Published in Statistics in medicine
Overdispersion models have been extensively studied for correlated normal and binomial data but much less so for correlated multinomial data. In this work, we describe a multinomial overdispersion model that leads to the specification of the first two moments of the outcome and allows the estimation of the global parameters using generalized estima...
Published in Frontiers of Nursing
Objective The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of empowerment education on depression level and laboratory indicators of patients treated with hemodialysis. Methods We searched databases including Cochrane Library, Web of Science, Embase, PubMed, Chinese Biomedical Literature Database (CBM), Chinese Academic Journals Full-text Dat...
s disease and is compatible with other medicines. As for the CDAI or rates of remission, there were no differences between enteral and parenteral nutrition. Polymeric formulas have shown better results with respect to the CRP. The long-term treatment could dilute the good CDAI results that are obtained at the start of the EN treatment.
0.001). Meta-analysis shows that bevacizumab therapy is associated with a longer PFS in adult patients with newly diagnosed glioblastoma, but had an inconsistent effect on OS in this patient population.
0.01) between these two constructs. Moderation analyses revealed that the link was modulated by the type of creativity/EI measure (subjective reports vs. objective tests) and sample characteristics, such as gender, employment status, and culture. Specifically, the link was stronger when creativity and EI were measured using subjective reports compa...
Published in AJR. American journal of roentgenology
OBJECTIVE. The purpose of this study was to perform a systematic review and meta-analysis regarding CT features of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) with anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK) rearrangement. MATERIALS AND METHODS. The PubMed and Embase databases were searched up to February 20, 2019. Studies that evaluated CT features of NSCLC with and ...
Published in Future oncology (London, England)
Aim: We conducted an up-to-date meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) to compare the immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) in different age groups. Methods: The relevant RCTs in cancer patients receiving ICIs were searched and the systematic evaluation was performed. PubMed, MEDLINE and EMBASE were searched for studies published till J...
Published in Andrologia
To evaluate the anthropometric indexes in subjects with varicocele compared to controls and the incidence of varicocele in different body mass index (BMI) groups for the purpose of exploring the association between varicocele and anthropometric indexes. A comprehensive literature search was conducted by using PubMed, MEDLINE, EMBASE databases and C...
Published in Andrologia
Antioxidants were proved to be efficient to improve the quality of spermatozoa after varicocelectomy. We carried out a systematic review and performed a meta-analysis to evaluate the efficacy of antioxidant therapy in sperm parameters' quality after varicocelectomy during 3 or 6 months' treatment cycle. During research, randomised controlled trials...
Published in Renal failure
Whether exercise can improve cardiovascular health in kidney transplant recipients (KTRs) is unclear. Therefore, we performed a systematic review of the effects of exercise on cardiovascular risk factors in this population setting. Randomized control trials (RCTs) evaluating the impact of exercise on major clinical outcomes in KTRs were identified ...
