Research Article
HBV Infection Status and the Risk of Cholangiocarcinoma in Asia: A Meta-Analysis
Table 5
Characteristics of studies of HBV infection and ECC risk.
| Authors | Year | Country | Cases () | Controls () | Control description | Adjusted OR (95% CI) | Study quality | Reference |
| Lee et al. | 2015 | Korea | 193 | 386 | Hospital-based control | NR | 7 | [32] | Chang et al. | 2013 | China (Taiwan) | 2179 | 8716 | Population-based control | 2.6 (2.0–3.4) | 9 | [35] | Zhou et al. | 2013 | China | 239 | 478 | Hospital-based control | NR | 7 | [15] | Wu et al. | 2012 | China | 86 | 835 | Hospital-based control | NR | 7 | [47] | Tao et al. | 2010 | China | 129 | 380 | Hospital-based control | NR | 8 | [40] | Hsing et al. | 2008 | China | 134 | 762 | Population-based control | NR | 8 | [43] |
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NR: not reported.
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