Anxiety severity, distress aversion, and distraction/suppression tendencies were also assessed at baseline and the conclusion of each block.
GFR and RBF were measured at baseline and at the conclusion of the last infusion of either saline or Liraglutide (27 nmol/kg/h).
Serum IGF-1 levels were assessed at baseline and at the conclusion of the 8 weeks study.
Participants are asked to fill out a questionnaire twice: at baseline and following the conclusion of genetic counseling and/or testing (follow-up).
In sensitivity analyses, we excluded all participants (n = 10,287) who were diagnosed with stroke, heart attack, hypertension and hyperlipidaemia at baseline; the conclusions were unchanged (data not shown).
Finally, these studies, though conducted with similar samples, were run in four different countries with subsequent differences in healthcare services and risk levels at baseline, and so conclusions need to take into account the healthcare context when assessing the mechanisms and outcomes.
The review however had several limitations including differences in zinc doses, sample size, study duration, limited availability of data on zinc intake and variation in baseline parameters and so the conclusions remain in doubt.
In an effort to control for reverse causation, we repeated the analysis after excluding subjects who died within the initial 2 years of follow-up and those who had a pre-existing myocardial infarction, stroke, or cancer at baseline; the conclusions remained unchanged.
Their levels of pain, depression, anxiety, and stress were collected at the baseline and at the postintervention assessment after the conclusion of the four-week programme.
Primary outcomes were the change in fasting blood glucose (FBG), post-prandial plasma glucose and glycosylated haemoglobin (HbA1c) in the Chinese herbal medicine group from baseline to the conclusion of the trial compared to a placebo.
