It has not been vetted by BMJ Publishing Group Limited (BMJ) and may not have been peer-reviewed. This is an open access article distributed in accordance with the Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial (CC BY-NC 4.0) license, which permits others to distribute, remix, adapt, build upon this work non-commercially, and license their derivative works on different terms, provided the original work is properly cited, appropriate credit is given, any changes made indicated, and the use is non-commercial. Worthwhile effort pointing to other science disciplines that are attempting to do so. Not enough to change what will grow and how much will grow and how we can adapt to it. I suspect that NCDC model output is the basis for MacCrackens inflated extremely optimistic number. Compared to placebo, the plant sterols dietary supplement notably lowered HDL cholesterol. Ive seen very little reporting of that. Provenance and peer review: Not commissioned; externally peer reviewed. What is not so immediately obvious is that changing a high blood pressure conveys instant benefits (it may, but in the majority of cases it does not this does not of course rule out long-term beneficial effects). I grew up n a home with a PDR (Physicians Desk Reference ) on the living room table I never take anything without fully reviewing the full data. He maintains you can get from 100 to 110 frost-free days when growing crops 600 to 900 feet above the Tanana Valley floor. Nick Stokes January 22, 2015 at 3:45 pm Until the goal in climate science is to honestly evaluate effects instead of raising alarm, no practical metrics are likely to emerge. Federal government websites often end in .gov or .mil. It difference may be definitional For example, if the HBP medication increases cholesterol levels, and that requires a statin to treat a statin that in fact affects the efficacy of the BP medication, but also leads to raised blood sugar levels and a diagnosis of type 2 diabetes, for which the treatment raises cholesterol levels and further affects blood pressure, then one enters a sort of medical equivalent of whack-a-mole. Describes a statistically robust methodological solution. EPILOGUE: Thanks for all of your input and conversation on the use of Minimal Clinically (or Climatically) Important Difference tests for various kinds of medical and climatic research studies. ascertaining the minimal clinically important difference, Interpreting the clinical importance of treatment outcomes in chronic pain clinical trials: IMMPACT recommendations, Interpretation of changes in health-related quality of life: the remarkable universality of half a standard deviation, Interpreting results from clinical trials: understanding minimal clinically important differences in COPD outcomes, Minimal clinically important difference for change in 6-minute walk test distance of adults with pathology: a systematic review, Statistical power analysis for the behavioral sciences. I suspect the optimistic truth stretching ###### have been testing the little blue stained mushrooms. Outcomes have had no behavioral significance minimal or otherwise excepting public relations and political policy. IPCC AR5 glossary defines climate as weather averaged over 30 years. In conclusion, we recommend that new studies using a continuous outcome where a cut-point may be used to define an abnormal measurement consider carefully what size of difference would be clinically meaningful in their population and to calculate both means and the percentage with abnormal values using an appropriate cut-point. I use them only to make a point about MCID. Of that group, 90 individuals had subjective cognitive decline and 292 individuals . To adopt radical medical practices under these circumstances disobeys the concept of first, do no harm. . Your link seems to be to an article in the Daily Caller that deals with Sen Inhofe. An anchor question (5-point Likert scale from 'much worse to much better') measuring change in HRQoL from patients' perspective was used. It was down a hill in the stream. Before the Amazing Randi walked back his true beliefs on climate change due to the typical anti-science backlash, he was one of my personal heroes (still is, but a bittarnished). First, the quote about Fairbanks Frost Free Days is from my original essay, in which I (Kip Hansen) state: Well, for Fairbanks, Alaska we find that despite 31 years of cooling trend their # of frost free days has increased by 50% since the 1920s (see the link Page 29). That, succinctly, is a so what!. It was so cold here in regions in the northeast that no local peaches were available. Last, establishing an MCID for a specific area of research has been challenging. If it did this repeatedly year after year changing from a previous pattern of almost never below freezing this would be an MCID for low temps in the Spring in northern Florida. and transmitted securely. Here is a different view. 95% certain means something, it just doesnt mean that the result is important. What play materials should the nurse suggest that the child be offered as. Now that is very imoortant, but is not the science. What is the Minimal Climatically Important Difference in TEMPERATURE sufficient to cause climate migration? This includes protein in the urine, low blood albumin levels, high blood lipids, and significant swelling. The IMMPACT group also recommended that studies report the proportion of . I note that same station has what appears to be a step change up in temperature. The often posted global warming as seen on a mecury thermometer image speaks to this. However, one should not and could not ignore the size and location of the CIs. government site. the numbers) is hugely greater than for body temperatures. However, in scenario IV the 95% CI crosses the limits defined by MCID; thus, one cannot make a conclusion until more data are obtained. I should have tested it first! I call these studies, surveys. Reply to Mindert Eiting ==> MCID seems to me an extension of the older concept of effect size. Using the medical analogy, Specialist prescribed new drug for my arthritis, it worked really well, my arthritis settled right down. I thought the cargo cult reference was natives driving Jeeps around, twiddling radio dials and talking into disconnected microphones at the abandoned military base thinking the planes would later arrive. Please check for further notifications by email. Now thats a climatically important difference! In other words, the same effect size, 0.25, has different consequences in different populations, so that a small difference in means has a greater impact in vulnerable populations. NCDCs inflated 99 frost free days, a 10% increase over the 1920s 91.4 frost free days, is likely a compilation of all temperature readings around Fairbanks. Reduces pressure on the list for Milk and Milk products ( pdf,. The simplest version of an individuals z-score is: where the expected value (ie, the population mean value) and SD refer to a general population with similar characteristics to the observed individual. Thanks for a great post and really good idea. Maximum frequency of hurricanes in this place and minimum number of sunlight hours in that. 18 The other anchor . The MCID is a patient-centered concept, capturing both the magnitude of the improvement and also the value patients place on the change. I learned the hard way a time ago that logic cannot combat feelings and beliefs. It is possible for the minimal clinically . 8 For the purpose of this study, CRF was defined as the presence of at least one of the following conditions: i) need of long-term oxygen therapy (LTOT); ii) arterial oxygen tension (PaO 2) < 55.0 mmHg at rest. So there are definitely MCID for studies about local climates if Southern California shifted to the climate of NW California, that would certainly be Climatically Important. Here the MCID is 20 millimeters of mercury. Results. It is, or may be important to the folks. The researchers can do all of the basic research they like, but if you want to report on something policy relevant, you have to say what it is you are expecting to change and by how much. They have already decided upon an outcome = CO2 is bad so quit the fossil fuels. Let us begin with an example of a clinical trial to test the effectiveness of a new drug to lower ones systolic blood pressure. Recommended MCIDs have been published for different outcomes in different settings such as pain scores,2 health-related quality of life,3 chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) outcomes,4 6 min walk distance5 and more. The same principle applies to massive disruption of human society. doi:10.1001/jama.2014.13128. Growing strongly again after the housing markets collapse and the Great Recession, Florida added about 800 people a day in the past year many of them New Yorkers, and many of whom, as former seasonal visitors, were affectionately called snowbirds. Earlier Census data showed that the Sunshine State is gaining about 25,000 more New Yorkers than it loses to New York each year. Certainly a doubling of the number of tornadoes in important though I dont think they have a handle on how exactly climate relates/causes/prevents tornadoes. We are told that there are many things that have [or may have] caused the current plateau/pause in (if it is of value) the global temperature over fifty of them I gather; maybe some ideas/hypotheses have value. The Senate said what we all know, that climate is changing and has always done so. Thanks. But you are right about the goal ref: my comments about cargo cult science. It DOES matter to those interests who desperately grasp at any straw to prove this or that part of their belief system. These scientists have no idea what is good or bad for you. Confidence Limit, Confidence Interval, Error Bars all ideas about something quite different. Xu W, Wang X, Tao W. A follow-up comparative study on 82 cases with mental disorders related to Qigong. Cohen suggested the use of a standardised effect size, calculated as the difference in means divided by the SD at baseline. Reply to noaaprogrammer ==> The interesting thing is that MCIDs are set by the researchers doing the study, and set before the study begins, as part of the study design so primarily, each study has a unique MCID. However, the 95% CI in scenario VI crosses into the area of clinical indifference defined by MCID; thus, a conclusion cannot be made until more data are obtained. The medical examples are written from a general public perspective. And you may have noticed, Nick, that climate science and policy are intertwined. Threshold effects. But Global Climate is itself a weird idea what global climate? These descriptors implicitly assume that MCID is the same for all populations . National Library of Medicine California remains the most populous state, followed by Texas. Interpretation of results using the two approaches for high frequency oscillation (HFO) and conventional mechanical ventilation (CV), *Difference in % with abnormal FEF75 and its 95% CIs were calculated using a distributional approach that retains statistical power.1418. When assessing the clinical utility of therapies intended to improve subjective outcomes, the amount of improvement that is important to patients must be determined.1 The smallest benefit of value to patients is called the minimal clinically important difference (MCID). Description Marlow N, Greenough A, Peacock JL, et al.. Randomised trial of high frequency oscillatory ventilation or conventional ventilation in babies of gestational age 28 weeks or less: respiratory and neurological outcomes at 2 years. Despite the fact that critical analyses aimed at trying to disprove a hypothesis is the very foundation of the scientific process and scientific progress, there is an all out effort led by Trenberth, Mann, et al to smear anyone who does just that, labeling them as a denier. Julian D. Blood glucose awareness training . Two hypothetical distributions with means 1 and 1.25 showing the difference in percentage abnormal (z< -1.64) between the two populations. Let us assume that the new drug could reduce ones systolic blood pressure by 2 millimeters of mercury for everyone and this was measured very precisely. Let me thank you for the link to the AMA published study on treatment of hypertension. A recent quote from active orchardists in Fairbanks where they explain the differences in temperature depending on altitude. Cold sinks and collects in low spots. JAMA. The absolute number one concern within the current study of climate science is whether or not increasing carbon dioxide in the atmosphere from burning of fossil fuels is causing harm by changing the climate in such a way that it causes harm to both animals and the top level animal, humans. The MCID is unlikely to be a result of statistics, though it would certainly show in the statistical results. This move is actually being supported by the pharmaceutical industry as they are actually the ones being fleeced by preliminary studies claiming positive effects that dont hold up after they company has spent hundreds of millions on development. Reactions to my letters are entirely about peoples beliefs and the science be damned. The concept can should also be applied to government policy. Well, fifty percent of 91.4 is 45.7 which should combine into a rough total of 137 frost free days Instead, producing what Dick Feyman would have called cargo cult science science aimed at supporting or proving ones pet hypothesis instead of trying ones darnedest to disprove it; spinning the narrative and the data to make ones desired result look more probable, to make ones itty-bitty leans-my-way result look strikingly significant. MCID: Minimal Climatically Important Difference, Increase in U.S. Wildfires Due to Climate Change, Climate Change Will Increase the Number and Severity of Tornadoes. The clinical relevance of the percentages abnormal is more apparent than the means of lung function scores, since abnormal lung function in childhood is associated with poor respiratory health in adulthood. Thus Global Metrics are probably a fools errand except for a few very specialized concerns. The Where the content includes any translated material, BMJ does not warrant the accuracy and reliability of the translations (including but not limited to local regulations, clinical guidelines, terminology, drug names and drug dosages), and is not responsible for any error and/or omissions arising from translation and adaptation or otherwise. Understand EBM and inroads are slow, but perhaps insurance will be a force there. Therefore, the width of the confidence interval and its location with respect to the MCID are important considerations in making clinical conclusions. I suppose that is about a chance of 1 in 10 billion that it is not a hoax. Applying an MCID concept to lowering are halting the rise in the globes average atmospheric anomily fever would be meaningless because no one knows what the optimum normal range should be. an analysis of 349 patients aged 80 years from this trial found that higher morning sbp was a significant risk factor for composite cardiovascular events (hazard ratio [hr] per 10 mmhg increase in morning sbp, 1.23; 95% confidence interval [ci] 1.01-1.50) and stroke events (hr per 10 mmhg increase in sbp, 1.47; 95% ci 1.08-2.00) after adjustment AbstractBackground. Coming into this discussion late, but the idea is gaining traction in many medical studies by having the scientists define the MCID (among other things) prior to beginning the study and also guaranteeing to publish the results regardless of whether the critical values have been reached. Temperature is not the issue from a global well-being point of view. Looks good for this year, much milder winter, no adaptation likely! Etc. The Rasch model is a modern technique that helps transform ordinal data to interval . I was going for dendritic agate. The unfortunate truth is that climate science in general left any notion of practical metrics behind a long time ago for the simple reason that employing same would instantly expose the hypocrisy endemic to the field. Its not the hot climate that is an issue for the people of the middle east, it is the constant war. Keep thinking! in 1989. FOIA The MDC 90 of the WMFT was 4.36 for the performance time (WMFT time) and 0.37 for the functional ability scale (WMFT FAS). This now get translated to red wine is significantly good for you and coffee is significantly bad for you. Throwing out useless treatments as early as possible is the biggest saving drug developers can make. This is being done specifically to prevent the kind of statistical shenanigins that has gone on for far too long. It would therefore be prudent, for practical reasons, to propose a MCID of '6' for the HM-PRO. 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Climatically, the number of frost-free days on Baffin Island might be as important as in Fairbanks. Again, the MCID/MID would change for the condition in question and/or with the specific patient! The data for this quite is taken from Climate of Alaska: Past, Present and Future, a presentation by Dr. Uma S. Bhatt, Dept. Juday UAF as the author. Coral Reefs are Dying Because of Climate Change, Coal Pollution Can Be Seen Pouring From Power Plant Smokestacks, Greenland Ice Loss Will Cause Dangerous Sea Level Rise, Sea Level Rise is Accelerating Dramatically, The Global Temperature Record Says We Are in a Climate Emergency, The 130-Degree F Reading in Death Valley Is A World Record, Unprecedented Heat Wave in Pacific Northwest was Driven by Climate Change. There are many here with memories going back forty years or more in many continents, biomes, altitudes etc., and most, at least, will be willing & able to suggest if something doesnt look quite right and often w h y it doesnt. All Rights Reserved. and who profits? Does Fairbanks really care if the 31-year average temperature has fallen 0.1C? FEF75, Forced Expiratory Flow (75% of forced vital capacity). Just stay home. Another important aspect of the climate is the amount of heat received during the growing season (approximately 90 frostfree days in Fairbanks) Remember this 1989. of Atmospheric Sciences, University of Alaska Fairbanks, page 29, which presents this graph: Well, I see entering an image didnt work like it should, Ill try again: Gardening in the Cabbage Patch in Fairbanks Alaska, by Pat Babcock . level versus the individual level is blood pressure reduction whereby an average reduction in 2 mmHg of systolic blood pressure within . If you cant spark a discussion with that, you might want to seek a second opinion. I cant see how it would impair Climate Science, where applicable, to set MCIDs in advance for almost anything, if it were possible. In the future, when science is full of people doing real science, and scientists dont fear being wrong because it advances knowledge; and governments interest is to better our cultural scientific skills and technology and not promote a falshood in the interest of power and control over their populace then it would make sense, I think, to consider your Minimal Climatically Important Difference (MCID) so that we dont end up chasing decimal points to nonsensical extents to prove a belief system, but instead develop true trip wires that might actually tell us something useful about our world. . We can all take this away to those who struggle with alarmism and say just ask so what? It is all such a colossal waste. First, do no harm. I need to know if this is (or was) statistically significant. The graph shows Fairbanks # of Frost Free Days increasing from approximately 80 at the left of the graph (early 1900s) to a guess-timate of average in the post 1990s of 120 which is, more-or-less a 40 day increase, or 50% of ~80. . We recommend using the distributional approach to calculate the difference in percentages, since it retains statistical power and avoid issues with multiple testing. Reply to Daft Lassie ==> Not so daftyour medical points are very good and enter into the realm of MCIDs and MCIDs for side effects (negative MCIDs?). Climate science is an earth science. My point being that for practical metrics to emerge in any given field of science, there has to be a goal that is served. Florida has passed New York in population to claim the rank of the USAs No. MCID seems to me an extension of the older concept of effect size. In brief the following steps are needed: In online supplemental, we have provided illustrative tables for z-scores (S2S4) that allow researchers to estimate differences in the percentages with abnormal values for a range of mean population z-score values. . Climate Migration? Take a quick re-look (or first look) at my recent essay Baked Alaska?. Does the North Slopes +1.9C? Maybe climate science is spinning its wheels and wasting its time looking at all the wrong metrics.metrics for which one cannot define a logically and scientifically valid Minimal Climatically Important Difference. Then the difference was only 2kg for higher age groups. Limitations of our paper include that we have presented only one real-world example to keep the report short. Before And do we, the watermelons, or anyone else know which factors are important, which are marginal- ish, and which are utterly insignificant? There is a similar concept in radiation protection called Below Regulatory Concern. The preceding illustration is used to demonstrate the use of MCID and CIs in decision-making. Means must be computed, reported and interpreted, and where helpful, alongside the equivalent percentages of patients with abnormal values. Two figures demonstrate the conclusions that can be drawn depending on the width and location of the 95% CI in relation to a specified MCID. Similarly Jones et al20 discuss MCIDs for a range of COPD outcomes including lung function and while they do not discuss z-scores either, they acknowledge that baseline FEVR1R in a patient affects the degree of possible response so that a cross-the-board absolute value for MCID may not be appropriate. Meanwhile the doofus, ( Mike MacCrackens, chief scientist for the Climate Institute), Nick quoted, claims that Fairbanks has experienced a fifty percent increase in frost free days from the 1920s. The 95% CI in scenario V lies to the right of the area of clinical indifference defined by MCID, thus allowing the conclusion that no difference exists between the 2 treatments. kh. You would not think that differences in daily average temperatures in your city would be important to you (or to the climate of your city) if they differed by a few degrees from one another Tuesday average 72F Wednesday average 70F Thursday average 73..this would be a perfectly normal late Spring here in Florida. I have found out that my instincts are better than all the training, and that I saved my own life in this instance. But just because there is a significant statistical result doesnt mean there has been a Minimal Clinically Important Difference achieved. Reply to Juan Slayton ==> You might print out the AMA study and send it to your doctor with a note. Each, plainly, is believed by the watermelons, or some subset thereof, to be able to affect climate. 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