Hi,
I am doing a meta-analysis using Review manager determining association between increase in pollutant concentration and the risk of a particular disease. Majority of outcomes are reported as OR or RR. I have one study, however, that reported outcomes in aPR. Is there any approach to accommodate this outcome in my analysis?
Here’s an example of an author excluding a paper with an adjusted prevalence rate because it did not include the crude data -
https://www.karger.com/Article/PDF/494291
Check these articles:
1. Bacigalupo, I., Mayer, F., Lacorte, E., Di Pucchio, A., Marzolini, F., Canevelli, M., Di Fiandra, T., & Vanacore, N. (2018). A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis on the Prevalence of Dementia in Europe: Estimates from the Highest-Quality Studies Adopting the DSM IV Diagnostic Criteria. Journal of Alzheimer's disease : JAD, 66(4), 1471–1481. https://doi.org/10.3233/JAD-180416
2. Li, R., Li, W., Lun, Z. et al. Prevalence of metabolic syndrome in mainland china: a meta-analysis of published studies. BMC Public Health 16, 296 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-016-2870-y
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