Main features of prospective studies included in the meta-analyses.

F-U: follow-up; CAD: coronary artery disease; IS: ischemic stroke; MI: myocardial infarction; CHD: coronary heart disease; T2DM: type 2 diabetes mellitus; ESRD: end stage renal disease. When not differently indicated, data are reported as mean ± standard deviation (SD). ^Approximated mean from median and approximated SD from interquartile range (IQR): under the assumption of normal distribution, then IQR ≈ 1.35*SD. *Data are plasma resistin concentration. § Data are serum resistin concentration. Main features of prospective studies included in the meta-analyses.