We present a new tool for meta‐analysis, Meta‐Essentials, which is free of charge and easy
to use. In this paper, we introduce the tool and compare its features to other tools for meta …

Objective To examine and quantify the potential dose-response relation between fruit and
vegetable consumption and risk of all cause, cardiovascular, and cancer mortality. Data …

Importance Vitamin D treatment has been found to decrease the incidence of viral
respiratory tract infection, especially in patients with vitamin D deficiency. Whether vitamin D …

Background Log-binomial and robust (modified) Poisson regression models are popular
approaches to estimate risk ratios for binary response variables. Previous studies have …

Introduction The COVID-19 pandemic declared by the WHO has affected many countries
rendering everyday lives halted. In the Philippines, the lockdown quarantine protocols have …

Background Hospitalized adults whose condition deteriorates while they are in wards
(outside the intensive care unit [ICU]) have considerable morbidity and mortality. Early …

Objective To quantify the association between physical activity and risk of SARS-CoV-2
infection, COVID-19-associated hospitalisation, severe illness and death due to COVID-19 …

Abstract Background and Objectives In clinical trials, the relative risk or risk ratio (RR) is a
mainstay of reporting of the effect magnitude for an intervention. The RR is the ratio of the …

Importance As health information transparency increases, patients more often seek their
health data. More than 44 million patients in the US can now readily access their ambulatory …

Background Proper nutrition is crucial for enhancing brain function and improving learning.
Over time, large evidence has existed to show that childhood undernutrition, marked by …