Table 1. First author, publication date, population, and main characteristics of the included studies.
| Author | year | study design | Study population | Follow-up (months) | Number of patients | Mean age (years) | Male | Hypertension | DM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pisters, Ron [15] | 2012 | prospective study | 1801 | 12 | 1801 | 64.1 | 1063 | 1149 | 304 |
| Okcun, B. [16] | 2002 | prospective study | 173 | 6 | 110 | 69 ± 9 | 56 | 70 | 15 |
| Hayashi, Takekuni [13] | 2013 | prospective study | 181 | > 6 | 68 | 64.5 | 54 | N/A | N/A |
| Gu, J. [17] | 2013 | prospective study | 550 | 31.4 ± 4.8 | 550 | 64.2 | 326 | 290 | 55 |
| de Vos, C. B. [19] | 2010 | prospective study | 1219 | 12 | 1219 | 64 ± 13 | 695 | 752 | 182 |
| Holmqvist, F. [29] | 2015 | prospective study | 6235 | 6 | 6235 | 74 (65–81) | 3554 | 5113 | 1746 |
| Vidal-Perez, R. [24] | 2013 | prospective study | 788 | 33.6 ± 8.4 | 788 | 74.8 ± 9.2 | 413 | 595 | 192 |
DM. Diabetes Mellitus; N/A, no available.