Clinical Significance of C-Reactive Protein to Albumin Ratio in Patients with Hepatocellular Carcinoma: A Meta-Analysis

Table 4

Subgroup analysis of the correlation between CAR and OS in different factors.

Subgroups	Included studies	Pooled HR value	95% confidence interval	value	Heterogeneity
						value
Region
China	4	1.75	1.51, 2.02	<0.001	20	0.29
Japan	2	3.36	2.07, 5.45	<0.001	0	0.93
Korea	1	2.26	1.47, 4.47	<0.001	—	—
Cut-off value
<0.1	3	2.84	1.90, 4.24	<0.001	0	0.48
>0.1	2	1.99	1.52, 2.61	<0.001	0	0.47
Sample
<200	3	2.85	2.01, 4.03	<0.001	0	0.49
>200	4	1.75	1.52, 2.02	<0.001	3	0.38