An overview of meta-analysis for clinicians

YH Lee - The Korean journal of internal medicine, 2017 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The number of medical studies being published is increasing exponentially, and clinicians
must routinely process large amounts of new information. Moreover, the results of individual …

Risk and predictive factors for severe dengue infection: A systematic review and meta-analysis

K Yuan, Y Chen, M Zhong, Y Lin, L Liu - PLoS One, 2022 - journals.plos.org
Background Dengue is a major public health issue worldwide and severe dengue (SD) is
life threatening. It is critical to triage patients with dengue infection in the early stage …

Sugar-sweetened beverages consumption and the risk of depression: A meta-analysis of observational studies

D Hu, L Cheng, W Jiang - Journal of affective disorders, 2019 - Elsevier
Background It remains inconsistent whether sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs)
consumption increases the risk of depression. Thus, we carried out a meta-analysis to …

Strengths and limitations of meta-analysis

YH Lee - The Korean Journal of Medicine, 2019 - ekjm.org
Meta-analysis is a statistical method that combines and synthesizes multiple studies and
integrates their results. Meta-analysis increases the sample size, and in turn, the power to …

Fruit and vegetables consumption and risk of hypertension: a meta‐analysis

B Li, F Li, L Wang, D Zhang - The Journal of Clinical …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
The association between fruit and vegetables (FVs) consumption and hypertension risk
remains controversial. A systematic search was performed in PubMed and the Web of …

Proinflammatory cytokines (IL-1,-6,-8,-15,-17,-18,-23, TNF-α) single nucleotide polymorphisms in rheumatoid arthritis—a literature review

OM Koper-Lenkiewicz, K Sutkowska… - International Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Conducted studies highlight that a mixture of genetic and environmental factors is
responsible for rheumatoid arthritis (RA) development. This study aimed to analyze the …

Comparative efficacy and safety of tofacitinib, baricitinib, upadacitinib, filgotinib and peficitinib as monotherapy for active rheumatoid arthritis

Y Ho Lee, G Gyu Song - Journal of clinical pharmacy and …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
What is known and objective Several clinical trials have attempted to evaluate the efficacy
and safety of tofacitinib, baricitinib, upadacitinib, filgotinib and peficitinib as monotherapy in …

Association between COMT Val158Met and psychiatric disorders: A comprehensive meta‐analysis

S Taylor - American Journal of Medical Genetics Part B …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Catechol‐O‐methyltransferase (COMT) Val158Met is widely regarded as potentially
important for understanding the genetic etiology of many different psychiatric disorders. The …

Dengue hemophagocytic syndrome: A systematic review and meta‐analysis on epidemiology, clinical signs, outcomes, and risk factors

HTN Giang, K Banno, LHN Minh… - Reviews in medical …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
We systematically searched and meta‐analyzed the epidemiological characteristics,
frequency of clinical signs, and outcomes of dengue‐associated hemophagocytic …

COQ2 V393A confers high risk susceptibility for multiple system atrophy in East Asian population

KJ Porto, M Hirano, J Mitsui, A Chikada… - Journal of the …, 2021 - Elsevier
Multiple system atrophy (MSA) is a rare, late-onset, and devastating neurodegenerative
disease characterized by autonomic failure, alongside with various combination of …