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Table 1 Characteristics of studies included in the meta-analysis

From: Could aspirin be a lifesaver for prostate cancer patients in prostate cancer-specific mortality?: an update systematic review and meta-analysis

Study

Country

Year

PC case

Died from PC or develop lethal PC

Type of study

Drugs studied

Treatment

HR, 95% CI

Veitonm€aki

Finland

2015

6537

617

cohort

aspirin/NSAID

RP, RT, ADT or observe NSAID

1.067(0.774–1.471)

Downer

USA

2017

3277

492

cohort

aspirin

RP, RT

0.645(0.488–0.852)

Flahavan

Ireland

2014

2936

276

cohort

aspirin

RP, RT, ADT

0.88(0.67–1.15)

Jacobs

USA

2014

8427

441

cohort

aspirin

RP, RT, ADT

0.946(0.788–1.135)

Zhou

USA

2017

26,890

975

cohort

aspirin/NSAID

RP, RT, ADT

0.976(0.874–1.09)

Assayag

Canada

2015

11,779

1793

cohort

aspirin

RP, RT, ADT

1.46(1.29–1.65)

Hurwitz

USA

2018

817

90

cohort

aspirin/NSAID

NR

0.59(0.36–0.96)

Choe

USA

2012

5955

193

cohort

aspirin

RP, RT

0.43(0.21–0.87)

Rothwell

UK

2011

Nr

Nr

cohort

aspirin

NR

0.52(0.2–1.34)

Stock

Canada

2008

1619

453

cohort

NSAID

RP, RT

1.03(0.79–1.34)

  1. PC prostate cancer, HR hazard ratio, CI confidence interval, NR not report, RP radical prostatectomy, RT radiotherapy, ADT antiandrogen therapy, NSAID nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug