Hey guys,
I got the demographics back from our statistician, Mr.Buras, today, and the rest of the results should be coming back early next week. As for project related work now, I've started writing up the paper. So far, I pretty much have the introduction and demographics sections which are attached below.
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| Introduction |
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| Demographics 1 |
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| Demographics 2 |
If you look at the demographics section, of our 385 patients, only 8 were underweight pre-transplant (BMI<18). Most of the previous research were large studies conducted in Japan where the average BMI differs greatly from the US, so this is actually a plus. Below I've also added a BMI trend, which is basically tracks the BMI of all 385 patients throughout 100 days and 1 year. Though this doesn't really tell us anything yet, it's still gives us a nice trend to observe.
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| BMI Trends |
I found out I also get to present my research at Mayo on 4/21 which I'm really excited about. It's also great practice for my SRP Presentation in May!
Sorry for the short post this week. Next week's should be longer because our results will be back!
You're reaching the finish line Justin! It's cool that you get some practice before the school presentation and you can get feedback from professionals in your field too. I hope the results will be significant.
ReplyDeleteI hope so too. But the thing is, because of the uniqueness of our study, any result we get will be significant!
DeleteHey Justin! Nice job on organizing everything so well! I like the way you put the trend out for a "background" knowledge. Since your almost done with your research is there anything else that left for more research or are you just wrapping up the final reports? Can't wait for you final post!! :)
ReplyDeleteI'm not really doing anymore "research" although I will continue reading the Thomas textbook and seeing more patients. But I'm still learning new things/ familiarizing myself with things I've learned.
DeleteHi Justin! I am looking forward to seeing your results and it is so exciting that you get to present your project at the Mayo Clinic! I was just wondering, in what way did the studies from Japan differ from yours? See you next week!
ReplyDeleteThough the Japanese studies had far more patients than our study (I think one had around twelve thousand), the average BMI of Japanese patient was much lower than the US average. For example, if you look at the demographics, we only had 8 patients who were "underweight" pre-transplant. But the significance of my project is that the majority of SCT occurs in the US, so it's the first study looking at this topic with US patients
DeleteHi Justin! I think that it is a great opportunity to present your project at the Mayo Clinic. Your project has been coming along nicely and I am really looking forward to seeing how your final post turns out.
ReplyDeleteHi Justin. I think a chance to present your findings is great. When you saw that most of the patients came from Japan, did you also think it was possible that people's diets could also affect weight loss?
ReplyDeleteOf course! It also affects pre-transplant weight pretty heavily, since the Japanese population has a lower average BMI than the patients in our study.
DeleteHi Justin. What do you think was the most interesting part about your research so far?
ReplyDeletePersonally, I enjoy seeing patients. At first, I was unsure exactly what factors would be causing weight loss but seeing patients has really shown me why weight loss is so common.
DeleteHey Justin! I think it is great that you get practice presenting your research earlier. However, can you explain how Japan having a different BMI than the U.S. be a plus. Also, what is the trend of the BMI of the U.S and how would that affect your results.
ReplyDeleteHey Akash. I was just highlighting that on average, the Japanese population tends to have lower BMI's than the US population. Since the majority of stem cell transplant is done in the US, I think it's great that our study is the first to look at this topic with a large US based patient population.
DeleteHey Justin! Glad to see you've gotten your demographics back and are starting your paper already. Why is it a good thing that Japan has such a different BMI than people in the US?
ReplyDeleteIt was just pointing it out to show the uniqueness of our study. Given that the majority of SCT occur in the US, our study (which uses data from US patients) would be a more helpful resource.
DeleteWow! Justin that is so so cool!!! Congrats on getting to present your research at Mayo!! That is so fun!
ReplyDeleteHey Justin! Its awesome that you will be able to present your results to Mayo! Can't wait to read your results for next week!
ReplyDeleteThanks!
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