How to Use meta-analysis in a Sentence

meta-analysis

noun
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  • The meta-analysis seemed to support the tie score effect.
    — Lance Eliot, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2023
  • Two meta-analyses, though, find that people lose a bit more weight on the Mediterranean diet than low-carb.
    — Tamar Haspel, Washington Post, 27 Sep. 2023
  • One meta-analysis of dozens of studies found an 11 percentile point boost in test scores among students who learn these skills.
    — Alia Wong, USA TODAY, 27 Mar. 2023
  • Legge suspects that no amount of meta-analysis will convince outdoor cat lovers to change their behavior.
    — Celia Ford, WIRED, 12 Dec. 2023
  • The same meta-analysis has found that cannabis users actually consume more calories than non-users, but still have a lower BMI.
    — Melissa Matthews, Men's Health, 7 July 2023
  • Look at the meta-analyses, which try to make sense of the body of evidence, and find one where a particular kind of diet outperforms others long-term by more than a few pounds.
    — Tamar Haspel, Washington Post, 23 Aug. 2023
  • That is the key finding of my team’s new meta-analysis, just published in the journal Annals of Pharmacotherapy.
    — C. Michael White, The Conversation, 8 Nov. 2023
  • Joshi’s meta-analysis focused on cover crops grown in cornfields around the world and found that, on average, cover crops increased carbon stored in the soil by about 7 percent.
    — Matt Reynolds, WIRED, 5 Sep. 2023
  • The authors then combined the results of the multiple studies to get a summary estimate, a process called meta-analysis.
    — Sarah Sloat, Health, 24 Feb. 2023
  • And while cluster headaches commonly occur during the night, migraines usually come on during the day, the meta-analysis found.
    — Kaitlin Sullivan, NBC News, 29 Mar. 2023
  • Both meta-analyses have been widely misinterpreted as showing that face masks don’t work.
    — Martin Cetron, STAT, 2 May 2023
  • To try to clarify the issue, the venerable Cochrane Library led a meta-analysis of available data.
    — Kent Sepkowitz, CNN, 8 Mar. 2023
  • This meta-analysis is limited by the fact that decaf coffee's benefits depend on CGA dosage.
    — Lauren O'Connor, Ms, Health, 8 Oct. 2024
  • People who equate masks with tyranny recently seized on a meta-analysis of 78 studies as proof that masks are of no value whatsoever.
    — William Falk, The Week, 18 Mar. 2023
  • One recent meta-analysis reported higher heart attack risks in e-cigarette users than in those who did not vape or smoke anything.
    — Christina Jewett, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2023
  • The new systematic review and meta-analysis, published in the Annals of Medicine, set out to explore the existing evidence to reach some kind of conclusion.
    — Mira Miller, Verywell Health, 12 July 2023
  • The Limitations of the Study LaMotte noted that since the new research is a meta-analysis (an analysis of several trials), there is room for critique of the certainty of the findings.
    — Amber Sayer, Health, 25 Sep. 2023
  • According to one meta-analysis, the chances of a favorable stroke outcome decline by 16% for every hour that passes without treatment.
    — Bree Iskandar, STAT, 15 Aug. 2023
  • Before the meeting in 2007, a meta-analysis from the group had concluded an oral dose of phenylephrine was effective as an alternative to treat congestion.
    — Alexander Tin, CBS News, 6 Mar. 2023
  • Women tend to remember a few more dreams than men, on average, according to a 2008 meta-analysis of multiple dream studies.
    — Stephanie Pappas, Scientific American, 30 Sep. 2023
  • But one meta-analysis of 10 studies found it was associated with improvements to patients’ gait speed and cadence.
    — Nada Hassanein, USA TODAY, 2 May 2023
  • The article also is not a systematic review or a meta-analysis.
    — Dave Wessner, Forbes, 10 Feb. 2024
  • Some researchers think that having food in your mouth longer may promote the release of gut hormones that reduce appetite, according to a 2022 Nutrition Bulletin meta-analysis.
    — Women's Health, 21 Mar. 2023
  • By conducting a meta-analysis of 14 cohort studies, the commission found a 47% increase in risk for dementia in adults who have untreated vision loss.
    — Rohan Rajeev, STAT, 31 July 2024
  • In the articles included in the meta-analysis, patient follow-ups ranged from approximately one month to seven years.
    — Jolene Edgar, Allure, 8 Aug. 2024
  • For the latter, a 2023 meta-analysis found that even a slight bump in the average monthly temperature can lead to increases in suicide and suicidal behavior.
    — Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 16 July 2024
  • The meta-analysis, which spanned 32 studies from 16 countries, found that these behaviors were more prevalent among girls, older adolescents and also among children with a higher body mass index, or BMI.
    — Caitlin Gibson, Washington Post, 20 Mar. 2023
  • Both the prevalence and the intensity of low-back pain increased during this period, compared with pre-pandemic rates, a recent meta-analysis found—due in part to more sedentary living.
    — Amy Wilkinson, Women's Health, 6 July 2023
  • The hormone link In addition to circadian rhythm, the meta-analysis also zeroed-in on two hormones: cortisol and melatonin.
    — Kaitlin Sullivan, NBC News, 29 Mar. 2023
  • In fact, a 2019 meta-analysis of eight studies concluded that using resistance bands provided similar strength gains compared to weight machines and dumbbells.
    — Christa Sgobba, SELF, 11 Oct. 2024

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