Carrie Oh

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The funnel plot diagonal line crosses the y-axis, how to interpret?

Photo attached!

14 March 2022 8,355 1 View

For random effects model heterogeneity interpretations, which test is most important?

Chi-square test, Tau or I-squared? I guess I shouldn't need to use them all, but for meta-analysis, with relatively few studies (less than five per set) which would be most important?

03 March 2022 507 2 View

Fixed or random effects! Dilemma!?

Hello! I would really appreciate some wider knowledge on my issue. I am running a meta-analysis to look at the risk ratios associated with the risks of incidence/mortality of breast or ovarian...

26 February 2022 4,632 2 View

Is it compulsory to include an assessment of study bias when doing meta-analysis?

I feel my research question answers my aim very well...do I need to incorporate a risk of bias assessment?

06 December 2021 2,708 5 View

Can I convert incidence data to hazard ratio data?

Hello! I have a study with results "incidence of 32 per 1000 PY (95% CI 9-55 per 1000 PY)" and I am wondering how to include this in my meta-analysis (which is using hazard ratios). Is there a...

09 November 2021 9,085 3 View

Is my meta-analysis based on fixed-effect or random-effect?

Hello! I am creating a meta-analysis based on hazard ratios given for breast cancer incidence in BRCA1/2 carriers. Would this be fixed or random-effects? I am creating a forest plot using RevMan...

06 November 2021 4,542 4 View

PRISMA for selecting studies, then STROBE and ROBINS-I for further study dissection in systematic review?

Hello! It has been a little difficult to wrap my head around the process of this quantitative systematic review procedure. I used PRISMA to create a flow-chart of the 25 studies that met my...

25 September 2021 5,744 4 View

Can I do a systematic review and meta-analysis focusing on publication bias?

Hello! Is it viable to conduct a quantitative systematic review of all publications meeting the criteria of my inclusion criteria...investigate the methodologies used to collect the data within...

30 August 2021 2,474 7 View