... outlined in the PRISMA and Meta-analysis of Observational Studies in Epidemiology (MOOSE), we conducted a comprehensive search of PubMed, Web of Science, Embase, and the Cochrane Library databases for relevant cohort and case-control studies comparing the incidence of adverse outcomes between IBD patients...

...Se Peng; Qingrong Wu; Xiaoting Huang; Xuehua He; Zhong Li; Jianfeng Xu; Lei Wang; Jialing Zhuang Background: The assessment of liver fibrosis has been a critical component in the clinical management of liver diseases. We performed a meta-analysis to evaluate serum Golgi protein 73 (GP73...

... Table 1. Overview of the included studies Meta-analysis Systematic review Gastric cancer Visceral obesity Body composition is an emergent research field. The main purpose of investigations is the characterization and quantification of fat and muscle constitution of the body [ 1‒7...

... (StataCorp, College Station, TX, USA). Results: A total of 55 studies with 198,750 individuals were included in the meta-analysis. Among them, 33 studies reported the relationship between H . pylori infection and the risk of hypertension, and 25 studies reported the association of H . pylori infection...

... performed a systematic review and meta-analysis to evaluate the effects of H. pylori therapy on gut microbiota. Methods: PubMed, EMBASE, Cochrane Library, and Web of Science (to 4/2021) were searched for studies quantitatively evaluating microbiota before and after H. pylori therapy. Meta-analysis...

... group [ 22 ]. Quality assessment of studies is highlighted in online suppl. Table 2. The statistical analysis was conducted using Review Manager 5.3 and Comprehensive Meta-Analysis software version 2, with a significance degree set at p <0.05. The random-effects model was applied...

... of ulcerative colitis was evaluated by meta-analysis of 3 RCTs. Methods: Meta-analysis of 3 studies was performed using RevMan 5.3 software. Odds ratio (OR) and 95% Cl were calculated for remission, clinical and endoscopic improvement, histology, and life quality. p values <0.05 were accepted as significant...

...) that evaluated the effect of H. pylori eradication on GERD were included. Meta-analysis of pooled OR was performed using Review Manger 5.1.7. Results: Seventeen articles with 6,889 subjects (intention-to-treat) that fulfilled the inclusion criteria were finally included in the analysis. Of them, 8 RCTs have...

...Ioannis Bellos; Konstantinos Kontzoglou; Amanda Psyrri; Vasilios Pergialiotis Background and Aims: Refractory ascites represents a significant complication of decompensated cirrhosis, associated with increased mortality rates. The aim of this meta-analysis was to evaluate whether response...

... in sarcopenic patients (OR 1.57, 95% CI 1.29–1.90) with an I 2 of 0%, as is described in Figure 2 b. Fig. 2. Forest plot of meta-analysis. a Showed the association between sarcopenia and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD); b showed the association between sarcopenia and significant fibrosis...

...: A literature search was conducted in the PubMed, EMBASE, EBSCO, and Cochrane Library databases. The overall OR and corresponding 95% CI were calculated using the random-effects model. Results: Finally, 17 eligible studies were identified in this meta-analysis; these studies included a total of 1,368 patients...

... transplantation or mortality rates for co-administration therapy (RR 1.41, 95% CI 0.40-4.95, p = 0.60; Fig. 2 ). Fig. 2 Forest plot and meta-analysis of mortality or liver transplantation. IAs without significant influence in mortality or liver transplantation, subgroup analysis was performed according...

.... Adults Children Meta-analysis Microbiota Microorganisms RCT According to the 2014 definition, issued by the International Scientific Association for Probiotics and Prebiotics, probiotics are ‘live microorganisms that, when administered in adequate amounts, confer a health benefit on the host...

... Pancreatic cancer Adjuvant chemotherapy Meta-analysis Abstract Pancreatic cancer is one of the major causes of cancer death in Europe with a 5-year survival rate of less than 5%. Although surgery cannot guarantee a cure, the 5-year survival does improve to around 10% following resection and increases...

...Luigi Pagliaro; Gennaro D’Amico; Fabio Tinè; Linda Pasta We updated meta-analysis and critical descriptive analysis of randomized clinical trials (RCTs) assessing the value of β-blockers in preventing first bleeding (prophylactic) or rebleed-ing (therapeutic) and on survival of patients...

...Maurizio Koch; Lucio Capurso; Angelo Dezi; Fabio Ferrario; Carmelo Scarpignato In order to provide a systematic overview of the available information on the prevention of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID)-induced gastrointestinal mucosal injury, we performed a meta-analysis based on all...