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Table 2 Baseline comparison of patients

From: Perioperative, functional, and oncological outcomes after cryoablation or partial nephrectomy for small renal masses in solitary kidneys: a systematic review and meta-analysis

variable

No. of studies with available data

WMD/OR

95% CI

P value

male proportion (%)

7

0.85

(0.63,1.14)

0.27

BMI (kg/m2)

5

-0.33

(-2.11,1.44)

0.71

preop serum creatinine(mg/)

4

-0.14

(-0.29,0.00)

0.05

preop eGFR (ml/min/1.73 m2)

7

4.91

(2.34,7.47)

0.0002

preop CKD (%)

4

0.62

(0.38,1.03)

0.06

Follow -up time (month)

4

-5.72

(-27.07,15.63)

0.6

age (year)

7

-2.7

(-4.29, -1.10)

0.0009

tumour size (cm)

7

0.83

(0.32,1.33)

0.001

  1. WMD = weighted mean difference; OR = odds ratio; CI = confidence interval; BMI = body mass index; eGFR = estimated glomerular filtration rate; CKD = chronic kidney disease;