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SynthesisBMJ open2020

Associations between gastro-oesophageal reflux disease and a range of diseases: an umbrella review of systematic reviews and meta-analyses.

JinJing Tan, Liqun Li, Xiaoyan Huang, Chengning Yang, Xue Liang, Yina Zhao, Jieru Xie, Ran Chen, Daogang Wang, Sheng Xie

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In one paragraph

Synthesis in BMJ open, 2020. 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.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
7citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
1.4field-weighted citation impact, top 17% 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

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

10 authors at 2 institutions in 3 countries.

JinJing Tan *Graduate School, Jiang Xi University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Nanchang, Jiangxi, China.
Liqun Li *Department of Gastroenterology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi University of Chinese Medicine, Nanning, Guangxi, China.
Xiaoyan Huang *Department of Gastroenterology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi University of Chinese Medicine, Nanning, Guangxi, China.
Chengning Yang *Department of Gastroenterology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi University of Chinese Medicine, Nanning, Guangxi, China.
Xue LiangDepartment of Gastroenterology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi University of Chinese Medicine, Nanning, Guangxi, China.
Yina ZhaoDepartment of Gastroenterology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi University of Chinese Medicine, Nanning, Guangxi, China.
Jieru XieDepartment of Center of Preventive Disease Treatment, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi University of Chinese Medicine, Nanning, Guangxi, China.
Ran ChenDepartment of Gastroenterology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi University of Chinese Medicine, Nanning, Guangxi, China.
Daogang WangDepartment of Gastroenterology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi University of Chinese Medicine, Nanning, Guangxi, China.
Sheng XieDepartment of Administration, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi University of Chinese Medicine, Nanning, Guangxi, China xiesheng2018tougao@163.com.ORCID 0000-0003-4276-3068
The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi University of Traditional Chinese Medicine · CNJiangxi University of Traditional Chinese Medicine · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveNumerous meta-analyses have revealed the association between gastro-oesophageal reflux disease (GORD) and a range of diseases; however, the certainty of the evidence remains unclear. This study aimed to summarise and assess the certainty of evidence derived from meta-analyses.

methodsEmbase, PubMed, Web of Science, Cochrane Databases of Systematic Reviews, CNKI and Wangfang databases from their inception to 22 February 2020 were queried for systematic reviews and meta-analyses on the association between GORD and various diseases. The methodological quality of the included studies was assessed using A Measurement Tool to Assess Systematic Reviews 2 (AMSTAR 2), and evidence certainty was evaluated using the Grading of Recommendations, Assessment, Development, and Evaluation (GRADE) system. Statistical analysis was conducted using Stata V.15.

resultsTen publications with associations between GORD and different types of diseases were included. There was high heterogeneity (I

conclusionThe association between GORD and a range of diseases was extensively studied, and our findings revealed a high certainty of evidence of the association between GORD and an increased risk of COPD exacerbation as well as increased prevalence of oesophageal adenocarcinoma. Further investigations using systematic reviews and meta-analyses of high methodological quality that include prospective large cohort studies and adjusted confounders are warranted. PROSPERO REGISTRATION NUMBER: CRD42019122264.

Indexed as

Gastroesophageal RefluxSinusitisHumansMeta-Analysis as TopicPrevalenceProspective StudiesSystematic Reviews as Topicepidemiologyoesophageal diseasepublic health

Identifiers

PMID33380477
PMCPMC7780720
OpenAlexW3118190199

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