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SynthesisJournal of diabetes research2014

Association of Helicobacter pylori infection with glycemic control in patients with diabetes: a meta-analysis.

Chika Horikawa, Satoru Kodama, Kazuya Fujihara, Yoko Yachi, Shiro Tanaka, Akiko Suzuki, Osamu Hanyu, Hitoshi Shimano, Hirohito Sone

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Synthesis in Journal of diabetes research, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 14 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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14citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
3.2field-weighted citation impact, top 9% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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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.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

14 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 27 citations in OpenAlex.

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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

9 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Chika HorikawaDepartment of Health and Nutrition, Faculty of Human Life Studies, University of Niigata Prefecture, Niigata, Japan ; Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Niigata University, 1-754 Asahimachi, Niigata 951-8510, Japan ; Department of Internal Medicine, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan.
Satoru KodamaDepartment of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Niigata University, 1-754 Asahimachi, Niigata 951-8510, Japan ; Department of Health Management Center, Mito Kyodo General Hospital, Ibaraki, Japan.
Kazuya FujiharaDepartment of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Niigata University, 1-754 Asahimachi, Niigata 951-8510, Japan ; Department of Internal Medicine, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan ; Department of Health Management Center, Mito Kyodo General Hospital, Ibaraki, Japan.
Yoko YachiDepartment of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Niigata University, 1-754 Asahimachi, Niigata 951-8510, Japan.
Shiro TanakaDepartment of Clinical Trial, Design & Management, Translational Research Center, Kyoto University Hospital, Kyoto, Japan.
Akiko SuzukiDepartment of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Niigata University, 1-754 Asahimachi, Niigata 951-8510, Japan.
Osamu HanyuDepartment of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Niigata University, 1-754 Asahimachi, Niigata 951-8510, Japan.
Hitoshi ShimanoDepartment of Internal Medicine, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan.
Hirohito SoneDepartment of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Niigata University, 1-754 Asahimachi, Niigata 951-8510, Japan.
Niigata University · JPKyoto University Hospital · JPUniversity of Tsukuba · JP

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

OBJECTIVE. To assess the association between Helicobacter pylori (HP) infection and glycemic control in patients with diabetes through a meta-analytic approach. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS. Electronic literature searches were conducted for cross-sectional studies that examined the hemoglobin A1c (A1C) level by whether patients with diabetes were or were not carriers of HP. Mean differences in A1C between groups with and without HP infection were pooled with a random-effects model. RESULTS. Thirteen eligible studies were included in this meta-analysis. Overall, the HP carriers did not have significantly higher A1C levels compared with HP noncarriers (mean difference (95% CI), 0.19% (-0.18 to 0.46), P = 0.16). When the analysis was limited to studies targeting patients with type 1 diabetes, there was also no significant difference in A1C (0.69% (-0.31 to 1.68), P = 0.18). CONCLUSIONS. There was insufficient evidence that HP infection worsened glycemic control in patients with diabetes.

Indexed as

Chronic DiseaseCross-Sectional StudiesDiabetes Mellitus, Type 1Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2Gastrointestinal DiseasesGlycated HemoglobinHelicobacter InfectionsHelicobacter pyloriHumansHyperglycemiaGlycated Hemoglobinhemoglobin A1c protein, human

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PMID24901007
PMCPMC4034768
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