Reviewer’ s report
Title: Increased blood glucose level following hysterectomy among reproductive women in India
Version: 0Date: 09 Jun 2020
Reviewer: Mehrnoosh Akhtari-Zavare
Reviewer's report:
Increased blood glucose level following hysterectomy among reproductive women in India
(BMWH-D-20-00471)Thank you for the opportunity to review this interesting and useful paper. I recommend somechanges to improve the manuscript which is as follows:
1.Please, write in full acronyms of BBC
2.What is the prevalence of hysterectomy in India?3.In the method section, the author mention "blood glucose >140 mg/dl among non- hysterectomyand hysterectomy women", please provide a reference for this value which consider as a diabeticperson4.Please provide references for BMI category and anemia levels5.In the general method, the part is very summary, and author used "women's file of NationalFamily Health Survey round four (NFHS-4) 2015-16", please provide the following informationfrom NFHS-4 study:*Sampling method*Inclusion and exclusion criteria*Who collects the data?
*Where collect it
*How to calculate sample size….*Explain about logistic regression (which one is reference group/ how chose reference group…)also in the table need to nominate reference group*Ethical committee*How about the confidentiality of respondents……?6. Please improve the interpretation of result, specifically table 37. In conclusion, need more extend and deep, compare with studies and bring justification,
why this finding obtains from this study.
8. What is the limitation and strength of this study?9. The authors should write implication for practice.I hope that this information is useful to the editors and authors. Finally, to draw a conclusion, Ibelieve the authors should do the above major corrections before you publish it.
Regards
Dr.Mehrnoosh Akhtari-Zavare
Are the methods appropriate and well described?
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NoDoes the work include the necessary controls?
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Yes
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