How to interpret meta-analyses: A recipe for interpretation of the methodology used in the meta-analyses conducted on cardiovascular risk factors in Turkey

KILIÇKAP M.

TURK KARDIYOLOJI DERNEGI ARSIVI-ARCHIVES OF THE TURKISH SOCIETY OF CARDIOLOGY, cilt.46, sa.7, ss.624-635, 2018 (ESCI) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Derleme
  • Cilt numarası: 46 Sayı: 7
  • Basım Tarihi: 2018
  • Doi Numarası: 10.5543/tkda.2018.46062
  • Dergi Adı: TURK KARDIYOLOJI DERNEGI ARSIVI-ARCHIVES OF THE TURKISH SOCIETY OF CARDIOLOGY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.624-635
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Meta-analysis, prevalence, interpretation, RANDOM-EFFECTS MODELS, META-REGRESSION, PREVALENCE, PUBLICATION
  • Ankara Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Meta-analyses of randomized controlled trials are increasingly performed to obtain more precise results. On the other hand, meta-analyses of prevalence studies are relatively rarely performed. In this review, some important points for interpretation of meta-analyses are given along with the comments on the meta-analyses of prevalence studies that are published in this issue of The Archives of The Turkish Society of Cardiology.