• In their first report, researchers estimate the overall prevalence of ALS is 3.9 per 100,000 people in the United States, with the highest prevalence (17.0 per 100,000) among those aged 70 to 79 years. (medscape.com)
  • He said Karachi had the highest prevalence rate among the large cities of the country - 0.09 per 10,000. (dawn.com)
  • From a regional perspective, Wallonia faced the highest prevalence of depressive disorders , whilst the prevalence was at its lowest in Flanders. (statista.com)
  • Nationally representative data collected from household interviews indicated that 410 of 12,554 children and adolescents included in the survey were reported to have a diagnosis of ASD, with a higher prevalence in boys than in girls. (eurekalert.org)
  • Men have a higher prevalence than women (4.8 vs 3.0 per 100,000), and whites a higher rate than blacks (4.2 vs 2.0 per 100,000). (medscape.com)
  • The higher prevalence of ALS among men was observed across all age groups and data sources. (medscape.com)
  • Why whites have a higher prevalence of ALS than blacks is not known and "needs to be investigated further," said the authors. (medscape.com)
  • Military service members "may be at greater risk for developing dementia due to a higher prevalence of traumatic brain injury, posttraumatic stress disorder, and depression," according to a 2019 National Institutes of Health study the Department of Defense supported. (health.mil)
  • Of those living with hepatitis B born outside the United States, a 2018 research review estimated that 58 percent immigrated from areas of Asia with a high or moderate prevalence of hepatitis B. (healthline.com)
  • Although the prevalence of such disorders seemed to decrease significantly in 2018, this could be the result of a methodological break. (statista.com)
  • TUESDAY, Nov. 21, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- The prevalence of stage 1 and stage 2 hypertension in 2015 to 2018 was 44.2 percent in Los Angeles (LA) County and 47.3 percent in the United States, according to a report published in the November Health E-Stats , a publication of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention National Center for Health Statistics. (msdmanuals.com)
  • TALLINN - Researchers at the University of Tartu are inviting some 2,400 residents of Estonia to participate in the fifth wave of a coronavirus prevalence study to determine the impact of recent weeks' outbreaks on the broader spread of the virus. (baltictimes.com)
  • There has been an increase in the incidence and prevalence of myasthenia gravis (MG) in the United States, an analysis of new claims data shows. (medscape.com)
  • In Europe, the incidence and prevalence of MG has increased for the past several decades. (medscape.com)
  • They calculated sex- and age-specific incidence and prevalence of MG for the year 2021 using US Census data. (medscape.com)
  • The incidence and prevalence of MG increased with age, ranging from 0.3 and 0.4 per 100,000, respectively, in children younger than age 2 years, to 10.2 and 116.8 per 100,000, respectively, in people 65 and older. (medscape.com)
  • The main goals of the Registry, as defined by the 2008 ALS Registry Act, are to describe the incidence and prevalence of ALS better, examine risk factors such as environmental and occupational exposures, and characterize the demographic characteristics of those living with ALS. (medscape.com)
  • Objective: To study prevalence, incidence proportion and incidence rate of sarcopenia in a simple random sample of older Swedish men using the EWGSOP2 definition. (lu.se)
  • Sarcopenia prevalence and incidence were calculated according to the EWGSOP2 definition. (lu.se)
  • The aim of this study was to assess the prevalence of dental caries in the Kosovar adult population. (hindawi.com)
  • Therefore, the objective of this study was to assess the prevalence and severity of dental caries in the Kosovar adult population in relation to their sex, age, and place of residence (urban or rural). (hindawi.com)
  • But there are other factors that play a significant role in the prevalence of dental caries and that either cannot be changed or resist change: age, sex, race, ethnicity, genetic predisposition and especially economic status and access to dental care. (colgate.com)
  • The present study aimed to assess the prevalence and characteristics of child sexual abuse (CSA) in a large-scale sample of Slovak late adolescents. (researchgate.net)
  • However, a logistic regression model based on age, gender, and the yearly population, was used to evaluate the prevalence of depressive disorders in the entire Belgian population. (statista.com)
  • Objective The aim of this study was to evaluate the prevalence of peri-implant mucositis, as well as hygiene care around implants and the correlation between keratinized gingiva and probing depth around implants. (bvsalud.org)
  • To investigate the prevalence of diabetes and glycemic control in the Chinese adult population. (nih.gov)
  • Briefly, a stratified multistage multicentered national cross-sectional survey was conducted to investigate the prevalence of hypertension in subjects over 15 years old from 31 metropolises/provinces in China. (hindawi.com)
  • In a new study , researchers conducted a meta-analysis and review of studies from all over the world to estimate the global prevalence of celiac disease and identify possible variations in prevalence between different regions and populations. (celiac.org)
  • In the US, increasing prevalence has also been observed, but recent estimates are lacking, making it tough to gauge the true burden of disease, Rodrigues explained. (medscape.com)
  • Total prevalence was estimated to be 37.0 per 100,000 with sex-specific estimates being comparable at 37.3 and 36.7 per 100,000 for males and females, respectively. (medscape.com)
  • The diamonds show the median value in the range of past year prevalence estimates reported by studies in the database. (who.int)
  • These do not represent national or regional prevalence estimates. (who.int)
  • Overall, the panelists thought their comments confirm that soil-pica exists, but they refrained from providing quantitative estimates of the prevalence of soil-pica behavior, largely because the available studies are limited in duration and not based on a population that represents all groups of children. (cdc.gov)
  • The Prevalence of Burnout and Depression and Their Associati. (lww.com)
  • The prevalence of burnout and depression in anesthesiology residents has not been determined. (lww.com)
  • The primary objective of this study was to determine the prevalence of burnout and depression in anesthesiology residents in the United States. (lww.com)
  • The aim of the present study was to analyse the prevalence of the Burnout Syndrome among Portuguese teachers. (bvsalud.org)
  • Researchers estimated the prevalence of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) among children and adolescents in the United States to be 3.14% in 2019 and 2020 overall. (eurekalert.org)
  • From 2001 to 2020, the prevalence of depressive disorders increased in the Belgian population. (statista.com)
  • Prevalence of smokeless tobacco (SLT) use among adults is known for 121 countries from different surveillance system. (who.int)
  • In addition, the prevalence of prediabetes was estimated to be 50.1% (95% CI, 49.7%-50.6%) in Chinese adults: 52.1% (95% CI, 51.5%-52.7%) in men and 48.1% (95% CI, 47.6%-48.7%) in women. (nih.gov)
  • Recent tobacco prevention and cessation activities have focused on nonsmoking ordinances and behavioral changes, and in Kansas, the overall prevalence of cigarette smoking among adults has decreased. (cdc.gov)
  • In Kosovo, no studies have been conducted which include examination by dentists to determine the prevalence of caries or tooth loss among adults. (hindawi.com)
  • The prevalence of past or present hepatitis B was highest in Asian American adults (21.1 percent) compared to the total adult population (4.3 percent). (healthline.com)
  • The prevalence of past or present hepatitis B was higher in American adults born outside the United States (11.9 percent) than those born in the United States (2.5 percent). (healthline.com)
  • The prevalence was higher in female than male individuals, and was significantly greater in children than adults. (celiac.org)
  • Of those with stage 2 hypertension, 68.4 and 71.2 percent of adults in LA County and the United States, respectively, received treatment, and the prevalence of controlled hypertension was 36.5 and 46.1 percent, respectively. (msdmanuals.com)
  • The overall prevalence of diabetes was estimated to be 11.6% (95% CI, 11.3%-11.8%) in the Chinese adult population. (nih.gov)
  • In Estimating Norovirus Prevalence I wrote up an estimate for how many people currently had Norovirus at various times in the past, describing some of my work on the P2RA project at the NAO . (lesswrong.com)
  • We aimed to estimate the prevalence of blindness and low vision, identify the main causes of blindness and low vision, and estimate targets for blindness prevention programs in Mankien payam (district), southern Sudan. (rti.org)
  • Conclusion: The prevalence of sarcopenia defined along EWGSOP2 criteria doubled within 5 years in older men, and more than a third of the study participants with sarcopenia at baseline did not have sarcopenia at follow-up. (lu.se)
  • Conclusion It can be observed a high prevalence of mucositis around the implants, which highlights the need for professionals' greater awareness about oral hygiene guidance and health promotion encouragement in patients receiving dental implant rehabilitation, as well as more studies to investigate the real role of keratinized tissue around implants. (bvsalud.org)
  • using validated methods we have measured the prevalence of symptomatic and asymptomatic coronary heart disease in a sample of 290 men born and still living in East Hertfordshire. (bmj.com)
  • According to a US population-based survey, the community prevalence of methicillin-sensitive S aureus (MSSA) was 31.6% and that of methicillin-resistant S aureus (MRSA) WAS 0.84%, with the anterior nares being the most consistent site of isolation. (medscape.com)
  • However, lifetime prevalence increases as adolescents age into adulthood. (sciencedaily.com)
  • The prevalence of previously diagnosed diabetes was estimated to be 3.5% (95% CI, 3.4%-3.6%) in the Chinese population: 3.6% (95% CI, 3.4%-3.8%) in men and 3.4% (95% CI, 3.2%-3.5%) in women. (nih.gov)
  • The prevalence of undiagnosed diabetes was 8.1% (95% CI, 7.9%-8.3%) in the Chinese population: 8.5% (95% CI, 8.2%-8.8%) in men and 7.7% (95% CI, 7.4%-8.0%) in women. (nih.gov)
  • The decline in overall smoking prevalence coupled with the lack of change in mean annual cigarette consumption may have resulted in a more intense exposure to cigarettes for the smoking population. (cdc.gov)
  • Prevalence is the statistical number of cases of a condition found in a specific population at a specific time. (colgate.com)
  • The prevalence and risk factors of intracranial atherosclerotic stenosis (ICAS) located in the anterior circulation (AC) and posterior circulation (PC) has been scarcely noted in the general population. (hindawi.com)
  • We aimed to determine ICAS prevalence and risk factor profile of AC and PC in a representative population. (hindawi.com)
  • We therefore aimed to fill this knowledge gap by conducting a study to determine ICAS prevalence of AC and PC in a representative population. (hindawi.com)
  • An absolute prevalence isn't useful to us without connecting it to a population. (lesswrong.com)
  • Results The prevalence of mucositis in this population was 81.31% of the implants. (bvsalud.org)
  • Researchers found that when observers repeatedly pressed the same key for target-absent trials in low-prevalence blocks, they tended to press the same key too fast even if they could see the target. (wikipedia.org)
  • In visual perception, target prevalence describes the salience (or visibility) of an object or objects in the environment and influences visual search. (wikipedia.org)
  • An experiment similar to an x-ray baggage search at an airport reveals how likely one is to make errors when searching for low-prevalence targets. (wikipedia.org)
  • Eye-tracking data suggests that many errors at low prevalence were attributable to participants terminating the search without finding the target. (wikipedia.org)
  • Among men, but not women, cigarette smoking prevalence decreased significantly over time. (cdc.gov)
  • A new CDC study finds that prevalence of cerebral palsy remained largely stable for children born between 1985 and 2002. (disabilityscoop.com)
  • Data on cigarette smoking prevalence for 91,465 adult Kansans were obtained from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System survey for 1999 through 2010. (cdc.gov)
  • Previous studies confirmed the disparity in ICAS prevalence by race/region [ 11 - 15 ], but the epidemiological characteristics of ICAS located in anterior circulation (AC) and posterior circulation (PC) has been scarcely noted. (hindawi.com)
  • In psychology, the prevalence effect is the phenomenon that one is more likely to miss (or fail to detect) a target with a low prevalence (or frequency) than a target with a high prevalence or frequency. (wikipedia.org)
  • When targets are frequent (above 50-percent prevalence), fast "no" responses often lead to mistakes and "no" reaction times are slower than "yes" times in high-prevalence searches. (wikipedia.org)
  • With a low prevalence, participants missed about 40 percent of the rare targets and responded more rapidly to target-absent trails than they did in high-prevalence conditions. (wikipedia.org)
  • Read on to learn about the high prevalence of hepatitis B in the Asian community, why this is happening, and what's being done about it. (healthline.com)
  • There may be several reasons why the prevalence of hepatitis B is high in Asian communities, both within the United States, and outside of it. (healthline.com)
  • The high prevalence of depressive disorders is to be considered in the context of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. (statista.com)
  • Despite the overall decline in caries prevalence in developed countries [ 2 ], caries continues to be an important disease in most developing countries. (hindawi.com)
  • Objectives To examine the prevalence, determinants, safety perceptions, effectiveness and knowledge of herbal medicines (HMs) and reasons for non-hospital utilisation. (mendeley.com)
  • Prevalence refers to the proportion of individuals who have a condition at or during a particular time period. (celiac.org)
  • Prevalence rates of asthma and of severe asthma symptoms decreased with increasing age. (who.int)
  • prevalence of asthma among schoolchil- dren in Iraq. (who.int)
  • Childhood asthma is a major clinical con- ed the prevalence of asthma and wheezing cern worldwide and represents a huge bur- among primary-school children and evalu- den on families and societies. (who.int)
  • We conducted a cross-sectional study of The prevalence of childhood asthma has primary-school children in Baghdad be- been reported to vary (1%-30%) in differ- tween October 2000 and June 2002. (who.int)
  • The prevalence of asthma seems our study was 1 002 004. (who.int)
  • When discussing the prevalence of soil-pica, two panelists suggested that ATSDR view soil ingestion rates as a continuum, possibly by characterizing the distribution of these rates (SD, JM). (cdc.gov)
  • When participants had a chance to correct their responses, their miss rates were reduced (demonstrating that if motor responses contribute to the prevalence effect, there is a perceptual effect if the task is difficult). (wikipedia.org)
  • 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)
  • At the end of the day, casino operators care more about their gross gaming revenue (GGR), while gambling prevalence rates are of primarily sociological interest. (bonus.com)
  • Though not commenting specifically on the prevalence of soil-pica behavior, several panelists noted relevant data documented in the scientific literature. (cdc.gov)
  • The first national prevalence data on amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) was reported today from the National ALS Registry, using administrative data to ascertain cases of ALS in the United States. (medscape.com)
  • Figures for the prevalence of PsA were estimated from these data. (nih.gov)
  • Prevalence of SLT use among different professional groups is also available in Global School Personnel Survey and Global Health Professions Student Survey. (who.int)
  • Although information regarding resistance to other antimicrobial drugs was unavailable in the Connecticut survey, the overall prevalence of penicillin-resistant strains in Connecticut was low through June 1993. (cdc.gov)
  • The initial prevalence survey was conducted in 2015. (surgeons.org)
  • South Africa will conduct a Tuberculosis Prevalence Survey to establish the true burden of the disease and ultimately strengthen TB control in the country. (hsrc.ac.za)
  • Results: Sarcopenia prevalence increased from 5.6% at baseline to 12.0% at follow-up. (lu.se)
  • The results of the meta-analysis found the current worldwide prevalence of celiac disease to be 1.4% based on blood tests and 0.7% based on biopsy results. (celiac.org)
  • 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)
  • To determine the extent of antimicrobial susceptibility testing of S. pneumoniae and the prevalence of penicillin resistance among pneumococcal isolates from July 1992 through June 1993, in August 1993 the Connecticut Department of Public Health and Addiction Services (DPHAS) surveyed all 44 hospitals with clinical microbiology laboratories in Connecticut. (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)
  • Based on a review of the current research, we discuss what determines their emergence and prevalence, to what extent neuromyths pose a problem for practice, and why and how both neurodidactics and neuromyths should be made an object of university instruction. (degruyter.com)
  • The rising prevalence of urologic cancers, along with the increased use of hormone therapies and the approval of novel biologics, is driving strong growth in the urologic cancer market globally through 2022. (ajmc.com)
  • The rising prevalence of urologic cancers, along with the increased use of hormone therapies and the approval of novel biologics, is driving strong growth in the urologic cancer market globally through 2022, according to a new report by Global Business Intelligence (GBI) Research. (ajmc.com)
  • GBI believes the lack of other targeted therapies for bladder cancer and an increasing prevalence of these kinds of cancers together set the stage for a quick adoption of atezolizumab, which is expected to generate $2.5 billion in revenues in 2022. (ajmc.com)
  • The other panelists stressed that a clear, unambiguous definition of soil-pica must be crafted so that ATSDR can quantify the prevalence using the various methods discussed in Section 3.3. (cdc.gov)
  • The prevalence of coronary heart disease, defined by the Rose/WHO chest pain questionnaire, standard electrocardiographic criteria, or history of coronary artery angioplasty or graft surgery. (bmj.com)
  • Prevalence of smokeless tobacco use, among school going adolescent aged 13-15 years is available for 106 countries, mainly from GYTS. (who.int)
  • The prevalence of ICAS in AC was much greater than that in PC (11.9% vs. 4.2%), and subjects with ICAS in PC were 3.9 years older than those with ICAS in AC. (hindawi.com)
  • The nature of the prevalence effect is debated, and its source may be attributed to motor error. (wikipedia.org)
  • Prevalence of soil-pica among pregnant women. (cdc.gov)
  • The unadjusted prevalence in women was 38.4 and 44.2 percent in LA County and the United States, respectively, while in men, the corresponding prevalence was 50.4 and 50.6 percent. (msdmanuals.com)
  • The prevalence effect disappeared when there was a great discrepancy between gain and loss for correct and incorrect responses, such as when observers competed for a prize. (wikipedia.org)
  • To determine the prevalence of psoriatic arthritis (PsA) using the ClASsification criteria for Psoriatic ARthritis (CASPAR) for classification. (nih.gov)
  • To determine whether low birth weight and low weight at 1 year are followed by an increased prevalence of coronary heart disease in adult life. (bmj.com)
  • The prevalence effect is influenced by top-down control of a future prospect or the bottom-up priming of past experience. (wikipedia.org)
  • It was found that the prevalence effect is a consequence of bottom-up experience and unaffected by top-down control. (wikipedia.org)
  • The second was: "What is the prevalence rate of soil-pica behavior among children, especially preschool children? (cdc.gov)
  • a 10-percent prevalence produced a 16-percent error rate, and prevalence under one percent produced a 30-percent error rate. (wikipedia.org)
  • While that didn't lead to more cases of cerebral palsy, the findings indicate that improved care hasn't lessened prevalence of the condition either, though the number of children with co-occurring intellectual disability has declined. (disabilityscoop.com)