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Metformin is comparable to insulin for pharmacotherapy in gestational diabetes mellitus: A network meta-analysis evaluating 6046 women.
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Elsevier
, 2021 , Article)
The comparative efficacy of gestational diabetes (GDM) treatments lack conclusive evidence for choice of first-line treatment. The aim of this study was to compare the efficacy of metformin and glibenclamide to insulin ...
Bias Assessment in Outcomes Research: The Role of Relative Versus Absolute Approaches
(2021 , Article)
ObjectivesBias assessment tools vary in content and detail, and the method used for assessment may produce different assessment results in a study if not carefully considered. Therefore, taking an approach to the assessment ...
Prophylactic antibiotics for preventing genital tract infection in women undergoing surgical procedures for incomplete abortion: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.
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Wiley
, 2020 , Article)
Findings about the effect of prophylactic antibiotics in preventing genital tract infection (GTI) associated with surgical procedures used for incomplete abortions are conflicting. Some reported a decrease in infection ...
Impact of missing outcome data in meta-analyses of lifestyle interventions during pregnancy to reduce postpartum weight retention: An overview of systematic reviews with meta-analyses and additional sensitivity analyses
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John Wiley and Sons Inc
, 2021 , Article)
High risk of bias associated with missing outcome data (MOD) in meta-analyses (MAs) of the effects of lifestyle interventions during pregnancy on postpartum weight retention (PPWR) casts doubt on whether such interventions ...
Body mass index and risk of Parkinson, Alzheimer, Dementia, and Dementia mortality: a systematic review and dose-response meta-analysis of cohort studies among 5 million participants
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Taylor and Francis Ltd.
, 2022 , Article Review)
Objective: Inconsistent results regarding the association between the Body Mass Index (BMI) and brain disorders have been reported. We performed this study to investigate the association between BMI and risk of Parkinson, ...
Comment on a review of methods to assess publication and other reporting biases in meta-analysis
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd
, 2022 , Article)
We read with interest the well-written review on the assessment of publication and other reporting biases in meta-analysis by Page et al.1 in which both funnel plots and tests for its asymmetry were described. The decision ...
Examining how meta-analytic methods perform
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Wiley
, 2022 , Other)
I read with interest the paper by Bramley et al.1 that concluded (regarding error estimation) that the IVhet method often outperforms the Henmi-copas (HC) method with fewer than 10 studies. They also concluded that the ...