Table 1

Baseline characteristics of included studies in the systematic review and meta-analysis

First authorMDASample size
(inter)
Mean (cont)SD
(cont)
Sample size
(cont)
Dose of RSG
(mg/day)
Duration
(week)
Type of sampleAge
(years)
DiseaseM/F
(inter)
M/F
(cont)
MDA assay
Mean (inter)SD
(inter)
Yilmaz15 0.0040.002250.0070.00325412Serum23.92PCOS25F25FSPC
von Bibra13 0.0060.0003120.0070.000712816Plasma59T2D8/48/4HPLC
Gupta31 0.00060.0001300.00060.000130812Plasma50T2D30F30FSPC
Lazich14 0.0070.002230.0070.00120424Serum58.7MS9/1414/6ELISA
Atamer12 0.0030.001450.0050.00150412Serum58.7T2D25/2030/20SPC
Huang16 14.38.94011.24.140412Plasma50.8T2D14/2615/15SPC
Li40 0.0040.009400.0060.00140448Plasma40.36T2D21/1921/19SPC
Pasali41 0.0010.0004120.0010.000312824Serum53T2D6/66/6SPC
  • Cont, control; F, Female; HPLC, high performance liquid chromatography; Inter, intervention; M, male; MDA, malondialdehyde; MS, metabolic syndrome; PCOS, polycystic ovary syndrome; RSG, rosiglitazone; SPC, spectrophotometry; T2D, type 2 diabetes.