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SynthesisNeural plasticity2017

Relationship between Insulin Levels and Nonpsychotic Dementia: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Qiu-Xia Pan, Xiao-Juan Li, Yue-Yun Liu, Fang-Fang Wang, Ya-Jing Hou, Qing-Lai Bian, Wen-Qi Qiu, Zhi-Yi Yan, You-Ming Jiang, Jia-Xu Chen

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Synthesis in Neural plasticity, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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7citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors.

Qiu-Xia PanSchool of Basic Medical Science, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, No. 11 North Third Ring Road, Chaoyang, Beijing 100029, China.
Xiao-Juan LiSchool of Basic Medical Science, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, No. 11 North Third Ring Road, Chaoyang, Beijing 100029, China.
Yue-Yun LiuSchool of Basic Medical Science, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, No. 11 North Third Ring Road, Chaoyang, Beijing 100029, China.
Fang-Fang WangSchool of Basic Medical Science, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, No. 11 North Third Ring Road, Chaoyang, Beijing 100029, China.
Ya-Jing HouSchool of Basic Medical Science, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, No. 11 North Third Ring Road, Chaoyang, Beijing 100029, China.
Qing-Lai BianSchool of Basic Medical Science, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, No. 11 North Third Ring Road, Chaoyang, Beijing 100029, China.
Wen-Qi QiuSchool of Basic Medical Science, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, No. 11 North Third Ring Road, Chaoyang, Beijing 100029, China.
Zhi-Yi YanSchool of Basic Medical Science, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, No. 11 North Third Ring Road, Chaoyang, Beijing 100029, China.
You-Ming JiangSchool of Basic Medical Science, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, No. 11 North Third Ring Road, Chaoyang, Beijing 100029, China.ORCID 0000-0003-1772-637X
Jia-Xu ChenSchool of Basic Medical Science, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, No. 11 North Third Ring Road, Chaoyang, Beijing 100029, China.ORCID 0000-0002-5570-6233

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Objectives: To explore the relationship between insulin levels and nonpsychotic dementia. Methods: Six electronic databases (PubMed, Cochrane, SCI, CNKI, VIP, and Wanfang) were searched from January 1, 2007, to March 1, 2017. Experimental or observational studies that enrolled people with nonpsychotic dementia or abnormal insulin levels in which insulin levels or MMSE scores (events in nonpsychotic dementia) were the outcome measures. Random-effects models were chosen for this meta-analysis. Sample size, mean, s.d., and events were primarily used to generate effect sizes (with the PRIMA registration number CRD42017069860). Results: 50 articles met the final inclusion criteria. Insulin levels in cerebrospinal fluid were lower (Hedges' Conclusions: Our comprehensive results indicate that blood insulin levels may increase in patients with nonpsychotic dementia.

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Databases, FactualDementiaHumansInsulinObservational Studies as TopicInsulin

Identifiers

PMID29445549
PMCPMC5763205

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