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Table 2 Characteristics of studies reporting overall survival for endometrial cancer patients with diabetes compared to without

From: Survival outcomes in endometrial cancer patients according to diabetes: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Author,

year and

location

Study Design

Study cohort source/ database

Endometrial cancer study population

Recruitment period

Study size

Diabetes ascertainment

No. of overall deaths

Risk estimate reported

Outcome ascertainment

Follow-up (mean/ median)

NOS score

AlHilli[42]

2016

U.S

Single institution-based

Mayo Clinic

Stage I-IV

1999–2008

516 a

NR

NR

HR

Medical records, tumor registry and death certificates

4.3 years for DM, 5.2 years for non-DM (median)

7

Bjornsdottir [56]

2020

Sweden

Population-based

Swedish Cancer Registry

NR

1998–2012

NR

The Swedish National Diabetes Register

NR

HR

The Total Population Register and Swedish Cause of Death Registry

6.6 years (median)

7

Chen[62]

2016

Taiwan

Single institution-based

Chang Gung Memorial hospital

Stage I-IV

2000–2010

1450 b

Hospital admissions

89

HR

NR

NR

5

Donkers [57]

2021

U.K

Single institution-based

Royal Cornwall Hospital Trust

Truro, Cornwall

High grade EC stages I-IV

2006–2017

176

Medical records

96

HR

Medical records

NR

8

Folsom[18]

2004

U.S

Population-based

Iowa women’s health study and SEER cancer registry

Stages I-IV

1986–2000

415

Self-reported

93

RR

Registry, questionnaires and NDI

6.4 years (median)

6

Gottwald[60]

2011

Poland

Single institution-based

N. Copernicus Memorial Provincial Specialist Hospital

Endometrioid EC stages I-III

2000–2007

260

NR

49

HR

Medical records

NR

3

Hein[45]

2020

Germany

Single institution-based

University of Erlangen

Stages I-IV

1987–2010

287

Patient files or questionnaire

113

HR

Clinical cancer registry

NR

5

Ko[35]

2014

U.S

Multi-institution-based

University of North Carolina hospital and Duke Cancer Institute

Stages I-IV

2005- 2010

1411

Medical records

NR

HR

NR

NR

4

Kolehmainen [59]

2020

Finland

Single institution-based

Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Helsinki University Hospital

Stages I-IV

2007–2012

515

Self-reported

160

HR

Medical records and death certificates

6.75 years (median)

4

Kusne [55]

2020

U.S

Single institution-based

Mayo Clinic Hospital

Stages I-IV

2006–2016

96 a

Medical records

6

HR

Medical records

3.9 years (median)

5

Larouzée[29]

2019

France

Population-based

Echantillon Généraliste de Bénéficiaires (EGB)

Stage NR

2005–2014

405

EGB database

155

OR

EGB database

NR

6

Lees [53]

2021

U.S

Population-based

Wisconsin Cancer Registry

Stages I-IV

2006–2016

745

Structured interview

450

HR

National death index

19.9 years (median)

8

Lemánska[61]

2015

Poland

Single institution-based

Poznan University of Medical Sciences

Stages I-III

2002–2010

107

Medical database

NR

HR

Greater Poland cancer registry

NR

5

Liang[46]

2016

U.S

Single institution -based

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Centre

High grade stage IA

1995- 2012

85

NR

6

HR

Medical records

3.9 years (median)

5

Lindemann[17]

2015

Norway

Population-based

Health surveys of North Trondelag (HUNT)

Stages I-IV

NR

337

Self-reported

166

HR

Cancer registry

6.7 years (median)

5

Linder[43]

2006

Poland

Single institution -based

Maria Sklodowska-Curie Memorial Cancer Centre

Stage I-III

1992- 1998

880

NR

NR

HR

NR

8.8 years (median)

6

Nagle[16]

2018

Australia

Population-based

Australian National EC Study

Stages I-IV

2005–2007

1359

Self-reported

179

HR

Medical records and NDI

7.1 years (median)

6

Nicholas[52]

2014

U.S

Single institution -based

Tertiary care centre

Stages I-IV

1992–2008

490

Medical records and self-report

NR

HR

Physician records, hospital cancer registry and obituary surveillance

4.5 years (median)

5

Olson[21]

2012

U.S

Population-based

SEER-Medicare database

Stages I-IV

2000- 2005

12,568

Medicare claims

5,123

HR

SEER registries

3.5 years (median)

6

Ruterbusch[19]

2014

U.S

Single institution-based

Henry Ford

Health System (HFHS) tumor registry

Stages I-IV

1990–2005

627

HFHS, medical records and the MDCSS

320

HR

HFHS, medical records and the MDCSS

NR

6

Steiner[63]

2007

Germany and Japan

Multi-institution-based

University hospital and the University of Hokkaido

Stages I-IV

1985–2003

297

Hospital records

75

HR

NR

3.7 years (mean)

4

Stevens[32]

2012

U.S

Multi-institution-based

Medical centres at the State University of New York and Tumor registry

Endometrioid EC stages I-IV

2000–2010

82

Medical records and tumor registry

25

HR

Tumor registry, medical records

and the SSI

NR

5

Strele[36]

2018

Latvia

Population-based cohort

Centre for Disease Prevention and Control of Latvia (cancer registry)

Stages I-IV

2009–2013

1,685

Diabetes register

470

HR

Causes of Death database

2.5 years for DM and 2.7 years for non-DM (median)

6

Zanders[58]

2013

Netherlands

Population-based

Eindhoven cancer registry

Endometrioid EC stages I-III

2000- 2008

1644

Medical records

310

HR

Municipal personal records

NR

8

  1. aRestricted to matched/propensity score matched EC patients
  2. bIncluded all uterine cancer patients
  3. EC Endometrial cancer, NOS Newcastle Ottawa Scale, DM Diabetes Mellitus, NDI National Death Index, SEER Surveillance, Epidemiology and End results program. MDCSS Metropolitan Detroit Cancer Surveillance System, SSI Social Security Index, NR Not reported, U.S. United States, HR Hazard Ratio, OR Odds Ratio, RR Relative Risk