Table 1.
Study characteristics for the included studies.
| Author (year, country) |
Samples | Median age (range) | M/F | Adequacy of evaluating MUC1 expression | Study period | Median follow-up (months) | NOS score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Akyürek et al. [13] (2002, Germany) |
143 | NS | 94/49 | Yes | NS | 30 (2–80) | 9 |
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| Barresi et al. [14] (2006, Italy) |
40 | 69.4 (54–77) | 23/17 | Yes | NS | NS | 9 |
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| Ilhan et al. [9] (2010, Turkey) |
257 | NS | 201/56 | Yes | 2000–2007 | NS | 8 |
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| Kocer et al. [12] (2004, Turkey) |
44 | 59.7 (27–77) | 31/13 | Yes | 1996–2001 | 25 (1–79) | 7 |
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| Lee et al. [11] (2001, Korea) |
59 | NS | 56/17 | Yes | 1995-1995 | 42 (1–60) | 9 |
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| Ohno et al. [15] (2006, Japan) |
202 | 63 | 142/60 | Yes | 1993–2000 | NS | 9 |
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| Reis et al. [16] (1998, UK) |
180 | NS | 105/75 | Yes | NS | NS | 8 |
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| Wang et al. [17] (2003, China) |
76 | 65 (32–84) | 52/24 | Yes | 1996–1998 | 30 (1–58) | 7 |
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| Wang and Fang [18] (2003, China) |
46 | 54.6 (30–70) | 34/12 | Yes | NS | NS | 8 |
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| Zhang et al. [10] (2004, China) |
94 | 52.1 (25–75) | 64/30 | Yes | 1989–2000 | NS | 8 |
NA: not available, M/F: male/female, and NOS: Newcastle-Ottawa Scale.