Sex Disparity in Patients with Gastric Cancer: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

This systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to ascertain whether sex-based differences influence clinicopathological characteristics and survival outcomes of gastric cancer patients.

Background

Gastric cancer in females has received less attention than in males. Clinicopathological features and survival outcomes of females with gastric cancer have been reported in several studies with controversial results.

Methods

We systematically reviewed clinical studies from PubMed, Cochrane Library, Embase, and Web of Science published up to June 2022. The effect sizes of the included studies were estimated using odds ratios (ORs). Heterogeneity was investigated using the χ2 and I ² tests, while sensitivity analyses were performed to identif

SUBMITTER: Luan X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9646304 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature