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Each row is one question a systematic review asked: who, what, compared with what, and which outcome, with the effect it found and how certain that is. Words match anywhere in the field.

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434 questions in 75 reviews · Metabolic and Endocrine Disorders

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No studies 434 · 100%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 0 · 0%Low 0 · 0%Moderate 0 · 0%High 0 · 0%

Ungraded means an effect was reported without a GRADE rating; it is not a gap. No studies means the review found nothing to answer the question. The six categories are a display order, not a score.

QuestionEffectEvidenceStatus / GRADE
Laparoscopic gastric bypass vs laparoscopic duodenojejunal bypass with sleeve gastrectomy
Health‐related quality of life · participants with obesity
Surgery for weight loss in adults (2014) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Laparoscopic gastric bypass vs laparoscopic duodenojejunal bypass with sleeve gastrectomy
Serious adverse events (SAEs) · participants with obesity
Surgery for weight loss in adults (2014) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Laparoscopic gastric bypass vs laparoscopic duodenojejunal bypass with sleeve gastrectomy
Reoperations [%] · participants with obesity
Surgery for weight loss in adults (2014) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding vs laparoscopic isolated sleeve gastrectomy
Health‐related quality of life · participants with obesity
Surgery for weight loss in adults (2014) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding vs laparoscopic isolated sleeve gastrectomy
Comorbidities: diabetes · participants with obesity
Surgery for weight loss in adults (2014) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding vs laparoscopic isolated sleeve gastrectomy
Mortality · participants with obesity
Surgery for weight loss in adults (2014) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding vs laparoscopic isolated sleeve gastrectomy
Serious adverse events (SAEs) · participants with obesity
Surgery for weight loss in adults (2014) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Laparaoscopic gastric imbrication vs laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy
Health‐related quality of life · participants with obesity
Surgery for weight loss in adults (2014) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Laparaoscopic gastric imbrication vs laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy
Comorbidities · participants with obesity
Surgery for weight loss in adults (2014) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Laparaoscopic gastric imbrication vs laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy
Serious adverse events (SAEs) · participants with obesity
Surgery for weight loss in adults (2014) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Intervention NR
All‐cause mortality
Levothyroxine or minimally invasive therapies for benign thyroid nodules (2014) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Intervention NR
Health‐related quality of life
Levothyroxine or minimally invasive therapies for benign thyroid nodules (2014) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Intervention NR
Socioeconomic effects
Levothyroxine or minimally invasive therapies for benign thyroid nodules (2014) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Intervention NR
All‐cause mortality
Levothyroxine or minimally invasive therapies for benign thyroid nodules (2014) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Intervention NR
Thyroid cancer
Levothyroxine or minimally invasive therapies for benign thyroid nodules (2014) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Intervention NR
Health‐related quality of life
Levothyroxine or minimally invasive therapies for benign thyroid nodules (2014) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Intervention NR
All‐cause mortality
Levothyroxine or minimally invasive therapies for benign thyroid nodules (2014) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Intervention NR
Thyroid cancer
Levothyroxine or minimally invasive therapies for benign thyroid nodules (2014) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Intervention NR
Health‐related quality of life
Levothyroxine or minimally invasive therapies for benign thyroid nodules (2014) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Intervention NR
Socioeconomic effects
Levothyroxine or minimally invasive therapies for benign thyroid nodules (2014) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Intervention NR
Health‐related quality of life
Levothyroxine or minimally invasive therapies for benign thyroid nodules (2014) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Intervention NR
Pressure symptoms / cosmetic complaints
Levothyroxine or minimally invasive therapies for benign thyroid nodules (2014) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Intervention NR
Socioeconomic effects
Levothyroxine or minimally invasive therapies for benign thyroid nodules (2014) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Intervention NR
All‐cause mortality
Levothyroxine or minimally invasive therapies for benign thyroid nodules (2014) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Intervention NR
Thyroid cancer
Levothyroxine or minimally invasive therapies for benign thyroid nodules (2014) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Intervention NR
Complications of diabetes mellitus · ethnic minority groups with type 2 diabetes mellitus
Culturally appropriate health education for people in ethnic minority groups with type 2 diabetes mellitus (2014) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Intervention NR
All‐cause and specific mortality · ethnic minority groups with type 2 diabetes mellitus
Culturally appropriate health education for people in ethnic minority groups with type 2 diabetes mellitus (2014) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Intervention NR
Adverse events · ethnic minority groups with type 2 diabetes mellitus
Culturally appropriate health education for people in ethnic minority groups with type 2 diabetes mellitus (2014) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Vitamin D vs placebo or no intervention
Health‐related quality of life · healthy participants or recruited among the general population; individuals diagnosed with a specific disease in a…
Vitamin D supplementation for prevention of cancer in adults (2014) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Vitamin D vs placebo or no intervention
Health economics · healthy participants or recruited among the general population; individuals diagnosed with a specific disease in a…
Vitamin D supplementation for prevention of cancer in adults (2014) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Intervention NR
Health‐related quality of life · adults with overweight and obesity
Transtheoretical model stages of change for dietary and physical exercise modification in weight loss… (2014) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Intervention NR
Adverse events · adults with overweight and obesity
Transtheoretical model stages of change for dietary and physical exercise modification in weight loss… (2014) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Intervention NR
Costs · adults with overweight and obesity
Transtheoretical model stages of change for dietary and physical exercise modification in weight loss… (2014) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Intensive glucose control vs conventional glucose control
Adverse events · persons with type 1 diabetes mellitus
Intensive glucose control versus conventional glucose control for type 1 diabetes mellitus (2014) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Intensive glucose control vs conventional glucose control
Microvascular complications · persons with type 1 diabetes mellitus
Intensive glucose control versus conventional glucose control for type 1 diabetes mellitus (2014) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Intensive glucose control vs conventional glucose control
Progression of neuropathy · persons with type 1 diabetes mellitus
Intensive glucose control versus conventional glucose control for type 1 diabetes mellitus (2014) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Intervention NR
Proportion of women diagnosed with type 2 diabetes or showing impaired glucose tolerance or impaired fasting glucose after giving birth · women with previous gestational diabetes mellitus
Reminder systems for women with previous gestational diabetes mellitus to increase uptake of testing for… (2014) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Intervention NR
Health‐related quality of life · women with previous gestational diabetes mellitus
Reminder systems for women with previous gestational diabetes mellitus to increase uptake of testing for… (2014) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Intervention NR
Diabetes‐associated morbidity · women with previous gestational diabetes mellitus
Reminder systems for women with previous gestational diabetes mellitus to increase uptake of testing for… (2014) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Intervention NR
Costs or other measures of resource use · women with previous gestational diabetes mellitus
Reminder systems for women with previous gestational diabetes mellitus to increase uptake of testing for… (2014) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Intervention NR
All‐cause mortality
Chinese herbal medicines for benign thyroid nodules in adults (2014) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Intervention NR
Cancer occurrence
Chinese herbal medicines for benign thyroid nodules in adults (2014) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Intervention NR
Health‐related quality of life
Chinese herbal medicines for benign thyroid nodules in adults (2014) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Intervention NR
Pressure symptoms/cosmetic complaints
Chinese herbal medicines for benign thyroid nodules in adults (2014) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Intervention NR
Nodule volume reduction ≥ 50%
Chinese herbal medicines for benign thyroid nodules in adults (2014) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Intervention NR
Socioeconomic effects
Chinese herbal medicines for benign thyroid nodules in adults (2014) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Intervention NR
Diabetes and non‐diabetes related morbidity · peri‐ or postmenopausal women with type 1 diabetes mellitus
Hormone replacement therapy for women with type 1 diabetes mellitus (2013) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Intervention NR
Death from any cause · peri‐ or postmenopausal women with type 1 diabetes mellitus
Hormone replacement therapy for women with type 1 diabetes mellitus (2013) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Intervention NR
Health‐related quality of life · peri‐ or postmenopausal women with type 1 diabetes mellitus
Hormone replacement therapy for women with type 1 diabetes mellitus (2013) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Intervention NR
Economic data · peri‐ or postmenopausal women with type 1 diabetes mellitus
Hormone replacement therapy for women with type 1 diabetes mellitus (2013) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies