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Table 1 Characteristics of included studies

From: Epicardial fat tissue in patients with diabetes mellitus: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Study

Country

Arms

Diabetes type

N

Age (year)

BMI (Kg/m2)

EFT

Measurement tool

NOS Score

Chen et al. [27]

China

Diabetes

II

167

43.7 ± 10.9

22.6 ± 2.1

4.0 ± 1.5 mm

Echocardiography (end-diastole parasternal long axis)

7

Non-diabetes

 

82

42.4 ± 10.2

22.0 ± 2.1

2.0 ± 1.5 mm

  

Yazici et al. [29]

Turkey

Diabetes

I

36

30.8 ± 7.7

24.7 ± 3.8

3.3 ± 1.1 mm

Echocardiography (end-diastole parasternal average axis)

7

Non-diabetes

 

43

29.9 ± 4.9

24.6 ± 3.0

2.3 ± 0.3 mm

  

Iacobellis et al. [20]

American

Diabetes

I

15

52.8 ± 12.0

27.8 ± 5.2

7.2 ± 2.1 mm

Echocardiography (end-systole parasternal average axis)

7

Non-diabetes

 

15

53.0 ± 9.0

27.4 ± 4.1

4.9 ± 2.5 mm

  

Cetin et al. [21]

Turkey

Diabetes

II

139

54.3 ± 9.2

27.6 ± 3.1

6.0 ± 1.5 mm

Echocardiography (end-diastole parasternal average axis)

7

Non-diabetes

 

40

52.1 ± 7.3

29.1 ± 4.2

4.4 ± 1.0 mm

  

Seker et al. [33]

Turkey

Diabetes

II

186

62.5 ± 9.6

28.6 ± 4.4

6.5 ± 0.7 mm

Echocardiography (End-systole parasternal average axis)

7

Non-diabetes

 

268

61.2 ± 10.9

27.6 ± 4.2

5.3 ± 1.0 mm

  

Aslan et al. [37]

Turkey

Diabetes

I

76

30.6 ± 10.3

23.3 ± 2.7

3.6 ± 0.5 mm

Echocardiography (end-diastole parasternal average axis)

7

Non-diabetes

 

36

32.4 ± 8.5

24.2 ± 2.7

3.0 ± 0.5 mm

  

Wang et al. [32]

China

Diabetes

II

68

59.5 ± 9.9

26.9 ± 5.9

5.0 ± 1.2 mm

Echocardiography (end-diastole parasternal long axis)

7

Non-diabetes

 

32

58.1 ± 9.2

23.7 ± 5.5

3.1 ± 0.8 mm

  

Vasques et al. [30]

Brazil

Diabetes

II

31

45.0 ± 6.0

36.0 ± 4.7

1.0 ± 0.3 mm

Echocardiography (end-systole parasternal average axis)

7

Non-diabetes

 

37

36.0 ± 11.0

27.9 ± 7.4

0.7 ± 0.2 mm

  

Wang et al. [34]

China

Diabetes

II

49

56.8 ± 9.5

27.2 ± 3.6

166.1 ± 60.6 cm3

CT

8

Non-diabetes

 

78

54.1 ± 6.5

25.4 ± 3.4

123.4 ± 41.8 cm3

  

Keles et al. [35]

Turkey

Diabetes

I

45

34 ± 7.7

24.1 ± 3.4

7.0 ± 2.3 mm

Echocardiography (end-diastole parasternal long axis)

6

Non-diabetes

 

35

32 ± 7.3

26.7 ± 6.5

6.0 ± 1.5 mm

  

Akbas et al. [36]

Turkey

Diabetes

II

156

53.62 ± 9.33

31.21 ± 5.87

4.7 ± 1.6 mm

Echocardiography (end-diastole parasternal average axis)

7

Non-diabetes

 

50

51.06 ± 8.74

32.86 ± 7.52

3.9 ± 1.6 mm

  

Akyürek et al. [31]

Turkey

Diabetes

II

90

57.7 ± 11.4

28.9 ± 4.4

172.8 ± 64.9 cm3

CT

7

Non-diabetes

 

62

55.6 ± 10.7

26.5 ± 2.9

68.9 ± 37.7 cm3

  

Philouze et al. [28]

American

Diabetes

II

44

56.0 ± 6.0

26.9 ± 3.2

6.4 ± 1.7 mm

Echocardiography (end-systole parasternal average axis)

6

Non-diabetes

 

35

52.0 ± 7.0

24.2 ± 3.6

3.3 ± 1.1 mm

  
  1. BMI body mass index, EFT epicardial fat tissue, CT computed tomography, LDL low-density lipoprotein, HDL high-density lipoprotein