Metastatic potential and prognostic significance of SOX2: A meta-analysis

Table 2 Pooled effect of the relationship between SOX2 expression (high vs low) and the clinicopathological parameters of cancer patients in the included studies

Variable	Studies	Model (I2 %)	OR (95%CI)	P-value
Age	17	F (0)	1.07 (0.90-1.28)	0.43
Sex	16	F (0)	1.13 (0.90-1.41)	0.29
Clinical stage	18	R (79)	1.51 (0.97-2.37)	0.07
Tumor size	9	F (27)	1.06 (0.84-1.33)	0.64
Tumor differentiation	14	R (54)	1.19 (0.80-1.75)	0.39

CI: Confidence interval; F: Fixed effects model; OR: Odds ratio; R: Random effects model.