Table 2 Descriptive table of selected studies categorised according to study designs based on MMAT algorithm
From: Diagnostic delay of sarcoidosis: an integrated systematic review
Author | Country | Sample size (n) | Patient reported data (Yes/No) | Gender (n; Male/ Female) | Mean age (year) | Mean delay (months) | Mean delay SDa (months) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | 1. Non-comparative descriptive study including case reports, case series, survey and descriptive cross-sectional studies | ||||||
| Â | a. Case reports | ||||||
Darugar et al., 2011 | France | 1 | No | 1/0 | 26 | 0.5 | NR |
Froehner et al., 2016 | Germany | 1 | No | 1/0 | 60 | 6 | NR |
Ghafoor et al., 2014 | USA | 1 | No | 1/0 | 69 | 44 | NR |
Ghorpade et al., 1996 | India | 1 | No | 0/1 | 50 | 2 | NR |
Ho et al., 2019 | USA | 1 | No | 1/0 | 55 | 2 | NR |
Jaster et al., 1997 | USA | 1 | No | 1/0 | 41 | 18 | NR |
Lee et al., 2010 | South Korea | 1 | No | 0/1 | 32 | 59 | NR |
Mehta et al., 2022 | USA | 1 | No | 1/0 | 49 | 8.5 | NR |
Meyer et al., 2017 | Switzerland | 1 | No | 1/0 | 52 | 48 | NR |
Noiles et al., 2013 | Canada | 1 | No | 0/1 | 62 | Several years | NR |
Papaetis et al., 2008 | Greece | 1 | No | 0/1 | 67 | 96 | NR |
Plit 1983 | South Africa | 1 | No | 0/1 | 27 | 18 | NR |
Thomas et al., 2021 | USA | 1 | No | 0/1 | 48 | 0.5 | NR |
van Rooijen et al., 2011 | Netherlands | 1 | No | 0/1 | 30 | 1.4 | NR |
Viswanath et al., 2019 | India | 1 | No | 0/1 | 50 | 0.25 | NR |
| Â | b. Case series | ||||||
Al-Mayouf 2006 | Saudi Arabia | 8 | No | 2/6 | 9.3 | 6 | 4.03 |
Fergie et al., 1999 | UK | 8 | No | 2/6 | 44 | 5 | 5.92 |
Guleria et al., 2006 | India | 3 | No | 2/1 | 40.7 | Case 1- 1.5 Case 2–18 Case 3–6 Case 4- NR Mean – 8.5 | NR |
Judson et al., 2007 | USA | 2 | No | 1/1 | 37 | Case 1–15 Case 2–72 Mean – 43.5 | NR |
Scott et al., 2010 | USA | 8 | No | 0/8 | NR | NR | NR |
| Â | c. Survey | ||||||
Kirsten et al., 1995 | Germany | 651 | Yes | 243/408 | NR | 25 | NR |
Okumus et al., 2011 | Turkey | 293 | No | 95/198 | 44 | NR | NR |
| Â | d. Descriptive cross-sectional study | ||||||
Leclerc et al., 2003 | France | 28 | No | 17/11 | NR | 6.25 | 3.72 |
Send et al., 2019 | Germany | 13 | No | 6/7 | 48.8 | 8.61 | 6.4 |
| Â | 2. Comparative studies including analytical cross-sectional study | ||||||
| Â | a. Analytical cross-sectional study | ||||||
Bolletta et al., 2020 | Italy | 67 | No | 29/38 | 55 | 23 | 35 |
Hoogendoorn et al., 2020 | Netherlands | 15 | No | 9/6 | 50.7 | NR | NR |
Judson et al., 2003c | USA | 189 | No | 81/108 | NR | NR | NR |
Kobak et al., 2020 | Turkey | 131 | No | 35/96 | NR | NR | NR |
Rodrigues et al., 2013c | Brazil | 100 | No | 40/60 | 47.6 | NR | NR |