Table 1 Characteristics of the 10 selected studies included in the meta-analysis
From: Outcome of rectal cancer surgery in obese and nonobese patients: a meta-analysis
Study | Year | Country | Study size | Group (OB/NOB) | NOS | Matching |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bokey et al. [12] | 2014 | Australia | 255 | 95/160 | 8 | 1, 2, 4, 5 |
Smith et al. [13] | 2014 | USA | 11,995 | 3050/8945 | 6 | 4, 5 |
Denost et al. [14] | 2013 | France | 490 | 47/443 | 7 | 1, 3, 4, 5 |
Aytac et al. [15] | 2013 | USA | 471 | 157/314 | 9 | 1–5 |
Clark et al. [16] | 2013 | USA | 96 | 39/57 | 6 | 2, 4 |
Oyasiji et al. [8] | 2012 | USA | 26 | 7/19 | 7 | 1, 3, 4, |
Karahasanoglu et al. [17] | 2011 | Turkey | 100 | 14/86 | 7 | 1, 2, 4, 5 |
Ballian et al. [4] | 2010 | USA | 254 | 68/186 | 9 | 1–5 |
Chern et al. [18] | 2010 | USA | 592 | 159/433 | 8 | 1, 2, 4, 5 |
Bege et al. [7] | 2009 | France | 210 | 24/186 | 6 | 1, 2, 4, 5 |