Table 1 Characteristics of studies included in the review.

From: Prognostic role of copeptin after stroke: A systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies

Study

Country

Sample size

Inclusion period

Stroke type

Blood collection

Copeptin detection method

Age, y.

Females, %

Stroke severity

Time of death

Death, %

Unfavorable outcome, %

Katan M

Western

359

2006–2007

Ischemic

<72 h

immunoassay(B.R.A.H.M.S)

75 (63–83)

41

5 (2–10)*

3 mo.

12

42

Zweifel C

Western

40

2006–2007

Hemorrhagic

<72 h

immunoassay(B.R.A.H.M.S)

71 (64–78)

45

14 (13–15)**

1 mo.

15

55

Dong XQ

China

86

2006–2008

Hemorrhagic

<24 h

ELISA(Cusabio)

65 (42–80)

23.3

8 (5–13)**

1 wk.

37.2

Zhang X

China

89

2007–2009

Hemorrhagic

<24 h

immunoassay(B.R.A.H.M.S)

65 (41–79)

39.3

21 (6–31)*

1 y.

42.7

62.9

Zhang JL

China

245

2007–2010

Ischemic

<72 h

immunoassay(B.R.A.H.M.S)

73 (64–82)

42

6 (3–12)*

1 y.

16.7

40.4

Zhu XD

China

303

2008–2010

Hemorrhagic

<24 h

ELISA(Cusabio)

43.9 ± 12.4

56.7

2.3 ± 1.2***

1 y.

13.9

29.7

De Marchis

Western

783

2009–2011

Ischemic

<24 h

immunoassay(B.R.A.H.M.S)

71 (60–80)

38.1

6 (3–13)*

3 mo.

15.1

38.3

Dong X

China

125

2010–2011

Ischemic

<48 h

immunoassay(B.R.A.H.M.S)

69 (61–85)

44.8

7 (3–12)*

3 mo.

14.4

32.8

Fung C

Western

18

2010–2011

Hemorrhagic

Adm.

immunoassay(B.R.A.H.M.S)

57 (48–67)

66.6

6 mo.

22.2

27.7

Tu WJ

China

189

2010–2012

Ischemic

<48 h

immunoassay(B.R.A.H.M.S)

66 (58–75)

38.1

7 (5–12)*

3 mo.

13.2

38.1

Wei ZJ

China

271

2010–2012

Hemorrhagic

<24 h

ELISA(Cusabio)

69 (59–81)

46.9

11 (7–15)**

3 mo.

12.5

30.3

Yu WH

China

118

2010–2013

Hemorrhagic

<6 h

ELISA(Phoenix pharm)

64 (48–79)

39

15 (5–23)*

6 mo.

31.4

57.6

Zhang A

China

120

2013

Hemorrhagic

Adm.

ELISA(Phoenix pharm)

60 (32–84)

37

10.6 ± 4.6**

3 mo.

20

60

  1. Adm., at admission; ELISA, enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay; y, year; mo., month; wk., week; Age and Stroke severity were presented as median (IQR) or mean ± SD.
  2. *National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) score.
  3. **Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) score.
  4. ***World Federation of Neurosurgeons Societies (WFNS) grade.