• This study aimed to assess the global prevalence of chronic pain in women diagnosed with HIV and also to identify any gaps in literature on the topic. (ajmc.com)
  • Global prevalence of chronic pain in women with HIV: a systematic review and meta-analysis. (ajmc.com)
  • The prevalence of NAFLD in patients with CD was 40.8%, higher than the global prevalence. (ecco-ibd.eu)
  • The World Federation of Hemophilia (WFH) recently announced the publication of a new study on the global prevalence of hemophilia, the results of which suggest a number that is significantly higher than the previous estimates. (vahemophilia.org)
  • OSA is frequently underdiagnosed, and the Epworth Sleepiness Scale (ESS) can be a useful tool in alerting physicians to a potential problem involving OSA.OBJECTIVE: To measure the prevalence and determinants of daytime sleepiness measured using the ESS in a rural community population.METHODS: A community survey was conducted to examine the risk factors associated with ESS in a rural population in 154 households comprising 283 adults. (hindawi.com)
  • To measure the prevalence of cobalamin (vitamin B12) deficiency in geriatric outpatients as documented by both low serum cobalamin levels and elevations of serum methylmalonic acid and homocysteine and to determine the response to cobalamin treatment. (unboundmedicine.com)
  • Objectives The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of Chlamydia trachomatis infection and other sexually transmitted infections (STI) in female sex workers (FSW) in Tunisia. (bmj.com)
  • Objectives: To determine the prevalence and factors associated with HIV neurocognitive disorders (HAND) in a cohort of HIV-1-infected patients in São Paulo city, Brazil. (ufrj.br)
  • Multivariable regression analysis revealed that obesity was significantly associated with an abnormal or high sleepiness score on the ESS (OR 3.40 [95% CI 1.31 to 8.80).CONCLUSION: High levels of sleepiness in this population were common. (hindawi.com)
  • Obesity was an important risk factor for high ESS score. (hindawi.com)
  • Nearly half of all states have an adult obesity prevalence of 35% or higher, new CDC data show. (poz.com)
  • New population data from 2022 show 22 states have an adult obesity prevalence at or above 35%, compared to 19 states in 2021, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). (poz.com)
  • The 2022 Adult Obesity Prevalence Maps highlight the need for population-based interventions to ensure that all people have access to healthy foods, safe places for physical activity, stigma-free obesity prevention and treatment programs, and evidence-based health care services such as medication and surgery. (poz.com)
  • State-based adult obesity prevalence by race, ethnicity, and location is based on self-reported height and weight data from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System . (poz.com)
  • CDC's Division of Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Obesity carries out proven strategies to improve health, prevent chronic diseases, support optimal early life growth and development, and reduce health disparities among racial and ethnic populations with the highest risk, or burden, of chronic disease. (poz.com)
  • Assuming that onset use would occur before or during the senior year, the study's results suggest that this would constitute a 5.6% absolute increase in lifetime prevalence in this age group, rising from 45.6% to 51.2%," said Dr. Palamar. (sciencedaily.com)
  • However, lifetime prevalence increases as adolescents age into adulthood. (sciencedaily.com)
  • In 2008, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommended that persons aged 50-75 years at average risk for colorectal cancer be screened by using one or more of the following methods: high-sensitivity fecal occult blood testing (FOBT) every year, sigmoidoscopy every 5 years with FOBT every 3 years, or colonoscopy every 10 years ( 2 ). (cdc.gov)
  • Colorectal cancer screening has been identified as a high-impact, cost-effective service ( 3,4 ). (cdc.gov)
  • Despite strong evidence of its effectiveness, colorectal cancer screening prevalence continues to lag behind that of other screening-amenable cancers (i.e., breast and cervical cancer) ( 7 ,8 ). (cdc.gov)
  • This report summarizes the prevalence of colorectal cancer screening test use that can be used as a baseline by providers, public health practitioners, and other stakeholders to assess progress in colorectal cancer screening rates as the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) of 2010 (as amended by the Healthcare and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 and referred to collectively as the Affordable Care Act [ACA]) is fully implemented ( 9 ). (cdc.gov)
  • To determine the state-based prevalence of colorectal cancer screening among U.S. adults, CDC analyzed 2010 data from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS). (cdc.gov)
  • The study, "Correlates of Intentions to Use Cannabis among US High School Seniors in the Case of Cannabis Legalization," used data from Monitoring the Future (MTF), a nation-wide ongoing study of the behaviors, attitudes, and values of American secondary school students. (sciencedaily.com)
  • Male breast cancer patients were found to have a high prevalence of cardiovascular conditions, in a small study of this rare patient population presented at the American College of Cardiology's Advancing the Cardiovascular Care of the Oncology Patient Virtual course. (acc.org)
  • According to the researchers, the high prevalence of cardiovascular conditions in male breast cancer patients requires further investigation to better understand the risk of preexisting heart disease on long term outcomes for these patients. (acc.org)
  • Male breast cancer patients may have a high prevalence of cardiovascular conditions, according to a small study of this rare patient population which will be presented as part of ACC's Advancing the Cardiovascular Care of the Oncology Patient Virtual course, taking place Feb. 5 6. (acc.org)
  • Another cross-sectional study compared the prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors among Saudi and Egyptian medical students between the ages 18-25 and found that 23.9% of Saudi students and 16.7% of Egyptian students were at high risk of developing CVD within a decade [ 12 ]. (biomedcentral.com)
  • People with serious mental disorders have a greater prevalence of major cardiovascular risk factors compared to the general population. (who.int)
  • ABSTRACT This research compared the numbers and types of different Mycobacterium species in soil samples taken from 2 areas of Golestan province, Islamic Republic of Iran, 1 with a high prevalence of tuberculosis and 1 with a low prevalence. (who.int)
  • We performed 2 surveys during 2022 to estimate point prevalences of SARS-CoV-2 infection compared with overall viral seroprevalence in Sweden. (lu.se)
  • The subgroup analysis found a pooled prevalence estimate of 27.8% (95% CI, 19.7%-37.7%) for peripheral neuropathy subgroup. (ajmc.com)
  • To estimate the prevalence and extrapolated detection rate of proximal serrated polyps at screening colonoscopy. (nih.gov)
  • A random-effect model was computed to estimate the pooled prevalence and factors associated with intestinal parasitic infections. (researchsquare.com)
  • Investigators' analysis established that prevalence at birth per 100,000 males is 25 for all severities of hemophilia A, 10 for severe hemophilia A, five for all severities of hemophilia B and two for severe hemophilia B. The study generated an overall global estimate of approximately 1,125,000 males with hemophilia, representing a dramatic increase when compared to the previous estimate of 400,000 worldwide. (vahemophilia.org)
  • Our findings highlight a high prevalence of coinfection with influenza A virus and the monopoly of coinfection with Human metapneumovirus in children. (nih.gov)
  • The findings from the 18 studies revealed that the pooled prevalence of intestinal parasitic infection among food handlers working in higher public university student's cafeterias and public food establishments was 28.5% (95%CI: 27.4, 29.7). (researchsquare.com)
  • ASD prevalence among Asian, Black, and Hispanic children was at least 30% higher in 2020 than 2018, and ASD prevalence among White children was 14.6% higher than in 2018. (cdc.gov)
  • 2 http://www.who.int/tb/Moscow_Declaration_MinisterialConference_TB/en/ (accessed 25 April 2018). (who.int)
  • Using that information and the date of each participant's death, the study analyzed the prevalence of each symptom over time for the population as a whole and also for subgroups that died suddenly or had cancer, congestive heart failure (CHF), chronic lung disease, or frailty. (medicaring.org)
  • In addition to the key results highlighted in Table 1, nearly all other symptoms in the whole population and in each of the subgroups trended toward increases in prevalence from 1998 to 2010, although most of these trends did not reach statistical significance. (medicaring.org)
  • Prior literature identified large differences in dementia prevalence between population subgroups," he said. (healthline.com)
  • We found that the prevalence of atrial fibrillation increases with age and is particularly common in male patients,' reports lead author Oliver Königsbrügge, 'but, despite the risk of stroke associated with atrial fibrillation, only half of those affected are being treated with an anticoagulant. (news-medical.net)
  • In The Cancer Genome Atlas, we demonstrate that high genomic instability, HRD and chromothripsis among tumors from AAs is found across many cancer types. (nature.com)
  • A global assessment found that there was a high prevalence of chronic pain in women living with HIV. (ajmc.com)
  • Prevalence of proximal serrated polyps found by the highest-level detectors and proximal serrated polyp detection rates corresponding to adenoma detection rates of 25% in men and 15% in women, respectively. (nih.gov)
  • The prevalence of incidentally found pancreatic cystic lesions ranges from 2.1% to 13.5% in patients undergoing CT or MRI for non-pancreatic indications. (centerwatch.com)
  • For instance, a study conducted in the USA found a positive correlation between increased risk of suicide and high-altitude ( 14 , 15 ). (frontiersin.org)
  • In a survey of household cats and dogs of laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 patients, we found a high seroprevalence of SARS-CoV-2 antibodies, ranging from 21% to 53%, depending on the positivity criteria chosen. (biorxiv.org)
  • In the HAART era, national surveillance in the United Kingdom found that women receiving HAART may have had a higher risk for stillbirth than those taking one or two antiretrovirals (AOR 2.27, 95% CI, 0.96-5.41) [6] . (plos.org)
  • Researchers found in 2000, the age-adjusted prevalence of dementia for those over 65 was a little over 12% meaning just over 1 in 10 adults had dementia. (healthline.com)
  • However, researchers found that women continue to experience higher rates of dementia, although it dropped from 13.6% of the female population to just under 10% during the study period. (healthline.com)
  • The researchers also measured the mRNA and protein expression levels of TLR3, which were found to be significantly higher in invasive PA than in noninvasive PA. (hhv-6foundation.org)
  • Farooqi A, Gillies C, Sathanapally H, Abner S, Seidu S, Davies MJ, Polonsky WH, Khunti K. A systematic review and meta-analysis to compare the prevalence of depression between people with and without Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes. (medscape.com)
  • Higher Prevalence of Depression in Patients with Diabetes - Medscape - 12 February 2021. (medscape.com)
  • In 2021, an American Heart Association (AHA) report showed that the total CAD prevalence is 7.2% in US adults ≥ 20 years of age, with a male prevalence of 8.3% and a female prevalence of 6.2% [ 7 ]. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Une recherche documentaire a été effectuée dans PubMed de 1980 à 2021 en utilisant diverses combinaisons de termes MeSH comme tabac, diabète, hypertension, dyslipidémie, trouble dépressif majeur, trouble bipolaire, schizophrénie. (who.int)
  • In humans, 1%-64% of colonic of antimicrobial drug therapy) during the spring cholera specimens demonstrate intestinal spirochetosis, with the outbreak of 2006 in Dhaka, Bangladesh, at the Interna- highest prevalence in developing countries and immuno- tional Centre for Diarrheal Disease Research, Bangladesh, compromised populations ( 4 ). (cdc.gov)
  • The prevalence of the disease fell to the extent that the World Health Organisation declared that the disease had been controlled in Pakistan, one of the first countries in the EMRO Region to achieve that goal. (dawn.com)
  • Dr Zia said according to statistics available at the MALC, the disease prevalence rates were below the WHO recommended threshold, 0.27 per 10,000. (dawn.com)
  • In patients with end-stage kidney disease, who require renal replacement therapy by haemodialysis, the prevalence of atrial fibrillation has hitherto been underestimated. (news-medical.net)
  • Prevalence of Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD) is increasing in patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD), particularly Crohn's Disease (CD). (ecco-ibd.eu)
  • The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says cases of COVID-19 in symptomatic pregnant people have a higher risk of admission into intensive care and a 70% increased risk of death. (gpb.org)
  • Conclusion In this study, a high rate of C trachomatis infection was observed. (bmj.com)
  • Conclusion: In patients with VTE, the prevalence of OSA appears to be much higher than the general population. (umsystem.edu)
  • Golestan province, which is located in north of the Islamic Republic of Iran, near the Caspian Sea, has one of the highest rates of incidence of TB in the country (45.5 per 100 000). (who.int)
  • African countries have the highest rates of teenage birth (2002) According to data from World Bank, as of 2015, the highest incidence of births among 15- to 19-year-old girls was in Niger, Mali, Angola, Guinea, and Mozambique. (wikipedia.org)
  • A multi-centre study led by MedUni Vienna shows that the prevalence of atrial fibrillation in haemodialysis patients in Vienna is significantly higher than previously thought. (news-medical.net)
  • Not surprisingly, odds for intention to use outcomes increased among groups already at high risk for use (e.g., males, whites, cigarette smokers) and odds were reduced when friends disapproved of use. (sciencedaily.com)
  • According to the European Multicenter Population Study (EMAS), which conducted the largest study of males with aging populations (40-79), erectile dysfunction prevalence ranged from 6% to 64%, depending on age grouping, and increased with age, averaging 30% ( 3 ). (frontiersin.org)
  • Investigators, working in concert with WFH's Data and Demographics Committee (DDC), uncovered a prevalence, per 100,000 males, of 17 for all severities of hemophilia A, 6 for severe hemophilia A, 4 for all severities of hemophilia B, and 1 for severe hemophilia B. (vahemophilia.org)
  • Patients with type 1 diabetes (T1D) and type 2 diabetes (T2D) have a higher prevalence of depression compared with those without diabetes. (medscape.com)
  • In this study, we quantified relationships between societal-level factors and diabetes prevalence. (aprifel.com)
  • Our results indicate significant associations between multiple upstream societal-level indicators and diabetes prevalence, controlling for key factors like GDP per capita (purchasing power parity), mortality rate, and foreign direct investment (a marker of a country's integration into the global economy and exposure to packaged and processed foods). (aprifel.com)
  • We estimated that a 10% higher availability of calories from F&V is associated with 30.6% lower diabetes prevalence. (aprifel.com)
  • On the other hand, 10% lower availability of calories from sugar is associated with 61.5% lower diabetes prevalence and 10% lower availability of calories from animal fat is associated with 29.0% lower diabetes prevalence. (aprifel.com)
  • Five hundred fewer available calories per person per day is associated with 5.2% lower diabetes prevalence. (aprifel.com)
  • This increased consumption would be associated with a 17% lower diabetes prevalence. (aprifel.com)
  • Conversely, shifting daily energy from sugar by 5% would equate to consuming 100 fewer calories of sugar a day - drinking one less can of regular soda per day or eating half a chocolate bar less - and may be associated with 27% lower diabetes prevalence. (aprifel.com)
  • Shifting daily energy from animal fat by 5% would equate to consuming 100 fewer calories of animal fat per day, and may be associated with 15% lower population diabetes prevalence. (aprifel.com)
  • The corruption index remains high in these countries while foreign investors have been discouraged from investing in these countries. (worldatlas.com)
  • however, it remains high in comparison to the rest of Asia. (wikipedia.org)
  • The prevalence of germline HRD (that is, the total number of pathogenic variants in homologous recombination genes) is higher in tumors from AAs, suggesting that the somatic differences observed have genetic ancestry origins. (nature.com)
  • Our results show that the initial detrimental effects of random missegregation are outbalanced by clonal selection, which is dictated by the chromosomal location and nature of certain genes and is sufficient to drive cancer with high prevalence . (bvsalud.org)
  • This study aimed to assay the prevalence of common β-lactam resistance genes including bla TEM , bla SHV , bla CTX-M and bla CMY and phenotypic resistance to commonly used β-lactam and fluoroquinolone antibiotics in UTIs. (biomedcentral.com)
  • The prevalence of resistance genes were 89.6% for bla TEM , 44.3% for bla CTX-M , 6.6% for bla SHV and 0.9% for bla CMY . (biomedcentral.com)
  • All identified observational studies reporting the prevalence and factors associated with intestinal parasitic infections at higher public University student's cafeterias and public food establishments were included. (researchsquare.com)
  • In this study, intestinal parasitic infections among food handlers working in higher public university student's cafeterias and public food establishment's in Ethiopia were significantly high. (researchsquare.com)
  • This is the first part of the Second National Epidemiological Survey on Illicit Drug Use in six high-prevalence areas in China in 1996. (erowid.org)
  • Now, a study published in the International Journal of Drug Policy by researchers affiliated with New York University's Center for Drug Use and HIV Research (CDUHR), finds large proportions of high school students normally at low risk for marijuana use (e.g., non-cigarette-smokers, religious students, those with friends who disapprove of use) reported intention to use marijuana if it were legal. (sciencedaily.com)
  • Prior to implementation of universal newborn screening, testing was conducted only on infants who met the criteria of the high-risk register (HRR). (medscape.com)
  • Large proportions of high school students normally at low risk for marijuana use (e.g., non-cigarette-smokers, religious students, those with friends who disapprove of use) reported intention to use marijuana if it were legal, a new study reports. (sciencedaily.com)
  • The authors noted that while there have been studies on the prevalence and risk factors for pain in people with HIV, none have focused on women, 'even though data suggest that women in the general population experience a higher prevalence of chronic pain than men. (ajmc.com)
  • The second includes average-risk patients who had previously participated in a randomized trial comparing high-definition chromocolonoscopy and white-light colonoscopy. (nih.gov)
  • The prevalence of proximal colon serrated polyps in average-risk patients undergoing screening colonoscopy is higher than previously reported. (nih.gov)
  • Comorbid mental disorders in subjects at clinical high risk for psychosis (CHR-P) may impact preventive care. (nature.com)
  • surveillance of pre-malignant precursor lesions such as mucinous pancreatic cystic neoplasms (PCN) by imaging and/or EUS to identify high-risk neoplastic progression indicated for surgical resection. (centerwatch.com)
  • 0.001, OR = 4.76, 95% CI: 2.99-7.56) were associated with higher risk of depression. (frontiersin.org)
  • Due to biological and psychosocial risk factors such as physical disorders, retirement, bereavement and social isolation, depressive symptoms (depression hereafter) are common in older adults ( 1 , 2 ), which could lead to a range of negative health outcomes including poor daily functioning, cognitive decline and high risk of suicidality ( 3 - 5 ). (frontiersin.org)
  • The aim of this study was to assess the prevalence and risk factors for NAFLD in patients with CD. (ecco-ibd.eu)
  • Conclusions: This study may mirror the national and international scenarios, showing a high prevalence of HAND (45%) and the prevalence of some risk factors, in special among women. (ufrj.br)
  • The risk of the country developing a black market for illegal goods is also high. (worldatlas.com)
  • Only a third of pregnant Americans are vaccinated for COVID-19, despite being at far higher risk for complications and death. (gpb.org)
  • In the 10 highest-risk nations, more than one in six teenage girls between 15 and 19 years old gave birth annually, and nearly one in seven babies born to these teenagers died before the age of one year. (wikipedia.org)
  • The potential for pathogenic study, spirochetes from the genus Brachyspira were identi- synergy between V . cholerae and other pathogens has been fi ed at high titers in more than one third of cholera patients in Bangladesh. (cdc.gov)
  • There were 3 studies that reported prevalence of chronic pain between HIV and non-HIV patients. (ajmc.com)
  • This finding made us think that the wide range of symptoms and also relatively high prevalence of death in our patients may be due to the coinfection with other viruses. (nih.gov)
  • Yet there is still a long way to go: a just-published in the Annals of Internal Medicine ( https://www.acpjournals.org/doi/10.7326/M13-1609 ) finds there has been no improvement in the prevalence of common symptoms among end-of-life patients. (medicaring.org)
  • The high prevalence of NAFLD among CD patients should raise this concern for patient care. (ecco-ibd.eu)
  • WFH recognized that having a clearer understanding of hemophilia prevalence will only enhance efforts to improve health care and quality of life for patients worldwide. (vahemophilia.org)
  • As medical students are expected to be knowledgeable, these results lead us to believe that there might be deficiencies in knowledge and prevalence of unhealthy lifestyles among health professionals. (biomedcentral.com)
  • This study compared the prevalence of depression in older adults living in high-altitude and low-altitude regions, and their association with quality of life (QOL). (frontiersin.org)
  • The prevalence of depression was 26.9% (95% CI: 23.43-30.37%) in the whole sample of older nursing home residents, with 11.1% (95% CI: 8.01-14.05%) in those living in low-altitude and 59.4% (95% CI: 52.68-66.17%) in those living in high-altitude regions. (frontiersin.org)
  • Depression was common in older nursing home residents especially those living in the high-altitude region. (frontiersin.org)
  • The epidemiology of the depression in older adults has been widely studied, with prevalence ranging between 6.35% ( 6 ) and 60.3% ( 7 ). (frontiersin.org)
  • A meta-analysis revealed that the prevalence of depression was 23.6% among older adults in China ( 8 ). (frontiersin.org)
  • What I personally find interesting is the reasonably high percentage of students who are very religious, non-cigarette smokers, non-drinkers, and those who have friends who disapprove of marijuana use -- who said they intended to try marijuana if it was legal," said Dr. Palamar. (sciencedaily.com)
  • The gap in dementia rates between Black and white men narrowed over time, with dementia prevalence decreasing 7 percentage points among Black men. (healthline.com)
  • A higher percentage of Black children with autism were identified with intellectual disability compared with White, Hispanic, or Asian or Pacific Islander children with autism. (cdc.gov)
  • The prevalence of high blood pressure among the adolescents was 1.173 - fold greater than that among the children. (bvsalud.org)
  • Advanced colorectal neoplasia included advanced adenomas (high-grade dysplasia, ≥25% villous component, or ≥10-mm diameter), advanced serrated lesions (dysplasia or ≥10-mm diameter), and CRC. (eur.nl)
  • We find that lung squamous cell carcinoma tumors from AAs exhibit higher genomic instability-the proportion of non-diploid genome-aggressive molecular features such as chromothripsis and higher homologous recombination deficiency (HRD). (nature.com)
  • There was a high (14.5%) prevalence of cobalamin deficiency as demonstrated by elevations in serum methylmalonic acid and homocysteine in addition to low or low normal serum cobalamin levels in elderly outpatients. (unboundmedicine.com)
  • A logistic regression analysis, subgroup analysis, and the computation of the dose-response curve were used to investigate the relationship between TyG index and ED prevalence among participants from the 2001-2004 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) database. (frontiersin.org)
  • Therefore, mouthwashes were used to investigate oral HPV prevalence in 335 Swedish high school students aged 17-21 y (median age 18 y), from 1municipality with 140,000 inhabitants. (diva-portal.org)
  • A recent meta-analysis estimated that the epidemiological prevalence of CHR-P status is around 1.7% in the general population, and 19.2% in clinical samples [ 7 ]. (nature.com)
  • Examination Survey (NHANES), using measured recumbent lengths and weights, indicate that an estimated 8% of infants and children under age 24 months have high weight-for-recumbent length. (cdc.gov)
  • Based on the CDC growth charts, just over 9% of infants and children under 24 months have high weight-for-recumbent length. (cdc.gov)
  • The primary outcome was the prevalence of chronic pain in women with HIV using a random-effects model. (ajmc.com)
  • The study was unprecedented for also estimating hemophilia prevalence at birth, which is defined as the number of people born with hemophilia per 100,000 male births. (vahemophilia.org)
  • The article, "Establishing the Male Prevalence and Prevalence at Birth of Hemophilia: A Meta-Analytic Approach Using National Registries, appeared September 10, 2019 in Annals of Internal Medicine. (vahemophilia.org)
  • The related problems are high in the low and middle countries, due to the difficulties in adopting optimal hygienic practices during food handling (2). (researchsquare.com)
  • It causes high mortality and morbidity especially in low- and middle-income countries where access to diagnostics is limited and antimicrobial prescription and intake remain inadequately regulated. (who.int)
  • The frequencies of environmental Mycobacterium in the low-prevalence area were much higher than in the high-prevalence area, perhaps due to different environmental factors. (who.int)
  • Studies that included prevalence of chronic pain in women aged 16 years and older who had HIV were also included. (ajmc.com)
  • There was a high level of heterogeneity between the articles due to how chronic pain is defined and measured in the different studies as well as the diversity of study samples and the type of exposure. (ajmc.com)
  • Most of the studies were of moderate quality rather than high quality. (ajmc.com)
  • Introduction: HIV-associated neurocognitive disorders (HAND) are the subject of many studies, some of them reporting a prevalence of up to 50 percent. (ufrj.br)
  • Do state regulations on e-cigarettes have impacts on the e-cigarette prevalence? (who.int)
  • While the prevalence of dementia is expected to drop in older adults, overall cases may still rise as more people live to age 65 and older. (healthline.com)
  • He said Karachi had the highest prevalence rate among the large cities of the country - 0.09 per 10,000. (dawn.com)
  • A total of 632 older nursing home residents were included, with 425 participants living in low-altitude and 207 participants living in high-altitude regions. (frontiersin.org)
  • And the number of those infections could be even higher, given the agency's margin of error on the collected data. (gpb.org)