Clinical characteristics of the included studies
| Study (reference) | Mean age (years) | Males (n) | Diabetes Mellitus (n) | Baseline creatinine (mg/dL)* | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Statin | Control | Statin | Control | Statin | Control | Statin | Control | |
| Acikel et al21 | 58.7±8.5 | 60.8±10.8 | 51 | 51 | 19 | 20 | 0.84±0.14 | 0.85±0.16 |
| Han et al13 | 61.45±8.64 | 61.44±8.64 | 963 | 991 | 1498 | 1500 | 1.1±0.25 | 1.0±0.23 |
| Jo et al26 | 65.0±9.3 | 66.1±8.2 | 91 | 88 | 35 | 29 | 1.29±0.42 | 1.25±0.37 |
| Leoncini et al14 | 66.2±12.4 | 66.1±13.5 | 166 | 165 | 50 | 57 | 0.95±0.27 | 0.96±0.28 |
| Li et al27 | 66.3±7.4 | 65.4±7.2 | 58 | 64 | 21 | 24 | 0.93±0.13 | 0.93±0.13 |
| Ozhan et al25 | 54±10 | 55±8 | 27 | 40 | 9 | 12 | 0.88±0.20 | 0.88±0.19 |
| Patti et al24 | 65±11 | 66±10 | 91 | 96 | 36 | 32 | 1.04±0.32 | 1.04±0.22 |
| Quintavalle et al23 | 70±6 | 70±8 | 103 | 120 | 89 | 80 | 1.32 (0.96–1.62) | 1.29 (0.88–1.61) |
| Toso et al22 | 75±8 | 76±7 | 104 | 92 | 31 | 33 | 1.20±0.35 | 1.18±0.33 |
*Baseline creatinine in Quintavalle is given in median and all other values as mean.