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Meta-Analysis
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World J Diabetes. Dec 15, 2025; 16(12): 110494
Published online Dec 15, 2025. doi: 10.4239/wjd.v16.i12.110494
Table 1 Baseline characteristics of the included studies, mean ± SD/n (%)
Ref.
Study type
Country
Duration in years
Sample size
Age in years
Males
BMI in kg/m2
HTN
Dyslipidemia
Syncope
AF
DM
CAD
BB
CCB
Hajouli et al[13], 2024RUnited States58050263 ± 2038954 (48.39)30.6 ± 9.459241 (73.6)NA10384 (12.9)14973 (18.6)NA22637 (28.1)44944 (55.8)NA
Wang et al[14], 2024RChina722549.5 ± 13.6119 (52.9)25.7 ± 4.382 (36.4)43 (19.1)22 (9.7)35 (15.5)NANA149 (66.2)14 (6.2)
Lin et al[15], 2023RChina159858.7 ± 16.582 (83.7)26.3 ± 5.539 (39.7)28 (28.5)NANA24 (24.5)20 (20.4)NANA
Lee et al[16], 2022RKorea6988358.5 ± 13.1a7085 (71.7)aN/A5493 (55.6)4158 (42.1)NA1119 (11.3)1327 (13.4)264 (2.7)NANA
Sridharan et al[17], 2022PUnited States4226954 ± 151392 (61)30 ± 3.4613 (27)885 (39)227 (10)454 (20)250 (11)181 (8)N/AN/A
Cui et al[18], 2022RUnited States21385954.8 ± 3.42115 (54.8)28.6 ± 21764 (45.7)aNANA556 (14.4)357 (9.2)a454 (11.7)a3054 (79.1)a1398 (36.2)a
Hsu et al[19], 2020RTaiwan759866.3 ± 13.0262 (43.8)NA347 (58)132 (22.1)NANA145 (24.2)276 (46.2)196 (32.8)197 (32.9)
Raphael et al[20], 2020PUnited Kingdom1034862 ± 14a254 (73)NA125 (36)821 (23)NANA39 (11)47 (14)188 (54)a54 (16)
Rozen et al[21], 2020RUnited States13188562 ± 3.7a832 (53.2)aNA1036 (55.5)NANANA288 (15.3)NANANA
Meghji et al[22], 2019RUnited States55250655.6 ± 3.91379 (55)29.65 ± 2.11238 (49.4)a1539 (61.4)471 (18.8)486 (19.4)231 (9.2)NA1997 (79.7)953 (38)
Nguyen et al[23], 2019RUnited States56291360.4 ± 2.72913 (54.9)29.6 ± 1.81454 (49.9)1784 (61.2)NANA284 (9.7)NANANA
Li et al[24], 2019RChina1331948.2 ± 14.3120 (54)N/A47 (21)N/AN/AN/A3 (1.34)N/AN/AN/A
Jensen et al[25], 2011PDenmark227959 ± 14150 (54)NA123 (44)NANANA19 (7)NANANA
Moon et al[26], 2011PKorea645461 ± 11316 (70)aNA232 (51)aNA5 (1)NA69 (15)aNA142 (31)118 (26)


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