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Table 2 Summary of the meta-analyses done for enrolled subjects before and after receiving umbilical cord-derived stem cell transplantation

From: Therapeutic efficacy of umbilical cord-derived stem cells for diabetes mellitus: a meta-analysis study

Study name and year

Number of subjects

After SC

Number of subjects

Before SC

Study Weight (%)

SMD

Lower CI

Upper CI

Type of DM

Type of UC-SC

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

HbA1c%

 Hu et al., 2013

15

6.100

1.100

15

6.850

2.200

19.9

− 0.420

− 1.143

0.304

T1DM

WJ-MSCs

 Hu et al., 2016

31

6.000

0.700

31

7.670

1.230

25.1

− 1.648

− 2.224

− 1.072

T2DM

WJ-MSCs

 Liu et al., 2014

22

7.000

0.600

22

8.200

1.690

23.3

− 0.929

− 1.551

− 0.307

T2DM

WJ-MSCs

 Guan et al., 2015

6

6.500

1.850

6

8.550

1.450

9.7

− 1.138

− 2.358

0.082

T2DM

WJ-MSCs

 Cai et al., 2016

21

7.500

1.000

21

8.600

0.810

22.1

− 1.186

− 1.842

−0.530

T1DM

WJ-MSCs

 Haller et al., 2013

10

7.100

1.290

10

7.067

1.290

17.1

0.024

−0.852

0.901

T1DM

UCB

 Giannopoulou et al., 2013

7

7.250

0.440

7

7.025

0.840

11.8

0.314

− 0.740

1.368

T1DM

UCB

 Haller et al., 2011

24

7.200

0.870

24

7.430

1.497

40.9

− 0.185

− 0.752

0.382

T1DM

UCB

 Haller et al., 2009

15

7.067

0.980

15

7.130

1.799

25.6

− 0.042

− 0.758

0.673

T1DM

UCB

 Tong et al., 2013

3

7.170

0.420

3

10.530

3.720

4.5

− 1.013

− 2.713

0.687

T2DM

UCB

C-peptide levels (ng/ml)

 Hu et al., 2013 a

15

1.350

0.230

15

0.850

1.820

20.3

0.375

− 0.347

1.097

T1DM

WJ-MSCs

 Hu et al., 2016 a

31

2.660

0.330

31

1.750

0.640

23.2

1.765

1.178

2.352

T2DM

WJ-MSCs

 Liu et al., 2014 a

22

1.860

1.000

22

1.290

0.830

22.8

0.609

0.005

1.214

T2DM

WJ-MSCs

 Guan et al., 2015 a

6

2.120

1.250

6

1.030

0.300

12.1

1.107

− 0.109

2.322

T2DM

WJ-MSCs

 Cai et al., 2016 a

21

0.060

0.030

21

0.030

0.020

21.7

1.154

0.501

1.808

T1DM

WJ-MSCs

 Haller et al., 2013 b, *

10

0.160

0.180

10

0.360

0.240

19.1

− 0.903

− 1.823

0.017

T1DM

UCB

 Giannopoulou et al., 2013 b

7

0.390

0.388

7

0.945

0.540

13.9

− 1.105

− 2.230

0.020

T1DM

UCB

 Haller et al., 2011b

24

0.400

0.550

24

1.190

0.800

33.2

− 1.132

− 1.741

− 0.523

T1DM

UCB

 Haller et al., 2009 b

15

0.690

0.850

15

1.220

1.090

26.6

− 0.528

− 1.256

0.200

T1DM

UCB

 Tong et al., 2013 a

3

2.040

1.050

3

1.300

0.320

7.1

0.761

− 0.896

2.418

T2DM

UCB

Insulin daily requirement (IU/Kg/day)

 Hu et al., 2013 #

15

20.700

11.100

15

37.800

4.600

20.1

− 1.958

− 2.829

− 1.088

T1DM

WJ-MSCs

 Hu et al., 2016 #

31

12.000

3.000

31

45.900

8.900

19.4

− 5.040

− 6.058

− 4.023

T2DM

WJ-MSCs

 Liu et al., 2014

22

0.230

0.190

22

0.490

0.220

20.9

− 1.242

− 1.888

− 0.597

T2DM

WJ-MSCs

 Guan et al., 2015

6

0.280

0.350

6

0.430

0.220

18.8

− 0.473

− 1.621

0.674

T2DM

WJ-MSCs

 Cai et al., 2016

21

0.600

0.200

21

0.900

0.200

20.8

− 1.472

− 2.154

− 0.790

T1DM

WJ-MSCs

 Haller et al., 2013

10

0.640

0.150

10

0.340

0.198

19.5

1.636

0.623

2.648

T1DM

UCB

 Giannopoulou et al., 2013

7

0.790

0.410

7

0.660

0.470

18.8

0.276

− 0.777

1.329

T1DM

UCB

 Haller et al., 2011

24

0.680

0.200

24

0.370

0.230

26.8

1.415

0.782

2.047

T1DM

UCB

 Haller et al., 2009

15

0.660

0.180

15

0.390

0.280

24.0

1.116

0.347

1.885

T1DM

UCB

 Tong et al., 2013

3

0.320

0.210

3

0.525

0.130

10.9

− 0.937

− 2.622

0.749

T2DM

UCB

  1. aFasting C-peptide
  2. bStimulated peak C-peptide
  3. *Measuring unit; pmol/L
  4. #Measuring unit; IU/day