[PDF] Top 20 Age at menarche and risk of multiple sclerosis (MS): a systematic review and meta-analysis

... Results: The literature search found 312 articles. After eliminating duplicates, reviews, case reports and trials, 18 articles remained. Three articles were ultimately included in the final analysis. Two studies ... See full document

... such risk factors in the setting of primary health care is difficult without access to specialised personnel and resources ...this review were from non-white popu- lations ...higher risk of AMD ... See full document

... this meta-analysis suggests a statistically significant and clinically important increased risk for de- veloping MS in those with tonsillectomy and appendec- tomy at ≤ 20 years of ...the ... See full document

... comprehensive systematic review by Dörr et ...to MS as well as the further course of the disease in patients with established MS ...of MS; Since the bioavailable vitamin D concentration ... See full document

... with MS and can be provided alongside or as an alternative to pharmacological interven- ...The meta-analysis suggests that delivery modes other than traditional, one-to-one, face-to-face, therapist- ... See full document

... and MS stages which were respectively reported in 14, 10, and 10 ...variables. Meta-regression: Meta-regression analysis was used to investigate the prevalence of dysphagia with regards to the ... See full document

... these meta-analyses are the relatively small population samples included in the analysis, which might not be representative of the whole population of patients with MS or controls, and the small ... See full document

... of MS among first-degree and non-biological relatives of patients with MS was not more than general population but it was significantly less than biological ... See full document

... to the comparison of the baseline data of the 2 groups, for example, age, gender, etc., the results show comparability between the groups. Thus, we know that at least these factors are not predisposing factors. ... See full document

... with MS and a matched control population and used definite diagnostic criteria for MS and ...of MS or stroke, were unpublished findings or published as reviews, editorials, duplicate ci- tations, ... See full document

... substantial risk factor for several ocular conditions that can lead to ...of systematic reviews and meta-analyses in order to identify and appraise robust research evidence regarding the management ... See full document

... gender-specific analysis of the X chromosome. Analysis of a female subgroup revealed different cluster, including hypermethylation in neighbor- ing gap junction protein beta 1 (GJB1), a gene that may be ... See full document

... Genetic risk and age at menarche in 2 ...earlier menarche and genetic risk have previ- ously been associated with earlier age at first symp- toms, we sought to understand the ... See full document

... we also employed QUADAS-2 for quality assessment and compared two statistical analysis methods when examining the accuracy performance of CAM and CAM-ICU, which had not previously been done. Overall, CAM and ... See full document

... the risk of selection bias, performance (error in blinding of participants), detection (error in blinding of outcome), attrition (incomplete outcome data) and reporting bias (description of desired data ...such ... See full document

... Taken together, in the current study, general therapeutic and side effects of anti-VEGF mAb, anti-VEGFR mAb and anti-VEGFR-TKI with or without other chemotherapeutic drugs for the treatment of gastric cancer were system- ... See full document

... systematic review was aimed to provide pooled seroprevalence estimates of the three viruses in ...Structured review of the literature was conducted to obtain relevant studies published in both ... See full document

... systematic review. Of these trials, 11 studies were pooled for meta- analysis to compare the effects of topical antibiotics versus placebo and 4 studies were pooled for comparison of effects ... See full document

... and multiple sclerosis (MS), it remains obscure, with limited and con fl icting evidence regarding a link between the two ...we review the etiology, pathogenesis, and treatment of each disease ... See full document

... articles were selected and 4 articles satisfied the inclusion and exclusion criteria and 11 articles were excluded. The data was extracted , tabulated and subjected to meta analysis. A random effects model ... See full document