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Table 3 Results of meta-regression on RFS and OS

From: Meta-analysis shows that circulating tumor cells including circulating microRNAs are useful to predict the survival of patients with gastric cancer

Variables

RFS

OS

 

Slope

SEa

P value

Slope

SEa

P value

Year

0.1650

0.0854

0.053

0.0377

0.0340

0.267

Country

−0.0101

0.5767

0.986

0.2241

0.1113

0.004

Method

−0.4894

0.5604

0.382

−0.0180

0.2176

0.934

Marker type

−0.2650

0.3991

0.507

0.1061

0.1386

0.444

Time point

0.9260

0.3442

0.007

0.2733

0.1115

0.014

Patient no.

0.0045

0.0061

0.465

−0.0011

0.0031

0.726

Detection rate

−0.0206

0.0155

0.185

−0.0102

0.0020

0.010

  1. aStandard error of the slope.
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BMC Cancer

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