Table 2.

Patient characteristics in included articles.

Studies	Average or median age (years old)	Male (%)	Cardiovascular death (%)	Renal replacement therapy	History of diabetes mellitus (%)	History of cardiovascular diseases (%)	History of hypertension (%)	History of tobacco use (%)
Böger 2005, Germany (27)	67.5±8.2	54.83	38.69	Hemodialysis	100	57	N/A	44
Menon 2005, USA (16)	51±12	58.11	51.45	Receiving or not receiving renal replacement therapy	4	N/A	N/A	10
Tripepi 2005, Italy (28)	60.7±15.1	55	58.04	Hemodialysis or peritoneal dialysis	15	49	45	40
Hocher 2008, Germany (29)	65.6±13.7	48.7	47.5	Hemodialysis	33	27	91.74	41
Hocher 2003, Germany (30)	65.6±7.2	50.20	56.16	Hemodialysis	34	64	89.8	41
Panichi 2008, Italy (31)	66±14	60.5	45.49	Hemodialysis	19	26	35	N/A
Boulier 2004, France (32)	66.7	50.8	44.83	Hemodialysis	20	33	22.5	27
Shlipak 2005, USA (4)	75±6	47	N/A	Receiving or not receiving renal replacement therapy	17	N/A	N/A	10
Zoccali 2011, Italy (33)	63±15	57.73	63.19	Hemodialysis	16	27	49	11
Paniagua 2010, Mexico (34)	48.64±17.55	55.11	46.7	Hemodialysis or peritoneal dialysis	44	15.9	N/A	N/A
Rao 2008, USA (35)	62.2±12.3	47	35.51	Hemodialysis	41	66	N/A	54
Kawaguchi 2011, International (36)	62.4±12.6	58.6	N/A	Hemodialysis	33	29	72.08	18
deFilippi 2003, USA (37)	62	54	53	Hemodialysis	48	36	N/A	21
McMurray 2011, International (17)	67.5±10.76	42.74	N/A	Not receiving renal replacement therapy	65.82	36.5	N/A	43.86
Schneider 2013, International (38)	64.2±8.7	62.18	N/A	Hemodialysis	26.4	51.4	N/A	15.5
McMahon 2012, Australia (39)	60±14	63.9	88.4	Hemodialysis or peritoneal dialysis	18.5	88.4	88.4	N/A
Stenvinkel 2002, International (40)	59.4±1	56.41	N/A	Hemodialysis or peritoneal dialysis	0.243	N/A	N/A	N/A
Kalantar-Zadeh 2004, USA (41)	54.5±14.7	53.2	51.28	Hemodialysis	55.1	50.8	N/A	N/A
Nascimento 2004, International (42)	49±25	55	52	Hemodialysis	9	N/A	26	N/A
Grootendorst 2007, International (43)	59.1±14.9	60.1	46.9	Hemodialysis or peritoneal dialysis	20.7	34.9	N/A	N/A
Acharji 2012, USA (18)	76 (troponin positive) 75 (troponin negative)	53.46	57.3	Not receiving renal replacement therapy	28.92	33.25	76.95	14.84
Dierkes 2000, Germany (44)	64±13	49.02	39.29	Hemodialysis	40.2	21	N/A	44
Apple 2002, USA (45)	62	56	N/A	Hemodialysis	46	29	N/A	N/A
Hocher 2004, Germany (46)	63.5±5.8	50.2	65.42	Hemodialysis	34.29	64.08	89.8	41.22
Ooi 1999, Canada (20)	61 (cTnT<0.1 μg/L) 64.5 (0.1 μg/L≤cTnT≤0.2 μg/L)62.8 (cTnT>0.2 μg/L)	64.47	38.71	Hemodialysis	29.07	31.4	43.6	N/A
Ishii 2001, Japan (47)	58	61	52.63	Hemodialysis or peritoneal dialysis	41	22	71	N/A
Deegan 2001, UK (48)	64±18	57.53	57.14	Hemodialysis	16.44	24.66	N/A	N/A
Peetz 2003, Germany (49)	63 (male)65 (female)	60.58	85	Hemodialysis	26.92	37.5	70.19	N/A
Yakupoglu 2002, Turkey (50)	55.9±12.9	42.11	100	Hemodialysis	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Stolear 1999, Belgium (51)	62.9±1.4	58.51	58.33	Hemodialysis	18.09	30.85	N/A	N/A
Löwbeer 2002, Sweden (52)	58	50	73.33	Peritoneal dialysis	19	19	62	N/A
Wood 2003, UK (19)	52.4	66.67	90.48	Not receiving renal replacement therapy	14.6	24	N/A	N/A