Diagnostic Performance of Des-γ-carboxy Prothrombin for Hepatocellular Carcinoma: A Meta-Analysis

Table 1

Main characteristics of the studies included in the meta-analysis.

Number	Study	TP	FP	FN	TN	N	Assay type	DCP cutoff value (mAU/mL)	Ethnicity	Small HCC
1	Baek et al., 2009 [23]	189	32	38	68	327	ELISA	40	Asian	No
2	Cui et al., 2003 [24]	64	13	56	77	210	EIA	40	Asian	No
3	Durazo et al., 2008 [25]	125	14	19	82	240	ELISA	84	Asian	No
4	Kuromatsu et al., 1997 [26]	58	6	71	77	212	ELISA	40	Asian	No
5	Lok et al., 2010 [27]	29	11	10	66	116	EIA	40	Caucasian	Yes
6	Marrero et al., 2003 [28]	50	5	5	99	159	ELISA	125	Caucasian	No
7	Marrero et al., 2009 [29]	310	125	109	292	836	ELISA	150	Caucasian	No
8	Okuda, 1999 [30]	36	9	24	108	177	ELISA	40	Asian	No
9	Sassa et al., 1999 [31]	27	2	34	132	195	ECL	40	Asian	Yes
10	Volk et al., 2007 [17]	72	12	12	157	253	ELISA	150	Caucasian	No
11	Wang et al., 2005 [32]	47	9	14	57	127	ELISA	40	Asian	No
12	Yoon et al., 2009 [33]	55	3	51	97	206	ELISA	40	Asian	No

TP: true positive; FP: false positive; FN: false negative; TN: true negative.
Small HCC: all tumors were 3 cm in diameter.