Table 2 Subgroup analysis of the pooled HRs of overall survival with over-expressed NEAT1 in patients with cancer.

From: The Value of lncRNA NEAT1 as a Prognostic Factor for Survival of Cancer Outcome: A Meta-Analysis

Subgroup analysis

No. of studies

No.of patients

Pooled HR (95% CI)

Heterogeneity

Fix/Random

p Value

I2(%)

p Value

Sample size

  ≥100

5

2659

1.61 (1.24, 2.08)

<0.001

59.7

0.030

  <100

4

343

2.15 (1.45, 3.19)

<0.001

0.0

0.943

Type of methods

  qRT-PCR

8

1002

1.85 (1.54, 2.24)

<0.001

0.0

0.661

  Other methods

1

2000

1.22 (1.06, 1.41)

0.006