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. 2024 Sep 22;16(9):e69962. doi: 10.7759/cureus.69962

Table 1. Sociodemographic parameters of the involved populations.

NM: not mentioned

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%)