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Table 2 The pooled associations between LncRNA XIST expression and the prognosis of solid tumors

From: Prognostic role of long non-coding RNA XIST expression in patients with solid tumors: a meta-analysis

Outcome subgroup

Number of patients

Number of studies

Random-effect model

Heterogeneity

HR (95% CI)

p value

I2 (%)

p value

Overall survival

1209

15

1.54 (1.07, 2.23)

0.021

86.3

< 0.001

Tumor type

 Digestive system

630

7

1.67 (1.11, 2.51)

0.014

80.5

< 0.001

 Non-digestive system

579

8

1.39 (0.71, 2.74)

0.339

90.1

< 0.001

Patients’ number

 > 65

836

8

1.75 (1.24, 2.47)

0.001

78.2

< 0.001

 ≤ 65

373

7

1.26 (0.53, 3.01)

0.598

91.4

< 0.001

Analysis type

 Univariate analysis

781

10

1.21 (0.75, 1.95)

0.436

84.8

< 0.001

 Multivariate analysis

428

5

2.39 (1.28, 4.46)

0.006

89.2

< 0.001

HR obtained method

 Reported in text

534

6

2.50 (1.49, 4.18)

0.000

87.5

< 0.001

 Data extrapolated

675

9

1.07 (0.66, 1.76)

0.774

82.2

< 0.001

  1. HR, hazard ratio; 95% CI, 95% confidence interval; OS, overall survival