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. 2016 Dec 19;11(12):e0168201. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0168201

Table 1. Characteristics of the included studies.

Study Country Number of patients Mean age (years) M/F Endoscopy type Endoscopy mode Magnification factor Observed site Diagnostic classification
Yagi K et al. 2002 [14] Japan 94 Olympus, GIF-Q240Z WLE ×80 Antrum wDRP, iDRP
Yagi K et al. 2002 [15] Japan 297 47 145/152 Olympus, GIF-Q240Z WLE ×80 Corpus Z0-3
Nakagawa S et al. 2003 [16] Japan 92 55.6 56/36 Olympus, GIF-Q240Z WLE ×80 Antrum/Corpus R.I.O
Yang JM et al. 2003 [17] China 140 50.6 68/72 Olympus, GIF-Q240Z WLE ×80 Corpus R.I.D
Egi Y et al. 2006 [18] Japan 44 Fujinon, EG-450ZW5 indigo carmine ×100 Cardia Fundic and nonfundic type
Anagnostopoulos GK et al. 2007 [19] UK 95 58.6 52/43 Olympus, GIF-Q240Z WLE ×115 Corpus Type1-3
Bansal A et al. 2008 [20] USA 47 65 46/1 Olympus, GIF 240Z NBI ×115 Antrum and corpus irregular pattern with decreased density of vessels
Gonen C et al. 2009 [21] Turkey 129 48.6 32/97 Fujinon, EG-490ZW5 WLE/indigo carmine ×100 Corpus/Antrum Z0-3/CZ0-2/wDRP, iDRP/CZA0-2
Tahara T et al. 2009 [22] Japan 106 58.7 64/42 Olympus, GIF-H260Z NBI ×85 Corpus Normal+Type1-3
Qi QQ et al. 2013 [23] China 84 49.3 47/37 Pentax, EG-2990Zi WLE/i-scan ×100 Corpus Type1-3
Kawamura M et al. 2013 [24] Japan 175 63.9 116/59 Olympus, Model Q240Z or H260Z WLE Corpus COs
Liu H et al. 2014 [25] China 90 57.5 49/41 Olympus, Model GIF H260Z NBI ×70 Antrum Type A-E

All included studies are prospective trials. WLE, white light endoscopy; NBI, narrow band imaging. The details of different diagnostic classifications is listed in S1 Text.