Partial upper sternotomy vs full median sternotomy in obese patients undergoing aortic valve replacement: A meta-analysis

Table 1 Detailed characteristics of each included studies and baseline characteristics

Ref.	Year	Age (mean ± SD)		Male (%)		BMI (kg/m2)		Diabetes mellitus (%)		Hypertension (%)		Smoking (%)		COPD (%)		Peripheral vascular disease (%)		LVEF		Hemoglobin (mean ± SD)		Creatinine (mean ± SD)		Hematocrit (mean ± SD)		Dyslipidemia (%)		Previous stroke (%)
		PUS	FS	PUS	FS	PUS	FS	PUS	FS	PUS	FS	PUS	FS	PUS	FS	PUS	FS	PUS	FS	PUS	FS	PUS	FS	PUS	FS	PUS	FS	PUS	FS
Cammertoni et al[18]	2024	68.6 ± 14.5	69.2 ± 13.1	60.4	59.3	32.9 ± 1.3	32.6 ± 1.2	19.8	24.2	83.5	82.4	28.6	26.4	4.4	7.7	5.5	7.7	61.3 ± 6.2	60.1 ± 5.5	13.2 ± 1.4	13.5 ± 1.3	NA	NA	NA	NA	46.2	48.4	2.2	4.4
Luo et al[12]	2022	54.0 ± 11.5	55.9 ± 10.8	78.6	79.5	30.56 ± 3.09	30.11 ± 3.04	17.1	18.2	90	89.8	N/A	N/A	8.6	8	N/A	N/A	62.5 ± 10.2	61.7 ± 8.9	12.69 ± 2.01	12.66 ± 2.88	120.5 ± 88.5	119.6 ± 98.6	41.57 ± 3.88	40.94 ± 3.87	90	89.8	NA	NA
Welp et al[19]	2018	69.8 ± 10.4	70.0 ± 10.5	56	54.8	32.56 ± 3.09	33.11 ± 3.04	28.6	38.5	84.1	95.6	29.4	35.2	9.5	8.8	7.1	7.7	55.16 ± 14.90	58.33 ± 10.82	13.71 ± 1.48	13.39 ± 1.85	1.12 ± 0.77	1.22 ± 0.81	40.50 ± 4.81	41.20 ± 3.82	59.5	67	6.3	14.3
Xie et al[20]	2022	62.9 ± 10.7	57.8 ± 12.3	46	58	38.3 ± 5.3	35.5 ± 4.2	6	8	52	62	29	34	4	5	NA	NA	57 ± 11.31	58.33 ± 11.29	13.68 ± 1.68	12.22 ± 1.35	NA	NA	41.32 ± 3.68	38.32 ± 4.68	NA	NA	NA	NA

PUS: Partial upper sternotomy; FS: Full sternotomy; BMI: Body mass index; COPD: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; LVEF: Left ventricular ejection fraction; N/A: Not applicable; NA: Not available.