Research Article

Calpain Small Subunit 1 Protein in the Prognosis of Cancer Survivors and Its Clinicopathological Correlation

Table 2

Subgroup analysis of the association between Capn4 protein expression and OS.

Subgroup factorDivided standardNo. of studiesPooled HR p-valueHeterogeneity
(95% CI)I2 (%)

Sample size≥ 15061.78(1.42-2.14)<0.00117.00.304
< 15051.69(1.39-1.99)<0.0010.00.833
Cancer typeGI cancers61.89(1.53-2.24)<0.0011.00.410
Non-GI cancers51.61(1.31-1.92)<0.0010.00.871
Analysis methodMVA81.74(1.47-2.01)<0.0012.70.409
UVA31.70(1.26-2.14)<0.0010.00.813

GI: Gastrointestinal; UVA: univariate analysis; MVA: multivariate analysis; HR: hazard ratios.