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Table 2 The demographics of the studies

From: Perioperative and oncologic outcomes of transperitoneal versus retroperitoneal laparoscopic radical nephrectomy for large-volume renal carcinoma (> 7 cm): a systematic review and pooled analysis of comparative outcomes

Variable

No. of studies with available data

WMD/OR

95% CI

p value

Male (n)

13

1.03

(0.8, 1.32)

0.83

BMI (kg/m2)

9

 − 0.09

(− 0.41, 0.23)

0.58

Age (years)

13

0.01

(− 0.69, 0.7)

0.99

Tumor laterality (L/R)

11

0.94

(0.72, 1.22)

0.63

Tumor size (cm)

11

 − 0.15

(− 0.31, 0.01)

0.07

ASA score

3

0.09

(− 0.03, 0.22)

0.14

Baseline creatinine (umol/L)

5

0.72

(− 0.35, 1.79)

0.19

  1. WMD weighted mean difference, OR odds ratio, Cl confidence interval, BMI body mass index, ASA American Society of Anesthesiologists score