Meta-Analysis
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World J Gastroenterol. May 21, 2018; 24(19): 2120-2129
Published online May 21, 2018. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v24.i19.2120
Table 2 Main characteristics of included studies in meta-analysis
Order numberAuthorYear of publicationCountryResearch typePatients numberMaleFemalePathological typesRDW, cut-off value, %CSS/OS/PFS/DFSHR, ULCI, UUCI, UP-value, UHR, MLCI, MUCI, MP-value, MNOS score
1Chen et al2015ChinaRetrospective27724037ESCC14.5CSS1.7191.2682.331< 0.0011.3961.0221.9080.0366
2Wan et al2016ChinaRetrospective17915029ESCC (133), EAC (46)15OS3.0871.855.152< 0.0011.8951.0233.5080.0427
2Wan et al2016ChinaRetrospective17915029ESCC (133), EAC (46)15DFS3.2081.9225.353< 0.0011.9071.023.5650.0437
3Hirahara et al2016JapanRetrospective14412915ESCC15.3CSS2.3321.3044.190.0051.6840.9293.0710.036
4Sun et al2016ChinaRetrospective36226894ESCC13.6OS1.3810.9462.0160.0945
5Zhang et al2016ChinaRetrospective46837692ESCC12.2OS1.5051.0682.1220.021.3560.9481.940.0957
5Zhang et al2016ChinaRetrospective46837692ESCC12.2DFS1.4741.0462.0770.0271.3490.9431.9290.1017
6Hu et al2017ChinaProspective23961822574ESCC12.90 (men)OS0.850.760.940.0020.840.750.930.0018
6Hu et al2017ChinaProspective23961822574ESCC12.70 (women)OS1.020.891.180.731.010.881.170.9968
6Hu et al2017ChinaProspective23961822574ESCCOS0.920.751.080.0518