Table 4 Results of meta-regression analyses exploring causes of heterogeneity with overall survival in gastrointestinal tumor
From: Prognostic value of YKL-40 in solid tumors: a meta-analysis of 41 cohort studies
Covariates | OS Univariate analysis |
|---|---|
P | |
Ethnicity | 0.0407 |
Publication year | 0.5750 |
YKL-40 cutoff value | 0.0908 |
Sample size | 0.6562 |
Proportion of advanced stage | 0.4457 |
Specimen type | 0.4700 |
Treatment method | 0.6596 |