Relevant literatures evaluating the value of BTF in the diagnosis of bladder tumor were searched in PubMed, Embase, China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI), Technology of Chongqing (VIP), and Wan Fang Data. Summary estimates were used to evaluate the value of BTF in the diagnosis of bladder tumor by using the Meta-DiSc and STATA 11.0 statistical software.
The meta-analysis included 5 studies (649 patients, 291 controls). The summary estimates revealed that the pooled sensitivity was 81 % (95 % confidence interval [CI]: 74 % -85.1 % ) and specificity was 80 % (95 % CI 74 % -84 % ). In addition, the area under the summary ROC curve (AUC) was 0.86 (95 % CI 0.82-0.89).
BTF is a potential marker for the diagnosis of bladder tumor, and more prospective studies are needed in the future.