Subgroups | No. of studies | No. of patients | Effects model | HR (95%CI) | p | Heterogeneity | |
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I2 (%) | Ph | ||||||
Total | 3 | 958 | Random | 1.20 (0.75–1.91) | 0.442 | 81.7 | 0.004 |
Country | |||||||
 China | 2 | 550 | Random | 1.00 (0.65–1.55) | 0.997 | 78.2 | 0.032 |
 Others | 1 | 408 | - | 1.89 (1.14–3.11) | 0.013 | - | - |
Histological type | |||||||
 Glioma | 1 | 318 | - | 0.81 (0.64–1.03) | 0.089 | - | - |
 GBM | 2 | 640 | Fixed | 1.43 (1.09–1.88) | 0.011 | 40.9 | 0.194 |
Treatment | |||||||
 Surgery | 1 | 408 | - | 1.89 (1.14–3.11) | 0.013 | - | - |
 Mixed | 2 | 550 | Random | 1.00 (0.65–1.55) | 0.997 | 78.2 | 0.032 |
Cut-off value | |||||||
  ≤ 3.7 | 2 | 640 | Fixed | 1.43 (1.09–1.88) | 0.011 | 40.9 | 0.194 |
  > 3.7 | 1 | 318 | - | 0.81 (0.64–1.03) | 0.089 | - | - |
Cut-off determination | |||||||
 X-tile | 1 | 408 | - | 1.89 (1.14–3.11) | 0.013 | - | - |
 ROC curve | 2 | 550 | Random | 1.00 (0.65–1.55) | 0.997 | 78.2 | 0.032 |