Table2 Main results of subgroup analyses
Categories | Subgroups | n | HR | (95% CI) | Heterogeneity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
All | Â | 46 | Â | Â | 80.5% |
Ethnicity | China | 45 | 0.25 | (0.20, 0.31) | 80.2% |
Another country | 1 | 1.21 | (0.57, 1.85) | – | |
Expression level | Up-regulation | 35 | 0.32 | (0.27, 0.38) | 73.6% |
Down-regulation | 11 | − 0.54 | (− 0.74, − 0.34) | 71.9% | |
Molecular mechanisms | Metastasis | 20 | 0.20 | (0.14, 0.26) | 80.7% |
Proliferation | 31 | 0.23 | (0.17, 0.29) | 84.3%, | |
Migration | 5 | 0.73 | (0.50, 0.96) | 74.0% | |
Invasion | 20 | 0.21 | (0.09, 0.33) | 84.2% | |
Tumorigenesis | 10 | 0.08 | (− 0.06, 0.22) | 79.8% | |
Apoptosis | 11 | 0.27 | (0.13, 0.41) | 84.1% |