… , (9) reported on the same risk factor in a common study population (where >1 paper reported
on the same population, we chose the larger and, where equal, the most recent report), (10…

… meta-analysis demonstrated that the major risk factors for … risk factor for VTE. [7] Among
the traditionally recognized … this meta-analysis that smoking and HDL-C were risk factors …

… meta-analysis was to provide a broad overview of risk factors for … were examined for risk (or
protective) factor tests (hereafter, “… Similar to risk factor analyses, for protective factor analyses …

… , shares similar risk factors and pathophysiology to that of CHD. In the current pooled analysis
… and independent risk factor for stroke and its major subtypes in all individuals. Overall, the …

… same risk factors, either genetic or environmental,but other than age, no commonly found risk
factor … intent for us to conclude from the metaanalysis that diabetes is in indeed a risk factor …

… Whenever the same risk factors had been assessed within a study using more … analyses
from the same data set were included so long as they provided estimates for different risk factors …

… drugs showed an increased incidence of diabetes, which was not observed in those with
depressed mood who received no treatment; however, in another investigation18 a similar risk …

… were meta-analysed where more than one study reported results for the same risk factor. …
Where the same study had published results for a risk factor in more than one manuscript the …

… 22 studies that reported on the association between prenatal environmental risk factors and
infants … However, only few of these studies reported on the same risk factors. Studies were …

… Conclusions Smoking yields similar risks of lung cancer in … 1999 onwards and restricting
the analyses to cohort studies, … analyses which have not been performed in meta-analyses of …