Table 2 Summary Statistics for colorectal cancer rates (per 100,000) in Iran
From: Increased colorectal cancer incidence in Iran: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Incidence rate | Gender | Effect sizes and 95Â % confidence interval | Heterogeneity | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Number studies | Point estimate | Lower limit | Upper limit | Q-value | df | I-squared | P-value | ||
ASR | Male | 29 | 8.16 | 6.64 | 9.68 | 68.18 | 28 | 57.69 | <0.001 |
Female | 29 | 6.17 | 5.01 | 7.32 | 48.43 | 28 | 42.19 | 0.010 | |
CR | Male | 22 | 5.58 | 4.22 | 6.94 | 44.04 | 21 | 52.32 | 0.002 |
Female | 22 | 4.01 | 3.06 | 4.97 | 27.69 | 21 | 24.15 | 0.15 | |