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ArticleIndian journal of dermatology

Methodology Series Module 3: Cross-sectional Studies.

Maninder Singh Setia

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Article in Indian journal of dermatology. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT07500597 (Region-Specific Associations Between Q-Angle and Plantar Loading in Physically Active Young Adults), which is not on this map. Cited by 363 papers, 7 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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363citing papers in PubMed, 7 pooled it
22.2field-weighted citation impact, top 1% 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.

NCT07500597 completednot on this map

Region-Specific Associations Between Q-Angle and Plantar Loading in Physically Active Young Adults

TypeobservationalSponsorHarran UniversityRan2025 to 2026Enrolled92ConditionsQ-angle, Plantar Loading PatternsArmsQ-angle and plantar pressure assessment
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

363 citing papers in PubMed, 7 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 1,203 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

1 author at 1 institution in 1 country.

Maninder Singh SetiaDepartment of Epidemiologist, MGM Institute of Health Sciences, Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.
Mahatma Gandhi Mission Institute of Health Sciences · IN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Cross-sectional study design is a type of observational study design. In a cross-sectional study, the investigator measures the outcome and the exposures in the study participants at the same time. Unlike in case-control studies (participants selected based on the outcome status) or cohort studies (participants selected based on the exposure status), the participants in a cross-sectional study are just selected based on the inclusion and exclusion criteria set for the study. Once the participants have been selected for the study, the investigator follows the study to assess the exposure and the outcomes. Cross-sectional designs are used for population-based surveys and to assess the prevalence of diseases in clinic-based samples. These studies can usually be conducted relatively faster and are inexpensive. They may be conducted either before planning a cohort study or a baseline in a cohort study. These types of designs will give us information about the prevalence of outcomes or exposures; this information will be useful for designing the cohort study. However, since this is a 1-time measurement of exposure and outcome, it is difficult to derive causal relationships from cross-sectional analysis. We can estimate the prevalence of disease in cross-sectional studies. Furthermore, we will also be able to estimate the odds ratios to study the association between exposure and the outcomes in this design.

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PMCPMC4885177
OpenAlexW2390503303

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