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World J Gastroenterol. Feb 28, 2021; 27(8): 737-750
Published online Feb 28, 2021. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v27.i8.737
Published online Feb 28, 2021. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v27.i8.737
Factors | Studies | Patients | Heterogeneity I2 (P value) | Pooled OR (95%CI) | P value |
Age (continuous) (yr) | 6 | 1571 | 22% (0.27) | -0.81 (-1.75-0.14) | 0.10 |
Sex (male/female) | 12 | 2913 | 0% (0.78) | 1.16 (0.91-1.48) | 0.23 |
Tumor size (> 2/≤ 2) (cm) | 6 | 1482 | 0% (0.74) | 1.93 (1.49-2.50) | < 0.001a |
Tumor location (L/U-M) | 10 | 2291 | 0% (0.57) | 1.46 (1.17-1.82) | < 0.001a |
T1 substage (T1b/T1a) | 15 | 3558 | 0% (0.87) | 6.28 (4.93-8.00) | < 0.001a |
Differentiation (G3/G1-2) | 11 | 1966 | 0% (0.49) | 2.11 (1.64-2.72) | < 0.001a |
LVI (present/absent) | 11 | 2226 | 40% (0.08) | 5.86 (4.60-7.48) | < 0.001a |
Macroscopic type (nonflat/flat) | 6 | 1213 | 35% (0.17) | 3.17 (2.33-4.31) | < 0.001a |
INF (present/absent) | 3 | 591 | 0% (0.66) | 1.82 (0.89-3.73) | 0.10 |
- Citation: Jiang KY, Huang H, Chen WY, Yan HJ, Wei ZT, Wang XW, Li HX, Zheng XY, Tian D. Risk factors for lymph node metastasis in T1 esophageal squamous cell carcinoma: A systematic review and meta-analysis. World J Gastroenterol 2021; 27(8): 737-750
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v27/i8/737.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v27.i8.737