From: Association between preoperative sarcopenia and prognosis of pancreatic cancer after curative-intent surgery: a updated systematic review and meta-analysis
No. studies
Samples
OR
95% CI
P value
I2
Measurement method
 SMI
3
380
1.29
0.82–2.03
0.27
0%
 PMI
1483
1.34
0.62–2.87
0.45
75%
Region of studies
 Asia
587
1.10
0.66–1.86
0.71
43%
 Non-Asia
1276
1.49
0.69–3.23
0.31
86%