World J Gastrointest Oncol. Apr 15, 2024; 16(4): 1596-1612
Published online Apr 15, 2024. doi: 10.4251/wjgo.v16.i4.1596
Published online Apr 15, 2024. doi: 10.4251/wjgo.v16.i4.1596
Table 2 Patients level characteristics for studies included in the meta-analysis
| Ref. | Total number of participants | Percentage genotype 3, n (%) | Number of HCV GT3 participants | Age, yr, median or mean | Sex (M/F) | Number of HCC, n (%) | Patients without HCC, n (%) | Risk factor | Number with risk factor who developed HCC, n (%) | Cirrhosis (%) | Active HCV (%) | Cleared HCV, n (%) | HIV, n (%) | HBV, n (%) | Hazards ratio of risk factor | OR/HR/RR calculation (in study or calculated independently) |
| Aziz et al[27], 2019 | 300 | 300 (100.00) | 300 | 55.08 +/-5.62 | 179/121 | 10 (3.33) | 290 (96.67) | DAA treatment (SOF + DAC +/-RBV) | 10 (3.33) | 100 | 100 | 276 (92.00) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | Independent calculation | |
| Child Pugh A (compensated cirrhosis) and SVR not achieved | 2 (0.67) | 100 | 100 | 276 (92.00) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | Independent calculation | |||||||||
| Child Pugh B (compensated cirrhosis) and SVR achieved | 5 (1.67) | 100 | 100 | 276 (92.00) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | Independent calculation | |||||||||
| Child Pugh B (Decompensated cirrhosis) and SVR not achieved | 3 (1.00) | 100 | 100 | 276 (92.00) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | Independent calculation | |||||||||
| Male | 7 (2.33) | 100 | 100 | 276 (92.00) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | Independent calculation | |||||||||
| Female | 3 (1.00) | 100 | 100 | 276 (92.00) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | Independent calculation | |||||||||
| Cha et al[29], 2016 | 1335 | 98 (7.30) | 98 | 41.8 +/-10.5 | 79/19 | 4 (4.10) | 94 (95.92) | Age > 40 yr | ND | 25.50 | 100 | 34 (34.70) | 0 (0) | 4 (4.1) | 2.697 (0.436-16.683), P = 0.286 | Calculated in study |
| Cirrhosis at enrolment | 25 (25.50) | 25.50 | 100 | 34 (34.70) | 0 (0) | 4 (4.1) | 33.834 (2.088-548.269), P = 0.013 | Calculated in study | ||||||||
| Alcohol intake > 40 g/d | 53 (54.60) | 25.50 | 100 | 34 (34.70) | 0 (0) | 4 (4.1) | 8.556 (0.693-105.623), P = 0.094 | Calculated in study | ||||||||
| SVR | 34 (34.70) | 25.50 | 100 | 34 (34.70) | 0 (0) | 4 (4.1) | 0.848 (0.063-11.445), P = 0.901 | Calculated in study | ||||||||
| Decompensated cirrhosis and achieved SVR* | 1 | 25.50 | 100 | 34 (34.70) | 0 (0) | 4 (4.1) | Independent calculation | |||||||||
| Did not achieve SVR* | 1 | 25.50 | 100 | 34 (34.70) | 0 (0) | 4 (4.1) | Independent calculation | |||||||||
| Low platelet count | ND | 25.50 | 100 | 34 (34.70) | 0 (0) | 4 (4.1) | 1.00 (1.00- 1.00), P = 0.872 | Calculated in study | ||||||||
| Khan et al[30], 2009 | 158 | 147 (93.00) | 147 | 47.3 +/-12.5 | 102/56 | 65 (44.20) | 82 (55.78) | Male | 51 | 17.69 | 87.10 | 30 (18.99) | 0 (0) | 5 | Independent calculation | |
| Female | 14 | 17.69 | 87.10 | 30 (18.99) | 0 (0) | 5 | Independent calculation | |||||||||
| Age > 46.9 yr | 65 | 17.69 | 87.10 | 30 (18.99) | 0 (0) | 5 | Independent calculation | |||||||||
| High AFP | 65 | 17.69 | 87.10 | 30 (18.99) | 0 (0) | 5 | Independent calculation | |||||||||
| High HCV VL | 65 | 17.69 | 87.10 | 30 (18.99) | 0 (0) | 5 | Independent calculation | |||||||||
| ALP > 68 | 65 | 17.69 | 87.10 | 30 (18.99) | 0 (0) | 5 | Independent calculation | |||||||||
| Anti-HBc* | 46 | 17.69 | 87.10 | 30 (18.99) | 0 (0) | 5 | Independent calculation | |||||||||
| HCV viraemia* | 58 | 17.6 | 87.10 | 30 (18.99) | 0 (0) | 5 | Independent calculation | |||||||||
| Kanwal et al[19], 2014 | 110484 | 8337 (7.54) | 8337 | 50.2 +/-6.4 | 8095/242 | ND | ND | Cirrhosis | ND | 12 | 86 | 1167 (14.00) | 242 (2.9) | 0 (0) | 1.44 (1.23-1.68) | Calculated in study |
| Diabetes | ND | 12 | 86 | 1167 (14.00) | 242 (2.9) | 0 (0) | 1.30 (1.88-1.90) | Calculated in study | ||||||||
| Age > 50 yr | ND | 12 | 86 | 1167 (14.00) | 242 (2.9) | 0 (0) | 1.79 (1.53-2.11) | Calculated in study | ||||||||
| Age < 50 yr | ND | 12 | 86 | 1167 (14.00) | 242 (2.9) | 0 (0) | 1.86 (1.56-2.22) | Calculated in study | ||||||||
| Maryam et al[32], 2018 | 50 | 50 (100.00) | 50 | 58 (47-73) | 37/23 | 27 (54.00) | 23 (46.00) | NRAS oncogene | 27 (54.00) | ND | 100 | 0 | ND | ND | Independent calculation | |
| Male* | 22 | ND | 100 | 0 | ND | ND | Independent calculation | |||||||||
| Female* | 5 | ND | 100 | 0 | ND | ND | Independent calculation | |||||||||
| Park et al[35], 2019 | 180 | 16 (8.88) | 16 | 46 (40-53) | 45306 | 16 (100.00) | 0 (0) | Male | 15 (93.80) | 100 | 100 | 2 (12.50) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | Independent calculation | |
| Diabetes | 6 (40.00) | 100 | 100 | 2 (12.50) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | Independent calculation | |||||||||
| Cirrhosis | 16 (100.00) | 100 | 100 | 2 (12.50) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | Independent calculation | |||||||||
| Alcohol intake > 60 g/d | 3 (18.80) | 100 | 100 | 2 (12.50) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | Independent calculation | |||||||||
| High HCV VL | 6 (37.70) | 100 | 100 | 2 (12.50) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | Independent calculation | |||||||||
| MELD-score > 9.5 | 16 (100.00) | 100 | 100 | 2 (12.50) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | Independent calculation | |||||||||
| Female | 1 (6.25) | 100 | 100 | 2 (12.50) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | Independent calculation | |||||||||
| High AFP | 16 (100.00) | 100 | 100 | 2 (12.50) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | Independent calculation | |||||||||
| Not achieved SVR* | 2 | 100 | 100 | 2 (12.50) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | Independent calculation | |||||||||
| Tayyab et al[34], 2020 | 653 | 593 (90.81) | 593 | 50 (41-56) | 319/334 | 40 (6.13) | 613 (93.87) | Age, per 10-yr increase | ND | 49.31 | 54 (8.27) | 599 (91.78) | ND | 0 (0) | 1.71 (1.25-2.33), P = 0.001 | Calculated in study |
| Use of SOF/DCV/RBV | 9 (22.50) | 49.31 | 54 (8.27) | 599 (91.78) | ND | 0 (0) | 17.05 (2.09-139.47), P = 0.01 | Calculated in study | ||||||||
| Cirrhosis | 40 (6.13) | 49.31 | 54 (8.27) | 599 (91.78) | ND | 0 (0) | ND | Independent calculation | ||||||||
| Male* | 18 | 49.31 | 54 (8.27) | 599 (91.78) | ND | 0 (0) | ND | Independent calculation | ||||||||
| Female* | 22 | 49.31 | 54 (8.27) | 599 (91.78) | ND | 0 (0) | ND | Independent calculation | ||||||||
| High BMI* | 5 | 49.31 | 54 (8.27) | 599 (91.78) | ND | 0 (0) | ND | Independent calculation | ||||||||
| Hypertension* | 3 | 49.31 | 54 (8.27) | 599 (91.78) | ND | 0 (0) | ND | Independent calculation | ||||||||
| Diabetes* | 19 | 49.31 | 54 (8.27) | 599 (91.78) | ND | 0 (0) | ND | Independent calculation | ||||||||
| HBV Co-infection* | 12 | 49.31 | 54 (8.27) | 599 (91.78) | ND | 0 (0) | ND | Independent calculation | ||||||||
| Achieved SVR* | 35 | 49.31 | 54 (8.27) | 599 (91.78) | ND | 0 (0) | ND | Independent calculation | ||||||||
| Not achieved SVR* | 5 | 49.31 | 54 (8.27) | 599 (91.78) | ND | 0 (0) | ND | Independent calculation | ||||||||
| SOF/RBV use* | 29 | 49.31 | 54 (8.27) | 599 (91.78) | ND | 0 (0) | ND | Independent calculation | ||||||||
| SOF/RBV/PEG-IFN use* | 1 | 49.31 | 54 (8.27) | 599 (91.78) | ND | 0 (0) | ND | Independent calculation | ||||||||
| SOF/DCV use* | 1 | 49.31 | 54 (8.27) | 599 (91.78) | ND | 0 (0) | ND | Independent calculation |
- Citation: Farooq HZ, James M, Abbott J, Oyibo P, Divall P, Choudhry N, Foster GR. Risk factors for hepatocellular carcinoma associated with hepatitis C genotype 3 infection: A systematic review. World J Gastrointest Oncol 2024; 16(4): 1596-1612
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