• Systematic reviews and meta-analyses are therefore needed that summarise the evidence about the prognostic value of particular factors. (bmj.com)
  • Systematic reviews and meta-analyses are common in the medical literature, routinely appearing in specialist and general medical journals, and forming the cornerstone of Cochrane. (bmj.com)
  • Design and setting: Systematic review was conducted in accordance with Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses reporting standards using population, intervention, comparison, and outcome strategies. (researchgate.net)
  • The research team proposes to examine the National Bridge Inventory (NBI) database using statistical methods to provide a cost-effective means of assigning load ratings to most structures in Kansas. (trb.org)
  • The analyses will provide a statistically sound means of establishing: (1) "adjustment factors" used to adjust load ratings to account for bridge condition, (2) baseline load rating estimates for structures without prior ratings, and 3) secondary load ratings used to "check" load ratings determined using other methods to identify outliers and potential errors. (trb.org)
  • Mehmetoglu and Jakobsen's book offers a concise, yet comprehensive, introduction to the statistical methods that are widely used in data analysis. (sagepub.com)
  • 5 Each objective requires specific methods and tools for conducting a systematic review and meta-analysis. (bmj.com)
  • Statistical methods included principal component factor analysis, analysis of covariance and linear regression. (usda.gov)
  • demonstrate knowledge of appropriate quantitative research methods within international marketing and brand management, · demonstrate knowledge of designing quantitative studies, and · demonstrate an understanding of the importance of the statistical methodology for scientific and marketing research. (lu.se)
  • demonstrate an ability to independently design quantitative studies, and · demonstrate an ability to independently use appropriate statistical methods analysing research problems. (lu.se)
  • 7. An overview of some statistical methods common in marketing analysis. (lu.se)
  • Statistical analysis was accomplished using Chi-squares test and Logistic Linear Regression. (bvsalud.org)
  • Linear regression and factor analysis are probably the most employed statistical techniques in market research. (warc.com)
  • To determine relationships between meteorological conditions and the pattern of pollen seasons, regression analysis was used. (aaem.pl)
  • Data for the period 2001-2015 were used to create forecast models by applying regression analysis, while the 2016 data served to verify these models. (aaem.pl)
  • However, in a subsequent regression analysis, only chest pain was found to be significantly associated with the development of PE in COVID-19 patients (AOR= 3.24, 95% CI= 1.10, 9.54, p-value=0.033). (who.int)
  • Until now, studies have mainly leveraged traditional regression analysis, but it has been suggested that novel approaches, such as statistical learning techniques, may improve our understanding of factors related to treatment persistence. (lu.se)
  • 5. Correlation and regression analysis. (lu.se)
  • The relations were largely consistent and significant among participants with different characteristics in the subgroup analyses. (nature.com)
  • Subgroup and sensitivity analyses confirmed that these findings were stable and reliable. (plos.org)
  • In the multivariate analysis, the MAP and HR were the only two indicators significantly associated with the improvement of diastolic function. (hindawi.com)
  • Specifically, tumors with positive vimentin expression exhibited a higher ratio of endophytic growth, and multivariate analysis revealed that the Ki67 labeling index and vimentin expression were independent factors affecting tumor recurrence. (omicsonline.org)
  • The multivariate analysis showed that the risk of mortality was significantly higher for the non-progressive patients who stopped at 6 cycles (standard protocol) than those who continued the treatment, hazard ratio = 1.5 (95% CI 1.2-1.9). (springer.com)
  • Although thousands of prognostic factor studies are published each year, often they are of variable quality and the findings are inconsistent. (bmj.com)
  • Findings from analyses of the second cohort suggested early and less evidently late effects of silica on lung cancer risk. (cdc.gov)
  • A newly developed analysis method, "exploratory structural equation modeling", specifies hypotheses about the relation between observed indicators and their supposed primary latent factors while allowing for estimation of loadings with other latent factors as well. (wikipedia.org)
  • Exploratory factor analysis (EFA) and confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) identified and verified one-factor structure, suggesting that the SINCERE's 10-items are homogenous and measure one construct. (nih.gov)
  • However, no systematic review has summarised the relations of combined lifestyle factors with cancer morbidity and mortality. (nature.com)
  • Hence, we conducted this systematic review and meta-analysis to fill in the gap. (nature.com)
  • We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis to evaluate prevalence of cancer risk factors among Chinese PLWHA based on 102 articles. (nature.com)
  • For example, if it is posited that there are two factors accounting for the covariance in the measures, and that these factors are unrelated to each other, the researcher can create a model where the correlation between factor A and factor B is constrained to zero. (wikipedia.org)
  • operatorname {tr} (R(\Lambda \Omega \Lambda {'}+I-\operatorname {diag} (\Lambda \Omega \Lambda {'}))^{-1})-\ln(R)-p} where Λ Ω Λ ′ + I − diag ⁡ ( Λ Ω Λ ′ ) {\displaystyle \Lambda \Omega \Lambda {'}+I-\operatorname {diag} (\Lambda \Omega \Lambda {'})} is the variance-covariance matrix implied by the proposed factor analysis model and R {\displaystyle R} is the observed variance-covariance matrix. (wikipedia.org)
  • In these analyzes, it has placed special emphasis on the characterization of the infrastructure through appropriate statistical analysis. (aecarretera.com)
  • Random effects meta-analysis was used to calculate the summary prevalence estimate (sPrev) and 95% confidence interval (CI) for each cancer risk factor by demographic group. (nature.com)
  • The prevalence of major cancer risk factors was high among PLWHA in China, suggesting an urgent need for interventions to reduce cancer risk in this high-risk group. (nature.com)
  • Numerous independent studies have reported prevalence of cancer risk factors among PLWHA in China. (nature.com)
  • We conducted a meta-analysis among PLWHA in China to describe the prevalence of major cancer risk factors including tobacco smoking, alcohol consumption, overweight and obesity, and cancer-related viral infections such as hepatitis B virus (HBV), hepatitis C virus (HCV), human papillomavirus (HPV), Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) and human herpes virus 8 (HHV8). (nature.com)
  • The objective of the current study was to quantify and analyze the prevalence and severity of the gingival recession problem and also to identify the influence of some risk factors on gingival recession's occurrence. (bvsalud.org)
  • The prevalence of and factors influencing statistical testing of baseline characteristics in randomized controlled trials published in high-impact orthodontic journals. (bvsalud.org)
  • This investigation aimed to assess the prevalence of statistical testing of baseline differences in orthodontic RCTs. (bvsalud.org)
  • To assess the prevalence of increase carotid Intima-media thickness and associated risk factors in hypertensive patients. (bvsalud.org)
  • Infected humans may be asymptomatic cal, or behavioral risk factors existed among Cryptcoccus but usually exhibit pulmonary infection characterized by gattii -infected persons compared with the general popula- cough, shortness of breath, and single or multiple pulmo- tion, we conducted a sex-matched case-control study on nary nodules visible on radiographs of the lung. (cdc.gov)
  • 1993) showed that having malignancies (32%), undergoing sidiomycetous yeast may infect humans as well as diverse organ transplantation (19%), and receiving corticosteroid therapy (33%) were the main predisposing factors ( 13 ). (cdc.gov)
  • In statistics, confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) is a special form of factor analysis, most commonly used in social science research. (wikipedia.org)
  • As such, the objective of confirmatory factor analysis is to test whether the data fit a hypothesized measurement model. (wikipedia.org)
  • In confirmatory factor analysis, the researcher first develops a hypothesis about what factors they believe are underlying the measures used (e.g. (wikipedia.org)
  • In confirmatory factor analysis, researchers are typically interested in studying the degree to which responses on a p x 1 vector of observable random variables can be used to assign a value to one or more unobserved variable(s) η. (wikipedia.org)
  • Prognostic factors are associated with the risk of future health outcomes in individuals with a particular health condition or some clinical start point (eg, a particular diagnosis). (bmj.com)
  • Research to identify genuine prognostic factors is important because these factors can help improve risk stratification, treatment, and lifestyle decisions, and the design of randomised trials. (bmj.com)
  • 6 7 In this article, we focus on prognostic factors. (bmj.com)
  • Several prognostic factors have been proposed for tongue cancer, including tumor depth and lymph node metastasis, which are the main factors affecting prognosis [ 2 , 3 ]. (omicsonline.org)
  • To describe oncological patterns of care, prognostic factors, and survival for all patients in France with newly-diagnosed and histologically confirmed glioblastoma, and evaluate the impact of extended temozolomide use at the population level. (springer.com)
  • This work is requested by the French government and describes the oncological patterns of care, prognostic factors, and survival for all patients with newly-diagnosed and histologically confirmed GBM, for a country with more than 60 million inhabitants. (springer.com)
  • Education of the primary carer is an important modifiable factor which can be targeted to address rising obesity levels in children. (biomedcentral.com)
  • To better understand the syphilis outbreak among MSM in Tokyo, we conducted a clinic-based case-control study based on a self-administered questionnaire to assess the potential risk factors, including modifiable behavioural factors, for incident syphilis. (who.int)
  • For statistical analysis, we used IBM SPSS 22. (indjst.org)
  • Abstract - This article applies a descriptive statistical analysis method through the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) software based on the results of surveyors' opinion through a questionnaire with The 5- level Likert scale of respondents to check the level of risks affecting the implementation of The Renovation and Improvement National Highway 53, Tra Vinh - Long Toan section, Tra Vinh Province Project in Vietnam. (ijert.org)
  • The developments of the microprocessor and large-scale statistical software such as SPSS, SAS and BMPD have had an inestimable. (warc.com)
  • The developments of the microprocessor and large-scale statistical software such as SPSS, SAS and BMPD have had an inestimable impact on the theory and practice of management research in general and market research in particular. (warc.com)
  • Background: This study aimed to analyse the incidence and risk factors associated with postoperative cognitive dysfunction (POCD) after malignant tumour resection and cervical lymphatic dissection in older adults undergoing oral and maxillofacial surgery. (researchsquare.com)
  • This study aimed to assess the incidence of pulmonary embolism and associated factors among confirmed Covid-19 Patients in Ethi- opia. (who.int)
  • Trials published in AJODO had the lowest incidence of statistical testing of baseline differences. (bvsalud.org)
  • Tumor necrosis factor (TNF), the first pro-inflammatory cytokine to be released by an inflammatory response, suppresses the translation of the key enzyme of melatonin synthesis (arylalkylamine- N -acetyltransferase, Aanat ). (frontiersin.org)
  • In daily practice, oncological care management for GBM patients is not completely standardized and depends on many factors [age, Karnofsky performance status (KPS), comorbidity, tumor (location, shape, and volume), etc. (springer.com)
  • Therefore, we set up a study using nationwide Swedish high-coverage administrative register data with the objective to identify patient groups with distinct persistence of subcutaneous tumor necrosis factor inhibitor (SC-TNFi) treatment in IA, using recursive partitioning, a statistical learning algorithm. (lu.se)
  • Information extracted included study design, location, sample size, sex distribution of cases and controls or reference cohorts, measurements of outcomes, odds ratio (OR) with 95% confidence interval (CI), and adjusted factors for exposure associated with outcome risk. (plos.org)
  • The case-fatality rate among BC resi- -control analyses, oral steroids (matched odds ra- tio [MOR] 8.11, 95% confi dence interval [CI] 1.74-37.80), dents during 1999-2007 was 8.7% ( 1 ). (cdc.gov)
  • The study was conducted according to the Meta-analysis Of Observational Studies in Epidemiology guideline. (nature.com)
  • In this study, we sought to assess the epidemiology of GC, its clinicopathological profiles, and its association with risk factors as well as to identify premalignant gastric lesions (PGL) and examine neoplastic progression. (mdpi.com)
  • One of the biggest challenges that data analysts face is communicating statistical results to our clients, advisors, and colleagues who don't have a statistics background. (theanalysisfactor.com)
  • If the constraints the researcher has imposed on the model are inconsistent with the sample data, then the results of statistical tests of model fit will indicate a poor fit, and the model will be rejected. (wikipedia.org)
  • Subsequently, we analyze individual-level data from the University of Bari Aldo Moro, aiming to identify the most important contributing factors. (uniba.it)
  • Tumour necrosis factor (TNF)-α is thought to be a key early cytokine in the pathogenesis of sarcoidosis, despite conflicting data. (ersjournals.com)
  • http://www.pbh.yn.gov.cn/ The funders had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript. (plos.org)
  • Baseline data and clinical measurement data [spirometry, arterial blood gas analysis, and COPD evaluation test (the CAT scale)] from patients with AECOPD were collected. (dovepress.com)
  • The training data of the surrogate model originates from a statistical fuel behaviour analysis of a LB-LOCA scenario in EPR-type nuclear power plant (Arkoma et al. (vtt.fi)
  • For most data sets this is unlikely to be the case and we recommend that you rerun any analyses with the new version. (bristol.ac.uk)
  • When using MLwiN in conjunction with REALCOM-impute only the first imputed data set is used when running the imputation analysis. (bristol.ac.uk)
  • Straightforward, clear, and applied, this book will give you the theoretical and practical basis you need to apply data analysis techniques to real data. (sagepub.com)
  • This is the perfect text for anyone doing statistical research in the social sciences getting started using Stata for data analysis. (sagepub.com)
  • Mehmetoglu and Jakobsen expertly introduce introductory to advanced social science data analysis skills in a clear and engaging manner. (sagepub.com)
  • This text teaches students how to do data analysis in a transparent and principled manner. (sagepub.com)
  • The study provides comprehensive statistical market data on the leading players, as well as revenue predictions. (digitaljournal.com)
  • Data points like consumption, production location and quantity, import / export analysis, price analysis, raw material costs, upstream and downstream value chain analysis are some of the key metrics to predict each country's market scenario. (digitaljournal.com)
  • Links between these factors were uncovered by statistical mediation analyses of the survey data. (eurekalert.org)
  • Analysis of the data showed that weather conditions mainly in February were important factors controlling the Fraxinus pollen season. (aaem.pl)
  • Although the BP-lowering advantage in two of these studies did not reach statistical significance, the other five did, and all the data moved in the same direction. (medscape.com)
  • The reductions were statistically significant in only two, but, again, the data moved in the same direction in six of the studies, and a random-effects analysis suggested that the reductions, although modest, were potentially meaningful, according to Ahmad. (medscape.com)
  • Commenting on the large pile of meta-analyses, sometimes published months apart, Kandzari explained that their "short half-life" is a product of the continuous updating of data with new trials. (medscape.com)
  • Even as the authors of these analyses attempt to cull the best data from the most rigorously performed trials, "we are also going to have to look at the individual studies, because of the differences in the trial designs, particularly the devices used," according to Kandzari, who was the principle investigator of the sham-controlled SPYRAL HTN-ON MED trial. (medscape.com)
  • Logistic regression and likelihood ratio tests were used to examine factors associated with obesity at age 5. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Logistic regression was applied to perioperative factors to analyse the risk factors for POCD onset. (researchsquare.com)
  • Factors identified at baseline were used as independent variables in univariate and multivariate logistic regression models to determine risk factor clusters predicting the development of diabetes. (diabetesjournals.org)
  • To identify factors associated with the development of Pulmonary embolism, a multivariable Binary Logistic Regres- sion model with sensitivity analysis was run. (who.int)
  • Significant predictors from the univariate analysis were used to construct a multivariable Bayesian logistic regression model. (bvsalud.org)
  • This retrospective study aimed to investigate the risk factors for RP recurrence. (springer.com)
  • Risk factors for RP recurrence were analysed using a Cox proportional hazards model, and Kaplan-Meier survival curves were drawn. (springer.com)
  • Tracheal involvement, pre-treatment C-reactive protein level, and initial prednisolone monotherapy were risk factors for recurrence in patients with RP. (springer.com)
  • Therefore, it is crucial to understand the risk factors for RP recurrence, for preventive purposes. (springer.com)
  • Thus, the present study aimed to retrospectively analyse the records of 34 patients with RP to determine the risk factors associated with RP recurrence. (springer.com)
  • For example, in many cancers, tumour grade at the time of histological examination is a prognostic factor because it is associated with time to disease recurrence or death. (bmj.com)
  • The present study was performed to clarify factors affecting recurrence of tongue cancers undergoing intraoral resection. (omicsonline.org)
  • To reveal the risk factors, the symptom distribution characteristics, the clinical values of white blood cell counts (WBC counts), red blood cell distribution width (RDW), neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR), platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio (PLR) and monocyte-to-lymphocyte ratio (MLR) in hospitalized patients with acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (AECOPD) combined with depression and/or anxiety. (dovepress.com)
  • Conclusion: Venerable age, low knowledge reserve, hypertension, dyssomnia, prolonged anaesthesia, and intraoperative hypotension are independent risk factors for POCD in older patients with oral malignancies. (researchsquare.com)
  • Therefore, screening for perioperative risk factors in older patients to facilitate timely intervention can be an effective method to prevent and treat POCD. (researchsquare.com)
  • In diabetic patients at baseline, the combination of systolic and diastolic blood pressure was the most important factor, and urinary albumin excretion rate clustered with fasting and 2-h PG levels. (diabetesjournals.org)
  • To measure intravitreal low-density lipoprotein receptor-related protein 6 (LRP6) and vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) levels in the eyes of patients with proliferative diabetic retinopathy (PDR) and to observe their correlation with PDR activity. (molvis.org)
  • The factors responsible for response to tamoxifen in 5% to 10% of patients with ERa-negative tumors are not clear. (lu.se)
  • La greffe rénale n?est pas encore pratiquée en RDC, ce qui oblige les patients à se faire opérer à l?étranger. (bvsalud.org)
  • Nous avons colligé les dossiers des patients qui ont bénéficié d?une greffe rénale à l?étranger (86% en Inde) et dont le suivi post-greffe a été effectué dans les hôpitaux de Kinshasa entre 2000 et 2017. (bvsalud.org)
  • 0nze patients (38%) ont été repris en dialyse. (bvsalud.org)
  • Nonobstant un faible échantillonnage, ces donnent révèlent une moins bonne survie des greffons après la transplantation rénale chez les patients suivis à Kinshasa, notamment lorsque la prise en charge n?est pas faite en milieu spécialisé. (bvsalud.org)
  • Objective: to assess the influence of carotid intima-media thickness in addition to traditional risk factors on cardiovascular risk assessment in hypertensive patients. (bvsalud.org)
  • Relative to the previous meta-analyses, this included the RADIANCE-HTN TRIO trial, which is the latest such sham-controlled study and added 136 patients to the dataset of high-quality trials. (medscape.com)
  • To discover the most significant varied parameters with respect to the fuel failures, a sensitivity analysis is performed. (vtt.fi)
  • SVMs are applied in the sensitivity analysis, with comparisons to the sensitivity analysis results of actual fuel performance code simulations (Arkoma and Ikonen, Nuclear Engineering and Design Vol. 305, 2016). (vtt.fi)
  • A principal components analysis with varimax rotation of the SBI-54 identified two factors, in contrast to the four which were hypothesized, one measuring spiritual beliefs and practices, the other measuring social support related to the respondent's religious community. (nih.gov)
  • Among 934 nondiabetic and 305 diabetic subjects at baseline, factor analysis was performed using the principle components analysis with varimax orthogonal rotation of continuously distributed variables considered to represent the components of the metabolic syndrome. (diabetesjournals.org)
  • Herein we examine risk factors occurring before age 5 to predict obesity at age 5 in children in the Millennium Cohort Study. (biomedcentral.com)
  • The authors of the present study sought to confirm known and to identify novel CTEPH risk factors in a controlled retrospective cohort study of prevalent CTEPH cases collected in three European centres offering PEA. (ersjournals.com)
  • Recently, there was a cohort study analysing the risk factors of incident syphilis infection among HIV-positive MSM in Japan, 17 but behavioural factors were not assessed. (who.int)
  • At an aggregate level, the analysis deals with dropout rates in Italy between the first and second year, in order to identify the main trends and dynamics at the national level. (uniba.it)
  • The growth amongst the different segments helps you in attaining the knowledge related to the different growth factors expected to be prevalent throughout the market and formulate different strategies to help identify core application areas and the difference in your target markets. (digitaljournal.com)
  • and to identify differences in DP by socio-economic, demographic and lifestyle factors. (usda.gov)
  • The aim of the present study was to characterize Fraxinus pollen seasons in Lublin (central-eastern Poland) and to identify meteorological factors that most determine the occurrence of airborne pollen of this taxon, as well as obtain forecast models for the basic characteristics of the pollen season. (aaem.pl)
  • To determine if statistical testing of baseline differences had been undertaken, each article was reviewed in detail to identify the reporting of P values and the term "significant difference" in the table of characteristics, the table legends, and the results section of each included RCT. (bvsalud.org)
  • By one count, there have been more than 20 meta-analyses of renal denervation published previously yet this intervention is still considered "controversial," according to Ahmad. (medscape.com)
  • Depression" being the factor underlying the Beck Depression Inventory and the Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression) and may impose constraints on the model based on these a priori hypotheses. (wikipedia.org)
  • 1. Repetition of the research process and reformulating the research problem as statistical hypotheses. (lu.se)
  • The study was carried out to assess the factors influencing the shift in cropping pattern in different Agro climatic zones of Karnataka. (envirobiotechjournals.com)
  • Factors influencing the undertaking of this analysis were explored. (bvsalud.org)
  • The process of selection of publications and the numbers of articles for each cancer risk factor are presented in Table 1 . (nature.com)
  • Several studies have found that eczema is a shared risk factor for both these conditions. (plos.org)
  • Being a refugee was a significant risk factor for diabetes and CVD while being married/engaged or divorced/separated/widowed was a risk factor for diabetes and hypertension. (who.int)
  • Gender was a risk factor for hypertension with females being 60% more likely to have hypertension than males. (who.int)
  • 10-13 Using mobile phone applications and the Internet to seek partners has also been reported as a potential risk factor for STIs, including syphilis, among MSM. (who.int)
  • This study has demonstrated that a subset of mononuclear phagocytes, mature macrophages, are responsible for tumour necrosis factor secretion and this could have implications for targeted management in sarcoidosis in the future. (ersjournals.com)
  • This study examines risk factors for childhood obesity with a focus on ethnicity. (biomedcentral.com)
  • This study investigates factors before age 5 to predict obesity at age 5. (biomedcentral.com)
  • The factors such as Amount of rainfall (0.490 & 0.574), rural literacy (0.583 & 0.574), Forest area (0.505 & 0.507) were significantly contributing to PC2 in both periods and the number of regulated markets (0.326 & 0.365), small holders (0.353 & 0.371), Net irrigated area (0.325 & 0.344), area under high yielding varieties (0.351 & 0.357) were significantly contributing in PC1 in both periods of study. (envirobiotechjournals.com)
  • OBJECTIVE -The aim of this study was to examine how the major components of the metabolic syndrome relate to each other and to the development of diabetes using factor analysis. (diabetesjournals.org)
  • In conclusion, the European database study confirmed previous knowledge of chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension risk factors, and identified thyroid replacement therapy and a history of malignancy as new medical conditions associated with chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension. (ersjournals.com)
  • When proper randomization has been undertaken, statistical testing of baseline characteristics between participants in trial arms in randomized controlled trials (RCTs) is not required. (bvsalud.org)
  • The factor loading values for the PC1 variable indicate that it is most strongly correlated with peak value and total pollen sum, while the PC2 variable correlated with the pollen season start date and season duration (a negative correlation). (aaem.pl)
  • Two-hour postload plasma glucose (2-h PG) and serum insulin and fasting plasma glucose were associated with the third factor. (diabetesjournals.org)
  • Serum total cholesterol and triglycerides were associated with the fourth factor. (diabetesjournals.org)
  • Nielsen theorized that peripheral nerve dysfunction was related to an interference with the nerve axon membrane function and inhibition of Na + /K + -activated ATPase by toxic factors in uremic serum. (medscape.com)
  • We also show that the TNF signaling reduces the level of inhibitory nuclear factor kappa B protein subtype A (NFKBIA), leading to the nuclear translocation of two NFKB dimers, p50/p50, and p50/RelA. (frontiersin.org)
  • Although there was no statistical difference, a higher proportion of participants from the lower physical activity group used more than two antihypertensive drugs. (researchgate.net)
  • Factor analysis was a favorite statistical method we used to analyze complex influences. (acm.org)
  • The meta-analysis was performed by calculating the pooled OR with 95% CI, and heterogeneity was assessed using Cochrane Q and I 2 statistics. (plos.org)
  • Two recent articles provided a guide to undertaking reviews and meta-analysis of prognostic (prediction) models. (bmj.com)
  • After thorough reading, only one meta-analysis was considered eligible. (researchgate.net)
  • The latest meta-analysis of sham-controlled randomized trials shows that catheter-based renal sympathetic denervation produces clinically meaningful reductions in blood pressure with acceptable safety, but the strategy is not yet regarded as ready for prime time. (medscape.com)
  • This meta-analysis, to bve presented at Transcatheter Cardiovacular Therapeutics (TCT) 2021, was based on seven blinded trials, all of which associated denervation with a reduction in systolic ambulatory BP, according to Yousif Ahmad, BMBS, PhD , an interventional cardiologist at Yale University, New Haven, Conn. (medscape.com)
  • When the same analysis was performed for office-based BP reductions, which were available for five of the seven trials, the overall reductions based on the meta-analysis were 5.86 and 3.63 mm Hg for the systolic and diastolic pressures, respectively. (medscape.com)
  • Three of the studies in the meta-analysis were trials of the Symplicity flex device. (medscape.com)
  • demonstrate an ability to make assessments of relevant statistical approaches for analysing problems in both scientific research and international marketing and brand management, · demonstrate an ability to make assessments with regard to ethical aspects of quantitative research, and · demonstrate insight into the role of quantitative methodology in research and the responsibility of the individual for how it is used. (lu.se)
  • Again, background antihypertensive therapy was not a factor. (medscape.com)
  • The main pathogenic factors associated with oral and maxillofacial malignancies include alcohol consumption, smoking, betel nut chewing, long-term physicochemical factor stimulation, and human papilloma virus (HPV) infection [10,11]. (researchsquare.com)
  • Purpose of this research is to give some information to help reducing digital divided by investigating some digital divide factors of physically challenged people, empirical analyzing by using statistical method. (indjst.org)
  • Combining key statistical concepts with detailed technical advice, it addresses common themes and problems presented by real research, and shows you how to adjust your techniques and apply your statistical knowledge to a range of datasets. (sagepub.com)
  • The Sulphur Market Research Report 2022-2028, provides an in-depth overview and insights into the market size, revenues, various segments and drivers of development, as well as limiting factors and regional industrial presence. (digitaljournal.com)
  • This research report also includes up to date analysis and forecasts for various market segments and all geographical regions. (digitaljournal.com)
  • The Algae Extract market research also provides information on the sales growth of several regional and country-level markets, as well as the competition landscape and particular company analyses for the projected period. (digitaljournal.com)
  • However, they are also important for summarising other evidence, such as the accuracy of screening and diagnostic tests, 1 the causal association of risk factors for disease onset, and the prognostic ability of bespoke factors and biomarkers. (bmj.com)
  • Reports indicated that the immediate release release independent of factors like gastric pH, food, (IR) formulation caused adverse gastrointestinal (GI) hydrodynamic conditions (c) possible delayed or pulsed reactions associated with abrupt fluctuations in the plasma delivery, (d) higher release rates, (e) highly predictable level time profile. (bvsalud.org)
  • Different values or categories of a prognostic factor are associated with a better or worse prognosis of future health outcomes. (bmj.com)
  • A multivariate statistical approach. (bmj.com)
  • Quality by design (QbD) approach assists in screening various factors with subsequent assessment of critical parameters that can have a major impact on the scalability of EOP. (bvsalud.org)
  • QbD statistical approach. (bvsalud.org)
  • We found that men were less likely to receive a referral to DPP, and we identified other patient and health system factors that influenced referrals to DPP. (cdc.gov)
  • We identified under-referral for men and highlighted other patient and health system factors associated with referral rates. (cdc.gov)
  • 3. AACHRD was concerned that several factors have changed significantly with regard to the way clinical trials are being conducted in the African Region. (who.int)