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Table 4 Pool effects of clinicopathologic characteristics in lung cancer patients with abnormal SNHG expression

From: High SNHG expression may predict a poor lung cancer prognosis based on a meta-analysis

Clinicopathologic characteristics

No. of studies

No. of patients

Odds ratio (95% CI)

P

Heterogeneity

Fixed

Random

I2(%)

P-value

Age

28

1619

1.045 (0.879–1.242)

1.045 (0.879–1.243)

0.62

0

1

Gender

28

1584

0.970 (0.806–1.166)

0.970 (0.806–1.168)

0.744

0

1

TNM (III+IV vs. I+II)

28

1589

1.509 (1.267–1.799)

1.521 (1.220–1.897)

< 0.0001

30.3

0.064

SNHG expression

High SNHG expression

26

1484

1.650 (1.374–1.980)

1.654 (1.366–2.003)

< 0.0001

4.2

0.402

Low SNHG expression

2

105

0.424 (0.207–0.867)

0.426 (0.208–0.872)

0.019

0

0.684

NOS score

9

2

184

2.043 (1.215–3.435)

2.039 (1.212–3.432)

0.007

0

0.616

Less than 9

26

1405

1.451 (1.204–1.748)

1.472 (1.160–1.868)

< 0.0001

32.5

0.054

LNM (present vs. absent)

29

1662

1.540 (1.298–1.828)

1.551 (1.257–1.914)

< 0.0001

27.1

0.091

SNHG expression

High SNHG expression

27

1557

1.681 (1.406–2.008)

1.666 (1.389–1.997)

< 0.0001

0

0.514

Low SNHG expression

2

105

0.435 (0.216–0.876)

0.437 (0.216–0.882)

0.02

0

0.613

NOS score

9

3

247

1.857 (1.203–2.865)

1.848 (1.195–2.858)

0.005

0

0.574

Less than 9

26

1415

1.488 (1.235–1.792)

1.504 (1.187–1.905)

< 0.0001

31.4

0.065

Tumor size (big vs small)

23

1324

1.509 (1.245–1.829)

1.557 (1.217–1.992)

< 0.0001

31.7

0.074

SNHG expression

High SNHG expression

21

1219

1.645 (1.344–2.013)

1.664 (1.325–2.091)

< 0.0001

14.9

0.264

Low SNHG expression

2

105

0.584 (0.296–1.149)

0.587 (0.293–1.176)

0.119

2.5

0.311

NOS score

9

1

66

1.917 (0.820–4.478)

1.917 (0.820–4.478)

0.133

-

-

less than 9

22

1258

1.489 (1.222–1.814)

1.545 (1.194–2.001)

0.001

34.1

0.061

Histological grade

9

567

1.248 (0.938–1.661)

1.247 (0.936–1.660)

0.128

0

0.97

NOS score

9

2

184

1.380 (0.831–2.291)

1.378 (0.828–2.292)

0.213

0

0.43

Less than 9

7

383

1.191 (0.843–1.683)

1.190 (0.842–1.683)

0.321

0

0.962

DM (present vs. absent)

3

136

0.933 (0.463–1.882)

0.933 (0.462–1.885)

0.848

0

0.929

Invasion depth (T3+T4/T1+T2)

1

40

1.029 (0.297–3.566)

1.029 (0.297–3.566)

0.965

-

-

  1. TNM Tumor Node Metastasis, LNM Lymph node metastasis, DM Distant metastasis, CI Confidence interval, No. Number, NA Not applicable
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