Prognostic significance of the controlling nutritional status (CONUT) score in patients undergoing gastrectomy for gastric cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Table 3 Secondary endpoints in terms of high CONUT group versus low CONUT group

Variables	No. of studies	No. of patients	OR	95%CI	P value	I² (%)	Heterogeneity P value
Overall complications	4	1950	1.39	1.12–1.74	0.003	0	0.56
Mortality	2	837	6.79	1.10–41.7	0.04	0	0.56
T3/4	3	1739	1.75	1.30–2.34	< 0.001	0	0.47
N2/3	3	1739	1.51	1.20–1.90	< 0.001	5	0.35
Stage III	5	2482	1.73	1.29–2.33	< 0.001	55	0.07
Poor differentiation	5	2482	0.85	0.68–1.05	0.13	16	0.31
Microvascular invasion	3	1645	1.50	1.02–2.00	0.006	0	0.64

CONUT Controlling nutritional status, OR Odds ratio, 95%CI, 95% confidence interval

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