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. 2017 Aug 29;2017:1049602. doi: 10.1155/2017/1049602

Table 1.

Characteristic of relevant studies on BMI and OS of DSC patients included in the meta-analysis.

Study Country Study type Duration Cancer site Size Point of BMI BMI Referent BMI UV-HR 
(95% CI)
MV-HR 
(95% CI)
Covariates
Iyengar et al., 2014 USA Retrospective study 2000–2009 Tongue 155 Before operation ≥30 25.0–29.9 18.5–24.9 1.86 (0.95, 3.63) 1.01 (0.97, 1.03) 2.23 (0.96, 4.98) 0.97 (0.46, 1.84) Age, race, smoking, diabetes, T stage, tumor grade, invasion, lymph node metastasis, and postoperative radiation

Ottosson et al., 2014 Sweden Retrospective study 1998–2006  Oropharynx 203 Before radiotherapy >25 <20 20–25 3.31 (1.4, 7.83) 3.07 (1.74, 5.44) 3.78 (1.46, 9.75) 2.57 (1.43, 4.62) Age, sex, stage, RT schedule, and surgery

Vlooswijk et al., 2016 Netherlands Retrospective study 2008–2012 Oropharynx 276 Before radiotherapy ≥25 ≤25 1.01 (0.96, 1.04) NA NA

Albergotti et al., 2016 USA Retrospective study 2006–2014 Oropharynx 579 Before treatment ≥25 <25 0.49 (0.28, 0.87) 0.54 (0.3, 0.98) Age, sex, smoking, race, stage, and drinking

Trivers et al., 2005 USA Prospective study 1993–2000 Esophagus 1142 Before diagnosis ≥30 25–29.9 <25 0.84 (0.58, 1.19) 0.65 (0.5, 0.86) 0.78 (0.55, 1.12) 0.67 (0.51, 0.88) Sex, stage, and income

Morgan et al., 2007 Wales Prospective study 1995–2005 Esophagus 215 Before operation ≥25 ≤25 NA 1.1 (0.73, 1.66) Age, stage, and ASA grade

Healy et al., 2007 Ireland Retrospective study 1998–2005 Esophagus 150 Before operation ≥30 <30 1.16 (0.66, 2.02) NA NA

Skipworth et al., 2009 UK Prospective study 2001–2004 Esophagus 93 Before operation >25 <25 0.78 (0.38, 1.6) NA NA

Madani et al., 2010 Canada Prospective study 1991–2006 Esophagus 142 Before operation ≥30 <30 0.57 (0.38, 0.88) 0.57 (0.35, 0.93) Age, sex, resection, grade, stage, and lymph node metastasis

Grotenhuis et al., 2010 Netherlands Prospective study 1991–2007 Esophagus 556 Before operation ≥30 <18.5 0.58 (0.32, 1.04) NA NA

Hayashi et al., 2010 USA Retrospective study NA Esophagus 301 Before treatment ≥25 <25 0.64 (0.44, 0.93) 0.62 (0.44, 0.88) Age, weight loss, PVD, and stage

Melis et al., 2011 USA Prospective study 1994–2010 Esophagus 490 Before operation ≥30 20–24 0.69 (0.51, 0.92) NA NA

Yoon et al., 2011 USA Prospective study 1980–1997 Esophagus 778 Before operation ≥30 18.5–24.9 NA 1.01 (0.67, 2.23) Age, sex, stage, grade, and weight loss

Scarpa et al., 2013 Italy Retrospective study 2000–2008 Esophagus 278 Before diagnosis >30 <20 NA 0.61 (0.4, 0.93) Age, sex, stage, and weight loss

Blom et al., 2012 Netherlands Prospective study 1993–2010 Esophagus 736 Before operation ≥30 <25 0.92 (0.8, 1.15) NA NA

Miao et al., 2015 China Prospective study 2006–2012 Esophagus 1342 Before operation ≥25 18.5–24.9 <18.5 1.11 (0.89, 1.38)
1.48 (1.07, 2.04)
1.05 (0.84, 1.3) 1.16 (0.84, 1.6) Age, sex, drinking, smoking, hypertension, diabetes, tumor length, differentiation, grade, stage, weight loss, and adjuvant chemoradiation

Minami et al., 2015 Japan Prospective study 1997–2005 Stomach 1283 At diagnosis ≥25 18.5–23 23–25 NA 1.28 (0.93, 1.77) 1.5 (1.14, 1.98) Age, sex, stage, histology, occupation, smoking, drinking, and family history

Ejaz et al., 2014 USA Prospective study 2000–2012 Stomach 775 Before operation ≥30 25.0–29.9 <18.5 18.5–24.9 NA 1.13 (0.79, 1.61) 0.91 (0.66, 1.27) 1.5 (0.93, 2.41) Age, race, preoperative albumin, chemotherapy, comorbidities, tumor size, type, morphology, T stage, AJCC stage, grade, lymph-vascular invasion, perineural invasion, and signet ring cell

Lee et al., 2015 Korea Retrospective study 2000–2008 Stomach 1909 Before operation ≥25
<18.5
18.5–24.9 NA 0.64 (0.41, 1.02) 1.01 (0.72, 1.4) Age, sex, surgery, tumor stage, histology, and curative resection

Liu et al., 2016 China Prospective study 2004–2013 Stomach 320 Before operation 24–32.2 15.1–24 0.57 (0.37, 0.9) 0.31 (0.12, 0.8) Age, sex, albumin, total cholesterol, triglyceride, high- and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, cell differentiation, invasion
depth, lymph node metastasis, distant metastasis, and stage

Meyerhardt et al., 2008 USA Prospective study 1999–2001 Colorectum 1053 After operation ≥35 30–34.9 25–29.9 18.5–24.9 0.88 (0.58, 1.36)
0.93 (0.66, 1.31)
0.84 (0.61, 1.15)
0.87 (0.54, 1.42) 0.9 (0.61, 1.34) 0.72 (0.5, 1.03) Age, sex, bowel wall invasion, lymph node metastasis, bowel perforation, obstruction, baseline performance status, treatment,
weight loss, smoking, and activity level

Baade et al., 2011 Australia Prospective study 2003-2004 Colorectum 1825 Before diagnosis ≥30 25–29.9 <18.5 18.5–24.9 NA 0.78 (0.59, 1.03) 0.75 (0.61, 0.94) 2.29 (1.47, 3.59) Age, sex, physical activity, smoking status, marital status, education, insurance, tumor site, stage, treatment, and
comorbidities

Campbell et al., 2012 USA Prospective study 1992–2007 Colorectum 1957 Before diagnosis ≥30 25–29.9 <18.5 18.5–24.9 NA 0.93 (0.75, 1.17)
0.83 (0.7, 1)
1.3 (0.82, 2.06)
Age, sex, smoking, physical activity, red meat intake, SEER summary, and stage at diagnosis

Kuiper et al., 2012 USA Prospective study 1993–1998 Colorectum 587 Before diagnosis ≥30 25–29.9 18.5–24.9 NA 1.09 (0.65, 1.83)
0.77 (0.47, 1.27)
Age at diagnosis, education, time from diagnosis to measurement, tumor stage, race, education, drinking, smoking, hormone
replacement therapy, and prediagnostic physical activity

Li et al., 2009 USA Retrospective study 2004–2008 Pancreas 609 At diagnosis ≥30 25–29.9 18.5–24.9 NA 1.86 (1.35, 2.56)
1.26 (0.94, 1.69)
Sex, race, diabetes, stage, tumor resection status, CA19-9 level, margin, and node status

Tsai et al., 2010 USA Prospective study 1995–2005 Pancreas 795 Before operation ≥30 25–29.9 18.5–24.9 0.75 (0.58, 0.98) 0.73 (0.6, 0.88) 0.73 (0.56, 0.95) 0.74 (0.61, 0.89) Age, sex, race, tumor differentiation and size, surgical details, perineural invasion, margin and node status, and weight loss

McWilliams et al., 2010 USA Prospective study 2000–2009 Pancreas 1861 At diagnosis ≥30 25–29.9 <18.5 18.5–24.9 NA 1.25 (1.1, 1.41) 1.02 (0.89, 1.16) 1.42 (0.76, 2.68) Age, sex, and diabetes status

Olson et al., 2010 USA Retrospective study 2004–2008 Pancreas 314 At diagnosis or after treatment ≥30 25–29.9 18.5–24.9 1.17 (0.82, 1.68) 0.92 (0.89, 1.69) 1.38 (0.9, 2.11) 1.05 (0.7, 1.57) Age, gender, smoking, diabetes, family history, chemotherapy, tumor stage, and history of allergies

Dandona et al., 2011 USA Retrospective study 1995–2009 Pancreas 355 Before operation ≥30 25–29.9 18.5–24.9 0.85 (0.61, 1.2) 1.01 (0.76, 1.34) NA NA

Gong et al., 2012 USA Retrospective study 1995–1999 Pancreas 510 At diagnosis ≥30 25–29.9 18.5–24.9 1.27 (0.93, 1.72) 1.01 (0.83, 1.22) 1.28 (0.91, 1.81) 1.04 (0.83, 1.28) Age, sex, race, education level, smoking, and diabetes status

Gaujoux et al., 2012 USA Prospective study 2000–2005 Pancreas 328 Before operation ≥30 25–29.9 <18.5 18.5–24.9 1.1 (0.8, 1.52)
1.21 (0.92, 1.6)
1.29 (0.67, 2.48)
NA NA

Yuan et al., 2013 USA Prospective study 1988–2010 Pancreas 902 Before diagnosis ≥30 25–29.9 18.5–24.9 NA 1.27 (1.03, 1.52) 0.94 (0.82, 1.07) Age at diagnosis, sex, race, smoking, year, and stage at diagnosis

Pelucchi et al., 2014 Italy Prospective study 1982–2007 Pancreas 644 At diagnosis ≥30 25–29.9 18.5–24.9 NA 1.32 (0.98, 1.79) 1.14 (0.94, 1.39) Age and calendar period at diagnosis, study center, sex, and smoking

Kasenda et al., 2014 Switzerland Retrospective study 1994–2004 Pancreas 483 At diagnosis ≥30 25–29.9 <18.5 18.5–24.9 2.02 (1.42, 2.89) 1.53 (1.22, 1.91) 1.06 (0.75, 1.46) NA NA

UV = univariate, MV = multivariate, HR= hazard ratio, RT = radiotherapy, ASA = American Society of Anesthesiology, NA = not available, PVD = peripheral vascular disease, SEER = surveillance, epidemiology, and END results.