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. 2017 Feb 23;12(2):e0171682. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0171682

Table 1. Characteristics of studies included in meta-analysis.

Author year country Sample number Average age (years) Use method of loading dose group Use method of conventional dose group  outcome Measures
R C  R C
Wu HB[22] 2013 china 50 50 59.28±9.02 56.28±9.81 Oral(20 mg/day) Oral(10 mg/day) hs-CRP, TG, TC, LDL-C
Xu CZ[23] 2013 china 45 45 53~84 53~84 Oral(20 mg/day) Oral(10 mg/day) hs-CRP, TG, TC, LDL-C, HDL-C
Zou Y[24] 2012 china 43 37 56±10.1 56±10.6 Oral(20 mg/day) Oral(10 mg/day) hs-CRP, TG, TC, LDL-C, HDL-C
Chen QY[25] 2016 china 30 31 20~75 20~75 Oral(20 mg/day) Oral(10 mg/day) hs-CRP, TG, TC, LDL-C
Jiao YG[26] 2014 china 33 39 59.3±11.8 60.9±10.7 Oral(20 mg/day) Oral(10 mg/day) hs-CRP, TC, LDL-C,TnT
Li H[27] 2014 china 30 30 65.2±2.4 66.3±2.6 Oral(20 mg/day) Oral(10 mg/day) hs-CRP
Gui W[28] 2014 china 26 26 54.2±7.8 53.2±6.8 Oral(20 mg/day) Oral(10 mg/day) hs-CRP, TG, TC, LDL-C, HDL-C
Yang Y[29] 2015 china 20 20 59±8.65 59±8.65 Oral(20 mg/day) Oral(10 mg/day) TnT
Shi YB[30] 2013 china 20 20 69.10±11.95 70.90 ±13.72 Oral(20 mg/day) Oral(10 mg/day) TG, TC, LDL-C
Liao BH[31] 2013 china 70 70 58.91±12.52 61.38±14.33 Oral(20 mg/day) Oral(10 mg/day) hs-CRP
Luo J[32] 2012 china 31 36 58.3±11.8 60.6±8.8 Oral(20 mg/day) Oral(10 mg/day) TnT

Loading dose of Rosuvastatin group = R; Conventional dose Rosuvastatin group = C; hypersensitive C reactive protein = hs-CRP; triglyceride = TG; total cholesterol = TC; Low-density lipoprotein = LDL-C; High Density Lipoprotein = HDL-C; Cardiac troponin T = TnT