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ArticleBMJ open2016

Glycosylated haemoglobin as a predictor of cardiovascular events and mortality: a protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis.

I Cavero-Redondo, B Peleteiro, C Álvarez-Bueno, F Rodríguez-Artalejo, V Martínez-Vizcaíno

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Article in BMJ open, 2016. 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
0.9field-weighted citation impact, top 22% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 17 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 4 institutions in 3 countries.

I Cavero-RedondoUniversidad de Castilla-La Mancha, Health and Social Research Center, Cuenca, Spain.
B PeleteiroISPUP-EPIUnit, Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal Departamento de Epidemiologia Clínica, Medicina Preditiva e Saúde Pública, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal.
C Álvarez-BuenoUniversidad de Castilla-La Mancha, Health and Social Research Center, Cuenca, Spain.
F Rodríguez-ArtalejoDepartamento de Medicina Preventiva y Salud Pública. Facultad de Medicina Universidad Autónoma de Madrid/IdiPaz and Ciberesp.
V Martínez-VizcaínoUniversidad de Castilla-La Mancha, Health and Social Research Center, Cuenca, Spain Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad Autónoma de Chile, Talca, Chile.
University of Castilla-La Mancha · ESUniversidad Autónoma de Chile · CLUniversidad Autónoma de Madrid · ESUniversidade do Porto · PT

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionGlycosylated haemoglobin level (HbA1c) is an indicator of the average blood glucose concentrations over the preceding 2-3 months and is used as a convenient and well-known biomarker in clinical practice. Currently, epidemiological evidence suggests that HbA1c level is an independent risk factor for cardiovascular events such as myocardial infarction, stroke, coronary heart disease and heart failure. This protocol aim is to conduct a systematic review and meta-analysis to determine relationships of HbA1c levels with cardiovascular outcomes and cause of death, and to analyse the range of HbA1c levels that is a predictor of cardiovascular disease and/or mortality based on data from published observational studies. METHODS AND ANALYSIS: The search will be conducted using Medline, EMBASE, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, and Web of Science databases from their inception. Observational studies written in Portuguese, Spanish or English will be included. The Quality In Prognosis Studies tool will be used to assess the risk of bias for the studies included in the systematic review or meta-analysis. HRs for cardiovascular outcomes and causes of death with 95% CIs will be determined as primary outcomes. Subgroup analyses will be performed based on cardiovascular outcomes, cause of death studied, and type of population included in the studies. ETHICS AND DISSEMINATION: This systematic review will synthesise evidence on the potential of using HbA1c level as a prognostic marker for cardiovascular disease outcomes and/or mortality. The results will be disseminated by publication in a peer-reviewed journal. Ethics approval will not be needed because the data used for this systematic review will be obtained from published studies and there will be no concerns about privacy. TRIAL REGISTRATION NUMBER: PROSPERO CRD42015032552.

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AdolescentAdultBlood GlucoseFemaleGlycated HemoglobinHeart DiseasesHumansMaleMeta-Analysis as TopicPrognosisResearch DesignSystematic Reviews as TopicVascular DiseasesBlood GlucoseGlycated Hemoglobincardiovascular diseaseglycated haemoglobinmortality

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PMID27401368
PMCPMC4947717
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