... review and meta-analysis through a systematic search in PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science, and Embase. Studies were screened by the title/abstract and then by their full text. Extraction of data was performed for relevant studies. Odds ratios (ORs) and their 95% confidence intervals (CIs) of the association...

... and Quality (AHRQ) methodology checklist guided our quality assessment. A random-effects model meta-analysis was employed to synthesize the pooled prevalence data of MCI in China. Results: Our analysis encompassed 139 studies, incorporating data from 393,525 individuals aged 40 years and above. The studies...

... to in the content or advertisements. 2023 Aspirin Dementia Mild cognitive impairment Prevention Meta-analysis About 50 million people worldwide are affected by dementia, and the annual global cost is estimated to be around $1 trillion, with the number of people diagnosed with dementia expected...

... that are important for the development of the immune system. We present a systematic review and meta-analysis on the influence of having been breastfed during infancy on the risk of developing MS. Methods: The databases MEDLINE, Cochrane Library, and Web of Science were systematically searched for studies...

... the estimates. Results: Twenty-five eligible articles were included in this meta-analysis. The results suggested that TBI was associated with an increased risk of dementia (pooled odds ratio [OR] = 1.81, 95% confidence interval [CI] = 1.53–2.14). However, no association was observed between TBI and AD (pooled...

... to in the content or advertisements. Dementia Global health Burden of disease Meta-analysis Public health Original Paper Neuroepidemiology 2021;55:286 296 DOI: 10.1159/000515393 Received: October 21, 2020 Accepted: February 18, 2021 Published online: June 28, 2021 The Burden of Dementia due to Down...

... criteria. Objective: A systematic review and meta-analysis was conducted to estimate the pooled MCI prevalence among the population aged 55 years and older in China. Methods: PubMed, EMBASE, CNKI, Wanfang, CQVIP, and CBMdisc were searched for studies on prevalence of MCI among Chinese elderly between...

... odds ratios (ORs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs). Results: Fourteen eligible articles including 10,703 cases and 2,159,324 controls were selected in current meta-analysis. We found that head injury was associated with an increased risk of ALS (OR = 1.38, 95% CI: 1.20–1.60) and the association...

... performed a meta-analysis of relevant observational studies to quantify the magnitude of the association between statin therapy and the risk of dementia. Methods: We systematically searched for relevant studies published from January 2000 to March 2018 using EMBASE, Google, Google Scholar, PubMed, Scopus...

... to antidepressants rather than to the underlying disease. Objective: To estimate the risk of incident stroke associated with use of antidepressants, a meta-analysis was performed. Methods: PubMed, Medline, Cochrane, ProQuest, Scopus, and bibliographies of articles were searched up to September 2018. The final meta...

... participants, the pooled OR for the risk of PD was 0.85 (95% CI 0.78–0.92) for the patients with hypertension. There were no publication bias in cohort studies and case-control studies. Conclusion: Based on population-based cohort studies, this meta-analysis indicated that hypertension might increase the risk...

... of Observational Research checklist. We performed a random effect meta-analysis to estimate pooled prevalence and incidence rates. Results: Of the 907 studies, 11 were included in the systematic review, 5 in the meta-analysis of incidence (818 cases; 220,513,514 person-years) and 9 in the meta-analysis...

...Md. Mohaimenul Islam; Tahmina Nasrin Poly; Hsuan-Chia Yang; Chieh-Chen Wu; Yu-Chuan Li Background: Psoriasis, a common chronic inflammatory disease, increases the risk of developing multiple sclerosis (MS), but evidence for this outcome is still unclear. However, we performed a meta-analysis...

... drugs Hemorrhagic stroke Observational studies Meta-analysis Stroke is the second most common cause of mortality worldwide [ 1, 2 ], and hemorrhagic stroke is responsible for about 40% of all the deaths [ 3 ]. High blood pressure is the most important risk factor for stroke [ 4 ], and several...

..., is which treatment is optimal for minimizing pain severity in PD. Thus, the objective of this systematic review and meta-analysis was to investigate the efficacy of a variety of novel, complimentary, and conventional treatments for pain in PD and elucidate which therapy is the most effective. A systematic...

... strategies are presented in the online supplementary Table I (for all online suppl. material, see www.karger.com/doi/10.1159/000491442 ). Stroke Low- and middle-income countries Acute care In-hospital mortality Evidence-based practice Meta-analysis In 2015, there were an estimated 42...

...Ting Zhang; Shuling Liu; Yajing Zhang; Yalin Guan; Xiaodan Wang; Lei Zhao; Zhihong Shi; Wei Yue; Ying Zhang; Shuai Liu; Yong Ji Background and Purpose: Subjective cognitive decline (SCD) is a condition associated with increased risk of Alzheimer’s disease. This study performs a meta-analysis...

... disease (AD). The aim of this systematic review was to investigate whether or not this link exists. Summary: The Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis guideline for systematic review was used and registered at PROSPERO (CRD42016035377). The search strategy included using...

...Hong-Bae Kim; Seung-Kwon Myung; Sun-Mi Lee; Yon Chul Park; The Korean Meta-Analysis (KORMA) Study Group Background: Previous observational epidemiological studies have reported inconsistent findings about the association between longer durations of sleep and the risk of cognitive impairment...

.... Multiple sclerosis Obesity Body mass index Meta-analysis Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a common chronic inflammatory demyelinating disease of the central nervous system that affects more than 2.5 million people worldwide [ 1 ]. It is believed to be the result of a complex interplay between genetic...