Abstract:ObjectiveTo comprehensively evaluate the prevalence of human papillomavirus (HPV) positive expression in domestic patients with laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma (LSCC).MethodsA comprehensive and systematic search of available databases was performed using a computer, including collection of documents based on inclusion and exclusion criteria, and metaanalysis of the extracted data using Stata14.0 statistical software. The overall data collected were analyzed with subgroup analysis of regional factors, patient gender, HPV classification (high risk and low risk), smoking history, drinking history, clinical features of cancer (differentiation, primary site and clinical stage of cancer), and the results of subgroup analysis were analyzed using Revman 5.3 statistical software to obtain the prevalence of HPV infection in domestic LSCC patients.ResultsA total of 13 articles were included. The total positive rate of HPV in domestic LSCC patients was 12% (95%CI:9% to 15%). Subgroup analyses showed that positive rate of medium to high risk HPV [10%(95%CI:7%~13%)] was higher than that of low risk HPV [3%(95%CI:1%~4%)], and the difference was statistically significant (P<0.00 001). Furthermore, HPV positive rates in LSCC patients without smoking history [19%(95% CI:12%~26%)] or drinking history [12% (95% CI:9% to 16%)] were higher than those with smoking history [7%(95%CI:2%~12%)] or drinking history [5%(95%CI:3%~8%)], respectively, and both the differences were statistically significant (P=0.004;P=0.001). Subgroup analyses also demonstrated that the differences of HPV positive rates between LSCC patients in north [12%(95%CI:7%~17%)] and south China [13%(95%CI:9%~17%)], female [26%(95%CI:3%~55%)] and male ones [11%(95%CI:7%~15%)], medium to poor differentiation [15%(95%CI:8%~21%)] and high differentiation [9%(95%CI:6%~13%)], glottic type [10%(95%CI:6%~13%)] and nonglottic type [13%(95%CI:7%~19%)], stage Ⅰ/Ⅱ [16%(95%CI:10%~21%)] and stage Ⅲ/Ⅳ [17%(95%CI:10%~25%)] were all statistically insignificant (all P>0.05).ConclusionsThis metaanalysis furtherly clarifiearess the relationship between HPV and the basic characteristics of LSCC patients in China. The HPV expression rate in domestic LSCC patients is low, the positive rate of highrisk HPV is higher than that of lowrisk type, and HPV positive rates in LSCC patients without smoking history or drinking history are higher than those with smoking history or drinking history. The abovementioned results have certain reference value for understanding risk factors for LSCC in China, and can be used to guide individualized treatment for LSCC patients with positive HPV.