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Table 1 Characteristics of included studies

From: Impact of body weight on the achievement of minimal disease activity in patients with rheumatic diseases: a systematic review and meta-analysis

First author, year [reference]

Population

Number of subjects

Obese, n (%)

Overweight, n (%)

Male sex, %

Age, years

Disease duration, months

Therapy duration, months

CRP, mg/dl

ESR, mm/h

Ajeganova, 2013 [33]

RA

1333

211 (15.8)

524 (39.3)

30.8

64.6

–

–

0.4

13

Choe, 2014 [28]

RA

568

108 (19.0)

–

11.3

56.6

85.2

–

0.07

31.2

Di Minno, 2012 [3]

PsA

270

111 (41.1)

–

45.9

51.73

58.44

12

0.264

18.05

Di Minno, 2012 [6]

PsA

90

29 (32.2)

–

46.7

52.5

108.96

12

0.22

17.9

Di Minno, 2013 [15]

PsA

270

135 (50)

–

46

51.7

110.9

12

2.6

18.1

Di Minno, 2014 [5]

PsA

76

44 (57.9)

–

43.6

46.2

114

6

0.42

20.2

Eder, 2015 [19]

PsA

557

197 (35.4)

200 (35.9)

58.7

52.1

138

12

1.49

20.3

Ellerby, 2014 [25]

RA

233

57 (24.5)

–

30.9

60.8

129.6

36

–

–

Gremese, 2013 [29]

RA

641

66 (10.3)

207 (32.3)

18.7

52.1

100.8

12

–

35.9

Heimans, 2013 [27]

RA

508

292 (57.5)

–

32.6

54.7

–

12

2.06

35.7

Iannone, 2013 [17]

PsA

135

45 (33.3)

47 (34.8)

50.4

53.2

120

42.6

1.5

25.6

Iannone, 2015 [26]

RA

292

66 (22.6)

–

14.8

57.9

146.4

12

2,2

37.4

Iervolino, 2012 [30]

PsA

136

82 (60.3)

50 (36.8)

42.6

45.62

62.28

3

0.602

21.93

Klaasen, 2011 [31]

RA

89

15 (16.9)

66 (74.2)

25.9

55.7

98.9

4

2.27

34.7

Rodrigues, 2014 [34]

RA

317

73 (23.0)

–

–

–

–

6

–

–

Sandberg, 2014 [18]

RA

495

85 (17.2)

170 (34.3)

28.7

–

6

6

–

–

Westhoff, 2007 [32]

RA

767

149 (19.4)

315 (41.1)

28.4

57.2

11.5

36

2.15

–

  1. Abbreviations: RA rheumatoid arthritis, PsA psoriatic arthritis, CRP C reactive protein, ESR erythrocyte sedimentation rate