Table 1 Baseline characteristics of the enrolled studies
From: Elevated matrix metalloproteinase-7 expression promotes metastasis in human lung carcinoma
First author | Year | Country | Tumor | Sex (M/F) | Age (years) | Sample | Method | NOS score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Wang JX [39] | 2012 | China | 56 | 41/15 | 58 (34 to 75) | Tissue | SP | 6 |
Yamamoto T [27] | 2012 | Japan | 78 | 54/24 | 64.7 ± 10.8 | Tissue | SP | 7 |
Bao WH [33] | 2011 | China | 60 | 42/18 | 60 (36 to 73) | Tissue | SP | 6 |
Ban YY [32] | 2011 | China | 80 | 52/28 | 60 935 to 82) | Tissue | SP | 7 |
Zhang Y [41] | 2009 | China | 70 | 44/26 | 65 (48 to 79) | Tissue | SP | 7 |
Song BH [38] | 2009 | China | 66 | 52/14 | 59 | Tissue | SP | 6 |
Li JF [35] | 2009 | China | 30 | 19/11 | 56 (40 to 82) | Tissue | SP | 6 |
Xing YH [40] | 2008 | China | 58 | 44/14 | 58 (36 to 78) | Tissue | Non-SP | 6 |
Liu H [24] | 2008 | China | 159 | 118/41 | 54 (39 to 74) | Tissue | Non-SP | 8 |
Liu D [17] | 2007 | Japan | 147 | 99/48 | - | Tissue | Non-SP | 7 |
Leinonen T [25] | 2006 | Finland | 212 | 192/20 | 63 (42 to 78) | Tissue | Non-SP | 8 |
Hsu CP [34] | 2006 | China | 57 | 49/8 | 66.3 (36 to 84) | Tissue | Non-SP | 6 |
Mei TH [37] | 2004 | China | 74 | 45/29 | 54 (26 to 72) | Tissue | SP | 7 |
Lin TS [36] | 2004 | China | 452 | 361/91 | - | Tissue | Non-SP | 8 |