Meta-analysis is a method of synthesis of quantitative data from multiple independent studies addressing a common research question. An important part...

risk of coronary heart disease. The findings were later confirmed in a meta-analysis that incorporated more evidence. To be eligible for the FDA-allowed...

Mediterranean diet favorably affects cardiovascular risk factors. A 2013 meta-analysis compared Mediterranean, vegan, vegetarian, low-glycemic index, low-carbohydrate...

ADHD prevalence among inmates, a 2015 meta-analysis estimated a prevalence of 25.5%, and a larger 2018 meta-analysis estimated the frequency to be 26.2%...

asleep, awakening while sleeping, and waking up feeling unrefreshed. A meta-analysis compared quantitative and qualitative sleep metrics in people with fibromyalgia...

or cancer outcomes: a trial sequential meta-analysis". The Lancet. Diabetes & Endocrinology (Meta-analysis). 2 (4): 307–20. doi:10.1016/S2213-8587(13)70212-2...

infarction and stroke prevention in people with type 2 diabetes A 2014 meta-analysis showed high-dose statin therapy was significantly superior compared...

cardiovascular-related deaths, by 38% compared to placebo. A systematic review and meta-analysis, published in 2024, found that tirzepatide demonstrates benefits in...

2018, Sleep Science and Practice published a systematic review and meta-analysis of 19 studies comprising 253,904 adolescent subjects that found that...

volume reductions seen in people who are depressed. Furthermore, a meta-analysis yielded decreased dexamethasone suppression, and increased response...

diets do not provide benefits over diets including meat. A similar meta-analysis and systematic review also looked into dietary patterns and found "that...

antipsychotics, in which case clozapine is offered. In a network comparative meta-analysis of 15 antipsychotic drugs, clozapine was significantly more effective...

Improvements: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Controlled Trials". Sports Med (Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis). 45 (10): 1469–81. doi:10.1007/s40279-015-0365-0...

adults. In children and adolescents, a recent meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials using MetaNSUE to avoid biases related to missing information...

while antiplatelet agents can reduce stroke by 20%. However, a recent meta-analysis suggests harm from anticoagulation started early after an embolic stroke...

YH (2023). "Dose-response analysis of smartphone usage and self-reported sleep quality: a systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies"...

intervention for autism in early childhood: Meta-analysis, meta-regression and dose–response meta-analysis of multiple outcomes". Clinical Psychology Review...

predictor for health after conducting a meta-analysis based on 105 effect sizes and 19,815 participants. This meta-analysis also indicated that this line of...

albumin in patients with sepsis: systematic review with meta-analysis and trial sequential analysis". BMJ. 346: f839. doi:10.1136/bmj.f839. PMC 3573769....

effects to daily life before age 20. While OCD occurs worldwide, a recent meta-analysis showed that women are 1.6 times more likely to experience OCD. Based...

usually elevated in women with PCOS. In a 2020 systematic review and meta-analysis of sexual dysfunction related to PCOS which included 5,366 women with...

arthritis: a systematic review and meta-analysis". Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases (Systematic Review & Meta-Analysis). 74 (3): 480–9. doi:10...

CURE and PRODIGY studies. In 2020, the systematic review and network meta-analysis from Khan et al. showed promising benefits of short-term (< 6 months)...

of evidence is low. Some meta-analyses report that bupropion has an at-most small effect size for depression. One meta-analysis reported a large effect...

JR, Ettinger U, Williams SC, Grasby PM (September 2008). "Meta-analysis, database, and meta-regression of 98 structural imaging studies in bipolar disorder"...

public health education and one-on-one healthcare practitioner advice. A meta-analysis of global birth prevalence of spina bifida showed that when a national...

in combination with other cholesterol-reducing medications. A 2014 meta-analysis found that statins could reduce the risk of contrast-induced nephropathy...

dementia and its subtypes: a systematic review and meta-analysis". Obesity Reviews (Meta-analysis). 9 (3): 204–18. doi:10.1111/j.1467-789X.2008.00473...

duloxetine may also help reduce symptoms. A 2023 systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials of antidepressants for major depressive...

asthma, a cause and effect relationship has yet to be established. A meta-analysis concluded gas stoves are a major risk factor for asthma, finding around...