• At the same time, investigators also noted that vitamin D supplementation at doses in excess of 10 mcg/day - or about 400 IU/day - was associated with an increased risk of both all-cause and cancer mortality. (medscape.com)
  • University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health released a study today showing that those suffering from sleep apnea appear to have an increased risk of cancer mortality. (medicalnewstoday.com)
  • Our results suggest that SDB is also associated with an increased risk of cancer mortality in humans. (medicalnewstoday.com)
  • In our large population-based sample, SDB was associated with an elevated risk of cancer mortality … Additional studies are needed to replicate these results. (medicalnewstoday.com)
  • If the relationship between SDB and cancer mortality is validated in further studies, the diagnosis and treatment of SDB in patients with cancer might be indicated to prolong survival. (medicalnewstoday.com)
  • For the highest compared to the lowest category of total dairy consumption, the hazard ratio was 1.02 (0.95 to 1.08) for cardiovascular mortality and 1.05 (0.99 to 1.11) for cancer mortality. (bmj.com)
  • For subtypes of dairy products, whole milk intake was significantly associated with higher risks of total mortality (hazard ratio per 0.5 additional serving/day 1.11, 1.09 to 1.14), cardiovascular mortality (1.09, 1.03 to 1.15), and cancer mortality (1.11, 1.06 to 1.17). (bmj.com)
  • Slightly higher cancer mortality was non-significantly associated with dairy consumption, but warrants further investigation. (bmj.com)
  • A new study from Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) researchers has found that red meat consumption is associated with an increased risk of total, cardiovascular, and cancer mortality. (enewspf.com)
  • Among specific causes, the corresponding increases in risk were 18% and 21% for cardiovascular mortality, and 10% and 16% for cancer mortality. (enewspf.com)
  • Independent and joint associations of weightlifting and aerobic activity with all-cause, cardiovascular disease and cancer mortality in the Prostate, Lung, Colorectal and Ovarian Cancer Screening Trial. (the-cma.org.uk)
  • Physical inactivity and poor sleep are two lifestyle behaviours adversely associated with all-cause, cardiovascular diseases (CVD) and cancer mortality. (bmj.com)
  • Combined risk factors and risk of upper gastrointestinal cancer mortality in the Linxian general population. (bvsalud.org)
  • 20 points were 1.69 (95% CI 1.56-1.83) and 3.06 (95% CI 2.82-3.33) for UGI cancer mortality , respectively (Ptrend (bvsalud.org)
  • Our study indicated that higher CRS was associated with increased risk of UGI cancer mortality . (bvsalud.org)
  • The purposes of this review were to evaluate short-term and long-term mortality rates at each SCAI shock stage for patients with or at risk for CS, which has not been studied previously, and to propose using the SCAI Shock Classification to develop algorithms for clinical status monitoring. (nih.gov)
  • The main objective of our study was to investigate the impact of DM type 2, and its treatment subgroups, on short- and long-term mortality in patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS) who undergo CABG. (springer.com)
  • While type 2 DM did not influence the in-hospital mortality hazard, we showed that the presence of DM among patients with ACS referred to CABG, is a powerful risk factor for long-term mortality, especially when insulin was included in the diabetic treatment strategy. (springer.com)
  • In hospitalized patients with and without DM, increased GV is associated with longer hospitalization and increased short- and long-term mortality. (medscape.com)
  • Wide zip code-level variations in the IMR and key maternal risk factors existed in both counties. (cdc.gov)
  • The objective of this study was to examine associations between maternal risk factors and infant deaths to inform strategies to improve outcomes. (cdc.gov)
  • Cohort-linked birth and infant death records from 2011 through 2015 provided by the Texas Department of State Health Services were analyzed by using logistic regression to examine associations of maternal sociodemographic and pregnancy risk factors with infant death. (cdc.gov)
  • Variations in IMR and key maternal risk factors observed at the zip code level helped drive local strategies to maximize outreach of services to disproportionately affected communities. (cdc.gov)
  • Given the high prevalence of racial and ethnic minority disparities in infant mortality and associated maternal risk factors, there is growing urgency to move evidence-informed research to practice and policy. (cdc.gov)
  • They adjusted mortality data to take these factors into account. (medicalnewstoday.com)
  • The ability to identify risk factors for suicidal behavior is critical to selected and indicated prevention efforts among those at elevated risk of suicide. (nature.com)
  • We used widely available statewide hospitalization data to identify and test the joint predictive power of clinical risk factors associated with death by suicide for patients previously hospitalized for a suicide attempt (N = 19,057). (nature.com)
  • Twenty-eight clinical factors from the prior suicide attempt were found to be significantly associated with the hazard of subsequent suicide mortality. (nature.com)
  • These risk factors and their two-way interactions were used to build a joint predictive model via stepwise regression, in which the predicted individual survival probability was found to be a valid measure of risk for later suicide death. (nature.com)
  • However, these components were not necessarily the only important factors, but rather provide context for the main contributors to mortality risk in this older adult population, who were relatively healthy, with high mean 2018 WCRF/AICR scores. (yahoo.com)
  • These analyses took into account chronic disease risk factors such as age, body mass index, physical activity, family history of heart disease, or major cancers. (enewspf.com)
  • Compared to women with good mobility, mortality risks were increased among women with intermediate mobility (hazard ratio [HR] 1.26, 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.02-1.57) and those with poor mobility (HR 1.64, 95% CI 1.24-2.16) after consideration of cognition and other mortality risk factors. (healthpartners.com)
  • Similarly, mortality risks were higher among women with mild cognitive impairment (HR 1.46, 95% CI 1.21-1.76) and those with dementia (HR 1.88, 95% CI 1.54-2.31) compared to women with normal cognition after consideration of mobility and other mortality risk factors. (healthpartners.com)
  • Similarly, deficits in cognition were associated with increased 5-year mortality despite consideration of mobility and conventional risk factors. (healthpartners.com)
  • In order to evaluate the alternative explanations for the increased risk of premature dying, experts were believed to have considered various factors like differences in sociodemographic characteristics, medical conditions, health habits, cognitive function, physical function, depression and social networks. (healthjockey.com)
  • Consequently, green tea consumption could be related to longevity, given its protective effects in reducing risk factors of various chronic medical conditions, especially cardiovascular disease," Long-Gang Zhao and colleagues conclude. (lifeextension.com)
  • The aim of the present study was to analyse the role of potential selection processes and their impact when evaluating risk factors for 30-day mortality among patients hospitalised for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). (ersjournals.com)
  • Individual and hospital factors associated with 30-day mortality were studied using both mortality outcomes. (ersjournals.com)
  • Using in-hospital 30-day mortality provides a significantly different estimate of the role of specific risk factors. (ersjournals.com)
  • Short-term mortality, i.e. mortality within 30 days after hospital admission, is the most frequently used outcome to evaluate hospital care quality and to study factors associated with death in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) 1 , 2 . (ersjournals.com)
  • The factors associated with the two mortality measurements were analysed. (ersjournals.com)
  • In order to examine how the clinical factors influenced AKI incidence and all-cause mortality during hospitalization, survival analysis using the Cox proportional-hazard models was adopted. (frontiersin.org)
  • However, there was no clear evidence that CMV was the direct cause of increased mortality, and after adjustment for other risk factors, the strength of association with mortality was no longer statistically significant for the overall cohort. (hivandhepatitis.com)
  • Other factors associated with increased mortality were increasing age, having a lower CD4 count, and lower albumin levels. (hivandhepatitis.com)
  • Glucose levels during hospitalization and GV were two independent factors affecting LOS and in-hospital mortality. (medscape.com)
  • Case-control study by means of data bank linkage from the Mortality Information System (SIM, 2008-11) and the Information System on Births (SINASC) to identify risk factors for infant mortality in Palmas/TO. (bvsalud.org)
  • The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR), a public health agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, today released its review of motor neuron disease/amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (MND/ALS) risk factors and mortality in Bexar County, Texas. (cdc.gov)
  • The report is titled "Motor Neuron Disease/Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis: Preliminary Review of Environmental Risk Factors and Mortality in Bexar County, Texas. (cdc.gov)
  • The ATSDR report discusses several environmental risk factors that have been investigated for an association with the risk of acquiring ALS. (cdc.gov)
  • These previously investigated environmental risk factors include organic chemicals, heavy metals, and agricultural chemicals. (cdc.gov)
  • This description is followed by a review of the available literature on suspected environmental risk factors associated with the disease. (cdc.gov)
  • We aimed to explore the association of combined risk factors with risk of death from upper gastrointestinal (UGI) cancer , including esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC), gastric cardia carcinoma (GCC) and gastric noncardia carcinoma (GNCC) in the Linxian Nutrition Intervention Trial (NIT) cohort. (bvsalud.org)
  • A combined risk score (CRS) was calculated using a point system method based on 10 risk factors collected at baseline, including gender , smoking , alcohol drinking , body mass index , family history of UGI cancer , drinking tap water , tooth loss and consumption of fresh fruit , eggs and meat . (bvsalud.org)
  • The NBDPS was a multisite, population-based, case-control study of genetic and non-genetic risk factors for major structural birth defects that included women with deliveries between 1997 and 2011. (cdc.gov)
  • While the causes of most birth defects remain unknown, there are likely to be combinations of genetic and environmental risk factors involved. (cdc.gov)
  • Could aspirin intake reduce mortality risk in COVID-19 patients? (news-medical.net)
  • It is wonderful to learn that even in advanced COVID-19 disease, targeting the virus can reduce mortality in patients who have failed to mount an antibody response of their own. (pharmtech.com)
  • In that context, CMV is treated in order to reduce the risk of progression to illness and death -- suggesting that if CMV plays a similar role in individuals with HIV-associated TB, it may be worth conducting a trial to see whether CMV treatment might reduce mortality. (hivandhepatitis.com)
  • After analyses, investigators found that ever users of statins (16,791) had a lower risk of all-cause death (adjusted Hazard Ratio 0.78, 95% CI 0.74-0.83) compared to non-users (16,791). (hcplive.com)
  • In food substitution analyses, consumption of nuts, legumes, or whole grains instead of dairy foods was associated with a lower mortality, whereas consumption of red and processed meat instead of dairy foods was associated with higher mortality. (bmj.com)
  • In multivariable analyses, Pediatric Sepsis Biomarker Risk Model was not independently associated with increased odds of the composite outcome of mortality or deterioration of persistent, serious deterioration health-related quality of life greater than 25% below baseline. (unboundmedicine.com)
  • Analyses included use of a treatment propensity score to minimize potential treatment selection bias in estimating the causal association of adjuvant vs early salvage radiotherapy on all-cause mortality risk. (ascopost.com)
  • Analyses were performed to assess the effect of different definitions of adverse pathology on all-cause mortality risk-eg, exclusion of pN1 disease and exclusion of early salvage radiotherapy patients with persistent postsurgery prostate-specific antigen level. (ascopost.com)
  • For the general population, taking dietary supplements does not reduce the mortality risk from either cardiovascular disease (CVD) or cancer, a large cohort study concludes. (medscape.com)
  • The Wisconsin scientists looked at the 22 year mortality rate of over 1,500 subjects, taking data from the Wisconsin Sleep Cohort, a longitudinal, community-based epidemiology study of sleep apnea and other sleep problems that began in 1989 under the leadership of Dr. Terry Young. (medicalnewstoday.com)
  • In order to evaluate the effect of statins on survival and risk of stroke in patients with dementia, investigators carried out a prospective registry-based cohort study using data from the Swedish Dementia Registry. (hcplive.com)
  • Men using atorvastatin, pravastatin, or rosuvastatin-but not lovastatin-had a reduction in mortality compared with nonusers, according to the study, which points out that those results were consistent with a recent population-based cohort study using Taiwan National Health Insurance Research Data. (uspharmacist.com)
  • The cohort has high mortality from coronary heart disease 13 14 15 and lung cancer 16 and a high prevalence of impaired respiratory function. (bmj.com)
  • To analyse this possible impact, the present study measured 30-day mortality from hospital admission in a cohort of COPD patients, using both the causal mortality register (CMR) and the hospital discharge records (HDR). (ersjournals.com)
  • Pediatric Sepsis Biomarker Risk Model had modest performance for estimating hospital mortality in an external cohort of children with community-acquired septic shock. (unboundmedicine.com)
  • A study conducted in a cohort of hospitalized adults with HIV-associated tuberculosis (TB) in Khayelitsha found that having a detectable cytomegalovirus (CMV) viral load was associated with higher mortality within the first 12 weeks on TB treatment, according to Amy Ward from the University of Cape Town, who presented the findings at the 21st International AIDS Conference last month in Durban. (hivandhepatitis.com)
  • In a retrospective cohort study reported in the Journal of Clinical Oncology , Tilki et al found that adjuvant radiotherapy was associated with reduced risk for all-cause mortality vs early salvage radiotherapy among men at high risk for disease recurrence following radical prostatectomy. (ascopost.com)
  • [ 15 , 26 ] In this study, the association between GV, assessed by the CV and SD of glucose measurements during admission, and the hospital length of stay (LOS) and all-cause mortality was evaluated among a large cohort of hospitalized patients. (medscape.com)
  • 001). Conclusions and Relevance: In this cohort study, the CHRS was associated with all-cause, HM-related, and cardiovascular disease mortality in older adults with CH and may be useful in shared decision-making to guide clinical management and identify appropriate candidates for clinical trials. (lu.se)
  • Accurate risk stratification in patients with heart failure can help physicians choose the most appropriate place for hospitalization (general hospital ward or intensive care unit) and the intensity of care needed. (aafp.org)
  • In previous studies on non-hospitalized patients, the therapy was shown to reduce viral load, shorten the time to resolution of symptoms, and significantly reduce the risk of hospitalization or death. (pharmtech.com)
  • We aimed to estimate the prevalence of AKI since it varies by geographical settings, time periods, and populations studied and to investigate whether clinical information and laboratory findings collected at hospital admission might influence AKI incidence (and mortality) in a particular point in time during hospitalization for COVID-19. (frontiersin.org)
  • High-stress work can double the risk of men developing heart attacks and other complications. (medicaldaily.com)
  • A secondary aim was to analyse associations between weight changes and cardiovascular complications and total mortality. (springer.com)
  • Patients diagnosed with a hip fracture are at substantial risk of major complications and mortality. (the-hospitalist.org)
  • Observational studies have suggested that accelerated surgery for a hip fracture is associated with lower risk of mortality and major complications. (the-hospitalist.org)
  • Composite of major complications (mortality, nonfatal MI, stroke, venous thromboembolism, sepsis, pneumonia, life-threatening bleeding, and major bleeding) occurred in 321 (22%) patients assigned to accelerated surgery and 331 (22%) assigned to standard care at 90 days after randomization ( p = .71). (the-hospitalist.org)
  • Among patients with a hip fracture, accelerated surgery did not lower the risk of the coprimary outcomes of mortality or a composite of major complications at 90 days compared with standard care. (the-hospitalist.org)
  • Clinical outcomes included 30-day major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE: which included death, MI, and stroke), in-hospital complications, and long-term all-cause mortality. (springer.com)
  • Studies have reported that inpatient hyperglycemia and hypoglycemia are associated with several complications, including longer hospital stay and mortality in patients with and without diabetes mellitus (DM). (medscape.com)
  • [ 14 ] GV may serve as a marker for poor glycemic control and increased risk for complications, including prolonged admission and mortality. (medscape.com)
  • The Findings reveal that the use of aspirin is associated with a significant reduction in overall and in-hospital mortality rates. (news-medical.net)
  • After controlling for these differences, we observed that adolescent trauma patients have lower overall and in-hospital mortality when treated at PTCs. (childrensnational.org)
  • Patients aged 30-74 years with no previous CHD or stroke ( N = 13,087) were followed for a mean of 5.6 years until 2003 for fatal or non-fatal CHD, stroke, cardiovascular disease (CHD or stroke) and total mortality. (springer.com)
  • Adjusted hazard ratios (model 1) for CHD, cardiovascular disease and total mortality with overweight were 1.27 (95% CI 1.09-1.48), 1.24 (1.09-1.41) and 1.16 (0.94-1.45), respectively, and 1.49 (1.27-1.76), 1.44 (1.26-1.64) and 1.71 (1.36-2.14) with obesity, as compared with normal weight. (springer.com)
  • The aim of the present study, based on data from the Swedish National Diabetes Register, was to describe the associations between BMI, overweight and obesity, fatal or non-fatal CHD, stroke, CVD and total mortality, in female and male type 2 diabetic patients aged 30-74 years. (springer.com)
  • Another study has shown an in-hospital mortality of 21.2 deaths per 100,000 injured patients and a total mortality of 35.4 deaths per 100,000 injured patients 5 . (ersjournals.com)
  • On the other hand, choosing more healthful sources of protein in place of red meat can confer significant health benefits by reducing chronic disease morbidity and mortality. (enewspf.com)
  • The mission of the Birth Defects Monitoring and Research Branch is to conduct surveillance of birth defects, research the causes of birth defects, and enhance birth defects awareness and prevention activities to help reduce morbidity and mortality associated with birth defects. (cdc.gov)
  • For these patients, the combination therapy was found to significantly reduce the primary outcome of 28-day mortality. (pharmtech.com)
  • The primary outcome of their retrospective single-center study was all-cause mortality from time of diagnosis of PH or ILD in the patients who had SSc-PH (n = 88) and SSc-ILD (n = 195), respectively, for which the study authors "adjusted risks of time to all‐cause mortality using Cox proportional hazards models. (ajmc.com)
  • The primary outcome measure was risk of all-cause mortality risk in men with adverse pathology, defined as positive pelvic lymph nodes (pN1) or prostatectomy Gleason score 8 to 10 and disease extending beyond the prostate (pT3/4). (ascopost.com)
  • Main Outcomes and Measures: The primary outcome was all-cause mortality, and secondary outcomes were HM mortality, cardiovascular disease mortality, and death from other causes. (lu.se)
  • Hip fracture predominantly affects an already frail population and is associated with multi-cause morbidity and high mortality. (lu.se)
  • AIDS 2016: Does Detectable CMV Signal High Mortality Risk for Older People with HIV and TB? (hivandhepatitis.com)
  • People who are hospitalized with advanced HIV-associated TB have an extremely high mortality rate ranging from 15% to 50%, despite antiretroviral therapy (ART) and TB treatment. (hivandhepatitis.com)
  • Data on participants included demographic characteristics, comorbidities, medications, mortality, and stroke were extracted from the Swedish Prescribed Drug Registry, Risstroke, the Swedish National Patient Register, and the Swedish Total Population Register. (hcplive.com)
  • For patients already living with systemic sclerosis, also having both pulmonary hypertension (SSc-PH) and interstitial lung disease (SSc-ILD) exacerbates their risk of all-cause mortality, and this risk only goes up with increasing severity of both comorbidities, reports a recent published study in Pulmonary Circulation . (ajmc.com)
  • Older age, male sex, comorbidities, previous hospitalisations for respiratory failure, and admission to a ward not appropriate to treat respiratory diseases were the most important predictors of 30-day mortality. (ersjournals.com)
  • Diabetes and comorbidities did not increase the mortality risk among these hospitalized COVID-19 patients. (frontiersin.org)
  • Regular consumption of red meat, particularly processed red meat, was associated with increased mortality risk. (enewspf.com)
  • The best predictors of in-hospital mortality were identified using the classification and regression tree technique. (aafp.org)
  • This study set out to define the incidence, predictors, and mortality related to acute renal failure (ARF) and acute renal failure requiring dialysis (ARFD) after coronary intervention. (nih.gov)
  • A pulmonologist who was not involved in the study told Medscape Medical News that the findings of the trial suggest that PH may have a grester influence on mortality than is currently understood and that further investigations into this association could change practice in the future. (medscape.com)
  • A large-scale study has found that those who drink two or more cups of black tea daily have a reduced mortality risk, even when taken with milk or sugar. (medicalnewstoday.com)
  • Heavy tea drinkers in the study were more likely to be smokers, have poorer general health and eat more red and processed meat, which may increase mortality. (medicalnewstoday.com)
  • However, the study also found that taking a supplement could be detrimental: taking high-dose calcium supplements appeared to increase the risk of dying from cancer. (medscape.com)
  • In severely affected in-hospital COVID-19 patients, an estimated mortality rate of 11.5% has been reported in a recent study. (news-medical.net)
  • A study with a score of 6 or higher is considered a high-quality publication with a low risk of bias. (news-medical.net)
  • This study demonstrates that the combination of state-level hospital discharge and mortality data can be used to identify suicide attempters who are at high risk of subsequent suicide death. (nature.com)
  • Similar findings were observed in a study utilizing veterans' health data, providing additional evidence that, while clinicians may identify a state of risk using traditional clinical assessment techniques, predictive models are capable of identifying higher-risk patients who are missed during clinical assessments and are most likely to complete a lethal suicidal act 4 , 16 . (nature.com)
  • Thymectomy carried a substantially increased risk of all-cause mortality and cancer for adults, a "landmark" study showed. (medpagetoday.com)
  • Rutger A. Middelburg, Ph.D., of Sanquin Research, Leiden, the Netherlands, and colleagues conducted a study of first-time transfusion recipients at six major Dutch hospitals to quantify the association between red blood cell transfusion from female donors with and without a history of pregnancy and mortality of red blood cell recipients. (medindia.net)
  • The use of cannabis is associated with lower mortality risk in patients with schizophrenia and related psychotic disorders, according to a forthcoming study to be published in the Journal of Psychiatric Research . (norml.org)
  • Full text of the study, "Alcohol and cannabis use and mortality in people with schizophrenia and related psychotic disorders," will appear in the Journal of Psychiatric Research. (norml.org)
  • This study, titled "Statins, risk of death and stroke in patients with dementia - a registry-based study," was presented at the 5th European Academy of Neurology Congress. (hcplive.com)
  • The authors of the study pointed out that a 65-year-old man who made poor lifestyle choices across the board was at no greater risk of dying than a 75-year-old man who made healthy choices. (naturalnews.com)
  • The effects were more pronounced in post-diagnostic users: combination use of metformin/statins was associated with a 32% reduction in all-cause mortality (95% CI, 0.57-0.80), and 54% reduction in PCa mortality (95% CI, 0.30-0.69)," the study found. (uspharmacist.com)
  • Having a large waistline can almost double your risk of dying prematurely even if your body mass index is within the 'normal' range, revealed by researchers in a new study. (healthnewstrack.com)
  • The study provides strong evidence that storing excess fat around the waist poses a significant health risk, even in people not considered to be overweight or obese. (healthnewstrack.com)
  • Although the main new finding of this study is that waist size increases the risk of premature death independently of body mass index (BMI), the study does support earlier findings showing that a higher body mass index is significantly related to mortality. (healthnewstrack.com)
  • Professor Elio Riboli, the European coordinator of the EPIC study from the Department of Epidemiology and Public Health at Imperial College London, said: "Although smaller studies have suggested a link between mortality and waist size, we were surprised to see the waist size having such a powerful effect on people's health and premature death. (healthnewstrack.com)
  • Our study shows that accumulating excess fat around your middle can put your health at risk even if your weight is normal based on body mass index scores. (healthnewstrack.com)
  • Nocturia is associated with an increased risk for all-cause and cardiovascular mortality in men and women, according to study findings presented at the European Association of Urology 2022 annual congress. (renalandurologynews.com)
  • The study also revealed sex differences in the effect of nocturia on mortality. (renalandurologynews.com)
  • Hey Mark, In regards to the "garbage" meat study, how does relative versus absolute risk work? (marksdailyapple.com)
  • It means that for the duration of the study, the subjects eating more meat had a 3% higher risk of dying. (marksdailyapple.com)
  • The risk is confined to the duration of the study. (marksdailyapple.com)
  • Our study adds more evidence to the health risks of eating high amounts of red meat, which has been associated with type 2 diabetes, coronary heart disease, stroke, and certain cancers in other studies," said lead author An Pan , research fellow in the Department of Nutrition at HSPH. (enewspf.com)
  • BACKGROUND: This study examines the effects of mobility and cognition on mortality risk in women late in life. (healthpartners.com)
  • The CHD risk was higher with increasing BMI than with stable or decreasing BMI during the study. (springer.com)
  • According to a latest study, older adults who suffer from abuse or self-neglect seem to undergo a greater risk of early death in comparison to other seniors. (healthjockey.com)
  • Though the study only establishes associations and not causation, Gorzelitz suggests potential physiological changes induced by weightlifting that could contribute to the observed mortality benefits. (the-cma.org.uk)
  • Ward and colleagues decided to first conduct a prospective study to better characterize the association of CMV with mortality in people hospitalized with HIV-associated TB. (hivandhepatitis.com)
  • This study aimed to investigate the joint association of physical activity (PA) and sleep with all-cause and cause-specific mortality risks. (bmj.com)
  • Data were evaluated by logistic regression according to a hierarchic model of infant mortality determination.139 cases and 417 controls participated in the study. (bvsalud.org)
  • Hospital Level of Care and Neonatal Mortality in Low- and High-Risk Deliveries: Reassessing the Question in Sweden by Multilevel Analysis. (lu.se)
  • Objective To examine the association of consumption of dairy foods with risk of total and cause specific mortality in women and men. (bmj.com)
  • Conclusion The detrimental associations of poor sleep with all-cause and cause-specific mortality risks are exacerbated by low PA, suggesting likely synergistic effects. (bmj.com)
  • Investigators used propensity score-matched Cox regression models to examine the association between ever use of statins in 3 years before dementia, all-cause mortality and stroke. (hcplive.com)
  • Additionally, patients with vascular dementia saw a 29% lower mortality risk. (hcplive.com)
  • Dementia and Rapid Mortality: Who is at Risk? (j-alz.com)
  • The FDA notes that due to the small number of deaths, confidence limits around the hazard ratios for mortality are wide. (yourlawyer.com)
  • The relative hazard ratios for all cause mortality for subjects in the lowest fifth of the FEV1 distribution were 1.92 (95% confidence interval 1.68 to 2.20) for men and 1.89 (1.63 to 2.20) for women. (bmj.com)
  • Moderate-to-severe nocturia was significantly associated with 2.3-fold and 5.6-fold increased risks for these outcomes, respectively. (renalandurologynews.com)
  • Mild nocturia was significantly associated with a 24% and 67% increased risks for these outcomes, respectively. (renalandurologynews.com)
  • Moderate-to-severe nocturia was significantly associated with a 1.9- and 2.8-fold increased risk for the outcomes, respectively. (renalandurologynews.com)
  • Some criticisms have emerged regarding the use of in-hospital mortality, as it is only a proxy measure of short-term outcomes and it may cause a selection of patients who are discharged before 30 days. (ersjournals.com)
  • Investigators also found that there was a significant impact on risk of stroke (aHR 0.73, 95% CI 0.64-0.93). (hcplive.com)
  • Mortality from all causes, ischaemic heart disease, cancer, lung and other cancers, stroke, respiratory disease, and other causes of death after 15 years of follow up. (bmj.com)
  • 1 2 More recently evidence has suggested that forced expiratory volume in one second (FEV1) is a risk factor in cardiovascular disease, 3 4 5 6 7 stroke, 8 9 and lung cancer. (bmj.com)
  • Despite these limitations, in-hospital mortality is still proposed as a hospital quality indicator for AMI, congestive heart failure, stroke, gastrointestinal haemorrhage, hip fracture and pneumonia 3 . (ersjournals.com)
  • Conversely, both mortality measures have been recommend in the UK as a30-day mortality indicator of hospital performance for stroke 7 . (ersjournals.com)
  • Mortality risks were ascertained to May 2020 for all-cause, total cardiovascular disease (CVD), CVD subtypes (coronary heart disease, haemorrhagic stroke, ischaemic stroke), as well as total cancer and lung cancer. (bmj.com)
  • Results After an average follow-up of 11.1 years, sleep scores showed dose-response associations with all-cause, total CVD and ischaemic stroke mortality. (bmj.com)
  • The SCAI Shock Classification at hospital admission revealed a consistent and reproducible graded association between shock severity and mortality risk. (nih.gov)
  • That this variant comes with increased disease severity and mortality is particularly troubling news, given the highly contagious nature of B.1.1.7. (govexec.com)
  • Mild nocturia (2-3 voids per night) was significantly associated with 18% and 52% increased risk for all-cause and cardiovascular mortality, respectively, compared with no nocturia. (renalandurologynews.com)
  • Moderate-to-severe nocturia (4 or more voids per night) was significantly associated with 69% and 95% increased risks for all-cause and cardiovascular mortality, respectively. (renalandurologynews.com)
  • Mild nocturia had no significant effect on all-cause mortality, but was significantly associated with a 47% increased risk for cardiovascular mortality. (renalandurologynews.com)
  • In men , any nocturia was significantly associated with 28% and 68% increased risks for all-cause and cardiovascular mortality, respectively. (renalandurologynews.com)
  • In women, any nocturia was associated with a borderline significant 19% higher risk for all-cause mortality, but was not significantly associated with cardiovascular mortality. (renalandurologynews.com)
  • Hip fracture patients had a higher mortality, in comparison to the control population. (lu.se)
  • Importantly, excess intake of calcium was associated with a 62% higher risk of dying from cancer. (medscape.com)
  • In addition, follow-up of patients completing suicide risk assessments have found that predictive models applied to EHR data achieved higher sensitivity and specificity in identifying suicidal behavior than clinical assessments 15 . (nature.com)
  • based St. Jude Children's Research Hospital found adult survivors of childhood cancer have four times higher risk of late mortality, even 40 years after their cancer diagnosis. (beckershospitalreview.com)
  • Authors speculated that the association between marijuana use and decreased mortality risk may be because "cannabis users may (be) higher functioning" and because "cannabis itself may have some health benefits. (norml.org)
  • smokers had a 57 percent higher risk of premature death than nonsmokers. (naturalnews.com)
  • Within these ranges, each 0.1 unit higher waist-hip-ratio was related to a 34% higher mortality risk in men and a 24% higher risk in women. (healthnewstrack.com)
  • The PSA cut-off levels that minimize both insurer risk and postponements are age-dependent and may be higher than you realize. (crlcorp.com)
  • In addition, it was believed that, elders who are physically or cognitively fit face a higher risk of death from abuse or self-neglect. (healthjockey.com)
  • According to the Centers for Disease Control, Black women die at 2-3 times the rate of white women, and the infant mortality rate in the U.S. is 2.5 times higher than their White counterparts. (bakerinstitute.org)
  • There was no association, however, between mortality and having a higher CMV viral load. (hivandhepatitis.com)
  • In the case of hospitalized COVID-19 patients, the analysis revealed that the use of aspirin is associated with a 49% reduction in in-hospital mortality. (news-medical.net)
  • Despite the promise of using large healthcare databases to identify patients at risk of suicide, a critical challenge still remains: how to incorporate such models into clinical practice in diverse healthcare settings. (nature.com)
  • The clinical decision tree was tested in a group of 32,229 patients hospitalized between March and July of 2003 and was found to be highly valid, identifying risk groups with in-hospital mortality rates between 2.3 and 19.8 percent. (aafp.org)
  • Two risk scores are included in the clinical decision rule, one to predict 30-day risk and one to predict one-year risk. (aafp.org)
  • Based on the clinical decision tree ( Figure 1 2 ) , the patient is in the intermediate risk 1 group, with an in-hospital mortality rate of 12.4 percent. (aafp.org)
  • Using the other clinical decision rule ( Table 1 3 ) , he has a 30-day mortality risk of 30.5 percent (72 − 40 + 30 + 44 + 10 = 116 points) and a one-year mortality risk of 66.3 percent (72 − 30 + 30 + 44 + 10 = 126 points). (aafp.org)
  • We aimed to delineate clinical features of patients with SSc‐PH and SSc‐ILD and determine to what degree PH and ILD severity contribute to mortality in patients with SSc. (ajmc.com)
  • Impaired lung function is a major clinical indicator of mortality risk in men and women for a wide range of diseases. (bmj.com)
  • Their estimates suggest that B.1.1.7 infection was associated with 55 percent greater mortality compared to other SARS-CoV-2 variants over this time period. (govexec.com)
  • Stark differences in the infant mortality rate (IMR) exist by geography in Texas. (cdc.gov)
  • Although the infant mortality rate (IMR) in Texas has remained below the Healthy People 2020 objective of 6.0 per 1,000 live births (1) since 2012, wide variation in the IMR exists across zip code areas in the state, with some zip codes having as many as 20 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2011 through 2014 (2). (cdc.gov)
  • It can be found as: RAMR = (Observed Mortality Rate/Predicted Mortality Rate)* Overall (Weighted) Mortality Rate In medical science, RAMR could be a predictor of mortality that takes into account the predicted risk for a group of patients. (wikipedia.org)
  • It is expected that the number of patients in each hospital will be different and hence we need an overall (weighted) mortality rate for all these hospitals. (wikipedia.org)
  • In the English NHS the Summary Hospital-level Mortality Indicator, the Hospital Standardised Mortality Rate and the Risk Adjusted Mortality Index are all used. (wikipedia.org)
  • Scientists from the Michigan State University, USA, have conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis to compare mortality rate in coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients who are aspirin users or non-users. (news-medical.net)
  • Cannabis is definitely great in reducing the mortality rate, especially in those with suicidal ideation, but chronic use puts most in a perpetual cycle of delaying long-term help. (norml.org)
  • the overall inhospital mortality rate was 4.1 percent. (aafp.org)
  • 3 The overall in-hospital mortality rate was 9 percent, the overall 30-day mortality rate was 11 percent, and the overall one-year mortality rate was 33 percent. (aafp.org)
  • Although the mortality rate associated with nesiritide therapy in these studies was somewhat greater than that of comparator groups, it was not clear at that time that the increase could be drug related. (yourlawyer.com)
  • A research team led by Randall S. Burd, MD, PhD , Chief of the Children's National Health System Division of Trauma and Burn Surgery , found that injured adolescents treated at pediatric trauma centers (PTCs) had a lower mortality rate than injured adolescents treated at adult trauma centers (ATCs) or mixed trauma centers (MTCs), facilities that treat both adults and children, even when controlling for differences in patients. (childrensnational.org)
  • The 30-day mortality rate was 1.21·1,000 patient-days −1 (95% confidence interval (CI) 1.14-1.29) using the CMR, and 1.06·1,000 patient-days −1 (95% CI 0.98-1.13) using the HDR. (ersjournals.com)
  • Overall 30-day mortality rate was similar between DM and non-DM patients (4.2% vs. 4%, p = 0.976). (springer.com)
  • The crude death rate is a widely used measure of mortality. (cdc.gov)
  • The number of deaths in this group was 3,969 (13 percent mortality). (medindia.net)
  • For male recipients of red blood cell transfusions, all-cause mortality rates after a red blood cell transfusion from an ever-pregnant female donor vs male donor were 101 vs 80 deaths per 1,000 person-years. (medindia.net)
  • For receipt of transfusion from a never-pregnant female donor vs male donor, mortality rates were 78 vs 80 deaths per 1,000 person-years. (medindia.net)
  • The 40-year cumulative all-cause mortality was 23.3 percent with 51.2 percent of deaths from health-related causes. (beckershospitalreview.com)
  • When deaths from cardiovascular disease were examined, the reduction in risk was 14% lower for regular consumers of green tea. (lifeextension.com)
  • Mortality by CHRS risk group was 128 deaths (22.8%) for low risk, 93 (29.2%) for intermediate risk, and 33 (56.9%) for high risk. (lu.se)
  • They are a leading cause of infant mortality, accounting for approximately 20% of infant deaths. (cdc.gov)
  • Excessive alcohol consumption had less effect on early mortality, increasing premature death by 15 percent. (naturalnews.com)
  • For those between the ages of 45 and 55, none of the four lifestyle choices had much effect on early mortality risk . (naturalnews.com)
  • For example, for a group of patients first we need to find the observed mortality rates for all the hospitals of interest. (wikipedia.org)
  • The most common cause of death was cardiovascular disease, with a 50% relative risk increase in hip fracture patients. (lu.se)
  • Despite the shorter survival and the subsequent shorter time at risk of new fractures, almost half of all female and almost one third of all male patients suffered at least one new fracture after the hip fracture. (lu.se)
  • By analyzing women and men separately and by age-groups, the youngest patients, those below age 75 years, were at highest risk of new fractures, whereas patients above 85 years had a risk that was no different to that of the controls. (lu.se)
  • The most common new fractures in both patients and controls were those of the hip and vertebrae, while the risk size was dependent on sex and age. (lu.se)
  • The SCAI Shock Classification system can be used to evaluate mortality across populations of patients with or at risk for CS including those with different causes, shock phenotypes, and comorbid conditions. (nih.gov)
  • The studies that specifically compared aspirin use with no aspirin use in COVID-19 patients and reported events of mortality were included in the meta-analysis. (news-medical.net)
  • The pooled data from 5 studies revealed that aspirin intake is associated with a 53% reduction in all-cause mortality in COVID-19 patients. (news-medical.net)
  • The expanded use of electronic health records (EHR) in the US has stimulated efforts to identify patients at risk of suicide in different populations. (nature.com)
  • Patients who received red blood cell transfusions from a female recipient who was pregnant are at an increased risk of death. (medindia.net)
  • Home management after initial stabilization in the emergency department may be appropriate for some low-risk patients. (aafp.org)
  • 2 This statistical technique includes testing the entire patient population to identify the best variable and cutoff value for distinguishing low- and high-risk patients, then similarly testing each subgroup until distinct risk groups are identified. (aafp.org)
  • The current revision of nesiritide safety information to include 30-day mortality data were based on an analysis of results from seven controlled studies involving 1,700 patients. (yourlawyer.com)
  • Derivation-validation set methods were used in 1,826 consecutive patients undergoing coronary intervention with evaluation of baseline creatinine clearance (CrCl), diabetic status, contrast exposure, postprocedure creatinine, ARF, ARFD, in-hospital mortality, and long-term survival (derivation set). (nih.gov)
  • The Medicare Prescription Drug Event files were used to document use of metformin and statins by 12,700 patients with high-risk PCa. (uspharmacist.com)
  • RECOVERY trial results have shown that Regeneron's investigational antibody combination therapy reduces the mortality risk for seronegative hospitalized patients with severe COVID-19. (pharmtech.com)
  • Results of the Randomized Evaluation of COVID-19 Therapy (RECOVERY) trial have shown that Regeneron's investigational antibody combination therapy reduces the mortality risk for hospitalized patients with severe COVID-19 whose immune response has not started naturally. (pharmtech.com)
  • The RECOVERY trial included 9785 patients who were hospitalized with COVID-19, which is a sufficiently large patient population to determine whether the treatment reduces mortality. (pharmtech.com)
  • The excess mortality risk for those under active surveillance has been shown to be small, likely consistent with similar patients treated with surgery or XRT. (crlcorp.com)
  • To determine any potential association between the type of trauma center and mortality rates, the research team examined 29,613 records for patients aged 15 to 19 years old drawn from the 2010 National Trauma Data Bank. (childrensnational.org)
  • Both overweight and obesity independently increased the risk of CHD and cardiovascular disease in patients with type 2 diabetes. (springer.com)
  • On multivariate analysis, compared with early salvage radiotherapy, men receiving adjuvant radiotherapy had significantly lower risk of all-cause mortality both when patients with pN1 disease were included (adjusted hazard ratio [HR] = 0.61, 95% confidence interval [CI] = 0.41-0.89, P =.01) and when those with pN1 disease were excluded (HR = 0.31, 95% CI = 0.12-0.78, P = .01). (ascopost.com)
  • People who drank more than three cups of tea a day did not have a lower mortality risk than those who drank between one and three cups. (medicalnewstoday.com)
  • After multivariable adjustment, no dietary supplement except lycopene was associated with a lower mortality risk. (medscape.com)
  • Initially, they observed that those who had adequate intakes of vitamin K and magnesium were at lower risk for all-cause mortality, while those who had an adequate intake of vitamin A, vitamin K, copper, and zinc had a lower risk of dying from CVD. (medscape.com)
  • However, "when sources of nutrient intake were further evaluated, the lower all-cause mortality associated with adequate intake of vitamin K and magnesium was restricted to intake from foods [while] the lower CVD mortality was associated with adequate intake of vitamin A, vitamin K, zinc, and copper. (medscape.com)
  • therefore, his actual risk is probably somewhat lower, between the high-risk and very-high-risk groups. (aafp.org)
  • Maintaining a healthy body weight, being physically active and following a healthy diet can do more than just lower your cancer risk…it can help you live a longer life, too! (yahoo.com)
  • Treating injured youths at pediatric trauma centers was associated w/ lower mortality risk than treatment at adult trauma centers. (childrensnational.org)
  • The results also showed that substituting other healthy protein sources, such as fish, poultry, nuts, and legumes, was associated with a lower risk of mortality. (enewspf.com)
  • Replacing one serving of total red meat with one serving of a healthy protein source was associated with a lower mortality risk: 7% for fish, 14% for poultry, 19% for nuts, 10% for legumes, 10% for low-fat dairy products, and 14% for whole grains. (enewspf.com)
  • The January 2017 issue of the Journal of Epidemiology published an analysis of two ongoing prospective studies conducted in China which found an association between regular consumption of green tea and a lower risk of cardiovascular and all-cause mortality during a median follow-up period of 8.3 years for men and 14.2 years for women. (lifeextension.com)
  • This group also experienced an increased benefit from drinking a greater quantity of green tea, which was associated with a 20% lower risk of mortality from any cause compared to men who were not green tea consumers. (lifeextension.com)
  • What makes this finding particularly interesting is that the combination of weightlifting and aerobic exercise yields the most substantial benefits, resulting in a remarkable 40% lower risk of mortality compared to those who engage in neither activity. (the-cma.org.uk)
  • Weightlifting is known to enhance body composition, reducing fat and improving lean tissue, which have been associated with lower mortality rates. (the-cma.org.uk)
  • However, accelerated surgery was associated with lower risk of delirium, urinary tract infection, andmoderate to severe pain and resulted in faster mobilization and shorter length of stay. (the-hospitalist.org)
  • We provide evidence to support that adjuvant compared with early salvage radiotherapy may lower the risk of death in men with adverse pathology at radical prostatectomy. (ascopost.com)
  • It has been recognised for over 10 years that poor respiratory function is associated with a greatly increased mortality from chronic lung disease. (bmj.com)
  • Red meat, especially processed meat, contains ingredients that have been linked to increased risk of chronic diseases, such as cardiovascular disease and cancer. (enewspf.com)
  • They found that following a lifestyle aligned with the 2018 WCRF/AICR Cancer Prevention Recommendations was associated with a significant reduction in risk of all-cause, cancer-specific and cardiovascular-specific mortality. (yahoo.com)
  • Adjuvant radiation therapy should be considered in men with pN1 or [prostatectomy] Gleason score 8 to 10 and pT3/4 PC given the possibility that a significant reduction in all-cause mortality risk exists. (ascopost.com)
  • Comparing subjects with the same body mass index, the risk of premature death increased in a linear fashion as the waist circumference increased. (healthnewstrack.com)
  • There aren't many simple individual characteristics that can increase a person's risk of premature death to this extent, independently from smoking and drinking. (healthnewstrack.com)
  • Supposedly, self-neglect was associated with a constant greater risk of premature death during the first year as soon as self-neglecting behavior was recognized. (healthjockey.com)
  • Also the risk of premature death from heart disease specifically appears to have increased by nearly eight times. (healthjockey.com)
  • Individual patient risk can be estimated from calculated CrCl, diabetic status, and expected contrast dose prior to a proposed coronary intervention. (nih.gov)
  • The general population comparison with CDC data included an adjustment of 17% to account for the difference between overall U.S. mortality and that in Massachusetts, as well as proportional weighting to the distribution of ages at thymectomy and years in which surgery was performed. (medpagetoday.com)
  • Significant trends of increasing risk with diminishing FEV1 are apparent for both sexes for all the causes of death examined after adjustment for age, cigarette smoking, diastolic blood pressure, cholesterol concentration, body mass index, and social class. (bmj.com)
  • Participants who consumed nine or more portions of ultra-processed foods daily had a 49% increased risk of depression compared to those who consumed less than four portions a day. (medicaldaily.com)
  • which delves into the impact of weightlifting on cardiovascular mortality risk in older adults. (the-cma.org.uk)
  • Gorzelitz and her team discovered that regular weightlifting, with or without moderate to vigorous aerobic activity, significantly reduces all-cause and cardiovascular disease (CVD) mortality in older adults. (the-cma.org.uk)