A longitudinal panel study exploring associations of urinary phthalate metabolites mixture with renal function in Chinese children by Yudan Zheng, Lei Zhao, Yuming Zheng, Wenya Bai, Xuefeng Lai, Liangle Yang, Xiaomin Zhang, Miao Liu

“…We found that each 1-fold increment of mono-n-butyl phthalate (MBP) at health examination day (Lag0) was significantly associated with 4.734% (95% confidence interval: 1.313%, 8.155%) reduction of Cystatin-C (CysC)-based estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFRCysC) (FDR< 0.05) and such relationships were in dose-response manner. …”
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Efficacy of therapeutic interventions for idiopathic recurrent pregnancy loss: a systematic review and network meta-analysis by Jorge Lima, Jorge Lima, João Guerreiro, Miguel Ângelo-Dias, Sofia Silvério Serra, Teresa Costa, Natália Marto, João Feldman de Pinho, João Costa, Rodrigo Ruano, Gonçalo Silva Duarte, Gonçalo Silva Duarte

“…The network meta-analyses used a Bayesian hierarchical model with direct and indirect comparisons. …”
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Rerupture outcome of conservative versus open repair versus minimally invasive repair of acute Achilles tendon ruptures: A systematic review and meta-analysis. by Haidong Deng, Xin Cheng, Yi Yang, Fang Fang, Jialing He, Yixin Tian, Tiangui Li, Yangchun Xiao, Yuning Feng, Peng Wang, Weelic Chong, Yang Hai, Yu Zhang

“…The primary outcome was rerupture. Bayesian network meta-analysis with random effects was used to assess pooled relative risks (RRs) and 95% confidence intervals. …”
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Establishing the best step-up treatments for children with uncontrolled asthma despite inhaled corticosteroids: the EINSTEIN systematic review, network meta-analysis and cost-effec... by Sofia Cividini, Ian Sinha, Giovanna Culeddu, Sarah Donegan, Michelle Maden, Katie Rose, Olivia Fulton, Dyfrig Hughes, Stephen Turner, Catrin Tudur Smith

“…Direct pairwise MA of a limited subset of two trials suggests a reduction in the mean QoL score, measured by the paediatric asthma QoL questionnaire (PAQLQ), for ICS + LABA compared to ICS medium [MD 95% confidence interval (CI) −0.91 (−1.53 to −0.29)], although the upper limit of the 95% CI includes values that would not be considered clinically important. …”
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The Effect of Heat Stress on the Performance and Genetic Parameters of Milk Production, Reproduction, and Somatic Cell Scores in Iranian Holstein Cows by Reza Seyedsharifi, Fatemeh Ala Noshahr, Jamal Seif Davati, Nemat Hedayat Evrigh

“…The average open days was 114.47 ± 28.64 days, and the calving interval to the first insemination was estimated at 62.38 ± 16.42 days. …”
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Global, regional, and national burden of congenital anomalies of the kidney and urinary tract from 1990 to 2021, with projections to 2036: a systematic analysis of the global burde... by Ting Chen, Jia Wei, Qiang Shu, Xiang Yan

“…Conclusion Despite reductions in ASIR, ASMR, and ASDR, the increasing ASPR underscores the persistent global burden of CAKUT. …”
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Anthelmintic resistance against benzimidazoles and macrocyclic lactones in strongyle populations on cattle farms in northern Germany by Paula Ehnert, Jürgen Krücken, Stefan Fiedler, Fabian Horn, Christina S. Helm, Ann Neubert, Wiebke Weiher, Werner Terhalle, Stephan Steuber, Ricarda Daher, Georg von Samson-Himmelstjerna

“…Statistical methods, such as Bayesian approaches used by eggCounts and bayescount, yield varying confidence intervals, further influencing results. …”
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Surgical interventions to treat humerus shaft fractures: A network meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. by Jia-Guo Zhao, Jia Wang, Xiao-Hui Meng, Xian-Tie Zeng, Shi-Lian Kan

“…We used WinBUGS1.4 to conduct this Bayesian network meta-analysis. We used the odd ratios (ORs) with 95% confidence intervals (CIs) to calculate the dichotomous outcomes and analyzed the percentages of the surface under the cumulative ranking curve.…”
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Particulate matter air pollution and national and county life expectancy loss in the USA: A spatiotemporal analysis. by James E Bennett, Helen Tamura-Wicks, Robbie M Parks, Richard T Burnett, C Arden Pope, Matthew J Bechle, Julian D Marshall, Goodarz Danaei, Majid Ezzati

“…<h4>Methods and findings</h4>We used vital registration and population data with information on sex, age, cause of death, and county of residence. We used four Bayesian spatiotemporal models, with different adjustments for other determinants of mortality, to directly estimate mortality and life expectancy loss due to current PM2.5 pollution and the benefits of reductions since 1999, nationally and by county. …”
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Comparative efficacy of once-weekly semaglutide versus SGLT-2 inhibitors in patients inadequately controlled with one to two oral antidiabetic drugs: a systematic literature review... by Steve Kanters, Lars Wilkinson, Hrvoje Vrazic, Rohini Sharma, Sandra Lopes, Evan Popoff, Eric Druyts

“…Fixed-effect and random-effect Bayesian NMA were used to indirectly compare treatment effects at 26 (±4) weeks. …”
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Global, regional, and national trends in maternal hemorrhage, 1992–2021: a hierarchical cluster and age-period-cohort analysis of the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021 and projec... by Peiwan Fang, Tianzi Sun, Zhisheng Liang, Lina Liu, Zhifang Zhang, Yanxian Yang

“…Despite this, the ASIR decreased from 948.07 to 722.16 per 100,000 people, with a net drift of -0.83 (95% uncertainty intervals (UIs): -1.03 to -0.64), indicating a reduction in risk, especially in low and low-middle socio-demographic index (SDI) regions. …”
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Comparative efficacy of acupuncture for chronic low back pain: A network meta-analysis by Feng Gao, Dongming Jia, Shengxia Xue

“…Pain intensity and functional improvement were analyzed using a Bayesian framework. Risk of bias was assessed via ROB 2.0; evidence certainty was evaluated using GRADE methodology and CINeMA. …”
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Global, regional and national sodium intakes in 1990 and 2010: a systematic analysis of 24 h urinary sodium excretion and dietary surveys worldwide by J Lennert Veerman, Sarah Lewis, John Britton, Bruce Neal, Kathryn G Andrews, Goodarz Danaei, Majid Ezzati, Yanping Li, Yu Chen, Farshad Farzadfar, Jean-Michel Gaspoz, Idris Guessous, Lital Keinan-Boker, Paul Elliott, Carukshi Arambepola, Antonia Trichopoulou, Philippos Orfanos, Martin C Gulliford, Renata Micha, Dariush Mozaffarian, Wen-Harn Pan, Shoichiro Tsugane, Habibul Ahsan, Manami Inoue, Luz Maria Sanchez-Romero, Andrew Fogarty, Christos Pitsavos, Edward Giovannucci, Stefaan De Henauw, Stephen S Lim, Cho-il Kim, Inge Huybrechts, Didier Garriguet, Simón Barquera, Katia Castetbon, Neville Calleja, Peilin Shi, Hsing-Yi Chang, Yasuhiro Matsumura, Hubert Barennes, Guansheng Ma, Shahab Khatibzadeh, Saman Fahimi, John Powles, Morteza Abdollahi, Anahita Houshiar-rad, Eda Koksal, Sahar Zaghloul, Sirje Vaask, Ana Baylin, Simon Forsyth, Rosely Sichieri, Christian Haerpfer, Ian Brown, Demosthenes B Panagiotakos, Jacqui Webster, Androniki Naska, Dorothy Gauci, Rebecca E Engell, Tim E Byers, Stephanie Smith-Warner, Ibrahim Elmadfa, Mayuree Rao, Pamela A Abbott, Enrique O Abeyá Gilardon, Suad N Al-Hooti, Wulf Becker, Peter Bjerregaard, Lesley T Bourne, Mario V Capanzana, Melanie J Cowan, Dulitha N Fernando, Regina M Fisberg, Brahmam NV Ginnela, Wilbur Hadden, Daniel J Hoffman, Nahla C Hwalla, Hajah Masni Ibrahim, Maria D Jackson, Lars Johansson, Hae-Jeung Lee, Chan Mei Fen, Gert BM Mensink, Rafael A Monge-Rojas, Balakrishna Nagalla, Marga C Ocke, Maciej Oltarzewski, Marja-Leena Ovaskainen, Gulden Ayla Pekcan, Stefka Petrova, Noppawan Piaseu, Leanne M Riley, Rusidah BT Selamat, Chansimaly Simmala, Laufey Steingrimsdottir, Gillian Swan, Lucjan Szponar, Heli Tapanainen, Robert Templeton, Anastasia Thanopoulou, Holmfridur Thorgeirsdóttir, Inga Thorsdottir, Aida Turrini, Nowak Verena, Anna Waskiewicz, Gábor Zajkás, Shadi Kalantarian, Pattra Wirojratana, Mary Anne Land, Tricia McKeever, Mohannad Abed Alfattah Al Nsour, Medical Science, Heléne Enghardt Barbieri, Aida Filipovic Hadziomeragic, Nur Indrawaty Lipoeto, Stephen T. McGarvey, Abdulrahman Obaid. Musaiger, Luz Gladys. Posada, Elz˙bieta Halina. Sygnowska

“…Virtually all populations would benefit from sodium reduction, supported by enhanced surveillance.…”
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Evidence Based Gait Analysis Interpretation Tools (EB-GAIT) treatment recommendation and outcome prediction models to support decision-making based on clinical gait analysis data. by Michael H Schwartz, Andrew G Georgiadis

“…These models were found to be unbiased, with reliable prediction intervals and accuracy comparable to experimental measurement error. …”
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A novel model-based meta-analysis to indirectly estimate the comparative efficacy of two medications: an example using DPP-4 inhibitors, sitagliptin and linagliptin, in treatment o... by Yan Gong, James Rogers, Christian Friedrich, Sanjay Patel, Alexander Staab, Jorge Luiz Gross, Daniel Polhamus, William Gillespie, Brigitta Ursula Monz, Silke Retlich

“…Based on an example evaluating HbA1c reduction with linagliptin versus sitagliptin, the model used seems a valid approach for indirect drug comparisons.…”
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Effects of different phosphate lowering strategies in patients with CKD on laboratory outcomes: A systematic review and NMA. by Nigar Sekercioglu, Argie Angeliki Veroniki, Lehana Thabane, Jason W Busse, Noori Akhtar-Danesh, Alfonso Iorio, Luciane Cruz Lopes, Gordon H Guyatt

“…Eligible trials enrolled patients with CKD-MBD and randomized them to receive calcium-based phosphate binders (delivered as calcium acetate, calcium citrate or calcium carbonate), non-calcium-based phosphate binders (NCBPB) (sevelamer hydrochloride, sevelamer carbonate, lanthanum carbonate, sucroferric oxyhydroxide and ferric citrate), phosphorus restricted diet (diet), placebo or no treatment and reported effects on serum levels of phosphate, calcium and parathyroid hormone. We performed Bayesian network meta-analyses (NMA) to calculate the effect estimates (mean differences) and 95% credible intervals for serum levels of phosphate, calcium and parathyroid hormone. …”
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Global, regional, and national burden of chronic respiratory diseases,1990–2021 and predictions to 2035: analysis of data from the global burden of disease study 2021 by Ying Zhai, Chuanmiao Zhu, Tengxiao Zhu, Wenjing Song, Yu Tang, Luqing Jiang, Fengxia Ruan, Zichen Xu, Lei Li, Xia Fu, Daoqin Liu, Aidong Chen, Qiwen Wu

“…Estimated annual percentage change (EAPC) was employed to quantify ASR trends over specified intervals. Additionally, Bayesian age-period-cohort (BAPC) modeling was utilized to depict and project CRD trends through 2035.Results In 2021, the global incidence of CRDs was 55.21 million (95% UI 48.68–64.56), predominantly comprising asthma (37.86 million; 95% UI 31.38–46.92) and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) (16.90 million; 95% UI 15.47–18.34),  followed by interstitial lung disease (ILD) and pulmonary sarcoidosis (0.39 million; 95% UI 0.35–0.43) and pneumoconiosis (0.06 million; 95% UI 0.05–0.07). …”
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Global, regional, and national burden of maternal disorders, 1990–2021: a systematic analysis from the global burden of disease study 2021 by Jie Huang, Yuanyuan Man, Zan Shi, Xiaojie Fu, Wenhao Shi, Xiaoling Liang

“…All estimates reported with 95% uncertainty interval (UI) derived from 1,000 Bayesian posterior draws. …”
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Projections of single-level indirect lumbar interbody fusion volume and associated costs for Medicare patients to 2050 by Kyle A. Mani, BS, Samuel N. Goldman, BS, Noel Akioyamen, MD, Emily Kleinbart, BS, Yaroslav Gelfand, MD, Saikiran Murthy, DO, Jonathan Krystal, MD, Ananth Eleswarapu, MD, Reza Yassari, MD, Mitchell S. Fourman, MD, MPhil

“…The Prophet machine learning algorithm, using Bayesian Inference, was applied to data from 2000 to 2019 to generate point forecasts for 2020 to 2050 with 95% forecast intervals (FIs). …”
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Comparison of the Novel Oral Anticoagulants Apixaban, Dabigatran, Edoxaban, and Rivaroxaban in the Initial and Long-Term Treatment and Prevention of Venous Thromboembolism: Systema... by A T Cohen, M Hamilton, S A Mitchell, H Phatak, X Liu, A Bird, D Tushabe, S Batson

“…Eligible patients included adults with an objectively confirmed deep vein thrombosis (DVT), pulmonary embolism (PE) or both. A fixed-effect Bayesian NMA was conducted for outcomes of interest, and results were presented as relative risks (RR) and 95% credible intervals (Crl).…”
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