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Table 2 Association between high tGP73 expression and clinicopathological features

From: A meta-analysis of the prognostic impact of tissue golgi protein 73 (tGP73) in hepatocellular carcinoma

Parameter

N of

studies

N of

patients

Effect

model

OR (95% CI)

P value

Heterogeneity test

I2 (%)

P value

HBV (+/-)

5

451

Random

1.31(0.55,3.14)

0.540

58

0.050

AFP value (>400/≤400)

6

648

Random

0.88(0.60,1.28)

0.510

64

0.020

Edmondson grade (III-IV/I-II)

3

448

Random

3.03(2.01,4.57)

0.000

89

0.000

Vascular invasion (+/-)

4

491

Fixed

1.72(1.12,2.64)

0.010

0

0.400

TNM Stage (III–IV/I–II)

2

163

Fixed

5.89(2.31,14.99)

0.000

0

0.770

Liver cirrhosis

3

453

Fixed

1.03(0.68, 1.55)

0.900

6

0.350

Tumour number (multiple/single)

4

399

Fixed

2.44(1.37, 3.68)

0.001

44

0.150

Tumour size (≥ 3 cm/< 3 cm)

3

311

Fixed

0.92(0.55, 1.53)

0.750

0

0.690

Recurrence status

3

311

Random

1.92(1.10, 3.38)

0.020

62

0.070

  1. CI – confidence interval, tGP73 – tissue Golgi protein 73, HBV – hepatitis B virus, N – number, OR – odds ratio