Table 2.
Meta-analysis results for the association of overexpressed NKILA with clinicopathological parameters.
| Clinicopathological parameters | Studies (n) | Numbers of patients | OR (95% CI) | P value | Heterogeneity | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 2 | pH | Model | |||||
| Clinical stage (III/IV vs. I/II) | 6 | 652 | 0.313 (0.225, 0.434) | ≤0.001 | 0.00% | >0.05 | Fixed effects |
| Histological grade (poorly/others vs. well/moderately) | 5 | 658 | 0.661 (0.478, 0.914) | ≤0.05 | 17.30% | >0.05 | Fixed effects |
| Lymph node metastasis (+ vs. -) | 3 | 231 | 0.253 (0.144, 0.444) | ≤0.001 | 0.00% | >0.05 | Fixed effects |
| Tumor invasion depth (T3/T4 vs. T1/T2) | 5 | 664 | 0.326 (0.234, 0.454) | ≤0.001 | 0.00% | >0.05 | Fixed effects |