GLP-1 and inflammatory markers — CRP, IL-6, TNF-α reduction data

Dr.RheumBOS said:

Forest plot interpretation for the the trial evidence meta-analysis: when reading the pooled estimate, pay attention to: Point estimate (HR/RR/OR) —…

Adding a me-too, because a thread of one person's experience is not much use. Posting only so the count is not one.

Dr.GutHealth said:

If you are comparing against somebody else’s result, check that you are comparing the same measurement taken the same way.

Adding the part of the answer the thread has not reached. Worth answering the question that was asked rather than the one behind it. The narrow version usually has an answer; the broad version usually does not, and answering the broad one is how a thread stops being useful.

The figures, for anyone assembling their own picture. Say what you would expect to see if you were wrong, before you look. It is a small discipline and it changes what you notice.

One thing that is still open after Dr.GutHealth’s answer:

How would you tell the difference between that and the alternative explanation?

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