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The association between diabetes and thoracic aortic aneurysms
Reuban T. D'cruz, MBChB, MRCS (Eng), Ian J.Y. Wee, Nicholas L. Syn, Andrew M.T.L. Choong, MBBS, FRCS (Gen Surg), FEBVS (Hons), MFSTEd, FAMS Journal of Vascular Surgery Volume 69, Issue 1, Pages e1 (January 2019) DOI: /j.jvs Copyright © 2018 Society for Vascular Surgery Terms and Conditions
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Fig 1 Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses flow chart of selection of articles.*Studies were excluded in view of the lack of relevance to the paper after reading the title and the abstract.**Studies were excluded after reading full-text articles for the following reasons: incomplete data; inability to extract data for analyses (eg, no control group); failure to distinguish between thoracic and thoracoabdominal aneurysms or thoracic aneurysms and aortic dissections; and duplication of data. Journal of Vascular Surgery , e1DOI: ( /j.jvs ) Copyright © 2018 Society for Vascular Surgery Terms and Conditions
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Fig 2 Forest plot of odds ratios (ORs) of diabetes mellitus (DM) presence for patients with thoracic aortic aneurysm (TAA) compared with patients without TAA. CI, Confidence interval; IV, inverse variance. Journal of Vascular Surgery , e1DOI: ( /j.jvs ) Copyright © 2018 Society for Vascular Surgery Terms and Conditions
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Supplementary Fig 1 (online only)
Funnel plot with pseudo 95% confidence limits. OR, Odds ratio. Journal of Vascular Surgery , e1DOI: ( /j.jvs ) Copyright © 2018 Society for Vascular Surgery Terms and Conditions
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Supplementary Fig 2 (online only)
Egger regression. CI, Confidence interval. Journal of Vascular Surgery , e1DOI: ( /j.jvs ) Copyright © 2018 Society for Vascular Surgery Terms and Conditions
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