Comments on: Nutritional supplements efficacy score – Graphing plots of current studies results (using R) http://www.r-statistics.com/2010/02/nutritional-supplements-efficacy-score-graphing-plots-of-current-studies-results-using-r/ Writing about statistics with R, and open source stuff (software, data, community) Fri, 10 Feb 2012 03:07:42 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Infographies sur les compléments alimentaires | Jaibobola http://www.r-statistics.com/2010/02/nutritional-supplements-efficacy-score-graphing-plots-of-current-studies-results-using-r/comment-page-1/#comment-5319 Infographies sur les compléments alimentaires | Jaibobola Thu, 21 Apr 2011 16:12:14 +0000 http://www.r-statistics.com/?p=171#comment-5319 [...] Barplot [...] [...] Barplot [...]

]]> By: Tal Galili http://www.r-statistics.com/2010/02/nutritional-supplements-efficacy-score-graphing-plots-of-current-studies-results-using-r/comment-page-1/#comment-2393 Tal Galili Tue, 23 Mar 2010 06:46:40 +0000 http://www.r-statistics.com/?p=171#comment-2393 Hi Kate, I am glad you came by, and that you found my post of use :) Regarding your comment, it sounds worth while, and I could make the change in the graph I made - BUT - since my graph is based on the data from informationisbeautiful, wouldn't it be better to offer this to them, so that their table will include the correction? (I already noticed they respond to comments from the audience, I think it would be worth to you to jump over to their post and leave there your comment) All the best, Tal Hi Kate,
I am glad you came by, and that you found my post of use :)
Regarding your comment, it sounds worth while, and I could make the change in the graph I made – BUT – since my graph is based on the data from informationisbeautiful, wouldn’t it be better to offer this to them, so that their table will include the correction? (I already noticed they respond to comments from the audience, I think it would be worth to you to jump over to their post and leave there your comment)

All the best,
Tal

]]> By: kate http://www.r-statistics.com/2010/02/nutritional-supplements-efficacy-score-graphing-plots-of-current-studies-results-using-r/comment-page-1/#comment-2390 kate Mon, 22 Mar 2010 23:09:22 +0000 http://www.r-statistics.com/?p=171#comment-2390 Great work, and a nice complement to the informationisbeautiful.com infographic. One little quibble is that you used "gyno" as the general category for folic acid. I think it would make more sense to say obstetric, since folic acid affects fetal development, not general reproductive health. I think the gyno tag would work better for supplements that affect PMS/menstrual cramps/etc. Great work, and a nice complement to the informationisbeautiful.com infographic. One little quibble is that you used “gyno” as the general category for folic acid. I think it would make more sense to say obstetric, since folic acid affects fetal development, not general reproductive health. I think the gyno tag would work better for supplements that affect PMS/menstrual cramps/etc.

]]> By: Tal Galili http://www.r-statistics.com/2010/02/nutritional-supplements-efficacy-score-graphing-plots-of-current-studies-results-using-r/comment-page-1/#comment-2388 Tal Galili Mon, 22 Mar 2010 22:08:19 +0000 http://www.r-statistics.com/?p=171#comment-2388 Very very cool Paolo - thanks for sharing - I'll have a look at it further on :) Best, Tal Very very cool Paolo – thanks for sharing – I’ll have a look at it further on :)

Best,
Tal

]]> By: Paolo http://www.r-statistics.com/2010/02/nutritional-supplements-efficacy-score-graphing-plots-of-current-studies-results-using-r/comment-page-1/#comment-2373 Paolo Fri, 19 Mar 2010 11:38:37 +0000 http://www.r-statistics.com/?p=171#comment-2373 Hi Tal, Nice code! I use part of it to plot a ballon plot using Hadley Wickham's ggplot2 package. See the plot at this link: http://onertipaday.blogspot.com/2010/03/balloon-plot-using-ggplot2.html Hi Tal,
Nice code! I use part of it to plot a ballon plot using Hadley Wickham’s ggplot2 package. See the plot at this link:
http://onertipaday.blogspot.com/2010/03/balloon-plot-using-ggplot2.html

]]> By: Tal Galili http://www.r-statistics.com/2010/02/nutritional-supplements-efficacy-score-graphing-plots-of-current-studies-results-using-r/comment-page-1/#comment-2366 Tal Galili Wed, 17 Mar 2010 10:24:44 +0000 http://www.r-statistics.com/?p=171#comment-2366 Hi J S - Selenium got both 6 and 3 because it has different level of evidence for different aspects of helping patients with cancer. The google spreadsheet indicates that Selenium is "3" for "cancer" but "6" for chemotherapy. I didn't got into the details of the difference, but you can review the source for the info here: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9290116 For the grade 6, the source abstracts are: # Russo, M. W.; Murray, S. C.; Wurzelmann, J. I.; Woosley, J. T.; Sandler R. S.; (1997). "Plasma selenium levels and the risk of colorectal adenomas". Nutr Cancer. 28 (2): 125–129.. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=%209290116. Patterson, B. H.; Levander O. A. (1997). "Naturally occurring selenium compounds in cancer chemoprevention trials: a workshop summary". Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 6 (1): 63–69. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=8993799. Is low selenium status a risk factor for lung canc...[Am J Epidemiol. 1998] - PubMed Result Dietary selenium repletion may reduce cancer incid...[Nutr Rev. 1997] - PubMed Result The genotoxicity of selenium. [Mutat Res. 1985] - PubMed Result Blood serum selenium in the province of Mérida, Ve...[J Trace Elem Electrolytes Health Dis. 1990] - PubMed Result While for grade 3 , the source abstracts is: Russo MW, Murray SC, Wurzelmann JI, Woosley JT, Sandler RS (1997). "Plasma selenium levels and the risk of colorectal adenomas". Nutrition and Cancer 28 (2): 125–9. doi:10.1080/01635589709514563. ISSN 0163-5581. PMID 9290116 If after reading you come up with a deeper understanding, please feel welcome to share. Best, Tal Hi J S –

Selenium got both 6 and 3 because it has different level of evidence for different aspects of helping patients with cancer.

The google spreadsheet indicates that Selenium is “3″ for “cancer” but “6″ for chemotherapy. I didn’t got into the details of the difference, but you can review the source for the info here: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9290116

For the grade 6, the source abstracts are:
# Russo, M. W.; Murray, S. C.; Wurzelmann, J. I.; Woosley, J. T.; Sandler R. S.; (1997). “Plasma selenium levels and the risk of colorectal adenomas”. Nutr Cancer. 28 (2): 125–129.. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=%209290116. Patterson, B. H.; Levander O. A. (1997). “Naturally occurring selenium compounds in cancer chemoprevention trials: a workshop summary”. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 6 (1): 63–69. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=8993799. Is low selenium status a risk factor for lung canc…[Am J Epidemiol. 1998] – PubMed Result Dietary selenium repletion may reduce cancer incid…[Nutr Rev. 1997] – PubMed Result The genotoxicity of selenium. [Mutat Res. 1985] – PubMed Result
Blood serum selenium in the province of Mérida, Ve…[J Trace Elem Electrolytes Health Dis. 1990] – PubMed Result

While for grade 3 , the source abstracts is:
Russo MW, Murray SC, Wurzelmann JI, Woosley JT, Sandler RS (1997). “Plasma selenium levels and the risk of colorectal adenomas”. Nutrition and Cancer 28 (2): 125–9. doi:10.1080/01635589709514563. ISSN 0163-5581. PMID 9290116

If after reading you come up with a deeper understanding, please feel welcome to share.

Best,
Tal

]]> By: תוספי התזונה הכי יעילים (על סמך מחקרים) – טבלה ותרשים : המדריך לטרמפיסט בסטטיסטיקה http://www.r-statistics.com/2010/02/nutritional-supplements-efficacy-score-graphing-plots-of-current-studies-results-using-r/comment-page-1/#comment-2364 תוספי התזונה הכי יעילים (על סמך מחקרים) – טבלה ותרשים : המדריך לטרמפיסט בסטטיסטיקה Wed, 17 Mar 2010 08:40:22 +0000 http://www.r-statistics.com/?p=171#comment-2364 [...] את התרשים יצרתי באמצעות התוכנה הסטטיסטית (האהובה עלי) R. והסברתי כיצד עשיתי זאת בבלוג האנגלי שלי בפוסט: Nutritional supplements efficacy score – Graphing plots of current studies results [...] [...] את התרשים יצרתי באמצעות התוכנה הסטטיסטית (האהובה עלי) R. והסברתי כיצד עשיתי זאת בבלוג האנגלי שלי בפוסט: Nutritional supplements efficacy score – Graphing plots of current studies results [...]

]]> By: J S http://www.r-statistics.com/2010/02/nutritional-supplements-efficacy-score-graphing-plots-of-current-studies-results-using-r/comment-page-1/#comment-2362 J S Wed, 17 Mar 2010 07:20:50 +0000 http://www.r-statistics.com/?p=171#comment-2362 Why is selenium listed with both a 6 and a 3 score as a remedy against cancer ?? Why is selenium listed with both a 6 and a 3 score as a remedy against cancer ??

]]> By: Google spreadsheets + google forms + R = Easily collecting and importing data for analysis | R-statistics blog http://www.r-statistics.com/2010/02/nutritional-supplements-efficacy-score-graphing-plots-of-current-studies-results-using-r/comment-page-1/#comment-2344 Google spreadsheets + google forms + R = Easily collecting and importing data for analysis | R-statistics blog Sat, 13 Mar 2010 17:23:42 +0000 http://www.r-statistics.com/?p=171#comment-2344 [...] If you feel comfortable to publish the google spreadsheet, there is a simpler tutorial for you here.  And you could see examples of using this method here and here. [...] [...] If you feel comfortable to publish the google spreadsheet, there is a simpler tutorial for you here.  And you could see examples of using this method here and here. [...]

]]> By: Tal Galili http://www.r-statistics.com/2010/02/nutritional-supplements-efficacy-score-graphing-plots-of-current-studies-results-using-r/comment-page-1/#comment-1757 Tal Galili Sat, 06 Mar 2010 11:38:54 +0000 http://www.r-statistics.com/?p=171#comment-1757 Thanks for the correction Ron! I just went and fixed the text in the post. Thanks for the correction Ron!
I just went and fixed the text in the post.

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