Areas of different urban growth types based on common edge analysis.

<p>Areas of different urban growth types based on common edge analysis.</p

Patterns of different types of urban growth in Nanjing from 1985 to 2013.

<p>Patterns of different types of urban growth in Nanjing from 1985 to 2013.</p

Main functions of newly grown urban patches from 2001 to 2007.

<p>Main functions of newly grown urban patches from 2001 to 2007.</p

PRISMA 2020 checklist for this meta-analysis.

PurposeTo identify the predictive role of pretreatment skeletal muscle mass index (SMI) for long-term survival of bladder cancer patients.MethodsSeveral databases were searched for studies investigating the relationship between pretreatment SMI and prognosis in bladder cancer. The overall survival (OS) and cancer-specific survival (CSS) were defined as primary and secondary outcomes, respectively. Hazard ratios (HRs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) were combined.ResultsNine studies involving 1476 cases were included. The results demonstrated that a lower pretreatment SMI was significantly related to poorer OS (HR = 1.56, 95% CI: 1.33–1.82, PConclusionLower pretreatment SMI was associated with worse long-term survival of bladder cancer patients.</div

Main functions of newly grown urban patches from 1995 to 2001.

<p>Main functions of newly grown urban patches from 1995 to 2001.</p

The association between pretreatment skeletal muscle mass index and overall survival of bladder cancer patients.

The association between pretreatment skeletal muscle mass index and overall survival of bladder cancer patients.</p

Results of meta-analysis.

PurposeTo identify the predictive role of pretreatment skeletal muscle mass index (SMI) for long-term survival of bladder cancer patients.MethodsSeveral databases were searched for studies investigating the relationship between pretreatment SMI and prognosis in bladder cancer. The overall survival (OS) and cancer-specific survival (CSS) were defined as primary and secondary outcomes, respectively. Hazard ratios (HRs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) were combined.ResultsNine studies involving 1476 cases were included. The results demonstrated that a lower pretreatment SMI was significantly related to poorer OS (HR = 1.56, 95% CI: 1.33–1.82, PConclusionLower pretreatment SMI was associated with worse long-term survival of bladder cancer patients.</div

Prisma flow diagram of this meta-analysis.

PurposeTo identify the predictive role of pretreatment skeletal muscle mass index (SMI) for long-term survival of bladder cancer patients.MethodsSeveral databases were searched for studies investigating the relationship between pretreatment SMI and prognosis in bladder cancer. The overall survival (OS) and cancer-specific survival (CSS) were defined as primary and secondary outcomes, respectively. Hazard ratios (HRs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) were combined.ResultsNine studies involving 1476 cases were included. The results demonstrated that a lower pretreatment SMI was significantly related to poorer OS (HR = 1.56, 95% CI: 1.33–1.82, PConclusionLower pretreatment SMI was associated with worse long-term survival of bladder cancer patients.</div

Main functions of newly grown urban patches from 2007 to 2013.

<p>Main functions of newly grown urban patches from 2007 to 2013.</p

Rules of Matrix-based analysis of urban growth types.

<p>Rules of Matrix-based analysis of urban growth types.</p