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. 2023 Feb 28;23:39. doi: 10.1186/s12935-023-02876-z

Table 4.

Results for subgroup assessment of the relationship between NLR and multivariate DFS in CRLM patients

Subgroup Number of studies Heterogeneity test results Effect model Meta-analysis results
I2 (%) P HR (95% CI) P
N < 100 3 0 0.70 Fixed-effects model 2.64 (0.76,1.31) P < 0.01
N ≥ 100 2 0 0.83 Fixed-effects model 1.18 (0.87,1.60) P = 0.3
NLR cut-off value = 5 2 5 2 Fixed-effects model 3.20 (1.74,5.86) P < 0.01
NLR cut-off value < 5 3 5 3 Fixed-effects model 1.35 (1.03,1.77) P = 0.03