Table 2.
Baseline Characteristics of Study Populations and Treatment Variables
| First Author (Reference) |
Age, y | Female, % |
Baseline Weight, kg |
Baseline BMI |
Dietary Consideration |
Cancer Diagnosis |
CT Angiography for Vascular Anomalies |
Setting |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity clinical trials (n = 47 patients included in meta-analysis) | ||||||||
| Weiss (21) | 44 ± 11 | 80 | 139 ± 20 | 45 ± 4.1 | Intake assessment and dietician consultation | None; excluded | Yes | Inpatient (for ≤ 48 h) |
| Elens (20) | 38 ± 10 | 87 | 79 ± 10 | 28.9 ± 2.5 | No | NA | NA | Inpatient (for ≤ 48 h) |
| Pirlet (23) | 48 ± 7 | 0 | 160 ± 27 | 52 ± 8 | No | None; excluded | NA | NA |
| Bai (14) | 42.8 ± 13.9 | 40 | 102 ± 16 | 38.12 ± 3.8 | All followed by dietician | None; excluded | NA | Inpatient (for 3 d) |
| Syed (17) | 41.0 ± 9.2 | 75 | 118 ± NA | 42.4 ± NA | All followed by dietician | None; excluded | Yes | No hospital admission |
| Kipshidze (16) | 44.7 ± 7.4 | 20 | 128 ± 24 | 42.2 ± 6.8 | NA | NA | NA | Inpatient (for 1 d) |
| GI bleeding studies (not included in meta-analysis) | ||||||||
| Takahashi (22) | 57.6 ± 12.9 | 44 | 87.9 ± 12.5 | 30.0 ± 4.3 | NA | None; excluded | Some patients* | NA |
| Kim (15) | 56.3 ± 15.6 | 43 | 93 ± NA | 29.9 ± NA | NA | None; excluded | NA | Inpatient or ED |
| Gunn (9) | 64.6 (46–92)† | 37 | NA | 30.3 (20.3–58.9)† | NA | Yes (11 of 19 patients) | NA | Inpatient |
Note–Age, baseline weight, and baseline BMI are reported as mean ± SD.
BMI = body mass index; ED = emergency department; NA = not available.
*
Of the 16 patients, 14 had portal/venous phase CT, 1 had CT angiography, and 1 had non-contrast CT.
†
Expressed as mean (range).