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Association of Adverse Childhood Experiences and Metabolic Syndrome: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis

open access: yesObesity Reviews, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background The association between adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and metabolic syndrome (MetS) across life course and its components (abdominal obesity, elevated blood pressure, dyslipidemia, and hyperglycemia) is poorly understood. Methods Three databases were screened for studies published January 2000–February 2024 that examined the ...
Joohan Kim   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Conducting Meta-Analyses in R with the metafor Package [PDF]

open access: yes
The metafor package provides functions for conducting meta-analyses in R. The package includes functions for fitting the meta-analytic fixed- and random-effects models and allows for the inclusion of moderators variables (study-level covariates) in these
Wolfgang Viechtbauer
core   +1 more source

A genome-wide association study suggests contrasting associations in ACPA-positive versus ACPA-negative rheumatoid arthritis. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
BackgroundRheumatoid arthritis (RA) can be divided into two major subsets based on the presence or absence of antibodies to citrullinated peptide antigens (ACPA).
Alfredsson, Lars   +8 more
core  

Life Course Trajectories of Body Mass Index and Risk of Cancer in Adulthood: Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis

open access: yesObesity Reviews, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective This systematic review and meta‐analysis aimed to identify common life‐course body mass index (BMI) trajectories (childhood/adulthood to adulthood) and their impact on risk of cancer overall and cancer at different sites in adulthood. Methods Observational studies were identified that assessed the association of BMI trajectories with
Samira Behboudi‐Gandevani   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Evaluation the Risk of Preeclampsia in Periodontal Patients Compared With Healthy Individuals: A Meta-Analysis Study

open access: yesInternational Journal of Dentistry
Periodontal disease (PD) is a common oral condition that has been suggested to have potential adverse effects on pregnancy outcomes, including preeclampsia. This meta-analysis aims to investigate the association between PD and preeclampsia.
Somayeh Ansari Moghaddam   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Implementing a Class of Permutation Tests: The coin Package [PDF]

open access: yes
The R package coin implements a unified approach to permutation tests providing a huge class of independence tests for nominal, ordered, numeric, and censored data as well as multivariate data at mixed scales.
Achim Zeileis   +3 more
core   +1 more source

mhbounds: Sensitivity Analysis for Average Treatment Effects [PDF]

open access: yes, 2007
Matching has become a popular approach to estimate average treatment effects. It is based on the conditional independence or unconfoundedness assumption.
Becker, Sascha O., Caliendo, Marco
core  

Severity of Betel Quid Use Disorders (BUD) Among Adult Indian Betel Quid Chewers

open access: yesOral Diseases, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective Oral cancer is a major public health problem in India, with the highest number of cases and deaths in the world, and Betel Quid (BQ) chewing is responsible for almost 50% of cases. BQ Use Disorder (BUD) prevalence and severity have never been investigated among Indian BQ chewers.
Stefano Petti   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Safety and Efficacy of MA01‐100: A Prospective Multicenter Trial of China's First Domestic Implantable Cardiac Monitor

open access: yesPacing and Clinical Electrophysiology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Unexplained syncope and palpitations are common chief complaints in the outpatient department of cardiology. Their sporadic and unpredictable poses significant diagnostic challenges. Implantable cardiac monitors (ICMs) can monitor arrhythmia events efficiently, and can overcome the shortcomings of traditional electrocardiogram (ECG)
Lei Xu   +16 more
wiley   +1 more source

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