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. 2023 Aug 9;15(8):e43245. doi: 10.7759/cureus.43245

Table 1. Characteristics of included studies.

Author Name Year Region Groups Total
Awan et al. [10] 2020 Pakistan Reduced 589
Preserved 625
Dalen et al. [11] 2016 Sweden Reduced 3456
Preserved 1216
Dalen et al. [11] 2017 Sweden Reduced 10,069
Preserved 27,165
Hamad et al. [5] 2010 Netherlands Reduced 2081
Preserved 8204
Sun et al. [12] 2018 Canada Reduced 4816
Preserved 2752
Sun et al. [12] 2019 Canada Reduced 10,284
Preserved 22,231
Thuijs et al. [13] 2020 United States Reduced 115
Preserved 796