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Table 1 The characteristics of included RCTs

From: The effects of vitamin D supplementation on endothelial activation among patients with metabolic syndrome and related disorders: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

Authors (Ref)

Publication year

Country

Intervention/control (sample size)

Duration (week)

Method of administration/Dosage

Patients

Weight change/BMI at baseline

Intervention/control (age participants)

Arnson at al. [19]

2013

Israel

25/25

5 days

Oral/4000 IU 25(OH)-vitamin D/day

Patients with acute coronary syndrome

NR/NR

61.6 ± 12.7, 59.7 ± 13.4

Witham (a) et al. [17]

2013

Scotland

36/39

6 months

Oral/ 100,000 IU vitamin D3 (0, 2 and 4 months)

Patients with a history of myocardial infarction

NR/NR

67.5 ± 10.6, 64.3 ± 9.8

Witham (b) et al. [17]

2013

Scotland

36/39

2 months

Oral/ 100,000 IU vitamin D3 (0 and 2 month)

Patients with a history of myocardial infarction

NR/NR

67.5 ± 10.6, 64.3 ± 9.8

Salekzamani et al. [35]

2017

Iran

36/35

16 weeks

Oral/ 50,000 IU/week for 16 weeks

Patients with metabolic syndrome

NR/33.37 ± 4.59

40.92 ± 5.95, 40.06 ± 4.83

Dalan et al. [10]

2016

Singapore

30/31

16 weeks

Oral/ Baseline 25(OH) D ≤ 20 ng/mL: four tablets of (4000 IU/day) Baseline 25(OH)D 21–30 ng/mL: 2000 IU/day

Patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus

NR/28.1 ± 5.9

54.8 ± 10.8, 52.2 ± 8.2

Neyestani (a) et al. [36]

2013

Iran

50/35

12 weeks

Oral/ Two 500 IU vitamin D for 12 weeks

Patients with type 2 diabetes with alleles Ff

No-significant/30.0 ± 5.0

52.4 ± 8.4, 52.6 ± 6.3

Neyestani (b) et al. [36]

2013

Iran

50/47

12 weeks

Oral/ Two 500 IU vitamin D for 12 weeks

Patients with type 2 diabetes with alleles Ff

No-significant/29.0 ± 4.2

52.4 ± 8.4, 52.6 ± 6.3

Neyestani © et al. [36]

2013

Iran

50/58

12 weeks

Oral/ Two 500 IU vitamin D for 12 weeks

Patients with type 2 diabetes with alleles Ff

No-significant/27.8 ± 4.7

52.4 ± 8.4, 52.6 ± 6.3

Sokol et al. [18]

2012

USA

45/45

12 weeks

Oral/ 50,000 IU ergocalciferol per week

Patients with coronary artery disease

NR/30.25 ± 6.9

56.96 ± 11.6, 55 ± 9.6

Longenecker et al. [20]

2011

USA

15/29

12 weeks

Oral/ Vitamin D3 4000 IU daily for 12 weeks

Patients with HIV-infected overweight

NR/27.5 ± 5.55

40 ± 10, 47 ± 8

Marckmann (a) et al. [37]

2012

Denmark

11/13

8 weeks

Oral/ 40,000 IU vitamin D3 every week for 8 weeks

Patients with chronic kidney disease

NR/25.25 ± 4.77

68 ± 21.68, 71 ± 20.40

Marckmann (b) et al. [37]

2012

Denmark

13/12

8 weeks

Oral/ 40,000 IU vitamin D3 every week for 8 weeks

Patients with chronic kidney disease

NR/25.25 ± 4.78

68 ± 21.68, 71 ± 20.40

Marckmann © et al. [37]

2012

Denmark

26/26

8 weeks

Oral/ 40,000 IU vitamin D3 every week for 8 weeks

Patients with chronic kidney disease

NR/25.25 ± 4.79

68 ± 21.68, 71 ± 20.40

Kumar et al. [38]

2017

India

59/58

16 weeks

Oral/ Cholecalciferol (300,000 IU) for 8 weeks

Patients with nondiabetic chronic kidney disease stage 3–4

NR/23.51 ± 2.79

45.20 ± 11.61, 43.17 ± 11.79

Emami Naeini et al. [39]

2018

Iran

32/32

16 weeks

Oral/ 50,000 IU vitamin D per week for 12 weeks

End-stage renal disease patients

NR/26.8 ± 7

62 ± 21, 60 ± 19

Assimon et al. [40]

2012

USA

20/20

39 weeks

Oral/ 33,125 ± 17,805 IU/week for an average duration of 39.2 ± 28.3 weeks

Haemodialysis patients

NR/29.9 ± 6.5

64.4 ± 15.6, 68.1 ± 15.9

Zhang et al. [21]

2018

China

46/25

12 weeks

Oral/ 50,000 IU cholecalciferol once a week for 12 weeks

Patients with non-dialysis chronic kidney disease

NR/22.7 ± 2.2

61.8 ± 16.6, 55.5 ± 14.7

Gholami et al. [41]

2016

Iran

40/20

4 weeks

Intramuscular/ Single dose of 300,000 IU vitamin D3

Patients with venous thromboembolism

NR/NR

53.2 ± 17.3

Borgi et al. [22]

2017

USA

41/43

8 weeks

Oral/ 50,000 IU/week ergocalciferol for 4 weeks

Overweight or obese adults

NR/33.9 ± 5.8

35 ± 11, 39 ± 13

  1. NR, not reported