Table 1.
Characteristics of the Included Studies a
| Author (Year) | LOE | MINORS Score | Follow-Up Times, mo | Sample Size, n | Age, Years | Female Sex, n | BMI, kg/m2 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No Repair | Repair | No Repair | Repair | No Repair | Repair | No Repair | Repair | ||||
| Bech et al 1 (2023) | 1 | 20 | 3, 12 | 58 | 58 | 35.5 ± 10.4 | 33.5 ± 8.5 | 35 | 39 | 23.1 ± 2.7 | 24.2 ± 2.9 |
| Economopoulos et al 14 (2020) | 2 | 18 | 3, 6, 12, 24 | 100 | 50 | 37.8 ± 13.37 | 35.2 ± 10.9 | 42 | 19 | 26.15 ± 4.26 | 24.8 ± 3.9 |
| Sugarman et al 35 (2021) | 1 | 22 | 6, 24 | 28 | 28 | 33.7 ± 9.7 | 31.8 ± 8.6 | 8 | 22 | 25.7 ± 4.1 | 24.4 ± 4.9 |
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Data are reported as absolute values or as mean ± SD. BMI, body mass index; LOE, level of evidence; MINORS, Methodological Index for Non-Randomized Studies.