تصفح حسب المؤلف "Musa, Omran"
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A meta-review of meta-analyses and an updated meta-analysis on the efficacy of chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine in treating COVID19 infection
Soliman, Nada Hossam; Aboughalia, Ahmed T.M.; Chivese, Tawanda; Musa, Omran A.H.; Hindy, George; Al-Wattary, Noor; Badran, Saifeddin Moh'd; Matizanadzo, Joshua T.; Emara, Mohamed M.; Thalib, Lukman; Doi, Suhail A.R.... more authors ... less authors ( Qatar University Press , 2020 , Poster)Objective: To synthesize the findings presented in systematic reviews and meta-analyses as well as to update the evidence using a meta-analysis in evaluating the efficacy and safety of CQ and HCQ with or without Azithromycin ... -
Association between Multimorbidity and COVID-19 Mortality in Qatar: A Cross-Sectional Study
AbouGalala, Khalid; Elsayed, Basant; Elmarasi, Mohamed; Kotob, Mona; Taha, Reham; Abbasher, Fardous; Amarah, Ahmed; El Hamawi, Mariam; Albayat, Soha S.; Abdulmajeed, Jazeel; Sallam, Mohamed A.H.; Al-Shamali, Maha H.M.; Al-Romaihi, Hamad E.; Bansal, Devendra; Musa, Omran A.H.; Farag, Elmoubasher; Al-Thani, Mohammed H.J.; Chivese, Tawanda; Emara, Mohamed M.... more authors ... less authors ( PagePress , 2023 , Article)This study assessed the association between multimorbidity and mortality from COVID-19 in the Middle East and North Africa region, where such data are scarce. We conducted a cross-sectional study using data of all cases ... -
Efficacy of chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine in treating COVID-19 infection: A meta-review of systematic reviews and an updated meta-analysis
Chivese, Tawanda; Musa, Omran A H; Hindy, George; Al-Wattary, Noor; Badran, Saif; Soliman, Nada; Aboughalia, Ahmed T M; Matizanadzo, Joshua T; Emara, Mohamed M; Thalib, Lukman; Doi, Suhail A R... more authors ... less authors ( Elsevier , 2021 , Article)To synthesize findings from systematic reviews and meta-analyses on the efficacy and safety of chloroquine (CQ) and hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) with or without Azithromycin for treating COVID-19, and to update the evidence ... -
The impact of obesity on the gestational diabetes differential between pregnant women with and without polycystic ovary syndrome.
Musa, Omran A H; Islam, Nazmul; Thalib, Lukman; Doi, Suhail A ( Wiley , 2019 , Article)None -
Metabolic aspects of surgical subcutaneous fat removal: an umbrella review and implications for future research.
Badran, Saif; Doi, Suhail A; Hamdi, Moustapha; Hammouda, Atalla; Alharami, Sara; Clark, Justin; Musa, Omran A H; Abou-Samra, Abdul-Badi; Habib, Abdella M... more authors ... less authors ( Association of Basic Medical Sciences of Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina , 2022 , Article Review)Although obesity is a preventable disease, maintaining a normal body weight can be very challenging and difficult, which has led to a significant increase in the demand for surgical subcutaneous fat removal (SSFR) to improve ... -
Metabolic changes after surgical fat removal: A dose–response meta-analysis
Saif, Badran; Habib, Abdella M.; Aljassem, Ghanem; Musa, Omran A.H.; Clark, Justin; Hamdi, Moustapha; Abou-Samra, Abdul-Badi; Glass, Graeme E.; Doi, Suhail A.... more authors ... less authors ( Elsevier , 2023 , Article Review)BackgroundBariatric surgery averts obesity-induced insulin resistance and the metabolic syndrome. By contrast, surgical fat removal is considered merely an esthetic endeavor. The aim of this article was to establish whether ... -
Metformin in pregnancy to avert gestational diabetes in women at high risk: Meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.
Doi, Suhail A R; Furuya-Kanamori, Luis; Toft, Egon; Musa, Omran A H; Islam, Nazmul; Clark, Justin; Thalib, Lukman... more authors ... less authors ( Wiley , 2019 , Article Review)Previous randomized and observational studies on the efficacy of metformin in pregnancy to reduce incident gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) in women at high risk (obesity, polycystic ovary syndrome [PCOS], or pregestational ... -
Metformin is comparable to insulin for pharmacotherapy in gestational diabetes mellitus: A network meta-analysis evaluating 6046 women.
Musa, Omran A H; Syed, Asma; Mohamed, Aisha M; Chivese, Tawanda; Clark, Justin; Furuya-Kanamori, Luis; Xu, Chang; Toft, Egon; Bashir, Mohammed; Abou-Samra, Abdul Badi; Thalib, Lukman; Doi, Suhail A... more authors ... less authors ( 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 ... -
The odds ratio is “portable” but not the relative risk: Time to do away with the log link in binomial regression
Doi, Suhail A.; Furuya-Kanamori, Luis; Xu, Chang; Chivese, Tawanda; Lin, Lifeng; Musa, Omran A.H.; Hindy, George; Thalib, Lukman; Harrell, Frank E.... more authors ... less authors ( Elsevier , 2021 , Article)Objectives: In a recent paper we suggest that the relative risk (RR) be replaced with the odds ratio (OR) as the effect measure of choice in clinical epidemiology. In response, Chu, and colleagues raise several points that ... -
Physical activity in pregnancy prevents gestational diabetes: A meta-analysis
Suhail A.R., Doi; Furuya-Kanamori, Luis; Toft, Egon; Musa, Omran A.H.; Mohamed, Aisha M.; Clark, Justin; Thalib, Lukman... more authors ... less authors ( Elsevier , 2020 , Article)AimsThe effectiveness of physical activity (PA) programs for prevention of gestational diabetes (GDM) lacks conclusive evidence. The aim of this study was to generate clear evidence regarding the effectiveness of physical ... -
Prevalence and determinants of symptomatic COVID-19 infection among children and adolescents in Qatar: A cross sectional analysis of 11445 individuals.
Musa, Omran A H; Chivese, Tawanda; Bansal, Devendra; Abdulmajeed, Jazeel; Ameen, Osman; Islam, Nazmul; Xu, Chang; Sallam, Mohamed A; Albayat, Soha S; Khogali, Hayat S; Ahmed, Shazia N N; Himatt, Sayed M; Nour, Mohamed; Elberdiny, Aiman A; Abdallah, Abdallah Musa; Furuya-Kanamori, Luis; Al-Romaihi, Hamad E; Doi, Suhail A R; Al-Thani, Mohammed H J; Farag, Elmoubashar Abu Baker Abd... more authors ... less authors ( Cambridge University Press , 2021 , Article)There is a paucity of evidence about the prevalence and risk factors for symptomatic infection among children. This study aimed to describe the prevalence of symptomatic COVID-19 and its risk factors in children and ... -
The prevalence of adaptive immunity to COVID-19 and reinfection after recovery - a comprehensive systematic review and meta-analysis.
Chivese, Tawanda; Matizanadzo, Joshua T; Musa, Omran A H; Hindy, George; Furuya-Kanamori, Luis; Islam, Nazmul; Al-Shebly, Rafal; Shalaby, Rana; Habibullah, Mohammad; Al-Marwani, Talal A; Hourani, Rizeq F; Nawaz, Ahmed D; Haider, Mohammad Z; Emara, Mohamed M; Cyprian, Farhan; Doi, Suhail A R... more authors ... less authors ( Taylor & Francis , 2022 , Article)This study aims to estimate the prevalence and longevity of detectable SARS-CoV-2 antibodies and T and B memory cells after recovery. In addition, the prevalence of COVID-19 reinfection and the preventive efficacy of ... -
The prevalence of adaptive immunity to COVID-19 and reinfection after recovery - a comprehensive systematic review and meta-analysis of 12 011 447 individuals
Alshibly, Rafal; Shalaby, Rana; Musa, Omran A. H.; Hindy, George; Islam, Nazmul; Habibullah, Mohammed; Al-Marwani, Talal; Hourani, Rizeq F.; Nawaz, Ahmed D.; Haider, Mohammad Z.; Emara, Mohamed M.; Cyprian, Farhan; Doi, Suhail A. R.; Chivese, Tawanda; Matizanadzo, Joshua T.; Furuya-Kanamori, Luis (3)... more authors ... less authors ( Qatar University Press , 2021 , Poster)Research purpose: The research aims to estimate the prevalence of detectable SARS-CoV-2 antibodies, T and B memory cells after recovery, to determine the prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 reinfection, and to investigate the protective ... -
Utilization of the evidence from studies with no events in meta-analyses of adverse events: an empirical investigation
Xu, Chang; Zhou, Xiaoqin; Zorzela, Liliane; Ju, Ke; Furuya-Kanamori, Luis; Lin, Lifeng; Lu, Cuncun; Musa, Omran A H; Vohra, Sunita... more authors ... less authors ( Springer , 2021 , Article)Zero-events studies frequently occur in systematic reviews of adverse events, which consist of an important source of evidence. We aimed to examine how evidence of zero-events studies was utilized in the meta-analyses of ... -
Validation of Doi's weighted average glucose as a measure of post-load glucose excursion for clinical use.
Badran, Saif; Doi, Suhail; Hammouda, Atalla; Musa, Omran; Habib, Abdella ( Biomolecules and Biomedicine , 2023 , Article)In this study, we examined the performance of a novel index of glucose excursion (Doi’s weighted average glucose [dwAG]) in relation to the conventional measure of area under the oral glucose tolerance test (A-GTT) and the ...