Table 1.
Study details
| Author (year) | Study design | Country where the study was performed | Primary recruitment criteria (ie, tendon pain/structure or lipid level) | Was an upper limb (UL) or lower limb (LL) tendon assessed | Was tendon structure and/or tendon pain assessed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abate (2014) | Cross-sectional study | Italy | Neither—referred for LL disease | UL | Structure |
| Abboud (2010) | Case–control study | USA | Tendon structure | UL | Structure |
| Beri (2009) | Case–control study | USA | Tendon structure | Both | Structure |
| Descamps (2001) | Case–control study | Belgium | Lipid levels | LL | Structure |
| Durrington (1982) | Case–control study | UK | Lipid levels | LL | Structure |
| Gaida (2009) | Case–control study | Australia/Sweden | Tendon pain | LL | Both |
| Gattereau (1973) | Case–control study | Canada | Lipid levels | LL | Structure |
| Junyent (2005) | Case–control study | Spain | Lipid levels | LL | Structure |
| Klemp (1993) | Case–control study | South Africa | Lipid levels | Both | Both |
| Kwak (2013) | Case–control study | Korea | Lipid levels | LL | Structure |
| Longo (2010) | Case–control study | UK | Tendon structure | Both | Both |
| Mabuchi (1977) | Case–control study | Japan | Lipid levels | LL | Structure |
| Mabuchi (1978) | Case–control study | Japan | Lipid levels | LL | Structure |
| Ozgurtas (2003) | Case–control study | Turkey | Tendon structure | LL | Structure |
| Rechardt (2013) | Cross-sectional study | Finland | Tendon pain | UL | Pain |
| Tsouli (2009) | Case–control study | Greece | Lipid levels | LL | Structure |
| Yuzawa (1989) | Case–control study | Japan | Lipid levels | LL | Structure |