Research Article
[Retracted] The Role of C-Reactive Protein in the Prognosis of Prostate Cancer: A Meta-Analysis
| ā | Spectrum composition | Selection criteria | Reference standard | Disease progression bias | Partial verification | Differential verification | Incorporation bias | Index test execution | Reference standard execution | Test review bias | Reference standard review bias | Clinical review bias | Uninterpretable test result | Withdrawals | Total |
| Ito et al. [13] | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Whole sample | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | 13/14 |
| Yamada et al. [14] | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Whole sample | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 14/14 |
| Merriel et al. [15] | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Whole sample | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | 12/14 |
| Prins et al. [16] | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Whole sample | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 14/14 |
| Beer et al. [17] | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes (up to 4 weeks) | Whole sample | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 13/14 |
| Hall et al. [18] | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Whole sample | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 14/14 |
| Ilktac et al. [19] | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Whole sample | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | 13/14 |
| Stikbakke et al. [20] | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Whole sample | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 13/14 |
| Stark et al. [21] | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Whole sample | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 13/14 |
| Xu et al. [22] | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Whole sample | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 14/14 |
| Benli et al. [23] | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Whole sample | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 13/14 |
| Tulloch-Reid et al. [10] | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Whole sample | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 13/14 |
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