Table 2 Characteristics of randomized, controlled trials included in the meta-analysis
Reference | Additional information | Population | Sex(M + F) | Age | HD + PD | Duration | Treatment group | Control group |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Â | F/C | F/C | F/C(SD or SE) | F/C | Â | Â | Â |
Diskin, 1990 [24] | Unspecified | 4/3 | NA | NA | 4 + 0/3 + 0 | 24 w | EPA (3 g/d) | placebo |
Donnelly, 1992 [25] | 1DM | 14/15 | 5 + 3/7 + 1 | 52 (14)/51 (12) | 4 + 4/4 + 4 | 4 w | fish oil (3.6 g/d) (12%DHA/18%EPA) | olive oil |
Ando, 1999 [26] | HD:16DM/22, PD:0DM/16 | 19/19 | 17 + 2/16 + 3 | 54 (11)/51 (13) | 11 + 8/11 + 8 | 3 m | EPA (1.8 g/d) | placebo |
Khajehdehi, 2000 [27] | DM 15% | 15/15 | 8 + 7/7 + 8 | 32.7 (10.7)/31.1 (8.8) | 15 + 0/15 + 0 | 2 m | fish oil (1.5 g/d) | corn oil (4.5 g/d), seasame oil (4.5 g/d), placebo |
Schmitz, 2002 [28] | Unspecified | 12/12 | 5 + 7/6 + 6 | 52 (6)/54 (3) | 12 + 0/12 + 0 | 3 m | fish oil (4 g/d)(24%DHA/44%EPA) | corn oil(4 g/d) |
Saifullah, 2007 [14] | Unspecified | 15/8 | 11 + 4/7 + 1 | 58 (12)/57 (14) | 15 + 0/8 + 0 | 12 w | fish oil (DHA 170 mg/d × 2, EPA 340 mg/d × 2) | placebo (soybean/corn oil mixture) |
Svensson 2008 [29] | Unspecified | 35/38 | NA | NA | 35 + 0/38 + 0 | 3 m | omega-3 PUFA (1.7 g/d) (45%EPA/37.5%DHA) | olive oil |
Bowden, 2009 [20] | Unspecified | 44/43 | 25 + 19/20 + 23 | 59.3 (12.7)/60.8 (10.3) | 44 + 0/43 + 0 | 6 m | fish oil (6 g/d) (EPA 0.96 g/d, DHA 0.6 g/d) | corn oil (6 g/d) |
Poulia, 2011 [18] | Unspecified | 22/23 | NA | NA | 22 + 0/23 + 0 | 4 w | omega-3 (EPA 920 mg/d, DHA 760 mg/d) + VitE 8 mg/d | VitE (14.2 mg/d) |
Kooshki, 2011 [15] | Unspecified | 17/17 | 10 + 7/11 + 6 | 50 (18)/50 (17) | 17 + 0/17 + 0 | 10 w | omega-3 (2080 mg/d) (EPA 1240 mg/d, DHA 840 mg/d) | placebo (medium chain triglycerides oil) |
W.S. An, 2011 [30] | Unspecified | 7/7 | 4 + 3/3 + 4 | 51.6 (8.7)/52.6 (12.1) | 0 + 7/0 + 7 | 12 w | fish oil (3 g/d)EPA 460 mg/d × 3 + 380 mg DHA/d × 3 | corn oil |
Lok, 2012 [16] | Unspecified | 99/97 | NA | NA | 99 + 0/97 + 0 | 6 m,12 m | fish oil (4 g/d) (EPA 1600 mg/d, DHA 800 mg/d) | olive oil (3 g/d) |
Daud, 2012 [17] | ALB < 3.9 g/dl | 31/32 | 20 + 11/20 + 12 | 59 (13)/58 (12) | 31 + 0/32 + 0 | 24 w | protein + omega-3 (2.4 g) (EPA 1800 mg, DHA 600 mg), three times a week | protein + olive oil, three times a week |