S2: Sensitivity analysis result

Study / OR (95% CI) / p value
Ma [1] / 1.594 (1.094-2.324) / 0.015
Bayram [2] / 1.691 (1.225-2.335) / 0.001
Borges [3] / 1.607 (1.153-2.240) / 0.005
Kawata [4] / 1.587 (1.118-2.254) / 0.0010
Upadhyay [5] / 1.535 (1.092-2.159) / 0.014
Theodoropoulos [6] / 1.574 (1.118-2.215) / 0.009
Yang [7] / 1.612 (1.141-2.277) / 0.007
Wang [8] / 1.470 (1.073-2.104) / 0.016
Gazouli [9] / 1.506 (1.075-2.109) / 0.017
Yang [10] / 1.687 (1.216-2.340) / 0.002
Jang [11] / 1.659 (1.182-2.328) / 0.003
Borbely [12] / 1.661 (1.197-2.304) / 0.002
Cheng [13] / 1.445 (1.084-1.925) / 0.012

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