Characteristics of the eligible studies
| Author (yr) | Patients with TDL (No.) | Male (No.) | Female (No.) | Mean Age (yr) | Age Range (yr) | Duration of Patient Recruitment | Institution |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Altintas et al (2012)4 | 54 | 17 | 37 | 31.8 | 18–63 | NA | 5 Medical centers, Turkey |
| Cha et al (2001)5 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 34.5 | 13–57 | NA | New York University Medical Center |
| Hiremath et al (2017)6 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 37.5 | NA | 2011.1–2015.12 | Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology, India |
| Jain et al (2017)7 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 19.6 | 10–41 | 2014.8–2017.3 | Sawai Man Singh Medical College, India |
| Kilic et al (2013)8 | 25 | 8 | 17 | 29 | 15–56 | 1993.2–2011.6 | Hacettepe University, Faculty of Medicine, Turkey |
| Kim et al (2009)9 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 42 | 27–57 | 1998.12–2005.12 | Seoul National University Hospital and Samsung Medical Center, Republic of Korea |
| Kiriyama et al (2011)10 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 27 (Median) | 17–64 | 1993.1–2009.6 | Nara Medical University, Japan |
| Kuan et al (2013)11 | 12 | 1 | 11 | 41.5 | 16–62 | 1985.1–2010.12 | Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taiwan |
| Lu et al (2015)12 | 18 | 10 | 8 | NA | 22–66 | 2007.4–2012.5 | Asan Medical Center, Republic of Korea |
| Lucchinetti et al (2008)13 | 151 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 1987.9–2005.8 | Mayo Clinic and Georg–August University, Germany |
| Mabray et al (2015)14 | 24 | 10 | 14 | 35.1 | 16–53 | 2002–2011 | University of California at San Francisco |
| Malhotra et al (2009)15 | 18 | 8 | 10 | 26 | 4–50 | NA | Chhatrapati Sahuji Maharaj Medical University and Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, India |
| Miron et al (2013)16 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 26.8 | NA | 2007.1–2007.12 | Sheba Medical Center, Israel |
| Qi et al (2015)17 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 24 (Median) | 4–51 | 2004.1–2009.1 | Beijing Tiantan Hospital, China |
| Saini et al (2011)18 | 18 | 10 | 8 | 31.8 | 10–61 | 2001.1–2009.12 | Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology, India |
| Sánchez et al (2017)19 | 15 | 3 | 12 | 36 | NA | 2010.1–2017.2 | Hospital Universitario de La Princesa, Spain |
| Siri et al (2015)20 | 16 | 5 | 11 | 35.7 | 20–65 | NA | 10 Medical centers, France |
| Toh et al (2012)21 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 37.3 | 23–51 | NA | National Yang–Ming University, Taiwan |
| Yiu et al (2014)22 | 31 | 14 | 17 | 10.4 | NA | 2004.9–2009.12 | 23 Medical centers, Canada |
Note:—NA indicates not available.