Title: The Serum Hepcidin and the Hepcidin/Ferritin ratio in NAFLD: A Systematic Review
and Meta-Analysis
Version: 3 Date: 01 Dec 2024
Reviewer's report:
The authors conducted a systematic search to investigate " The Serum Hepcidin and the
Hepcidin/Ferritin ratio in NAFLD: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis". The manuscript
is scientifically valid; nonetheless, it requires substantial editing prior to consideration for
publication in the journal.
1-Web of Science is not a database; it is a platform. Kindly rectify the abstract and the text.
2-In the methods part of the abstract, please specify the variables utilized in the analysis.
3-What was the rationale for sub-grouping the results? Was it due to identifying the source of
heterogeneity in the studies?
4-What is your recommendation in the study's conclusion? Kindly provide further clarification.
5-Accurately define the research PICOTs and include the search strategy table as a
supplementary file.
6-There appears to be a publishing bias among the research from a visual perspective. Kindly
investigate this matter concerning the Trim and fill Test and provide the related figure.
7-Enhance the conclusion for comprehensiveness in both the abstract and the article's body, and
as a researcher, please articulate your recommendations for future investigations in this domain.
Title: The Serum Hepcidin and the Hepcidin/Ferritin ratio in NAFLD: A Systematic Review
and Meta-Analysis
Version: 3 Date: 01 Dec 2024
Reviewer's report:
The authors conducted a systematic search to investigate " The Serum Hepcidin and the
Hepcidin/Ferritin ratio in NAFLD: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis". The manuscript
is scientifically valid; nonetheless, it requires substantial editing prior to consideration for
publication in the journal.
1-Web of Science is not a database; it is a platform. Kindly rectify the abstract and the text.
2-In the methods part of the abstract, please specify the variables utilized in the analysis.
3-What was the rationale for sub-grouping the results? Was it due to identifying the source of
heterogeneity in the studies?
4-What is your recommendation in the study's conclusion? Kindly provide further clarification.
5-Accurately define the research PICOTs and include the search strategy table as a
supplementary file.
6-There appears to be a publishing bias among the research from a visual perspective. Kindly
investigate this matter concerning the Trim and fill Test and provide the related figure.
7-Enhance the conclusion for comprehensiveness in both the abstract and the article's body, and
as a researcher, please articulate your recommendations for future investigations in this domain.
Please review this paper.
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Title: The Serum Hepcidin and the Hepcidin/Ferritin ratio in NAFLD: A Systematic Review
and Meta-Analysis
Version: 3 Date: 01 Dec 2024
Reviewer's report:
The authors conducted a systematic search to investigate " The Serum Hepcidin and the
Hepcidin/Ferritin ratio in NAFLD: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis". The manuscript
is scientifically valid; nonetheless, it requires substantial editing prior to consideration for
publication in the journal.
1-Web of Science is not a database; it is a platform. Kindly rectify the abstract and the text.
2-In the methods part of the abstract, please specify the variables utilized in the analysis.
3-What was the rationale for sub-grouping the results? Was it due to identifying the source of
heterogeneity in the studies?
4-What is your recommendation in the study's conclusion? Kindly provide further clarification.
5-Accurately define the research PICOTs and include the search strategy table as a
supplementary file.
6-There appears to be a publishing bias among the research from a visual perspective. Kindly
investigate this matter concerning the Trim and fill Test and provide the related figure.
7-Enhance the conclusion for comprehensiveness in both the abstract and the article's body, and
as a researcher, please articulate your recommendations for future investigations in this domain.
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