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...

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...

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%...

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...

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

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...

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....

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

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...

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...

7 °C. Meta-analyses showed that paracetamol is less effective than ibuprofen in children (marginally less effective, according to another analysis), including...

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...

2011). "Retinol, vitamins A, C, and E and breast cancer risk: a meta-analysis and meta-regression". Cancer Causes & Control. 22 (10): 1383–96. doi:10...

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

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