| Ref ID | 618 |
| First Author | D. J. Roberts |
| Journal | JOURNAL OF CLINICAL EPIDEMIOLOGY |
| Year Of Publishing | 2018 |
| URL | https://www.jclinepi.com/article/S0895-4356(17)30548-6/fulltext |
| Keywords |
• Cochrane • General medical |
| Problem(s) |
• Review question not justified / important • Weaknesses identified in some Cochrane reviews |
| Article Type | Empirical |
| Article Subtype | Cross-sectional survey/Methodological systematic review |
| First Author Country | United Kingdom |
| Aim | To assess whether a sample of Cochrane systematic reviews correlate with risk factor burden as assessed by the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015 |
| Level of Investigation | Descriptive |
| Summary of Findings | Risk factors were an outcome a total of 965 times. These factors correlated weakly with global disease burden in disability-adjusted life years (r = 0.45) for all risk factors, but was high (r = 0.83) for metabolic risks, similar for behavioural risks (r = 0.46), and weak negative for occupational and environmental risks (r = 0.40). |
| Number of systematic reviews included | 400 |
| Number of eligible systematic reviews assessed | 6392 |
| Treatment impacted | No |
| Treatment impacted description | |
| Interpretation impacted | Not Applicable |
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