Table 1. Sociodemographic parameters of the involved populations.
Study | Study design | Country | Participants | Mean age | Males (%) |
AlAteeq et al., 2024 [10] | Cross-sectional | Saudi Arabia | 378 | NM | 79 (20.9%) |
van Ede et al., 2024 [11] | Retrospective cohort | The Netherlands | 2,441 | 42.1 ± 11.9 | 595 (24.4%) |
Dixit et al., 2024 [12] | Cross-sectional | India | 33 | 49.2 ± 5.8 | 9 (24.2%) |
Brikman et al., 2024 [13] | Retrospective observational study | Israel | 175 | 40.4 ± 5.6 | 60 (34.3%) |
Hao et al., 2023 [14] | Retrospective cohort | China | 207 | NM | 72 (34.8%) |
Hao et al., 2023 [15] | Prospective cohort | China | 718 | 53.7 ± 10.8 | 612 (85.2%) |
Agossou et al., 2023 [16] | Prospective cohort | Switzerland | 143 | NM | 29 (20.3%) |