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ArticleJournal of cachexia, sarcopenia and muscle2023

Comment on 'Hand grip strength-based cachexia index as a predictor of cancer cachexia and prognosis in patients with cancer' by Xie et al.

Ping'an Ding, Jiaxiang Wu, Haotian Wu, Chenyu Sun, Muzi Meng, Scott Lowe, Yuan Tian, Honghai Guo, Lingjiao Meng, Qun Zhao

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Article in Journal of cachexia, sarcopenia and muscle, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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2citing papers in PubMed
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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

2 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors.

Ping'an DingThe Third Department of Surgery, The Fourth Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, China.
Jiaxiang WuThe Third Department of Surgery, The Fourth Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, China.
Haotian WuThe Third Department of Surgery, The Fourth Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, China.
Chenyu SunDepartment of Thyroid and Breast Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, China.
Muzi MengUK Program Site, American University of the Caribbean School of Medicine, Preston, UK.
Scott LoweCollege of Osteopathic Medicine, Kansas City University, Kansas City, MO, USA.
Yuan TianThe Third Department of Surgery, The Fourth Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, China.
Honghai GuoThe Third Department of Surgery, The Fourth Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, China.
Lingjiao MengHebei Key Laboratory of Precision Diagnosis and Comprehensive Treatment of Gastric Cancer, Shijiazhuang, China.
Qun ZhaoThe Third Department of Surgery, The Fourth Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, China.ORCID 0000-0003-1603-3002

Funding

Cultivating Outstanding Talents Project of Hebei Provincial Government Fund 2019012Hebei Public Health Committee County-Level Public Hospitals Suitable Health Technology Promotion and Storage Project 2019024Hebei University Science and Technology Research Project ZD2019139
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

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CachexiaHand StrengthNeoplasmsHumansPrognosis

Identifiers

PMID37501640
PMCPMC10570068

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