Meta-Analysis
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World J Gastroenterol. May 28, 2015; 21(20): 6329-6340
Published online May 28, 2015. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i20.6329
Table 4 Baseline characteristics of the included studies
Ref.Study yearStudy designRisk factors
Saliba et al[1]2003.10-2004.6RetrospectiveBMI, HCV, IFG, immunosuppression
Parolin et al[14]2004.1-2004.6RetrospectiveGender, BMI, HCV, a family history of diabetes, alcohol
Baid et al[10]1991.1-1998.10RetrospectiveHCV
Schmilovitz et al[21]1992-2002RetrospectiveGender, HCV, alcohol, immunosuppression, HBV
Moon et al[6]1996.1-2004.10RetrospectiveGender, HCV
Kishi et al[22]1996.1-2005.1RetrospectiveHCV
Khalili et al[13]1990-1994RetrospectiveHCV
Yoshida et al[15]1996.1-2006.10RetrospectiveImmunosuppression
Gelley et al[23]1995-2009RetrospectiveHCV
Dehghan et al[17]1994-2006RetrospectiveGender, HCV, BMI, immunosuppression, HBV
Harada et al[24]1996.1-2011.1RetrospectiveGender, HCV, alcohol, HBV
Anderson et al[25]2004.1-2005.10RetrospectiveGender, HCV, BMI, a family history of diabetes, alcohol, HBV
Ling et al[26]2006.11-2009.7RetrospectiveGender, BMI, HBV
Zhao et al[27]2001-2008.3RetrospectiveGender, IFG, a family history of diabetes, immunosuppression, HBV
Sánchez-Pérez et al[28]1997.3-2001.10RetrospectiveImmunosuppression
Mirabella et al[5]NRRetrospectiveHCV
Driscoll et al[29]1998.1-2001.8RetrospectiveCMV, gender, BMI, HCV, a family history of diabetes, immunosuppression
Honda et al[3]1998.12-2011.10RetrospectiveCMV, gender, HCV, BMI, a family history of diabetes
Carey et al[2]1999.6-2008.2RetrospectiveGender, BMI, HCV, IFG, a family history of diabetes, alcohol, immunosuppression