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Table 1 Characteristics of included studies for the meta-analyses

From: Log odds of positive lymph nodes as a novel prognostic predictor for colorectal cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis

reference

year

single-center/multicenter

clinical study design

country

patient year

patient number

age (years)

population

follow-up (mouth)

follow-up

Cutoff

Groups in the study

NOS score

number

male/female

LODDS0

LODDS1

LODDS2

Arslan NC [23]

2014

single-center

prospective

Turkey

2005-2011

440

253/167

median 66 (18–96)

underwent curative resection of the colon for primary colon carcinoma

median 30.6 (0– 88)

OS

LODDS0: ≤ − 1.36

LODDS1: − 1.36 to − 0.53

LODDS2: > − 0.53

182

146

99

8

Baqar AR [35]

2020

single-center

retrospective

Australia

2011-2016

856

402/454

median 73 (22–100)

consecutive patients treated for colon adenocarcinoma

median 27.1 (0.1–71)

OS

LODDS0: ≤ − 1.36

LODDS1: − 1.36 to − 0.53

LODDS2: > − 0.53

569

217

75

8

Fang HY [36]

2017

single-center

retrospective

China

2007-2010

192

113/79

median 59 (23-90)

CRC patients who underwent curative (R0) resection

median 65 (4-106)

OS

LODDS0: ≤ − 0.82

LODDS1: − 0.82 to − 0.57

LODDS2: > − 0.57

120

17

55

8

Fortea-Sanchis C [11]

2018

multicenter

retrospective

Spain

2004-2007

548

296/252

median 72 (63–80)

diagnosed with colon cancer, undergoing surgery with curative intent, and had a complete anatomopathological report

median 51 (30–64)

OS, DFS

LODDS0: ≤ − 2

LODDS1: − 2 to 1

LODDS2: >  1

349

187

12

8

Lee CW [37]

2016

single-center

Retrospective

American

1995-2013

164

97/67

median 55 (25–95)

stage III rectal cancer patients who underwent curative resection

NR

OS

LODDS0: ≤ − 1.2788

LODDS1: − 1.2788 to − 0.7105

LODDS2: > − 0.7105

73

43

48

8

Persiani R [24]

2012

single-center

Retrospective

Italy

2004-2008

236

98/138

NC

colon cancer patients who had undergone surgical resection

median 26 (2–76)

OS

LODDS0: ≤ − 1.36

LODDS1: − 1.36 to − 0.53

LODDS2: > − 0.53

93

79

42

6

Occhionorelli S [10]

2018

single-center

Retrospective

Italy

2003-2013

202

98/104

median 76

underwent urgent colonic resection for complicated colon cancer

mean 64 (1–154)

OS, DFS

LODDS0: ≤ − 1.36

LODDS1: − 1.36 to − 0.53

LODDS2: > − 0.53

89

80

33

8

Ogawa T [38]

2015

single-center

Retrospective

Japan

1998-2011

117

54/63

Mean ± SD 61 ± 11

Stage IV CRC patients who underwent curative resection

median 51 (4–185)

OS, DFS

LODDS0: ≤ −1.133

LODDS1: − 1.133 to −0.649

LODDS2: > − 0.649

39

39

39

8

Scarinci A [14]

2018

single-center

Retrospective

Italy

2010-2015

323

172/151

Mean ± SD 72 ± 11.2

patients with primary colon or rectal adenocarcinoma that underwent curative resection

median 38 (6–67)

OS

LODDS0: ≤ −1.36

LODDS1: − 1.36 to −0.53

LODDS2: > − 0.53

165

85

73

8

Xu T [References]

2021

single-center

Retrospective

China

2004-2015

445

294/151

median 55 (23–81)

patients with locally advanced rectal cancer who received Neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy and underwent radical surgery

median 46.7 (12.2– 148.7)

DFS

LODDS0: ≤ −1.1

LODDS1: − 1.1 to −0.6

LODDS2: > − 0.6

291

102

52

8

  1. Abbreviations: CRC Colorectal cancer, HR Hazard ratio, OS Overall survival, DFS Disease-free survival, LODDS Log odds of positive lymph nodes