Table 2.
Demographic characteristics of patients for included trials
| Study | Age (years) | Male/female | Sample size (control versus study) | Population | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Control | Study | Control | Study | |||
| Ma et al.[35] | 52.90 ± 7.70 | 52.80 ± 12.70 | 5/3 | 3/5 | 8 versus 8 | Intracranial arterial stenosis |
| Meng et al.[34] | 60.00 ± 9.40 | 61.10 ± 10.10 | 19/11 | 21/17 | 30 versus 38 | Transient ischemic attack or cerebral infarction within 30 days |
| Ru Juan et al.[33] | 54.0 ± 12.00 | 50.00 ± 13.00 | 41/19 | 49/36 | 60 versus 85 | Transient ischemic attack or cerebral infarction |
| Wang et al.[25] | NR | NR | 4/5 | 5/4 | 9 versus 9 | Acute cerebral infarction within 48 h |
| Yang et al.[32] | NR | NR | NR | NR | 14 versus 32 | Transient ischemic attack or cerebral infraction |
| Peng et al.[31] | NR | NR | NR | NR | 20 versus 20 | Acute cerebral infarction within 72 h |
| Feng et al.[30] | NR | NR | NR | NR | 38 versus 44 | Transient ischemic attack or cerebral infarction |
| Meng et al.[29] | 84.20 ± 1.60 | 83.50 ± 2.30 | 17/11 | 18/12 | 28 versus 30 | Transient ischemic attack or cerebral infarction within 7 days |
| Zhang et al.[27] | 54.89 ± 8.39 | 55.8 ± 8.63 | 69/67 | 84/66 | 136 versus 150 | Acute cerebral infarction within 72 h |
| Jiang et al.[28] | 65.31 ± 7.36 | 64.82 ± 8.55 | 25/16 | 22/19 | 41 versus 41 | Acute cerebral infarction within 48 h |
| Chen[26] | 61.78 ± 8.63 | 61.55 ± 8.53 | 22/14 | 23/13 | 36 versus 36 | Acute cerebral infarction within 3–24 h |
| Meng et al.[24] | NR | NR | NR | NR | 69 versus 69 | Acute cerebral infarction within 6–72 h |
| Chen et al.[23] | 52.17 ± 8.62 | 53.96 ± 10.34 | 69/51 | 43/37 | 80 versus 120 | Transient ischemic attack or cerebral infarction |
Data are presented as mean ± SD or n. NR: Not report; SD: Standard deviation.