Fig 1.
Flowchart of database search and study inclusion.
Table 1.
Characteristics of the included studies.
Table 2.
Study quality evaluation via the Newcastle-Ottawa scale.
Fig 2.
Forest plots for the overall meta-analyses regarding the association between frailty and TFS of patients with liver cirrhosis.
Fig 3.
Forest plots for the subgroup analyses regarding the association between frailty and TFS of patients with liver cirrhosis; A, subgroup analysis according to study design; and B, subgroup analysis according to the mean age of the patients.
Fig 4.
Forest plots for the subgroup analyses regarding the association between frailty and TFS of patients with liver cirrhosis; A, subgroup analysis according to average MELD score at baseline; and B, subgroup analysis according to the scales for frailty evaluation.
Fig 5.
Forest plots for the subgroup analyses regarding the association between frailty and TFS of patients with liver cirrhosis; A, subgroup analysis according to follow-up durations; and B, subgroup analysis according to study quality scores.
Fig 6.
Funnel plots for the publication bias underlying the meta-analysis regarding the association between frailty and TFS of patients with liver cirrhosis.