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Research Article
Biphasic Regulation of Lipid Metabolism: A Meta-Analysis of Icodextrin in Peritoneal Dialysis
Table 2
Characteristics of cohort studies included in the meta-analysis.
Study
Year
Country
Study type
Sample size
Modality
Gender (M/F)
Mean age (yr)
Duration
(months)
Solution type
(case/control)
Number
(case/control)
Quality
(NOS)
Bredie et al. [
24
]
2001
Netherlands
Prospective cohort
21
CAPD
15/6
50.3 ± 11.8
1.5
ICO/GLU
11
10
7
Hiramatsu et al. [
25
]
2007
Japan
Prospective cohort
28
N.A.
N.A.
54.9
12
ICO/GLU
14
14
6
Martikainen et al. [
26
]
2005
Finland
Prospective cohort
22
CAPD
18/4
60.7 ± 2.3
2
ICO/GLU
20
20
7
Note: NOS: Newcastle-Ottawa Scale; CAPD: continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis; N.A.: not applicable; ICO: icodextrin solution; GLU: standard glucose solution.
Sex ratio: M = male, F = female.
Age appears as mean, mean ± standard deviation.