Table 1.

Data of 60 included studies in the data extraction step.

N.	1st author	Country (city)	Gender% male	Age (mean, range, year)	Type of study	Sample size
1	Adam Bernheim1	United States (New York)	50%	45, 18–80	Case-series	121
2	Chun Shuang Guan8	China (Beijing)	47%	42, 1–86	Case-series	53
3	Chunbao Xie8	China (Chengdu)	58%	33, 8–62	Cross-sectional	19
4	Dahai Zhao9	China (Anhui)	50%	42, 27–56	Cohort	34
5	Damiano Caruso10	Italy (Rome)	53%	57, 18–89	Case-series	158
6	Dehan Liu11	China (Wuhan)	0%	32, 23–40	Case-series	15
7	Domenico Albano12	Italy (Brescia)	29%	65, 55–79	Case-series	7
8	Fang Zheng11	China (Wuhan)	56%	3, 2–9	Case-series	25
9	Fengxiang Song13	China (Shanghai)	49%	49, 33–65	Case-series	51
10	Fneg Pang14	China (Wuhan)	29%	40, 25–63	Case-series	21
11	Feng Kai15	China (Shenzhen)	33%	8, 4–14	Case-series	15
12	Jasper Fuk-Woo Chan16	China (Hong Kong)	50%	46, 33–66	Case-series	6
13	Guangming Ye17	China (Wuhan)	40%	32, 27–42	Case-series	5
14	Guo-Qing Qian18	China (Ningbo)	41%	50, 5–96	Case-series	91
15	Harrison X. Bai19	China (Changsha)	NS	NS	Cohort	256
16	Heshui Shi18	China (Wuhan)	52%	49.5, 39–61	Case-series	81
17	Huanhuan Liu20	China (Shanghai)	14%	20 (2 month–58 years)	Case-series	51
18	Huijun Chen21	China (Wuhan)	0%	30, 26–40	Case-series	9
19	Jian Wu22	China (Yuncheng)	49%	46, 4–> 65	Case-series	80
20	Jianhua Xia MM23	China (Zhejiang)	70%	54.5, 13–74	Cross-sectional	30
21	Junqing Xu24	China (Shenzhen)	0%	52, 45–65	Case-series	3
22	KC Liu22	China (Hefei)	51%	42, 5–86	Cohort	73
23	Pinggui Lei25	China (Guiyang)	57%	47 (12–83)	Case-series	14
24	Li Guo23	China (Beijing)	50%	35, 2–64	Cross-sectional	6
25	Li Yuanyuan26	China (Wuhan)	46%	52, 25–82	Cross-sectional	54
26	Lia Na Ji27	China (Beijing)	NS	NS	Case-series	7
27	Lisi Deng28	china (Zhuha)	NS	≥ 18 year	Cohort	56
28	Heng Meng26	China (Wuhan)	45%	43	Case-series	58
29	Michael Chung29	United States (New York)	61%	51, 29–77	Case-series	21
30	Mingzhi Li30	China (Nanchang)	55.5%	43, 31–68	Case-series	9
31	Nanshan Chen31	China (Wuhan)	68%	55.5, 21–82	Case-series	99
32	Qi Zhong32	China (Wuhan)	23%	32, 28–35	Cohort	93
33	Qinxue Shen33	China (Hunan)	33%	8, 1–12	Case-series	9
34	Rui Han34	China (Wuhan)	35%	45, 21–95	Case-series	108
35	Ruirui Wang33	China (Anhui)	57%	39, 1–80	Case-series	125
36	Ruoqing Li35	China (Chongqing)	53%	50	Case-series	225
37	Shuchang Zhou34	China (Wuhan)	63%	53, 30–77	Case-series	118
38	Siyu Chen36	China (Chongqing)	0%	29, 25–31	Case-series	5
39	Soon Ho Yoon37	Korea (Seoul)	44%	54	Case-series	9
40	Suxin Wan38	China (Chongqing)	53%	47, 36–55	Cross-sectional	135
41	Tao Ai36	China (Wuhan)	46%	51, 2–95	Cross-sectional	1014
42	Tao Lu32	China (Sichuan)	20%	52, 41–62	Case-series	5
43	Tianmin Xu39	China (Changzhou)	49%	42, 24–65	Cohort	51
44	Wanbo Zhu34	China (Hefei)	48%	40, 27–53	Case-series	116
45	Wang XF33	China (Shenzhen)	41%	9	Case-series	34
46	Wei Li18	China (Zhuhai)	80%	3 (10 month–6 years)	Case-series	5
47	Wenjie Yang38	China (Shanghai)	54%	45	Case-series	149
48	Wu Jing40	China (Nanjing)	40%	52, 25–80	Case-series	130
49	Xi Xu41	China (Guangzhou)	43%	50, 18–86	Case-series	90
50	Xiang Dong31	China (Wuhan)	45%	37(2–69)	Case-series	11
51	Xiao-ying Xia42	China (Chongqing)	60%	56.5, 43–71	Case-series	10
52	Xiaoli Zhang43	China (Zhejiang)	51%	46	Cross-sectional	645
53	Xiaoqing Wu43	China (Wuhan)	0%	29, 21–36	Case-series	23
54	Xingzhi Xie44	China (Changsha)	NS	NS	Cross-sectional	167
55	Xiong Zeng40	China (Changsha)	NS	NS	Cross-sectional	47
56	Yicheng Fang44	China (Shanghai)	57%	45, 39–55	Case-series	51
57	Yifei Chen45	China (Wuhan)	36%	51 (42–62)	Case-series	42
58	Yueying Pan46	China (Wuhan)	52%	45	Case-series	63
59	Zenghui Cheng46	China (Shanghai)	NS	NS	Cross-sectional	38
60	Zhang MQ47	China (Beijing)	56%	36, 15–49	Case-series	9

NS not stated.