... utilized to provide diagnosis of publication bias (Linear regression analysis, ref.[34] All analysis was done by using the Statistical Analysis System software (v.9.1.3, SAS Institute, Cary, NC) and ... our analysis As a result, case-control studies (2919 cases and 4074 controls) for p53 Arg72Pro and studies (1885 cases and 2194 controls) for GSTP1 Ile105Val were available for this meta- analysis ... present meta- analysis study Thus, it is reasonable to hypothesize that the Arg72Pro polymorphism with reduced activity of p53 may play more important role in esophageal cancer risk In the present meta- analysis...
... utilized to provide diagnosis of publication bias (Linear regression analysis, ref [21]) All analysis was done by using the Statistical Analysis System software (v.9.1.3, SAS Institute, Cary, NC) and ... significantly increased statistical power of the analysis than each individual study Second, the quality of case–control studies included in current meta- analysis was good and met our inclusion criterion ... and case-control studies of ethnicity (1894 cases and 1766 controls) were available for this meta- analysis The χ2-based Q statistic test was used for the assessment of heterogeneity, and it was...
... data from various sources as in a meta- analysis The idea of adjusting the results of meta- analyses for publication bias and imputing "fictional" studies into a meta- analysis is controversial at the ... Two meta- analyses have been published in 2004 [50] and 2005 [51], respectively Both of them are 63 based on the same published data from individual case-control studies [18-23] The first meta- analysis ... the ERCC2/XPD Asp312Asn polymorphism and lung cancer was found in the second meta- analysis [51] Regardless, these meta- analyses indicate that the excess lung cancer risk from the Asn/Asn genotype...
... this, with meta- analysis perhaps the most useful, but all reviews also have their limitations Apples and oranges Meta- analysis weights studies by their samples sizes, but in addition, meta- analysis ... use of less proven agents) Meta- analysis as interpretation The above example demonstrates the dangers of meta- analysis, as well as some of its benefits Ultimately, meta- analysis is not the simple ... of methodology Meta- analysis is less valid than RCTs One last point deserves to be re-emphasized, a point which meta- analysis mavens sometimes dispute, without justification: meta- analysis is never...
... addition to traditional meta- analysis estimators, we use also the bootstrap and clustered data analysis, as well as Fixed and Random Effects meta- regression models Our meta- analysis derives several ... Section discusses the meta- analysis methodology adopted in this paper Section discusses the data used Section is the heart of the paper, presenting meta- analysis and meta- regression analysis results ... Intervals in Meta- Analysis Journal of Applied Psychology 75, 315-21 Ziesemer, T 1990 Public Factors and Democracy in Poverty Analysis Oxford Economic Papers Studies Included in the Meta- Analysis...
... intentions, behaviors) and unintended (i.e., defensive avoidance, reactance) outcomes META- ANALYSIS Rationale Meta- analysis is a quantitative method that synthesizes the results of a particular group ... designs are more effective than others Furthermore, meta- analysis allows one to examine combinations of message features in a systematic way Meta- analysis, by establishing consistency in research, ... perceptions and correlated them with persuasive outcomes were not included in the meta- analysis The goal of this meta- analysis was to examine how people reacted (both perceptually and persuasively)...
... concern in a meta- analysis of observational studies when effect sizes are relatively small, as was the case in the studies considered in this analysis [74] We therefore performed a stratified analysis ... in meta- analyses Br Med J 327: 557–560 Stroup DF, Berlin JA, Morton SC, Olkin I, Williamson GD, et al (2000) Meta- analysis of observational studies in epidemiology: A proposal for reporting Meta- analysis ... epidemiology: A proposal for reporting Meta- analysis Of Observational Studies in Epidemiology (MOOSE) group J Am Med Assoc 283: 2008–2012 DerSimonian R, Laird N (1986) Meta- analysis in clinical trials Control...
... 1.82 0.49 0.41 42 Meta- Analysis The effect combined in the meta- analysis of results from these studies was the relationship between the metal concentrations in the soil to the metal concentrations ... regression analysis of soil metal concentrations with plant metal concentrations for each defined plant-metal combination (Table 3) Only 50% of the articles reviewed met the meta- analysis inclusion ... toxicology, or risk assessment Meta- Analysis The technique of quantitatively combining, synthesizing, and summarizing data and results from different studies is known as meta- analysis (Putzrath and Ginevan...
... hierarchical regression approach to metaanalysis of diagnostic test accuracy evaluations Stat Med 2001; 20: 2865–84 31 Harbord R, Whiting P Metandi: meta- analysis of diagnostic accuracy using ... random effects regression and HSROC analyses, we used the user-written ‘‘metandi’’ program for Stata [31] Data Synthesis and Meta- Analysis Multiple sources of heterogeneity frequently exist when summarizing ... substantial between-study heterogeneity is common, meta- analysis of diagnostic accuracy requires different and more complex methods than traditional meta- analytic techniques Graphically illustrating...
... calculating fail-safe numbers in metaanalysis Evolution, 59, 464–468 Rosenberg, M.S., Adams, D.C & Gurevitch, J (2000) MetaWin: Statistical Sofware for Meta- analysis, Version 2.0 Sinauer Associates, ... pollination meta- analysis (not shown) as well as the rank correlation test (r ¼ 0.081; P ¼ 0.567) indicate no publication biases Moreover, the fail-safe number calculated for this separate meta- analysis ... ecological meta- analyses Ecology, 80, 1142–1149 Reviews and Syntheses Gurevitch, J & Hedges, L.V (2001) Meta- analysis: combining the results of independent experiments In: Design and Analysis...
... biochemical tests at baseline are at higher risk for developing isoniazid hepatotoxicity.117 Our meta- analysis reveals an association between LTBI treatment and reduced prevalence of active MTB in ... vaccinations and tuberculin skin tests JAMA 1985;253:3438-3439 140 Menzies D, Pai M, Comstock G Meta- analysis: new tests for the diagnosis of latent tuberculosis infection: areas of uncertainty ... 0.81 0.44 0.11 Abbreviation: MTB, Mycobacterium tuberculosis * The number of patients used in each analysis is shown in parentheses † The P value is for the comparison between cases that lived and...
... The Performance of SRI Funds: A Meta- Analysis The Performance of Socially Responsible Investment Funds: A Meta- Analysis Sebastian Rathner* March 2012 Abstract Empirical ... funds possibly delivered similar returns 18 The Performance of SRI Funds: A Meta- Analysis TABLE IX Results of the meta- regression with the dependent variable performance comparison (multinominal ... Behavior’, Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis 42(3), 683–708 Borenstein, M., L V Hedges, J P T Higgins and H R Rothstein: 2009, Introduction to Meta- analysis (Wiley, West Sussex) Brown, S J.,...
... Thus, for subset analysis, the CBR was calculated as the sum of CR, PR, MR, and SD based on the various vaccine formulations, the route of vaccination, and adjuvants [13] For the Meta- analysis of ... micro metastases or suspected minimal residual CRC have been detected in lymph nodes or in the operating field in 54% of stage II patients Analysis of the relationship between PCR-detectable metastases ... of bias and were those with one or more C grades Statistical Analysis With regards to ASI in advanced CRC, a post hoc explorative analysis was performed to calculate the overall response rate...
... Assessing heterogeneity in meta- analysis: Q statistic or I2 index? Psychol Methods 2006, 11:193-206 Wallace BC, Schmid CH, Lau J, Trikalinos TA: Meta- Analyst: software for meta- analysis of binary, continuous ... performed metaregression analysis with the proportion of never-smokers and with the years of asbestos-exposed occupation All calculations were performed with the software Comprehensive Meta- Analysis ... to over 30 years The subgroup analysis indicated that the results for FEV and for FEV /VC were negatively related to the duration of exposure The meta- regression analysis indicated an inverse...
... approach? A meta- analysis of the effectiveness of interventions to promote physical activity Sports and Exercise Psychology Review 2006, 2(1):13-26 33 Petitti DB: Meta_ Analysis, Decision Analysis, ... selected for metaanalysis Thus, the maximum bone tolerance force (Maximum force or F-max.) four weeks following fracture was defined as main biomechanical bone properties for the metaanalysis Figure ... data in a metaanalysis However, we assessed the quality of Teng article base on the QATRS and common quality measurements methods Three articles [25,26,29] were entered into meta analysis, since...
... study accounted for the majority of participants included in this meta- analysis [34] However, after omitting this study from the meta- analysis, the overall effect remained significant (RR = 1.88; ... a visual inspection of funnel plots, and examined the stability of the meta- analysis results using Orwin’s fail-safe N analysis Assessment of methodological quality We assessed methodological ... relevant data were abstracted The authors were not blind to any aspect of the studies Analysis We conducted a meta- analysis of HIV seroprevalence in orphaned versus non-orphaned participants using...
... feasibility for meta- analysis are presented in Additional file 2, Table S2 Quantitative analyses In summary, 10 studies reporting on 13 different samples were eligible for meta- analysis resulting ... This meta- analysis shows that the fewer Table Summary of the meta- analyses Comparison Summary effect 95% CI p-value for heterogeneity test Model used
... http://www.annals-general-psychiatry.com/content/8/1/27 review or meta- analysis on the efficacy of agents approved for the treatment of BD on these specific symptoms The aim of the current review and meta- analysis was to focus on outcome ... synopsis In some cases some of the data were extracted or calculated from published meta- analysis or reviews Meta- analysis method The following indices were calculated Effect size (Cohen d) was calculated ... Sanger T, Tollefson G: A meta- analysis of the use of typical antipsychotic agents in bipolar disorder J Affect Disord 2001, 65(1):85-93 Hunter J, Schmidt F: Methods of Meta- Analysis: Correcting error...