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Observational studyBioMed research international2017

Serum Vaspin Concentration in Elderly Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Patients with Differing Body Mass Index: A Cross-Sectional Study.

Wei Yang, Yun Li, Tian Tian, Li Wang

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In one paragraph

Observational study in BioMed research international, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
6citing papers in PubMed
1.0field-weighted citation impact, top 30% of its field
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

6 citing papers in PubMed, 19 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

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Wei YangDepartment of Geriatric Medicine, Capital Medical University, Xuan Wu Hospital, Beijing 100053, China.ORCID 0000-0001-6568-3090
Yun LiDepartment of Geriatric Medicine, Capital Medical University, Xuan Wu Hospital, Beijing 100053, China.
Tian TianDepartment of Endocrine, Capital Medical University, Xuan Wu Hospital, Beijing 100053, China.
Li WangDepartment of Endocrine, Capital Medical University, Xuan Wu Hospital, Beijing 100053, China.
Xuan Wu Hospital of the Capital Medical University · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

PubMed holds no abstract for this paper.

Indexed as

Body Mass IndexInsulin ResistanceAgedAged, 80 and overCross-Sectional StudiesDiabetes Mellitus, Type 2Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent AssayFemaleHumansMaleObesitySerpinsSERPINA12 protein, humanSerpins

Identifiers

PMID28553648
PMCPMC5434262
OpenAlexW2610928846

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