Meta Analysis
Copyright ©2012 Baishideng Publishing Group Co.
World J Gastroenterol. Dec 7, 2012; 18(45): 6657-6668
Published online Dec 7, 2012. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i45.6657
Table 1 Characteristics of studies included in the meta-analysis
StudyYearCountryGroupnMale/femaleAge (yr) (mean ± SD)MatchingbStudy quality
Shimada et al[27]2001JapanLLR1715/262 ± 91,3,4*****
OLR3824/1463 ± 79
Laurent et al[28]2003FranceLLR1310/362.6 ± 9.51,3,4,5******
OLR1410/465.9 ± 5.5
Kaneko et al[29]2005JapanLLR3018/1259 ± 81,2,3,4,5*****
OLR2818/1061 ± 10
Belli et al[30]2007ItalyLLR2313/1059.5 ± 6.841,2,3,4,5*******
OLR2314/962.4 ± 7.7
Endo et al[31]2009JapanLLR108/272 ± 43,4****
OLR118/364 ± 2
Lai et al[32]2009ChinaLLR2518/759 (35-79)a1,3,4******
OLR3321/1259 (38-77)a
Sarpel et al[11]2009United StatesLLR2015/563.8 ± 10.31,3,4*******
OLR5645/1158.3 ± 11.0
Aldrighetti et al[33]2010ItalyLLR1611/565 ± 101,2,3,4,5********
OLR1612/471 ± 6
Tranchart et al[10]2010FranceLLR4215/2763.7 ± 13.11,2,3,4,5******
OLR4214/2865.7 ± 7.1
Nguyen et al[34]2011United StatesLLR1712/5681,3,4,5*****
OLR2012/865
Hu et al[16]2011ChinaLLR3020/1046 ± 121,3,4****
OLR3019/1148 ± 15
Ker et al[19]2011ChinaLLR 1192/2458.31 ± 12.71,2****
OLR 208156/5257.9 ± 11.2
Kim et al[20]2011South KoreaLLR2618/857.84 ± 9.661,2,3,4,5******
OLR2920/957.08 ± 9.78
Lee et al[17]2011ChinaLLR3324/959 (36-85)a1,2,4*******
OLR5040/1058.5 (32-81)a
Truant et al[18]2011FranceLLR3631/560.6 ± 10.21,2,3,4*******
OLR5347/663.3 ± 7.6