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Table 1 Characteristics of the included studies

From: A vegan diet improves insulin resistance in individuals with obesity: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Study

Design

Country

Sample size

Age

Sex (male), n

Weight, kg

BMI, kg/m2

Kahleova 2018 [45]

RCT

USA

38

52.6 (14.7)

2

/

33.1 (31.8–34.3)

Basciani 2020 [46]

Pilot study

Italy

16

/

/

102.1 (12.36)

36.1 (4.3)

Kahleova 2020 [44]

RCT

USA

122

53 (10)

17

93.6 (13.8)

33.3 (3.8)

Li 2016 [47]

RCT

USA

17

56 (4)

11

88.1 (2.9)

30.7 (0.6)

Burke 2007a [48]

RCT

USA

35

44.37 (8.4)

28

97.7 (11.5)

/

Burke 2007b [48]

RCT

USA

45

45.4 (8.5)

41

93 (16.2)

/

Barnard 2021 [49]

RCT

USA

30

58.3 (8.4)

22

98.4 (13.2)

33.7 (3.4)