Brief Article
Copyright ©2012 Baishideng Publishing Group Co.
World J Gastroenterol. May 21, 2012; 18(19): 2415-2422
Published online May 21, 2012. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i19.2415
Table 1 Details of studies included in the meta-analysis
AuthorYearCountryStudy designSLT (cases)PLT (cases)Score
Adam et al[6]2003FranceCase-control1720032
Belghiti et al[7]2003FranceCase-control187033
Concejero et al[8]2008ChinaCase-control72831
Del Gaudio et al[9]2008ItalyCase-control1614732
Facciuto et al[10]2008USACase-control53230
Hwang et al[11]2007KoreaCase-control1720031
Kim et al[12]2008KoreaCase-control153130
Margarit et al[13]2005SpainCase-control53631
Sapisochin et al[14]2010SpainCase-control173433
Shao et al[15]2008ChinaCase-control156230
Vennarecci et al[16]2007ItalyCase-control93730