Table 4.
Characteristics of the studies included in the meta-analyses.
| References | No. Healthy controls | No. Cirrhotic NHE history patients | No. Cirrhotic OHE history patients | Type of study | Etiology |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ahluwalia et al. (2016) | 0 | 24 | 38 | PC | HV:23; Alcohol: 6; HV+Alcohol: 10; Others: 23 |
| Bajaj et al. (2011) | 0 | 44 | 15 | CS/P | HV: 41; Alcohol: 9; Others:9 |
| Bajaj et al. (2013) | 51 | 82 | 43 | L | HV: 68; Alcohol: 11; HV+Alcohol: 10; Others: 37 |
| Bajaj et al. (2017) | 45 | 12 | 33 | PC | HV: 21; Alcohol: 10; Others: 14 |
| Campagna et al. (2014) | 0 | 42 | 23 | PC | HV: 38; Alcohol: 13; HV+Alcohol: 9; Others: 5 |
| Chen et al. (2018) | 18 | 18 | 17 | T | HV: 24; Alcohol: 6; HV+Alcohol: 2; Others: 3 |
| Cheng et al. (2018) | 30 | 18 | 15 | PC | HV: 25; Others: 8 |
| Garcia-Martinez et al. (2011) | 0 | 24 | 28 | PC | HV: 25; Alcohol: 16; HV+Alcohol: 8; Others: 3 |
| Hopp et al. (2019) | 55 | 30 | 26 | P sc | HV: 13; Alcohol: 6; Others: 37 |
| Moscucci et al. (2011) | 0 | 57 | 18 | T | HV: 51; Alcohol: 18; Others: 6 |
| Nardelli et al. (2017) | 0 | 138 | 36 | P mc | Not mentioned |
| Riggio et al. (2011) | 0 | 79 | 27 | CS | Not mentioned |
| Sotil et al. (2009) | 20 | 25 | 14 | RC | HV: 13; Alcohol: 11; Others: 15 |
| Umapathy et al. (2014) | 0 | 52 | 50 | P/L | Alcohol: 67; Others: 35 |
| Zarantonello et al. (2019) | 0 | 90 | 124 | CS | HV: 73; Alcohol: 64; Others: 77 |
CS, Cross-Sectional; HV, Hepatitis Virus (B and/or C); L, Longitudinal; Prospective cohort; P, Prospective; sc, single-center; RC, Retrospective Cohort; T: transversal study.