Table 2 Demographics of included studies in the association between location-specific EAT thickness at left AV groove and obstructive CAD
CAD group | Non-CAD group | ||||||||||||
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EAT thickness (mm) | EAT thickness (mm) | ||||||||||||
References | Time | No. of patients | Mean | SD | Total | Mean | SD | Total | BMI (kg/m2) | Diagnostic tool | Measurement tool | Ethnicity | Study quality |
Wang et al. [11] | 2010 | 224 | 13.2 | 3.1 | 140 | 11.3 | 2.5 | 84 | 26.1 ± 3.3 | Coronary angiography | CT | Asian | 21 |
Kim et al. [21] | 2012 | 100 | 13 | 2.6 | 24 | 11.5 | 2.1 | 76 | 25.3 ± 3.2 | Coronary MR angiography | MRI | Asian | 21 |
Wu et al. [19] | 2013 | 208 | 17.8 | 3.9 | 97 | 14.3 | 4.3 | 111 | 24.8 ± 3.3 | Coronary CT angiography | CT | Asian | 21 |