Search results - 228 results

Methods for meta-analysis and meta-regression of binomial data: concepts and tutorial with Stata command metapreg

generic methods for meta-analysis of proportions based on the approximation to the normal distribution continue to dominate. Methods We developed metapreg, a tool with advanced statistical procedures to ...

Belgian general practitioners’ perception and use of physical activity on prescription

GP s between January and end of March 2023. The survey has 41 (ordinal or multiple choice) questions. Descriptive statistics were performed. Results 134 GP s completed the survey of which 56% were ...

A comparison of COVID-19 incidence rates across six European countries in 2021.

European countries: Belgium, England, France, Italy, Romania and Sweden. Data collected included: target testing populations, access to testing, case definitions, data entry and management and statistical ...

Investigating years of life lost in Belgium, 2004-2019: A comprehensive analysis using a probabilistic redistribution approach

disability-adjusted life years (DALY s). This study presents a novel method to reallocate causes of death data. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Causes of death data are provided by Statistics Belgium (Statbel). First, the ...

Social inequalities and long-term health impact of COVID-19 in Belgium: protocol of the HELICON population data linkage

health inequalities and the long-term health impact of COVID-19 in Belgium. Data at the national institute for public health, Statistics Belgium and InterMutualistic Agency are used to develop ...

Comparison and validation of metadta for meta-analysis of diagnostic test accuracy studies.

Research Design SOFTWARE Abstract: We developed metadta, a flexible, robust, and user-friendly statistical procedure that fuses established and innovative statistical methods for meta-analysis, ...

Scoping review of the association between bacterial vaginosis and emotional, sexual and social health

association between stress and BV, in four this was statistically significant. Four qualitative studies on emotional health showed that the severity of the symptoms influenced the impact on women’s lives. All ...

Effects of long-term exposure to 50 Hz magnetic fields on cell viability, genetic damage, and sensitivity to mutagen-induced damage.

damage induced by known mutagens. At certain time points, statistically significant difference in genotoxicity test results were observed between the MF-exposed cells and the control cells. However, these ...

Predicting the severity of the grass pollen season and the effect of climate change in Northwest Europe

guidance addressing these questions. We propose two previously unexplored approaches for forecasting the severity of the grass pollen season on the basis of statistical and mechanistic models. The results ...

Non-response bias in the analysis of the association between mental health and the urban environment: a cross-sectional study in Brussels, Belgium

the association between urban environment and mental health in Brussels. The potential threats of the partial non-response are biases in survey estimates and statistics. The effect of non-response on ...

QR code

QR code for this page URL