• Incorporating Baseline Outcome Data in Individual Participant Data Meta-Analysis of Non-randomized Studies 

      Syrogiannouli, Lamprini; Wildisen, Lea; Meuwese, Christiaan; Bauer, Douglas C.; Cappola, Anne R.; Gussekloo, Jacobijn; den Elzen, Wendy P. J.; Trompet, Stella; Westendorp, Rudi G. J.; Jukema, J. Wouter; Ferrucci, Luigi; Ceresini, Graziano; Åsvold, Bjørn Olav; Chaker, Layal; Peeters, Robin P.; Imaizumi, Misa; Ohishi, Waka; Vaes, Bert; Völzke, Henry; Sgarbi, Josè A.; Walsh, John P.; Dullaart, Robin P. F.; Bakker, Stephan J. L.; Iacoviello, Massimo; Rodondi, Nicolas; Del Giovane, Cinzia (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      Background: In non-randomized studies (NRSs) where a continuous outcome variable (e.g., depressive symptoms) is assessed at baseline and follow-up, it is common to observe imbalance of the baseline values between the ...
    • An individual participant data analysis of prospective cohort studies on the association between subclinical thyroid dysfunction and depressive symptoms 

      Wildisen, Lea; Del Giovane, Cinzia; Moutzouri, Elisavet; Beglinger, Shanthi; Syrogiannouli, Lamprini; Collet, Tinh-Hai; Cappola, Anne R.; Åsvold, Bjørn Olav; Bakker, Stephan J.L.; Yeap, Bu B.; Almeida, Osvaldo P.; Ceresini, Graziano; Dullaart, Robin P. F.; Ferrucci, Luigi; Grabe, Hans J.; Jukema, J. Wouter; Nauck, Matthias; Trompet, Stella; Völzke, Henry; Westendorp, Rudi G.J.; Gussekloo, Jacobijn; Klöppel, Stefan; Aujesky, Drahomir; Bauer, Douglas C.; Peeters, Robin P.; Feller, Martin; Rodondi, Nicolas (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      In subclinical hypothyroidism, the presence of depressive symptoms is often a reason for starting levothyroxine treatment. However, data are conflicting on the association between subclinical thyroid dysfunction and ...
    • Subclinical thyroid dysfunction and depressive symptoms: protocol for a systematic review and individual participant data meta-analysis of prospective cohort studies 

      Wildisen, Lea; Moutzouri, Elisavet; Beglinger, Shanthi; Syrogiannouli, Lamprini; Cappola, Anne R.; Åsvold, Bjørn Olav; Bakker, Stephan JL; Ceresini, Graziano; Dullaart, Robin P.F.; Ferrucci, Luigi; Grabe, Hans; Jukema, J Wouter; Nauck, Matthias; Trompet, Stella; Völzke, Henry; Westendorp, Rudi G.J.; Gussekloo, Jacobijn; Peeters, Robin P.; Kloppel, Stefan; Aujesky, Drahomir; Bauer, Douglas C.; Rodondi, Nicolas; Del Giovane, Cinzia; Feller, Martin (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)
      IntroductionProspective cohort studies on the association between subclinical thyroid dysfunction and depressive symptoms have yielded conflicting findings, possibly because of differences in age, sex, thyroid-stimulating ...