A meta-analysis of the association between diabetic patients and AVF failure in dialysis

Figures & data

Figure 1. Study flow diagram of the meta-analysis.

Table 1. Twenty-three Studies included in qualitative synthesis.

study	year	race	tevent	tnoevent	ttotal	cevent	cnoevent	ctotal	sum
Shen B	2006	Asian	4	11	15	2	23	25	40
Zhang ZM	2007	Asian	18	58	76	57	303	360	436
Liao YL	2015	Asian	10	13	23	21	74	95	118
Jiang Y	2013	Asian	7	25	32	11	29	40	72
Hu DJ	2014	Asian	14	20	34	6	28	34	68
Zhang YL	2010	Asian	12	20	32	56	154	210	242
Baris Afsar Rengin Elsurer	2012	Caucasian	30	44	74	43	116	159	233
Najiba Fekih-Mrissa	2011	Caucasian	9	19	28	17	33	50	78
Jamshid Roozbeh	2005	Caucasian	16	15	31	68	72	140	171
Ju-Young Moon	2015	Asian	70	39	109	230	139	369	478
BRANED J.MANNS	1998	Caucasian	9	18	27	23	39	62	89
DOUGLAS SHEMIN	1999	Caucasian	28	19	47	15	22	37	84
A.Bahadi	2012	Caucasian	14	19	33	32	73	105	138
Engin Usta	2012	Caucasian	11	7	18	41	21	62	80
Yao SL 2015	2015	Asian	13	18	31	43	141	184	215
Li ZZ 2014	2014	Asian	28	45	73	30	106	136	209
Wang YZ	2005	Asian	9	13	22	6	30	36	58
Zhong HY	2010	Asian	10	13	23	22	83	105	128
Chen MX11	2015	Asian	8	18	26	24	137	161	187
Wei XH	2015	Asian	6	15	21	22	53	75	96
Cui TL	2012	Asian	33	30	63	68	135	203	266
He Q	2009	Asian	9	25	34	35	280	315	349
Ramazan Danis	2009	Caucasian	17	41	58	29	145	174	232

Figure 2. Forest plot.

Figure 3. Funnel plot with pseudo 95% confidence limits.

Figure 4. Begg’s funnel plot.

Figure 5. Egger’s funnel plot.