2020
Racial and Ethnic Disparities Have a Significant Impact on the Outcomes of Patients with Myelodysplastic Syndromes: A Population-Based Study
Goksu S, Khatib J, Goksu B, Wang R, Patel P, Vusirkala M, Cole S, Seyhanli A, Ozer M, Collins R, Chung S, Zeidan A, Madanat Y. Racial and Ethnic Disparities Have a Significant Impact on the Outcomes of Patients with Myelodysplastic Syndromes: A Population-Based Study. Blood 2020, 136: 2-3. DOI: 10.1182/blood-2020-140564.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNon-Hispanic blacksCause-specific survivalIncidence rate ratiosNon-Hispanic whitesCox proportional regression modelMedian overall survivalOutcomes of patientsNHB patientsMyelodysplastic syndromeNHW patientsHazard ratioHispanic patientsSurvival outcomesDisease characteristicsIncidence rateRace/ethnicityOverall survivalInsurance statusSurvival analysisAge groupsLonger median overall survivalLarge population-based analysisMultivariable Cox proportional regression modelsHigher incidence rate ratioEarlier population-based studies
2014
Is diabetes mellitus associated with increased incidence and disease-specific mortality in endometrial cancer? A systematic review and meta-analysis of cohort studies
Liao C, Zhang D, Mungo C, Tompkins DA, Zeidan AM. Is diabetes mellitus associated with increased incidence and disease-specific mortality in endometrial cancer? A systematic review and meta-analysis of cohort studies. Gynecologic Oncology 2014, 135: 163-171. PMID: 25072931, PMCID: PMC4404750, DOI: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2014.07.095.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDisease-specific mortalityIncident endometrial cancerEndometrial cancerDiabetes mellitusCohort studyRelative riskStatistical heterogeneityIncidence of ECSummary incidence rate ratioEC-specific mortalityOriginal cohort studyNon-diabetic womenSummary relative riskCochrane's Q statisticIncidence rate ratiosRisk of biasStandardized mortality ratioSignificant statistical heterogeneitySmall-study effectsChi-square testDM statusGynecological oncologyIndependent associationMortality ratioEgger's test