Meta-Analysis
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World J Gastrointest Endosc. Nov 16, 2018; 10(11): 354-366
Published online Nov 16, 2018. doi: 10.4253/wjge.v10.i11.354
Table 1 Description of 15 studies used in the final analysis
Ref.Yr of publicationCountryStudy typeCohort/ Case-controlYrNo. of patients
Navaneethan et al[5]2017United StatesRetrospectiveCase-control20103228
Jagtap et al[20]2017IndiaRetrospectiveCohort2014-2016134
Adler et al[16]2016United StatesRetrospectiveCohort2003-2014328
Inamdar et al[13]2016United StatesRetrospectiveCase-control20091930
Gill et al[14]2016PakistanRetrospectiveCase-control2008-2014100
Churrango et al[24]2016United StatesRetrospectiveCohort2008-2015194
Leal et al[19]2015SpainRetrospectiveCase-control2002-2014158
Zhang et al[2]2015ChinaRetrospectiveCohort2000-201477
Li et al[17]2014ChinaRetrospectiveCohort2000-200846
Ma et al[22]2013ChinaRetrospectiveCohort2002-201341
Artifon et al[21]2011BrazilProspectiveCase-controlNot specified105
Park et al[18]2004South KoreaProspective/RetrospectiveCase-control1998-200341
Prat et al[25]1996FranceRetrospectiveCohort1988-199352
Freeman et al[23]1995United StatesProspectiveCase-controlNot specified64
Sugiyama et al[15]1993JapanProspectiveCohortNot specified7