• METHODS: Cross-sectional study with an electronic questionnaire distributed to 28 762 hospital employees in southern Sweden. (lu.se)
  • Methods: We have recruited 228 consecutive adult patients with NTM-PD from a prospective cohort study at the Keio University Hospital, who had no history of osteoporosis or osteoporosis-associated bone fracture but underwent dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry-based bone mineral density (BMD) evaluation from August 2017-September 2019. (elsevierpure.com)
  • Materials and Methods: The study was done as a cross‑sectional study in a tertiary care medical college hospital for 2 years among 218 adults patients of both sexes with type 2 diabetes mellitus. (who.int)
  • Methods After reviewing patient files and conventional roentgenologic imaging, 139 patients with Blount disease were included in this cross-sectional study, of which 102 patients were interviewed. (bmj.com)
  • Methods A cross-sectional study was conducted. (univr.it)
  • Methods and analysis: Individuals with PD are enrolled in the study in France (N=60) and Portugal (N=60). (hal.science)
  • BDD symptoms are more prevalent in patients with dermatological conditions than in the general population, but there are no large sample studies comparing the prevalence of BDD symptoms between patients with dermatological conditions and healthy skin controls. (nih.gov)
  • Yet recent epidemiological studies suggest that the prevalence of NCD multimorbidity is high and increasingly the norm for patients in high income settings [ 4 ]. (biomedcentral.com)
  • According to an epidemiological study in China, the standardized prevalence rate of PAD was 6.6%, the awareness rate was 4.9%, the treatment rate was 1.9%, and the control rate was 0.2% [3] . (researchsquare.com)
  • We aimed to improve understanding of geographical variation in HCV-related severe liver disease and historic risk factor prevalence among clinic attendees in England and Scotland. (gla.ac.uk)
  • Our study provides a baseline measure of historic risk factor prevalence and potential geographical variation in healthcare provision, to support ongoing monitoring of HCV-related disease burden and the design of risk prevention measures. (gla.ac.uk)
  • children who were not breastfed, exclusively or not, up to six months of age, had a higher prevalence of diseases compared to breastfed children. (bvs.br)
  • CONCLUSIONS: In this study, we found a higher 1-year prevalence of self-reported hand eczema among Swedish healthcare workers than reported in the general population. (lu.se)
  • The study aimed to evaluate the prevalence of osteoporosis in patients with NTM-PD compared with that in the general population and determine the factors associated with osteoporosis in the subjects, including the serum estradiol (E 2 ) and 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25OHD) levels. (elsevierpure.com)
  • Cannabis use is associated with reduced prevalence of obesity and diabetes mellitus (DM) in humans and mouse disease models. (umassmed.edu)
  • We aimed to assess the prevalence of CVD and cardiovascular risk profile in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), psoriasis (PSO) and spondylarthropathies (SpA). (ecco-ibd.eu)
  • Symptomatic Alzheimer's disease prevalence increased with age in individuals with Down syndrome, reaching 90-100% in the seventh decade of life. (qxmd.com)
  • The similarities with sporadic and autosomal dominant Alzheimer's disease and the prevalence of Down syndrome make this population a suitable target for Alzheimer's disease preventive treatments. (qxmd.com)
  • In medical research, social science, and biology, a cross-sectional study (also known as a cross-sectional analysis, transverse study, prevalence study) is a type of observational study that analyzes data from a population, or a representative subset, at a specific point in time-that is, cross-sectional data. (wikipedia.org)
  • Unlike case-control studies, they can be used to describe, not only the odds ratio, but also absolute risks and relative risks from prevalences (sometimes called prevalence risk ratio, or PRR). (wikipedia.org)
  • They are often used to assess the prevalence of acute or chronic conditions, but cannot be used to answer questions about the causes of disease or the results of intervention. (wikipedia.org)
  • The study reported that patients with DS had a higher prevalence of mood changes, overactivity, auditory hallucinations, disturbed sleep, and less aggression due to other etiologies. (medscape.com)
  • Most of these studies have been in men who have sex with men, but two of them evaluated women and the prevalence was about the same, ranging from three to eight percent, so rectal infections aren't just limited to men who have sex with men. (cdc.gov)
  • In the present study, the prevalence of SM was associated with smoking and socioeconomic status, which is considered high when compared to the worldwide prevalence. (bvsalud.org)
  • Enroll-HD is a clinical research platform and the world's largest observational study for Huntington's disease families. (enroll-hd.org)
  • The primary objective of this observational study was to evaluate the proportion of Parkinson's disease (PD) patients identified as advanced PD (APD) patients according to physician's judgment in four participating movement disorder centers (MDC) across the study. (mdsabstracts.org)
  • To determine whether UK patients with coronary heart disease (CHD) who also have schizophrenia or bipolar disorder are less likely to receive primary care in accordance with the agreed national standards of the UK than patients without these mental health problems. (bmj.com)
  • For example, a series of national service frameworks introduced in the UK's National Health Service since 2000 are focused on single conditions, such as coronary heart disease. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Objectives: To explore the associations of hypertension and coronary heart disease (CHD) with use of biomass fuel for cooking. (aku.edu)
  • This observational, cross-sectional, comparative multicentre study included 8295 participants: 5487 consecutive patients with different skin diseases (56% female) recruited among dermatological outpatients at 22 clinics in 17 European countries, and 2808 healthy skin controls (66% female). (nih.gov)
  • Non communicable disease (NCD) multimorbidity is increasingly becoming common in high income settings but little is known about its epidemiology and associated impacts on citizens and health systems in low and middle-income countries (LMICs). (biomedcentral.com)
  • And she also serves as the Director For System Pediatric Epidemiology and Infectious Diseases at Norton Children's Medical Group in Louisville, Kentucky. (cdc.gov)
  • However, in modern epidemiology it may be impossible to survey the entire population of interest, so cross-sectional studies often involve secondary analysis of data collected for another purpose. (wikipedia.org)
  • The data collection was conducted as part of the Hordaland Health Study (HUSK) 1997-99, which was a cross-sectional epidemiological study. (peerj.com)
  • This is a major advantage over other forms of epidemiological study. (wikipedia.org)
  • The purpose of this study is to investigate the effects of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) on daily life activities in patients with COPD and also to determine the socio-demographic profile, daily life style and needs of the patients with COPD. (astrazenecaclinicaltrials.com)
  • We aim to examine the socio-demographic distribution of NCD multimorbidity (≥2 diseases) and its implications for health care utilization and out-of-pocket expenditure (OOPE) in India. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Information on lifestyle factors, self-reported health, disease (heart attack, apoplexy, angina pectoris, and diabetes), and socio-demographic variables was obtained from a self-administered questionnaire. (peerj.com)
  • Odds ratios for fair or poor self-reported health were calculated using multiple logistic regression analyses adjusted for disease and socio-demographic variables. (peerj.com)
  • In this model, the evaluation of one's own health encompasses a review of information, such as functional status, diseases, health-related behaviours, and socio-demographic factors. (peerj.com)
  • Blood monocyte phenotype fingerprint of stable coronary artery disease: a cross-sectional sub-study of SMARTool clinical trial. (unipi.it)
  • These study participants were provided with appropriate personal protective equipment to deliver healthcare to patients admitted to hospital with covid-19 and were involved in aerosol generating procedures. (bmj.com)
  • Results The average age of study participants was 35.8 years and 68.1% (286/420) were women. (bmj.com)
  • All 420 study participants had direct contact with patients with covid-19 and performed at least one aerosol generating procedure. (bmj.com)
  • During the deployment period in Wuhan, none of the study participants reported covid-19 related symptoms. (bmj.com)
  • Despite being at high risk of exposure, study participants were appropriately protected and did not contract infection or develop protective immunity against SARS-CoV-2. (bmj.com)
  • 5397 participants were included in our study, of which 1042 had COPD . (bvsalud.org)
  • Sixty participants were consecutively enrolled in a cross-sectional study and divided into three groups: 20 with Chronic Hepatitis, 20 with Liver Cirrhosis, and 20 with HCC. (sciepub.com)
  • Most case-control studies collect specifically designed data on all participants, including data fields designed to allow the hypothesis of interest to be tested. (wikipedia.org)
  • RESULTS: A total of 450 participants, 59.6% males (n=268) and 40.4% females (n=182), were included in the study. (who.int)
  • A total of 53 study participants took part in this study. (who.int)
  • Objective To examine the protective effects of appropriate personal protective equipment for frontline healthcare professionals who provided care for patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (covid-19). (bmj.com)
  • Objective: The aim of this cross-sectional study was to determine the associations between frailty and multimorbidity on the one hand and quality of life on the other in community-dwelling older people. (inholland.nl)
  • With regard to prevalent diseases, a cohort study conducted in Sweden, with the objective of assessing the association between breastfeeding and hospitalizations for infectious diseases in children up to four years of age, revealed that the risk of hospitalizations for infectious diseases decreased with EBF duration. (bvs.br)
  • Objective The objective of this study is to study familial inheritance for Blount disease to create better understanding of the aetiology of Blount disease. (bmj.com)
  • Objective This study explores the factors associated with health service use for individuals with cardiovascular disease (CVD) and comorbidity in the Ireland. (bmj.com)
  • The main objective of the FraLusoPark project is to provide a thorough evaluation of changes in PD speech as a result of pharmacological treatment and disease duration in 2 different languages (French vs European Portuguese). (hal.science)
  • The Vienna Transdanube Aging (VITA) study searches for early markers of Alzheimer's disease (AD) by examining the mental status in a community-based cohort of 606, 75-years old volunteers that are then related to various clinical and genetic analyses. (nih.gov)
  • Glycogen storage disease type VI (GSD VI), also known as Hers disease, is a type of hepatic glycogenosis characterized by mild clinical manifestations and a benign course. (medscape.com)
  • Tests sensitive to presymptomatic changes in Alzheimer's disease could be valuable for clinical trials. (konexionsnc.com)
  • Within groups, association between lipid levels and clinical disease activity was assessed by stratification, and with CRP levels by Pearson correlation test. (ecco-ibd.eu)
  • Here, we investigated this possibility by characterizing the microbial composition in the sputum of 334 TB patients from Tanzania, and by assessing its association with three aspects of disease manifestations: sputum mycobacterial load, severe clinical findings, and chest x-ray (CXR) findings. (unibas.ch)
  • Clinical and biomarker changes of Alzheimer's disease in adults with Down syndrome: a cross-sectional study. (qxmd.com)
  • This study seeks to describe the health status of a large sample of geographically and socially diverse Malagasy communities through multiple clinical measurements, detailed social surveys, and paired data on regional variation in local ecologies. (princeton.edu)
  • Through collection of clinical and biological samples for both point-of-care diagnoses and laboratory analyses, we obtained detailed occurrence (and importantly co-occurrence) data on micronutrient nutritional, infectious disease, and non-communicable disease status. (princeton.edu)
  • abstract = "Objectives To investigate the proportion of potentially relevant undisclosed financial ties between clinical practice guideline writers and pharmaceutical companies.Design Cross-sectional study of a stratified random sample of Australian guidelines and writers. (edu.au)
  • Besides age, other studies have also shown some clinical differences that might be unique to persons with DS. (medscape.com)
  • One study compared the clinical findings in individuals with DS and dementia with those with dementia and intellectual disabilities. (medscape.com)
  • Its clinical presentation clearly differs from other forms of GSD, because it is caused by the deficiency of the lysosomal enzyme, alpha-1,4-glucosidase, leading to the pathologic accumulation of normally structured glycogen within the lysosomes of most tissues, differs Three forms of the disease exist: infantile-onset, late-onset juvenile and adult onset. (medscape.com)
  • We characterised the order and timing of changes in biomarkers of Alzheimer's disease in a population of adults with Down syndrome. (qxmd.com)
  • Previous studies had shown that aspartate aminotransferase to alanine aminotransferase (AST/ALT ratio) plays a role in cardiovascular disease. (researchsquare.com)
  • Peripheral artery disease (PAD) is an important risk factor for cardiovascular disease. (researchsquare.com)
  • The incidence of arteriosclerosis cardiovascular disease is rapidly increasing as a result of the improvement in living standards, changes in diet and living habits in China. (researchsquare.com)
  • A growing number of associations suggest assessing the value of new biomarkers in predicting risk of cardiovascular disease [10-12] . (researchsquare.com)
  • Considering that both the AST/ALT ratio and PAD were associated with cardiovascular disease and data on the relationship between AST/ALT ratio and PAD was limited, the aim of our study was to assess whether the AST / ALT ratio was associated with PAD. (researchsquare.com)
  • Introduction:Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is a risk factor for increased morbidity, mortality, and cardiovascular disease. (who.int)
  • The WHO has projected that cardiovascular disease (CVD) alone will account for a quarter of global deaths by 2030. (bmj.com)
  • The aim of this study was to investigate the contribution of actual cardiovascular disease (CVD) risks, psychosocial and work-related factors as predictors of health behavior. (cdc.gov)
  • The coronavirus disease 2019 (covid-19) pandemic has now spread to more than 200 countries. (bmj.com)
  • Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has been wreaking havoc on the world, taking a heavy toll on human lives and economic activities. (biomedcentral.com)
  • A cross-sessional study was conducted at the outpatient of Bishoftu Hospital , Ethiopia from June 2019 to March 2020. (bvsalud.org)
  • Emerging infectious diseases, such as coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), are among the most serious occupational hazards for healthcare providers. (ac.ir)
  • Qualitative study was carried out from July, 2019 to August, 2019. (who.int)
  • This cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted in 2020. (ac.ir)
  • Cross-sectional studies are descriptive studies (neither longitudinal nor experimental). (wikipedia.org)
  • Entry in Sierra Leone in 2021: a cross-sectional study. (who.int)
  • a comparative cross-sectional study of 150 axial spondyloarthritis and 150 orthopedic back pain patients. (iasp-pain.org)
  • Burden of disease and impact on quality of life in chronic back pain - a comparative cross-sectional study of 150 axial spondyloarthritis and 150 orthopedic back pain patients. (iasp-pain.org)
  • We assessed whether accelerated long-term forgetting is a feature of presymptomatic autosomal dominant (familial) Alzheimer's disease, and whether there is an association between accelerated long-term forgetting and early subjective memory changes. (konexionsnc.com)
  • Alzheimer's disease and its complications are the leading cause of death in adults with Down syndrome. (qxmd.com)
  • Studies have assessed Alzheimer's disease in individuals with Down syndrome, but the natural history of biomarker changes in Down syndrome has not been established. (qxmd.com)
  • Prodromal Alzheimer's disease was diagnosed at a median age of 50·2 years (IQR 47·5-54·1), and Alzheimer's disease dementia at 53·7 years (49·5-57·2). (qxmd.com)
  • Alzheimer's disease in individuals with Down syndrome has a long preclinical phase in which biomarkers follow a predictable order of changes over more than two decades. (qxmd.com)
  • Peripheral artery disease (PAD), a kind of arteriosclerosis diseases, has become the third leading cause of arteriosclerosis cardiovascular morbidity next to stroke and coronary artery disease [1] . (researchsquare.com)
  • Peripheral arterial disease has become a global health problem [4] , with high mortality and cardiovascular morbidity [4] . (researchsquare.com)
  • Vaccination is considered to be one of the greatest achievements of public health and has contributed to the decline in mortality and morbidity of various infectious diseases. (biomedcentral.com)
  • This study was done to assess the association of NAFLD with coronary artery disease (CAD) in type 2 diabetes mellitus. (who.int)
  • The association of NAFLD in type 2 diabetes mellitus patients with symptoms of angina according to modified rose and ECG changes using Minnesota codes was studied. (who.int)
  • metabolic syndrome (SM) is a set of metabolic imbalances that are associated with the development of cardiovascular diseases, type 2 diabetes mellitus, in addition to other chronic non-communicable diseases. (bvsalud.org)
  • Chronic respiratory diseases (CRDs) are diseases of the lung airways and parenchyma. (bvsalud.org)
  • Although previous reports link exposure to insulating materials with an increased risk of mesothelioma and chronic respiratory diseases, studies evaluating their associations with the risk of coronary artery diseases (CAD) are lacking. (figshare.com)
  • Our study demonstrates that apart from cancer and chronic respiratory diseases, asbestos exposure may also have a cardiac effect, thus warranting the need for systematic surveillance to protect workers from the adverse effects of these materials. (figshare.com)
  • We're pleased to have with us Dr. Fatima Dawood, a Medical Officer Epidemiologist in the National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases at CDC. (cdc.gov)
  • The overall aim of this study was to determine the feasibility of recommending a screening process for non-communicable diseases (NCDs) and their risk factors, as a national and regional model. (uwi.edu)
  • The study was conducted in Yaoundé from December 2020 to April 2022. (sciepub.com)
  • In this study, we aimed to assess and compare burden of disease, functional capacity, quality of life and depressive symptoms in axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA) patients with orthopedic chronic back pain patients (OBP). (iasp-pain.org)
  • The disease is mainly characterised by static tremor, bradykinesia, muscle rigidity, and postural balance disorders, although it is accompanied by various non-motor symptoms(NMS) including sleep disorders, cognitive dysfunction, autonomic abnormalities, mood disturbances, and pain. (biomedcentral.com)
  • This study shows a high burden of abnormal lung function in patients attending clinics because of CRDs symptoms. (bvsalud.org)
  • Background The symptoms and complications related to chronic liver disease (CLD) have been shown to affect patient well-being. (univr.it)
  • Therefore, the aim of the present study was to evaluate if the CLD severity may affect the HRQOL and the development of depressive symptoms. (univr.it)
  • 2022) . However, fndings from existing studies indicated by 2030. (who.int)
  • The sponsor was involved in defining the initial research question but had no involvement in the study design, the extraction, analysis of data, the writing of the report, or the decision to submit the paper for publication. (bmj.com)
  • In addition, JH-C initiated the study, obtained ethical approval, supervised the data extraction and is the study guarantor. (bmj.com)
  • We analyzed cross-sectional nationally representative data from the World Health Organisaion Study on Global Ageing and Adult Health (WHO-SAGE), conducted in India during 2007. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Furthermore, to our knowledge, few studies have investigated sarcopenia in Asian populations, and none have reported sarcopenia data for patients with PD in China. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Data for the study were obtained from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey ( NHANES ) 2007-2010. (bvsalud.org)
  • Currently, limited transition skill assessment data exist in pediatric patients with rheumatic diseases, especially in Asian countries. (biomedcentral.com)
  • The recent data from systemic reviews had shown that a structured health care transition process could statistically improve the triple aim domains of population health (adherence to care monitoring, disease-specific measures, patient-reported health and quality of life, and self-care), patient experience of care (satisfaction), and utilization of care (utilization and process of care) outcomes in 16 (84%) from 19 studies [ 13 ]. (biomedcentral.com)
  • This type of rich metadata associated with a suite of biological samples and nutritional and disease outcome data should allow disentangling some of the underlying drivers of ill health across the changing landscapes of Madagascar. (princeton.edu)
  • In medical research, cross-sectional studies differ from case-control studies in that they aim to provide data on the entire population under study, whereas case-control studies typically include only individuals who have developed a specific condition and compare them with a matched sample, often a tiny minority, of the rest of the population. (wikipedia.org)
  • Cross-sectional studies involve data collected at a defined time. (wikipedia.org)
  • Cross-sectional data cannot be used to infer causality because temporality is not known. (wikipedia.org)
  • Cross-sectional studies may involve special data collection, including questions about the past, but they often rely on data originally collected for other purposes. (wikipedia.org)
  • The use of routinely collected data allows large cross-sectional studies to be made at little or no expense. (wikipedia.org)
  • Cross-sectional studies using data originally collected for other purposes are often unable to include data on confounding factors, other variables that affect the relationship between the putative cause and effect. (wikipedia.org)
  • Cross-sectional studies can contain individual-level data (one record per individual, for example, in national health surveys). (wikipedia.org)
  • Our team recently did a meta-analysis, which is where you combine all of the data across all of the studies that have been published, and we found that M. genitalium infections were associated with about a two-fold increase in the risk of cervicitis, pelvic inflammatory disease, preterm delivery, and spontaneous abortion. (cdc.gov)
  • This is a cross-sectional study with artisanal fishers from the state of Tocantins, and data collected between 2016 and 2017 were used. (bvsalud.org)
  • Conclusion: There is significant association of coronary artery disease and cardiovascular risk factors with NAFLD in type 2 diabetes. (who.int)
  • Conclusion This study describes a large group of Blount patients. (bmj.com)
  • Conclusion This study indicated that even when demographic and socioeconomic factors are controlled for, comorbidity significantly increases the risk of accessing health services for individuals with CVD. (bmj.com)
  • Within this study of HBV vaccination uptake among hard-to-reach population groups in London, UK, we document 52.3% coverage of the full vaccine course. (biomedcentral.com)
  • In the UK, HBV vaccination has historically been targeted towards population groups such as people who inject drugs (PWIDs), individuals who change sexual partners frequently (particularly men who have sex with men), patients with chronic liver disease (particularly with chronic hepatitis C virus infection [HCV]), prisoners and those at occupational risk. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Information on self-reported health is important for health professionals, and the aim of this study was to examine associations between lifestyle factors and self-reported health and the mediating effect of disease in a Norwegian population. (peerj.com)
  • We conducted a population-based case-control study of 5,950,391 patients using the 2014 Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP), Nationwide Inpatient Survey (NIS) discharge records of patients 18 years and older. (umassmed.edu)
  • We did a dual-centre cross-sectional study of adults with Down syndrome recruited through a population-based health plan in Barcelona (Spain) and through services for people with intellectual disabilities in Cambridge (UK). (qxmd.com)
  • Design Population-based cross-sectional survey. (bmj.com)
  • This study uses a representative population survey to examine health service use for people with comorbidities. (bmj.com)
  • Longitudinal studies differ from both in making a series of observations more than once on members of the study population over a period of time. (wikipedia.org)
  • The conclusions, findings, and opinions expressed by authors contributing to this journal do not necessarily reflect the official position of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the Public Health Service, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, or the authors' affiliated institutions. (cdc.gov)
  • Conclusions: A linked air monitoring study indicated substantially higher airborne concentrations of fine particulate matter in kitchens where biomass was used for cooking. (aku.edu)
  • Therefore, although conclusions from research studies may be interchangeable, AD in persons with DS should be considered different from AD without DS. (medscape.com)
  • Dr. Bryant is a member of AAP's Committee on Infectious Diseases and a Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Louisville School of Medicine. (cdc.gov)
  • Significant gaps in Points of entry to countries play a significant role in the spread of infection infectious diseases. (who.int)
  • prevention and As people cross borders, they may also cross with infectious diseases control at points including those caused by antimicrobial-resistant strains. (who.int)
  • This puts the country at risk for cross- border transmission of infectious diseases. (who.int)
  • These are front- line facilities with potentially many exposures to infectious diseases. (who.int)
  • Strengthening measures to control infections here can help prevent the cross-border spread of infectious diseases, which also reduces the inappropriate use of antibiotics that create antimicrobial resistance. (who.int)
  • Isolation facility or those suspected of having infectious diseases that could be transported across the borders and create problems. (who.int)
  • Port health staff are regularly exposed to travelers and goods that may carry infectious diseases, which makes this assessment critical. (who.int)
  • Travelers with infectious diseases can cross these entries unnoticed, risking the health of both staff at these entry points and those the traveler comes into contact with later. (who.int)
  • In addition, isolation and screening stations should be established/improved to prevent cross-border transmission of infectious diseases. (who.int)
  • Sarcopenia is commonly seen in the older adults and increases in incidence with age, also in Parkinson's disease (PD). (biomedcentral.com)
  • Adults aged 40 years or older were enrolled in the study. (bvsalud.org)
  • In this cross-sectional study, we recruited 643 adults (≥18 years), full-time insulators from the Local 110 Heat and Frost Insulators and Allied Workers Union in Edmonton, Alberta. (figshare.com)
  • The World Health Organization estimates that about 30% of all deaths in Nepal are due to cardiovascular diseases and that 1 in 4 Nepali adults have high blood pressure. (cdc.gov)
  • Animal toxicity studies of inhaled chloroform have provided evidence for absorption, but quantitative estimates have not been reported (see ATSDR 1997). (cdc.gov)
  • Although no causal factors were detected that define criteria for belonging to one or another profile, the characteristics identified for each indicate the need for specific and differentiated intervention strategies for families facing adversity, risk and vulnerability during a child's disease. (biomedcentral.com)
  • to assess the association between breastfeeding and diseases prevalent in the first two years of a child's life. (bvs.br)
  • Design Cross sectional study. (bmj.com)
  • All authors contributed to the study design, analysis plan, and manuscript. (bmj.com)
  • Design: We evaluated self-reported smoking status against urinary cotinine levels, the gold standard biomarker of tobacco smoke exposure, among agricultural workers at four separate cross-sectional time points. (cdc.gov)
  • DESIGN: Cross-sectional survey conducted among students at four different universities of Karachi, selected through random cluster sampling. (who.int)
  • To improve the diagnostic process, this study aimed to compare cytokine levels in patients with HCC, liver cirrhosis, and chronic hepatitis. (sciepub.com)
  • 2-Antonini A. Implementing a Delphi Panel to Improve Understanding of Patient Characteristics of Advanced Parkinson's Disease. (mdsabstracts.org)
  • Introduction: Individuals with Parkinson's disease (PD) have to deal with several aspects of voice and speech decline and thus alteration of communication ability during the course of the disease. (hal.science)
  • To determine the influence o f b ody mass index (BMI) on cognition in euthymic bipolar patients and healthy matched controls in a post hoc study of 2 cross-sectional and longitudinal exploratory studies. (psychiatrist.com)
  • Obesity and bipolar disorder showed a significant effect on cognition in cross-sectional and long-term MANOVA analyses ( F 7,111 = 2.54, P = .018 and F 19,23 = 2.25, P = .033, respectively). (psychiatrist.com)
  • A hierarchical cluster analysis and its confirmation through a nonhierarchical cluster analysis confirmed two profiles of caregivers of pediatric patients with chronic diseases. (biomedcentral.com)
  • The study protocol was approved by the institutional ethics committee of the hospital. (who.int)
  • Alzheimer disease (AD) is the most common progressive degenerative form of dementia, strongly associated with advancing age. (medscape.com)
  • Although Alzheimer disease (AD) is more frequent in individuals with Down syndrome (DS), the main contributing factor is unknown. (medscape.com)
  • Background: Since nontuberculous mycobacterial pulmonary disease (NTM-PD) is common in middle-aged/elderly slender women at risk of osteoporosis, we hypothesized that NTM-PD could be associated with osteoporosis. (elsevierpure.com)
  • Obesity and DM are a well-established independent risk factor for non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), the most prevalent liver disease globally. (umassmed.edu)
  • Chronic auto-inflammatory diseases are associated with an increased risk of arterial and venous cardiovascular diseases (CVD). (ecco-ibd.eu)
  • Recent studies predicting signs of suicide risk from social media using artificial intelli. (psychiatrist.com)
  • I'm Commander Ibad Khan, and I'm representing the Clinician Outreach and Communication Activity, COCA, with the Emergency Risk Communication Branch at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (cdc.gov)
  • in particular, those at-risk for chronic kidney disease of unknown origin (CKDu). (cdc.gov)
  • High blood pressure, or hypertension, causes an estimated 10 million deaths worldwide each year and is a leading risk factor for cardiovascular diseases. (cdc.gov)
  • A study of absorption of an oral dose of 13C-labeled chloroform (0.5 grams in a gelatin capsule) in volunteers revealed that absorption was both rapid and complete, with nearly 100% of the dose absorbed and peak blood levels in 1 hour after exposure (Fry et al. (cdc.gov)
  • After whole-body autoradiography to study the distribution of inhaled 14C-labeled chloroform in mice, most of the radioactivity was found in fat immediately after exposure, while the concentration of radioactivity in the liver increased during the postanesthetic period, most likely due to covalent binding to lipid and protein in the liver (Cohen and Hood 1969). (cdc.gov)
  • 1986). Studies of distribution of chloroform in humans following oral exposure are not available. (cdc.gov)
  • Following oral exposure in animal studies, distribution of chloroform appears to be similar to following inhalation exposure, with the primary concentrations in lipophilic tissues (Brown et al. (cdc.gov)
  • Glycogen storage disease type IX is a related GSD that involves mutation of the glycogen phosphorylase kinase encoding gene that is responsible for phosphorylating (and thus activating) liver glycogen phosphorylase. (medscape.com)
  • Etiology of Hepatocellular Carcinoma: Special Focus on Fatty Liver Disease. (sciepub.com)
  • In a cross-sectional survey, a specific group is looked at to see if an activity, say alcohol consumption, is related to the health effect being investigated, say cirrhosis of the liver. (wikipedia.org)
  • The disease presents with variable cardiac muscle, skeletal muscle and liver involvement and has different subtypes. (medscape.com)
  • However, in this study, tests for dementia given to persons older than 30 years showed some performance decline from 40 to 45 years. (medscape.com)
  • On the basis of pharmacokinetic results obtained in rats and mice exposed to chloroform by inhalation, and of enzymatic studies in human tissues in vitro , in vivo metabolic rate constants (VmaxC = 15.7 mg/hour/kg, Km = 0.448 mg/L) were defined for humans (Corley et al. (cdc.gov)
  • Further longitudinal studies are needed to clarify the causal relationships. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Current findings emphasize that higher AST / ALT level can be biomarkers for cardiovascular diseases. (researchsquare.com)
  • These novel findings suggest additional molecular mechanistic studies to explore the potential role of cannabis use in NAFLD development. (umassmed.edu)
  • The findings of this study suggest that combining AFP levels, medical imaging, and cytokine markers such as IL-6 and VEGF can improve the early diagnosis of HCC. (sciepub.com)
  • These findings suggest that with increasing severity of disease, airflow limitation enhances polyneuropathy in COPD patients. (ijpp.com)
  • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (cdc.gov)
  • The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) cannot attest to the accuracy of a non-federal website. (cdc.gov)
  • The Laboratory Reference and Research Branch (LRRB) in the Division of STD Prevention, at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, performed the Pgp3 MBA and the Pgp3 ELISA assays on all 2,201 pristine 2013-2016 serologic specimens received from the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS). (cdc.gov)
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  • 1 In the early phase of the outbreak in Wuhan, China, the healthcare system was overwhelmed as the number of patients with severe disease surged and many healthcare professionals were infected. (bmj.com)
  • BMD screening should be considered in NTM-PD, especially in older females with severe diseases such as chronic PA infection and lower BMI, and low serum E 2 and 25OHD levels. (elsevierpure.com)
  • GSD IIIb is less severe and less common, affecting 15% of patients with the disease. (medscape.com)
  • The objectives of this study were to identify the psychosocial profiles of family caregivers of children with chronic diseases and to establish the relationship between these profiles and sociodemographic variables. (biomedcentral.com)
  • The psychosocial profile of family caregivers of children with chronic diseases can be structured according to their psychosocial characteristics. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Despite promising steps towards the elimination of hepatitis C virus (HCV) in the UK, several indicators provide a cause for concern for future disease burden. (gla.ac.uk)
  • 1 While WHO mortality estimates indicate that deaths associated with CVD in Ireland have decreased in the last decade 2 and that disability adjusted life-years attributable to CVD are lower in Ireland than the European average, 3 CVD burden comes from deaths and from those living with the disease. (bmj.com)
  • The impact of these environmental and climatic changes will pose threats to food availability, income generation, and local ecosystems, with significant potential effects on the spatial and temporal distribution of disease burden. (princeton.edu)