First author [ref.] | Year | Participants n | Mean age (sd) | Male % | Prevalence of MPE % | Study design | Country | Study setting |
Yang [16] | 1992 | 320 | 54 (16) | 59 | 35 | Prospective cohort | China | University hospital |
Lomas [11] | 1993 | 86 | 58 | 64 | 34 | Prospective cohort | United Kingdom | University hospital |
Marcun [12] | 2009 | 40 | 58 | 67 | 23 | Prospective cohort | Slovenia | University hospital |
Qureshi [13] | 2009 | 52 | 63 | 67 | 60 | Prospective cohort | United Kingdom | Tertiary care centre |
Bugalho [9] | 2014 | 133 | 67 (16) | 46 | 50 | Prospective cohort | Portugal | University hospital |
Asciak [8] | 2018 | 140 | Not described | Not described | 45 | Prospective cohort | United Kingdom | University hospital |
Faheem [10] | 2019 | 69 | 50 (16) | 42 | 33 | Prospective cohort | Egypt | University hospital |
MPE: malignant pleural effusion.