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June 21, 2016 - The number of screening tests as a measure of the burden of
screening has been used for modeling analyses … Sensitivity Analyses
Additional simulations were conducted using best-case and
worst-case values for … data to support
lowering the recommended age to begin CRC screening from 50
to 45 years, subsequent analyses … Sensitivity Analyses
Model predictions for the sensitivity analysis using the best-case
and worst-case … Discussion
In these analyses of a general population of US 40-year-olds with-
out prior diagnosis of
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May 08, 2018 - Random-effects meta-analyses were conducted for treatment harms. … Pooled meta-analyses were not performed for outcomes of screening effectiveness (KQ1), screening harms … Meta-analyses were performed using Stata version 14.2 (StataCorp). … In pooled meta-analyses of the 3 RCTs, there was marked statistical heterogeneity in the relative risk … Calibration and decision curve analyses mixed for each calculator.
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January 01, 1996 - (HIP), 37 the Swedish two-county trials, 16 an overview of the Swedish trials, 40 and two meta-analyses … in mortality observed in the other six trials that included women in this age group. 30
Subgroup analyses … 0.87 95% CI, 0.63 to 1.20) only after 8-12 years of follow-up in this age group. 40 More recent meta-analyses … may have been due to chance. 42 Thus, there is conflicting evidence from clinical trials and meta-analyses … , primarily based on subgroup analyses, regarding the benefit of screening women aged 40-49.
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February 01, 2005 - references, is
included in the summary of evidence,2 evidence
synthesis,3 and in the cost-effectiveness analyses … The recommendation statement, summary of
evidence, and cost-effectiveness analyses review
are also available … Cost-effectiveness analyses of population-
based screening for abdominal aortic aneurysm:
evidence synthesis
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February 15, 2005 - We performed meta-analyses to calculate summary estimates for AAA-related mortality and all-cause mortality … Version 4.2.2, 2003, The Cochrane Collaboration, Oxford, United Kingdom) to perform all statistical analyses … Agency staff and Task Force members participated in the initial design of the study and reviewed interim analyses … In sensitivity analyses, removing any of the other 3 studies, separately or in combination, had very … In sensitivity analyses, removing any of the other 3 studies, separately or in combination, had very
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December 01, 2007 - Although formal decision analyses and cost-effec-
tiveness analyses have been proposed as an objective … method to weigh benefits and harms, the Task Force rec-
ognizes that such analyses can be complex and
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February 12, 2019 - effects, which can be related to publication bias.15 Additionally,
meta-regression and sensitivity analyses … Stata version 15.1 (StataCorp LP) was used for all analyses. … Summary of Pooled Effects of Subgroup Analyses for Counseling Interventions,
Organized by Counseling … analyses exploring effect sizes by study and intervention character-
istics are available in the full … b Study-reported adjusted analyses were statistically significant, although
effect size shown in the
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November 15, 2022 - To determine whether meta-analyses were appropriate, the clinical and methodological heterogeneity of … Forty-seven trials reported sufficient ESS data to include in meta-analyses. … However, the meta-analyses by OSA severity subgroup (4 categories: mild to severe, mild only and mild … Third, some of the meta-analyses of RCTs evaluating the benefits of positive airway pressure (KQ5) found … Measuring inconsistency in meta-analyses.
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May 01, 2021 - factors were dyslipidemia (which was variably defined), diabe-
tes, and hypertension.13,31
In pooled analyses … mortality (RR, 0.68
at 6 years [95% CI, 0.48 to 0.98]; ARD, −0.70% [95% CI, −1.36%
to −0.05%]).33 In pooled analyses … In stratified analyses, the relative benefits of statin therapy did
not appear to differ across a variety … In pooled analyses of
trial data, statin therapy was not associated with increased risk
of study withdrawal … difference between statin
therapy and placebo in risk of elevation in aminotransferase levels,
and pooled analyses
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June 09, 2020 - Meta-analyses and sensitivity analyses included only the subset of trials with data that could be pooled … adolescents; any type of drug use; and either brief or intensive interventions. 38
In sensitivity analyses … Results of meta-analyses on the association of psychosocial interventions and other outcomes, including … In pooled analyses, the risk of adverse events was generally similar in persons assigned to pharmacotherapy
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October 01, 2009 - In addition, analyses were not limited to intermediate-risk
persons, and the quality of adjustment for … Our review and
meta-analyses suggest that periodontal disease is an inde-
pendent, though relatively … However, the sensitivity of
these subgroup analyses was poor, and we could not rule
out differences in … C-reactive protein as
a risk factor for coronary heart disease: a systematic review and meta-analyses … Low grade inflammation and coronary heart disease: prospective study and
updated meta-analyses.
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/tobacco-cessation-adults-interventions
July 17, 2025 - We will also examine selected subgroup analyses reported in the included studies to explore the extent
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June 18, 2024 - evidence review, including individual study results for all outcomes at all time points, eligible subgroup analyses … reported between-group effects were used in the meta-analysis if they were reported, with adjusted analyses … However, pooled analyses indicated small increases in total quality of life after 6 to 12 months (mean … Although some individual trial findings were statistically significant, most evidence and the meta-analyses … KQ3: Behavioral outcomes
Behavioral interventions
23 RCTs n = 3459
Most evidence and meta-analyses
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August 18, 2020 - To examine age effects, within-study age-specific subgroup analyses were extracted when available, regardless … Meta-analyses of STI incidence, condom use, and unprotected intercourse were conducted. … Because fewer than 10 trials could be included in these analyses and statistical heterogeneity was fairly … Analyses to assess the sensitivity of pooled effects to individual studies or types of studies—for example … comparisons, while other trials presented post hoc exploratory subgroup comparisons 67 or secondary analyses
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November 15, 2009 - One trial was translated into English from Russian for this update. 18 We also reviewed meta-analyses … For mammography, we focused our searches on recently published systematic reviews and meta-analyses of … Meta-analyses of trials for women aged 50 to 59 years and 60 to 69 years were done to compare with results … Published meta-analyses of randomized trials 59-61 and nonrandomized studies 59-61 of BSE also indicate … Numbers needed to treat derived from meta-analyses-sometimes informative, usually misleading.
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August 13, 2019 - Heterogeneity was ex-
plored with sensitivity analyses using predefined variables (eg, study
quality, … setting, differing outcome definitions); findings of within-
study subgroup analyses were extracted. … For diagnostic accuracy, analyses were stratified by timing of the
index test in pregnancy and comparison … There was statistical heterogeneity in some
analyses in which a fair-quality trial23 found significant … What
contributions do languages other than English
make on the results of meta-analyses?
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August 24, 2021 - it does not appear to affect blood pressure, or
to consistently improve lipid levels.2 In post hoc analyses … of the DPP,
lifestyle intervention was effective in all subgroups, while similar
analyses of the DPP … In pooled analyses, lifestyle inter-
ventions were associated with a reduction in weight (pooled
weighted … a reduction in the incidence of diabetes
(pooled RR, 0.73 [95% CI, 0.64 to 0.83]).2,23 In post hoc analyses … from prediabetes to dia-
betes in persons with a history of gestational diabetes, based on post
hoc analyses
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June 09, 2020 - Meta-analyses and sensitivity analyses included only the
subset of trials with data that could be pooled … or adolescents; any type of drug use; and either brief or
intensive interventions.38
In sensitivity analyses … Results of meta-analyses on the association of psychosocial inter-
ventions and other outcomes, including … In
pooled analyses, the risk of adverse events was generally similar in
persons assigned to pharmacotherapy
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January 01, 2014 - For the literature search on benefits, the search is limited to meta-analyses, systematic reviews, and … RCTs; for harms, the search includes meta-analyses, systematic reviews, RCTs, cohort and case-control
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July 20, 2017 - efficacy (KQ 2)
Other study designs
Study Quality
Good- and fair-quality studies for meta-analyses