scholarly journals The Rising Relative Risk of Mortality for Singles: Meta-Analysis and Meta-Regression

2011 ◽  
Vol 174 (4) ◽  
pp. 379-389 ◽  
Author(s):  
David J. Roelfs ◽  
Eran Shor ◽  
Rachel Kalish ◽  
Tamar Yogev
Keyword(s):  
Relative Risk ◽  
Meta Analysis ◽  
Risk Of Mortality ◽  
Meta Regression

scholarly journals Daily sodium consumption and CVD mortality in the general population: systematic review and meta-analysis of prospective studies

2014 ◽  
Vol 18 (4) ◽  
pp. 695-704 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rosana Poggio ◽  
Laura Gutierrez ◽  
María G Matta ◽  
Natalia Elorriaga ◽  
Vilma Irazola ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Relative Risk ◽  
General Population ◽  
Prospective Studies ◽  
Meta Analysis ◽  
Cochrane Library ◽  
Random Effects Models ◽  
Meta Regression ◽  
Cvd Mortality

AbstractObjectiveThe purpose of the present study was to determine whether elevated dietary Na intake could be associated with CVD mortality.DesignWe performed a systematic review and meta-analysis of prospective studies representing the general population. The adjusted relative risks and their 95 % confidence intervals were pooled by the inverse variance method using random-effects models. Heterogeneity, publication bias, subgroup and meta-regression analyses were performed.SettingsMEDLINE (since 1973), Embase (since 1975), the Cochrane Library (since 1976), ISI Web of Science, Google Scholar (until September 2013) and secondary referencing were searched for inclusion in the study.SubjectEleven prospective studies with 229 785 participants and average follow-up period of 13·37 years (range 5·5–19 years).ResultsHigher Na intake was significantly associated with higher CVD mortality (relative risk=1·12; 95 % CI 1·06, 1·19). In the sensitivity analysis, the exclusion of studies with important relative weights did not significantly affect the results (relative risk=1·08; 95 % CI 1·01, 1·15). The meta-regression analysis showed that for every increase of 10 mmol/d in Na intake, CVD mortality increased significantly by 1 % (P=0·016). Age, hypertensive status and length of follow-up were also associated with increased CVD mortality.ConclusionsHigher Na intake was associated with higher CVD mortality in the general population; this result suggests a reduction in Na intake to prevent CVD mortality from any cause.

The relative risk of developing type 2 diabetes among individuals with prediabetes compared with individuals with normoglycaemia: Meta‐analysis and meta‐regression

2020 ◽  
Vol 76 (12) ◽  
pp. 3329-3345
Author(s):  
Xin Yi Xu ◽  
Angela Yee Man Leung ◽  
Robert Smith ◽  
Janet Yuen Ha Wong ◽  
Pui Hing Chau ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Type 2 Diabetes ◽  
Relative Risk ◽  
Meta Analysis ◽  
Meta Regression

scholarly journals Effects of therapeutic hypothermia on death among asphyxiated neonates with hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized control trials

PLoS ONE ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (2) ◽  
pp. e0247229
Author(s):  
Biruk Beletew Abate ◽  
Melaku Bimerew ◽  
Bereket Gebremichael ◽  
Ayelign Mengesha Kassie ◽  
MesfinWudu Kassaw ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Relative Risk ◽  
Therapeutic Hypothermia ◽  
Meta Analysis ◽  
Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy ◽  
Whole Body ◽  
Randomized Control Trials ◽  
Risk Of Mortality ◽  
Randomized Control ◽  
Ischemic Encephalopathy

Background Hypoxic perinatal brain injury is caused by lack of oxygen to baby’s brain and can lead to death or permanent brain damage. However, the effectiveness of therapeutic hypothermia in birth asphyxiated infants with encephalopathy is uncertain. This systematic review and meta-analysis was aimed to estimate the pooled relative risk of mortality among birth asphyxiated neonates with hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy in a global context. Methods We used the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis (PRISMA) guidelines to search randomized control trials from electronic databases (PubMed, Cochrane library, Google Scholar, MEDLINE, Embase, Scopus, Web of Science, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (CENTRAL), and meta register of Current Controlled Trials (mCRT)). The authors extracted the author’s name, year of publication, country, method of cooling, the severity of encephalopathy, the sample size in the hypothermic, and non-hypothermic groups, and the number of deaths in the intervention and control groups. A weighted inverse variance fixed-effects model was used to estimate the pooled relative risk of mortality. The subgroup analysis was done by economic classification of countries, methods of cooling, and cooling devices. Publication bias was assessed with a funnel plot and Eggers test. A sensitivity analysis was also done. Results A total of 28 randomized control trials with a total sample of 35, 92 (1832 hypothermic 1760 non-hypothermic) patients with hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy were used for the analysis. The pooled relative risk of mortality after implementation of therapeutic hypothermia was found to be 0.74 (95%CI; 0.67, 0.80; I2 = 0.0%; p<0.996). The subgroup analysis revealed that the pooled relative risk of mortality in low, low middle, upper-middle and high income countries was 0.32 (95%CI; -0.95, 1.60; I2 = 0.0%; p<0.813), 0.5 (95%CI; 0.14, 0.86; I2 = 0.0%; p<0.998), 0.62 (95%CI; 0.41–0.83; I2 = 0.0%; p<0.634) and 0.76 (95%CI; 0.69–0.83; I2 = 0.0%; p<0.975) respectively. The relative risk of mortality was the same in selective head cooling and whole-body cooling method which was 0.74. Regarding the cooling device, the pooled relative risk of mortality is the same between the cooling cap and cooling blanket (0.74). However, it is slightly lower (0.73) in a cold gel pack. Conclusions Therapeutic hypothermia reduces the risk of death in neonates with moderate to severe hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy. Both selective head cooling and whole-body cooling method are effective in reducing the mortality of infants with this condition. Moreover, low income countries benefit the most from the therapy. Therefore, health professionals should consider offering therapeutic hypothermia as part of routine clinical care to newborns with hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy especially in low-income countries.

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