Barely Significant
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“marginally significant”

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14 A meta-analysis of five cohort studies found a marginally significant association between decreased kidney function (estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) <60 mL/min/1.73 m 2 ) and incidence of cognitive impairment or dementia (relative risk 1.28, 95% CI 0.99 to 1.65), and a significant association between albuminuria and dementia (relative risk 1.35, 95% CI 1.06 to 1.73). 15 Given that both CKD and dementia incur a healthcare burden, it is important to understand the association between CKD status or stage and diagnosis of dementia in real-world clinical practice.
• Avoid the expression “marginally significant” • Due to the small sample size of approx. 10 surgeries per year I would like the authors to give more information on comparability of the study cohort with regard to surgical outcome and survival rates. • page 15: please avoid the term “insignificant interaction”.