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Table 1 Characteristics of studies included in the meta-analysis

From: Prognostic role of RDW in hematological malignancies: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Study

Year

Country

Cancer types

Sample size

Cut-off

Age

Follow-up (month)

Survival analysis

HR

NOS score

Zhou

2017

China

DLBCL

161

14.1

59 (18–80)

42 (6–120)

OS, PFS

Reported

7

Wang

2017

China

MM

196

18.05

65 (33–82)

33.5 (1–120)

OS

Reported

7

Meng

2017

China

MM

166

14

61.6

17.79 (0.63–62.83)

OS, PFS

Reported

4

Luo

2017

China

NK/T lymphoma

191

46.2a

44 (15–86)

30 (2–97)

OS, PFS

Reported

7

Perisa

2015

Croatia

DLBCL

81

15

64

NR

OS, EFS

Reported

5

Iriyama

2015

Japan

CML

90

15

NR

168

OS, EFS

Estimated

5

Lee

2014

Korea

MM

146

14.5

61 (32–83)

120

PFS

Reported

6

  1. NR not reported, NOS Newcastle–Ottawa Quality Assessment Scale
  2. aRDW was present as RDW-SD