Table 3.

Risk factors and risk of bias for complete response and recurrence of CAH/ EC patients

Risk factor		Complete Response		P valuea	P (Egger’s test)	Recurrence		Recurrence rate	P valuea	P (Egger’s test)
		Yes	No			Yes	No
Age	≤30 years	72	22	0.3119	0.301	25	47	34.7%	0.5678	0.715
	>30 years	114	25			35	79	30.7%
BMI	Normal	198	50	0.0004	0.533	49	121	28.8%	0.0007	0.311
	Overweight	118	65			45	45	50.0%
PCOS	Yes	173	60	0.2259	0.526	21	15	58.3%	0.0006	0.282
	No	51	25			30	98	23.4%
Hormonal agents	MA	132	35	0.3265	0.531	26	66	28.3%	0.0639	0.152
	MPA	101	35			33	46	41.8%
Histology type	CAH	192	37	0.0000	0.443	34	137	19.9%	0.0344	0.133
	EC	145	77			36	81	30.8%

Note: ^aPearson chi-square test.

Abbreviation: PCOS, polycystic ovarian syndrome.