Staging accuracy of esophageal cancer by endoscopic ultrasound: A meta-analysis and systematic review

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World J Gastroenterol. Mar 14, 2008; 14(10): 1479-1490
Published online Mar 14, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.1479

Table 5 Bias indicators and AUC with the corresponding Q values for various cancer stages

	Begg-Mazumdar bias (Kendall's tau value, P)	Egger bias (95% CI, P)	AUC (SE)	Q (SE)
T1	-0.51, P = 0.01	-0.48 (95% CI = -2.84 to 1.88, P = 0.68)	0.97 (0.02)	0.91 (0.02)
T2	-0.14, P = 0.24	-0.32 (95% CI = -1.74 to 1.10, P = 0.65)	0.95 (0.02)	0.89 (0.02)
T3	-0.11, P = 0.32	0.33 (95% CI = -1.43 to 2.09, P = 0.70)	0.97 (0.01)	0.92 (0.01)
T4	-0.07, P = 0.56	-2.89 (95% CI = -5.35 to -0.44, P = 0.02)	0.98 (0.01)	0.93 (0.01)
N	-0.26, P = 0.01	0.29 (95% CI = -1.58 to 1.00, P = 0.69)	0.91 (0.02)	0.99 (0.02)

Citation: Puli SR, Reddy JB, Bechtold ML, Antillon D, Ibdah JA, Antillon MR. Staging accuracy of esophageal cancer by endoscopic ultrasound: A meta-analysis and systematic review. World J Gastroenterol 2008; 14(10): 1479-1490
URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v14/i10/1479.htm
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.14.1479