Fig 1.
Search strategy used for study selection.
Fig 2.
Flowchart of study selection.
Table 1.
Summary of studies evaluating pancreas size and fat content by imaging methods in diabetes.
Fig 3.
Meta-analyses of studies evaluating pancreas by imaging in diabetes.
(A) Forest plot comparing pancreas volume (cm3) in type 1 diabetic patients with a control group. (B) Forest plot comparing pancreas volume (cm3) in type 2 diabetic patients with a control group. (C) Forest plot comparing fat content (%) in type 2 diabetic patients with a control group. WMD = weighted mean difference.
Fig 4.
Bubble plot of the relation between diabetes duration (years) and pancreatic volume (cm3) in type 1 diabetic patients, including references [20, 34, 37].
WMD = weighted mean difference.
Table 2.
Newcastle-Ottawa quality assessment of studies included in meta-analyses.