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. 2016 Sep 12;11(9):e0162630. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0162630

Table 3. Results of subgroup analysis according to treatment line, treatment regimens for Meta-Analysis.

Stratified analysis No. of studies Cases (AI /Control) Heterogeneity Pooled HR (95% CI) Text for overall effect
I2 (%) P value Z P value
Treatment cycles Less than 10 cycles 3 184/187 0.0 0.98 0.70 (0.50–0.98) 2.07 0.04
More than 10 cycles 1 50/51 - - 0.23 (0.09–0.57) 3.20 0.001
Treatment regiment Combining with chemotherapy 3 178/181 59 0.08 0.57 (0.39–0.58) 2.73 0.006
Comparing with or without chemotherapy 1 56/57 - - 0.68 (0.41–1.14) 1.46 0.14