| Title |
Effect of Anti-Obesity Drug on Cardiovascular Risk Factors: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials
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|---|---|
| Published in |
PLOS ONE, June 2012
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| DOI | 10.1371/journal.pone.0039062 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Yu-Hao Zhou, Xiu-Qiang Ma, Cheng Wu, Jian Lu, Shan-Shan Zhang, Jia Guo, Shun-Quan Wu, Xiao-Fei Ye, Jin-Fang Xu, Jia He |
| Abstract |
Anti-obesity drugs are widely used to prevent the complications of obesity, however, the effects of anti-obesity drugs on cardiovascular risk factors are unclear at the present time. We carried out a comprehensively systematic review and meta-analysis to assess the effects of anti-obesity drugs on cardiovascular risk factors. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 25% |
| Unknown | 3 | 75% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 2 | 50% |
| Scientists | 1 | 25% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 1 | 25% |
Mendeley readers
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 1 | <1% |
| United States | 1 | <1% |
| Peru | 1 | <1% |
| Brazil | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 109 | 96% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 20 | 18% |
| Student > Bachelor | 14 | 12% |
| Researcher | 10 | 9% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 10 | 9% |
| Other | 8 | 7% |
| Other | 24 | 21% |
| Unknown | 27 | 24% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 33 | 29% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 13 | 12% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 7 | 6% |
| Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science | 6 | 5% |
| Psychology | 4 | 4% |
| Other | 14 | 12% |
| Unknown | 36 | 32% |