Table 4.
Number of trials | Number of patients | Mortality risk | 95% Confidence interval | West/East | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Hermans et al. [1993] | 11 | 2096 | 0.88 (OR) | 0.72–1.08 | Both |
Earle and Maroun [1999] | 13 | 1990 | 0.80 (OR) | 0.66–0.97 | West |
Mari et al. [2000] | 20 | 3658 | 0.82 (RR) | 0.75–0.89 | Both |
Hu et al. [2002] | 14 | 4543 | 0.56 (OR) | 0.40–0.79 | Both |
Panzini et al. [2002] | 18 | 3118 | 0.72 (OR) | 0.62–0.84 | Both |
Janunger et al. [2002] | 21 | 3962 | 0.84 (OR) | 0.74–0.96 | Both |
Sun et al. [2009] | 12 | 3809 | 0.78 (OR) | 0.71–0.85 | Both |
OR: odds ratio, RR: relative risk.