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. 2013 Nov 25;8(11):e81577. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0081577

Table 1. Design and characteristic of trials included in our meta-analysis.

Source Publication year No. of patients Mean age, y Percentage male (%) Disease status Homocysteine (umol/L) Intervention Follow-up (year) Jadad score
J Heinz[7] 2010 650 61 58 End-stage renal disease 29.0 2.5 mg folic acid, 25 ug vitamin B12, and 10 mg vitamin B6; 0.1 mg folic acid, 2 ug vitamin B12, and 0.5 mg vitamin B6 2.1 5
ASFAST Study Group[8] 2006 315 56 68 Chronic renal failure 27.0 15 mg folic acid; placebo 3.6 4
DIVINe Study Group[9] 2010 238 60 75 Diabetic nephropathy 15.6 2.5 mg folic acid, 25 mg vitamin B6, and 1 mg vitamin B12; placebo 3.0 4
WAFACS Study Group[10] 2008 5442 63 0 Health professionals NG 2.5 mg of folic acid, 50 mg of vitamin B6, and 1 mg of vitamin B12; placebo 7.3 3
Veterans Affairs Site Investigators[11] 2007 2056 66 98 Chronic kidney Disease or end-stage renal disease 22.4 40 mg of folic acid, 100 mg of vitamin B6, and 2 mg of vitaminB12; placebo 3.2 4
Visp Trial Investigators[12] 2004 3680 66 63 Ischemic stroke 12.3 25 mg of vitamin B6, 0.4 mg of vitamin B12, and 2.5 mg of folic acid; 200 μg of vitamin B6, 6 μg of vitamin B12, and 20 μg of folic acid 2.0 5
SU.FOL.OM3 Collaborative Group[13] 2010 2501 61 79 myocardial infarction, unstable angina, or ischaemic stroke 12.8 Foloc acid (560 μg), vitamin B-6 (3 mg), and vitamin B-12 (20 μg) 4.7 5
SEARCH Collaborative Group [14] 2010 12064 64 83 Myocardial infarction survivors 13.5 2 mg folic acid plus 1 mg vitamin B12 daily; placebo 6.7 4
Polyp Prevention Study Group[15] 2007 1021 57 64 Colorectal adenomas and no previous invasive large intestine carcinoma 9.8 1 mg/d of folic acid daily; placebo 7.0 4
NORVIT Trial Investigators[16] 2006 3749 63 74 Acute myocardial infarction within seven days 13.1 0.8 mg of folic acid, 0.4 mg of vitamin B12, and 40 mg of vitamin B6; 0.8 mg of folic acid and 0.4 mg of vitamin B12; 40 mg of vitamin B6; or placebo 3.3 5
FAVORIT Study Group[17] 2011 4110 52 63 Kidney transplant recipients 16.4 5.0 mg folic acid, 50 mg vitamin B6, and 1.0 mg vitamin B12; 1.4 mg vitamin B6 and 0.002 mg vitamin B12 4.0 4
M Righetti[18] 2006 114 64 55 Hemodialysis 31.7 5 mg folic acid plus vitamin B1 250 mg, vitamin B6 250 mg, vitamin B12 500 ug; untreated 2.4 2
WENBIT Study Group[19] 2008 3096 62 80 Undergoing coronary angiography NG Folic acid, 0.8 mg, plus vitamin B12, 0.4 mg, plus vitamin B6, 40 mg; folic acid plus vitamin B12; vitaminB6 alone; placebo 3.1 4
EM Wrone[20] 2004 510 60 50 End-stage renal disease 32.9 15 mg folic acid, 12.5 mg vitamin B6, 6ug vitamin B12; 5 mg folic acid, 12.5 mg vitamin B6, 6ug vitamin B12; 1 mg folic acid, 12.5 mg vitamin B6, 6ug vitamin B12 2.0 4
VITATOPS Study Group [21] 2012 8164 63 64 Recent transient ischaemic attack or stroke 14.3 2 mg folic acid, 25 mg vitamin B6, and 0·5 mg vitamin B12; placebo 3.4 5
A Liem[22] 2005 593 65 78 Stable coronary artery disease 12.1 0.5 mg folic acid; usual care 3.2 3
The Linxian Nutrition Intervention Trial[23] 1996 3318 54 44 Esophageal dysplasia NG 0.8 mg folic acid, 6 mg vitamin B6, and 0.018 mg vitamin B12; placebo 6.0 3
(HOPE) 2 Investigators[24] 2006 5522 69 72 Vascular disease or diabetes 12.2 2.5 mg of folic acid, 50 mg of vitamin B6, and 1 mg of vitamin B12; placebo 5.0 4