Table 1 Characteristics of the included studies
Author | Study type | Mean age (range, years) | Gender | BMI | Participants | Detection method | Level range (N/PJI) | Threshold value | Gold standard | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N-PJI | PJI | F | M | N-PJI | PJI | N-PJI | PJI | N-PJI | PJI | |||||
Xu et al. 2020 [25] | R | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | 207 | 153 | NV | 2.96 ± 0.79 | 4.18 ± 1.16 | 3.57 g/L | ICM |
Klim et al. 2020 [24] | P | 65.1 ± 14.6 | 65.7 ± 15.8 | 46 | 38 | NV | NV | 29 | 55 | Coagulometry with sodium citrate blood | NV | NV | 515 mg/dL | MSIS |
R | NV | 53.3 ± 14.9 | 56 | 46 | 25.3 ± 3.5 | 24.6 ± 4.0 | 94 | 8 | STA-R Evolution analyzer | NV | NV | 3.61 g/L | ICM | |
Wu et al. 2020 [18] | R | 69.13 ± 11.19 | 62.64 ± 11.58 | 68 | 41 | 24.49 ± 5.87 | 24.75 ± 3.90 | 76 | 33 | NV | 3.01 ± 0.72 | 4.81 ± 1.87 | 3.61 g/L | ICM |
Li et al. 2019 [21] | R, M | 61.3 (23–86) | 63.7 (18–89) | NV | NV | 25.15 (14.93–46.66) | 25.01 (16.71–33.06) | 363 | 76 | STA-R Evolution analyzer or Sysmex CS-5100 System | NV | NV | 4.01 g/L | ICM |
R | 63.4 (23–87) | 64.6 (37–82) | 87 | 70 | NV | NV | 106 | 51 | NV | NV | NV | 3.56 g/L | ICM | |
Bin et al. 2020 [23] | R | 60.30 ± 13.79 | 62.13 ± 11.37 | 52 | 38 | 23.62 ± 3.67 | 23.72 ± 4.26 | 37 | 53 | NV | 2.86 (2.46–3.25) | 4.37 (3.82–4.95) | 3.60 g/L | ICM |