Table 3

Meta-regression analysis for the impact of potential factors on the outcomes

Overall response rateDisease control rate
β coefficient (95%CI)P valueβ coefficient (95%CI)P value
Sample size−0.65 (−1.91, 0.62)0.316−0.73 (−2.47, 1.00)0.408
Mean age0.36 (−0.59, 1.31)0.4590.18 (−1.28, 1.64)0.810
Sex0.12 (−0.84, 1.08)0.811−1.26 (−2.72, 0.20)0.091