Meta-Analysis
Copyright ©The Author(s) 2015.
World J Gastroenterol. Mar 7, 2015; 21(9): 2807-2815
Published online Mar 7, 2015. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i9.2807
Table 1 Baseline characteristics of the included studies
Ref.CountryTreatmentNLR cutoff, nHR estimationOutcome measuredSample/high NLR, nHR(95%CI)Study quality (points)
Martin et al[21]AustriaChemo5HROS124/641.6 (1.07-2.4)8/9
Wang et al[22]ChinaMix5HROS177/322.537 (1.313-4.902)6/9
Xue et al[23]JapanChemo5HROS252/401.92 (1.27-2.9)6/9
Sugiura et al[24]JapanMix4Survival curveOS83/366.4 (2.85-14.34)8/9
Bhatti et al[25]United KingdomSur4HROS84/131.2 (1.01-1.449)7/9
Aliustaoglu et al[26]JapanMix5Survival curveOS65/95.42 (2.96-9.91)7/9
Teo et al[27]IrelandChemo3HROS85/582.93 (1.59-5.64)5/9
An et al[28]ChinaChemo5HROS89/164.489 (1.372-14.692)7/9
Szkandera et al[29]AustriaMix2.3HRCCS474/2711.24 (1.01-1.51)7/9
Stotz et al[30]AustriaMix5HRCCS261/792.532 (1.64-3.91)6/9
Stotz et al[30]AustriaSur5HRCCS110/371.611 (1.024-2.534)7/9