... oils’’ ‘‘(1) AND (2)’’ OR ‘‘(1) AND (3)’’ OR ‘‘(1) AND (4)’’ OR ‘‘(1) AND (5)’’ 0174 January 2007 | Volume | Issue | e20 Tobacco and Biomass Smoke and TB Figure Flow Diagram of Study Steps and Exclusions ... smoking Current and former smoking Current and former tobacco smoking and use of biomass cooking fuels Current and former tobacco smoking Current and former tobacco smoking Current and former tobacco ... pollution and tuberculosis: A retrospective study Glow 29: 14–17 16 Crofton E, Crofton J (1963) Influence of smoking on mortality from various diseases in Scotland and in England and Wales An analysis...
... and methods for systematicreviewsand meta- analyses of diagnostic tests [18–21] Search Methods We previously published systematicand narrative reviews on the accuracy and performance of IGRAs ... sensitivity and specificity) and because substantial between-study heterogeneity is common, meta- analysis of diagnostic accuracy requires different and more complex methods than traditional meta- analytic ... 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...
... transplant) and 2007 to evaluate the effectiveness of pretransplant tuberculosis skin testing and LTBI treatment, the prevalence and outcome of MTB infections, and the effects of patient factors and ... (1/1945 to 12/ 2006), BIOSIS (1/1969 to 12/2006), and the Cochrane Database of SystematicReviewsand Central Register of Controlled Trials and manually searched retrieved bibliographies to identify ... 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 and recommendations...
... paper and vouches for the integrity of the analysis DW, UM and MVG extracted and analysed the data All authors collaborated in interpreting the data and writing the manuscript and read and approved ... Medicine and Toxicology 2011, 6:21 http://www.occup-med.com/content/6/1/21 Page of 16 We have conducted a systematic review and a metaanalysis of the literature with the aim of identifying and quantifying ... 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 and diagnostic...
... in analysis Figure Flowchart for systematic search Review Manager version 5.0, a statistical software programme developed by the Nordic Cochrane Center for meta- analyzing data for systematicreviews ... parental death and 5.9% (n = 838) in participants who reported both parents alive Figure shows weighted ORs and 95% CIs for HIV prevalence in each study Results from a random-effects meta- analysis ... included in our comparative meta- analysis of HIV prevalence between orphans and nonorphans, two studies included only females [29,31] and two studies including both males and females found greater...
... we are aware of, this is the first systematic review and meta- analysis of the relationship between OHRQoL and tooth loss Data from our systematic review and meta- analyses of observational studies ... Tooth loss and oral health-related quality of life: a systematic review and meta- analysis Health and Quality of Life Outcomes 2010 8:126 Submit your next manuscript to BioMed Central and take full ... 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
... [14] Methods Search procedure and data extraction This review follows the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematicreviewsand Meta- Analyses (PRISMA) statement for meta- analysis [15] The following ... (Stata, College Station, TX, USA) using the user-contributed commands for meta- analyses: ‘metan’ [19], ‘metainf’ [20], ‘metabias’ [21] and ‘metatrim’ [22] In order to estimate whether the IQ of those ... studies, and exploring any association between severity of illness (measured by Body Mass Index (BMI)) and IQ levels With these questions in mind, a systematic review of the literature and meta- analysis...
... extraction, analysis, and preparing the manuscript; SD with data extraction, analysis, and writing; GTM with planning, data extraction, analysis, and writing the manuscript; HJM with planning, analysis, ... intention-to-treat (number of patients randomised and receiving at least one dose of trial drug) analysis Homogeneity tests and funnel plots, though commonly used in meta- analysis, were not used here because ... file Meta- analysis Outcomes chosen for the meta- analysis Outcomes chosen related to adverse events and tolerability These included discontinuation (all-cause, lack of efficacy, adverse event, and...
... antibody therapy in rheumatoid arthritis and the risk of serious infections and malignancies Systemic review and meta- analysis of rare harmful effects in randomized controlled trials JAMA 2006, ... effects in randomized controlled trials JAMA 2006, 295:2275-2286 Stern R, Wolfe F: Infliximab dose and clinical status: results of studies in 1642 patients with rheumatoid arthritis J Rheumatol 2004,...
... to whether they were randomised, double-blind, and accounted for withdrawals or drop-outs and to whether the methods of randomisation and double-blinding were described and appropriate No scoring ... was to systematically examine the available evidence concerning MMF in lupus nephritis from randomised trials and observational studies Materials and methods QUOROM (quality of reporting of meta- analyses) ... planning the study, data extraction, and analysis, and preparing a manuscript SD was involved with data extraction, analysis, and writing Both authors read and approved the final manuscript Page...
... study and participated in its design, coordination, data acquisition and analysis, and in manuscript preparation CPW and ELM participated in the study design, data acquisition and analysis, and ... the overall meta- analysis results in the randomized clinical trials Comparison of (a) the forced vital capacity (FVC) and (b) the diffusing overall meta- analysis results in the randomized clinical ... analysis We conducted a sensitivity analysis by introducing a range of standard error values for the mean difference between baseline and after 12 months of therapy from both the randomized and...
... and after cardiac surgery, on patient mortality and morbidity: A systematic review and meta- analysis Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery 2011 6:3 Submit your next manuscript to BioMed Central and ... mortality: systematic review and meta- analysis of randomized trials Mayo Clinic Proc 2008, 83(4):418-430 20 Pittas AG, Siegel RD, Lau J: Insulin therapy for critically ill hospitalized patients: a meta- analysis ... data as a median and range, and asked if they could provide their data as means and standard deviations, unfortunately, these data were not available Therefore, we conducted a meta- analysis of the...
... of this systematic review was to investigate all diagnostic imaging features associated with CPHP and evaluate study findings by meta- analysis where appropriate Methods Search strategy and eligibility ... was greater than 50% and the Chi2 test indicated statistically significant heterogeneity (P < 0.1) Meta- analysis by the randomeffect method incorporates heterogeneity into the analysis, resulting ... groups may be overestimated by meta- analysis [18] Eligibility criteria, quality assessment procedures and methods of data analysis were specified prospectively and outlined in an unpublished...
... Wolf and colleagues [8] used a modified Heidelberg foot model where the distance and rotations between the calcaneus and st and th metatarsal head markers were used to Table Description and methodological ... [8,23] Wegener and co-investigators [23] used a foot model of rearfoot (three calcaneal markers), forefoot (markers located at the navicular, th metatarsal head and st metatarsal head) and hallux ... in biomechanical models and under-reporting of standard deviations/ error Meta- analysis of kinematic variables could only be performed for hallux ROM, tibia-rearfoot ROM and tibia-foot ROM between...
... with schizophrenia than in controls); and state-independence (because they are present whether or not the illness is active) This systematic review and meta- analysis aimed to determine how far ... were resolved by discussion and involvement of the third reviewer (MM) Data synthesis The data were analysed using Comprehensive MetaAnalysis version 2, a dedicated meta- analysis programme (BioStat, ... medication and we could not conduct moderator analysis exploring the extent of its effects Despite some similar labels, it should be kept in mind while interpreting the meta- analysis that the rating and...
... with “nicotine” AND “smoking” AND “gum OR Patch OR spray OR inhalers OR Tablet OR lozenge” AND “random*” 280 abstacts were obtained when using “bupropion” and “smoking” and “random” and “clinical ... http://www.harmreductionjournal.com/content/6/1/25 Figure Random2effects meta- analysis of all NRT trials combined versus all inert controls at weeks Random effects meta- analysis of all NRT trials combined versus ... Jorenby DE 2.77 (1.79, 4.2 Figure Random4effects meta- analysis of smoking cessation with bupropion versus controls at 4-weeks post-TQD Random effects meta- analysis of smoking cessation with bupropion...
... ML, Branzi A: A meta- analysis of randomized controlled trials in pulmonary arterial hypertension Eur Heart J 2009, 30:394-403 Higgins JPT, Green S: Cochrane Handbook for SystematicReviews of Interventions ... http://respiratory-research.com/content/11/1/12 Authors’ contributions CJR and DDS conceived the study design CJR and SN performed the search and data abstraction All authors participated in data analysisand interpretation All authors ... [7,8] A meta- analysis by Macchia et al in 2007 included some patients with non-PAH pulmonary hypertension and the results of several trials have been reported since this publication [7] A meta- analysis...
... Reporting Items for SystematicReviewsand MetaAnalyses statement [14] and the recommendations of the Cochrane Collaboration [15] Page of 14 Protocol Methods of analysisand inclusion criteria ... Group: Preferred Reporting Items for SystematicReviewsand Meta- Analyses: the PRISMA statement Ann Intern Med 2009, 151:264-269 Cochrane handbook for systematicreviews of intervention Version 5.01 ... 0.05 ITT, intention to treat aStandardised mean difference (95% confidence interval) Agreements and disagreements with other systematicreviews Conclusions Our meta- analysis does not confirm the...
... Physicians [5] Methods Systematic review methods The search strategy employed in the original Strachan and Cook systematic review and meta- analysis [3] was repeated in the current study and included a ... studies included in updated meta- analysis 31 studies included from Strachan and Cook Review 60 studies included in updated meta- analysis Figure Flow diagram of included and excluded studies Jones ... studies has increased substantially since the original systematic review was published however, and the updated systematic review and meta- analysis described in the present study combines data...