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Table 4 Meta-analysis for risk factors of mortality in HBV-ACLF

From: Risk factors for the mortality of hepatitis B virus-associated acute-on-chronic liver failure: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Risk factors

Combination studies

Heterogeneity of study design

Analysis model

Results of meta-analysis

Begg’s test

Egger’s test

P

I2

OR (95%CI)

P

INR

11

 < 0.001

71.5%

Random

1.923 (1.664, 2.221)

 < 0.001

1.000

0.628

Monocytes

3

0.692

0.0%

Fixed

1.201 (1.113, 1.296)

 < 0.001

1.000

0.449

Cirrhosis

5

0.230

27.3%

Fixed

1.432 (1.210, 1.696)

 < 0.001

0.707

0.882

HE

11

 < 0.001

79.2%

Random

2.553 (1.968, 3.312)

 < 0.001

1.000

0.801

HE grade

3

0.177

39.1%

Fixed

2.059 (1.561, 2.717)

 < 0.001

1.000

0.817

SBP

6

 < 0.001

79.2%

Random

1.383 (1.080, 1.769)

0.010

1.000

0.115

Hyponatremia

2

0.814

0.0%

Fixed

1.941 (1.614, 2.334)

 < 0.001

1.000

0.521

HRS

5

 < 0.001

87.7%

Random

2.610 (1.669, 4.080)

 < 0.001

0.548

0.079