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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/atrial-fibrillation-ablation_surveillance.pdf
May 16, 2013 - Univariable analyses
within 31 studies that reported recurrence rates for
PAF vs. other types of AF … However, only a minority of
multivariable analyses bear this out. … In both univariable
and multivariable analyses reported, no study or
population factors were found … In multivariable
analyses, 5 of 17 studies found an association
between lower EF and AF recurrence, … However,
only
a
minority
of
multivariable
analyses
bear
this
out.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/major-depressive-disorder-disposition-160504.pdf
December 08, 2015 - The data in our meta-analyses does
demonstrate similar comparative
effectiveness between SJW and SGA … However, we changed our SOE rating
from moderate to low for the SJW
analyses to reflect our concern … Additionally, we changed our SOE
rating from moderate to low for the
SJW analyses primarily due to … We
viewed network meta-analyses
(NWMA) as an additional analytic tool
in cases where direct evidence … We examined this in sensitivity
analyses and reported these analyses
in the results.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/antenatal-care.pdf
January 01, 2020 - All subgroup analyses or other evaluations of heterogeneity of
treatment effect will be extracted. … In addition, we
will assess the adequacy of analyses. … We do not expect to be able to conduct statistical analyses on these evaluations (i.e., meta-
analysis … For meta-analyses of proportions,
we will use Freeman-Tukey double arcsine transformations to account … We will preferentially
summarize adjusted analyses.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/ptsd-5-protocol-update-2023.pdf
January 01, 2023 - made publicly
available, they may be presented in a format that does not readily lend itself to re-analyses … The PTSD-Repository could (1) serve as a data source for future
systematic reviews, meta-analyses, or … Hand Searching: Reference lists of relevant, recent, high-quality systematic reviews or meta-
analyses … result being assessed likely to have been selected, on the basis of the results, from
multiple eligible analyses
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/Appendix%20F_0.xlsx
October 08, 2025 - Did the Study Perform Appropriate Statistical Analyses on Potential Confounders (i.e., Age, Sex, Other
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/ace-inhibitor-arb-update_disposition-comments.pdf
October 07, 2011 - the most
relevant reference for this section, but have
updated reference #8 to reflect more recent
analyses … Methods Several meta-analyses were conducted and reporting of these should
all adhere to the PRISMA … potential for publication bias should be assessed and reported
(likely in an Appendix) for all meta-analyses … General
(clarity and
usability)
The forest plots of meta-analyses would be more usable if they were … However,
several of our meta-analyses were done
across very heterogeneous studies, and
Peto's method
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/patient-centered-medical-home_disposition-comments.pdf
July 03, 2012 - These analyses
should be separate. … These analyses led to a
change in conclusions for economic outcomes. … These analyses should be
separate.
We appreciate your raising this concern. … These analyses led to a change
in conclusions for economic outcomes. … We conducted
subgroup analyses to compare effects in adults
and pediatric populations.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/smoking-pregnancy-infants_disposition-comments.pdf
February 25, 2014 - group at follow-up (not at baseline), should be referenced,
but should be excluded from the Meta-Analyses … assessment indicates, at a minimum, that the following
evaluations should be removed from the Meta-Analyses … This could depend on whether
the authors explicitly stated that they used this type of
analyses, or … Studies that used intention-to-treat analyses were
generally judged to have a low risk of bias for the … It is surprising that
breastfeeding was not controlled for in the analyses or
addressed in the report
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/cer-259-partial-breast-irradiation-executive-summary.pdf
January 01, 2023 - Reviews.13 The reporting complies with the Preferred
Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses … Many of the included clinical trials did not report
subgroup analyses, and often, the subgroups were … Preferred reporting items for systematic
reviews and meta-analyses: the PRISMA
statement.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/cer-222-health-equity-preventive-services-comments.pdf
December 03, 2019 - various ethnic minority groups and other
diverse populations and are especially interested in
subgroup analyses … Julia Charles:
Centers for
Disease Control
and Prevention
Including studies and related analyses
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/bladder-cancer-non-muscle-invasive_executive.pdf
October 01, 2015 - is an important
health problem, with no improvement in
associated mortality since 1975.3 Economic
analyses … Results were generally robust in sensitivity
analyses, despite the heterogeneity. … Measuring
inconsistency in meta-analyses. BMJ. 2003 Sep 6;327(7414):
557-60. … When are summary ROC
curves appropriate for diagnostic meta-analyses? … Asymmetric funnel plots and
publication bias in meta-analyses of diagnostic accuracy.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/cannabis-app-g-table-surveillance-report-2_0.xlsx
October 08, 2025 - Did the Study Perform Appropriate Statistical Analyses on Potential Confounders (i.e., Age, Sex, Other
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/alcohol-misuse_disposition-comments.pdf
July 10, 2012 - because we
intended to conduct our own meta-analyses
that would better reflect the current body of … That literature often includes large case series or secondary
analyses of trials. … We have clarified the basis of the analyses for
those Tables as suggested. … There is a risk of confusing the analyses and the message with the
findings of KQ 4b. … There is however a
body of literature that has been omitted from the analyses.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/study-eligibility-criteria.ppt
January 01, 2000 - What contribution do languages other than English make on the results of meta-analyses? … the inclusion of grey literature influence estimates of intervention effectiveness reported in meta-analyses … the inclusion of grey literature influence estimates of intervention effectiveness reported in meta-analyses … What contribution do languages other than English make on the results of meta-analyses?
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/suicidal-thoughts-young-people-amendement-may-2025.pdf
January 01, 2025 - health disorders
associated with suicide, such as major depressive disorder (MDD).19, 20 However, meta-analyses … • Comparative observational studies
• Before—after studies
• Relevant systematic reviews, or meta-analyses … To further
explore heterogeneity, we plan to conduct preplanned subgroup analyses (listed in Table 1 … We will lower SOE grading when sensitivity analyses (1) show substantial difference in
estimates derived … The Newcastle-Ottawa Scale (NOS) for assessing
the quality of nonrandomised studies in meta-analyses
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/nursing-home-safety_research-protocol.pdf
July 22, 2015 - Early and ongoing research has focused in large part on the use of secondary
data analyses, rather than … drawing inferences
from such data have included interrupted time series, difference-in-differences analyses … Scope and Format
As noted above, methods used to assess patient safety have ranged from database analyses … brief is on understanding the state of the
intervention literature, we will not include secondary data analyses … integrate information from our Key Informants; we will use systematic reviews,
narrative reviews, meta-analyses
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/heart-failure-transition-care_research-protocol.pdf
June 10, 2013 - ¶ We plan to conduct sensitivity analyses based on risk of bias, when appropriate. … ; we will include them only in sensitivity analyses. … We plan to stratify analyses and/or perform subgroup analyses when possible and
appropriate. … Planned stratifications or categories for subgroup analyses include those listed in
KQs 3, 4, and 5. … Measuring inconsistency in meta-analyses. BMJ. 2003 Sep
6;327(7414):557-60. PMID: 12958120.
47.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/hepatitis-c-screening_research-protocol.pdf
October 20, 2011 - Identification of
Relevant Studies To Answer the Key Questions
Results from previously conducted meta-analyses … We will include systematic
reviews and meta-analyses that included unpublished data inaccessible to … the public, but because
the results of such analyses are not verifiable, we will consider this a methodological … exposures, potential confounders, and outcomes; and whether they performed appropriate
statistical analyses
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/sleep-apnea-diagnosis-future_research.pdf
February 01, 2012 - Design 1D1: Incomplete reporting and inadequate analyses were
common.
1D2: Few high quality studies … Outcomes 2O: No analyses of clinical outcomes were done. … Systematic Review
Cost-effectiveness analyses were not addressed by the CER. … Outcomes 2O: No analyses of clinical outcomes were done. … Multivariable analyses would need larger sample sizes than univariable
analyses to reach the same statistical
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/assessing-the-risk-of-bias_draft-report.pdf
June 02, 2011 - Industry-supported meta-analyses compared with
meta-analyses with non-profit or no support: differences … Preferred reporting items for systematic reviews and meta-
analyses: the PRISMA statement. … Measuring inconsistency in meta-analyses. BMJ. 2003
Sep 6;327(7414):557-60.
49. … Adjustment of meta-analyses on the basis of quality
scores should be abandoned. … Did the author(s) specify the type of analyses undertaken for harms data?