Table 2. HR values of the CSS, OS, RFS and MFS of the UTUC.
| Outcome | Studies (n) | Patients | HR | 95% CI | P value | Model | Heterogeneity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I2, P value | |||||||
| CSS | 12 | 3,063 | 1.69 | 1.23–2.33 | 0.001 | Random | 70%, 0.001 |
| OS | 6 | 1,873 | 1.62 | 1.35–1.94 | 0.000 | Fixed | 17%, 0.30 |
| RFS | 7 | 695 | 1.95 | 1.26–3.04 | 0.003 | Random | 54%, 0.04 |
| MFS | 4 | 820 | 1.55 | 1.04–2.33 | 0.03 | Fixed | 27%, 0.25 |
Notes.
Abbreviations
- CI
- confidence interval
- CSS
- cancer-specific survival
- Fixed
- fixed, inverse variance model
- HR
- hazard ratio
- I2
- I-squared
- MFS
- metastasis-free survival
- OS
- overall survival
- Random
- random, I–V heterogeneity model
- RFS
- recurrence-free survival