... provide every family with general information and basic support, and regularly screen for acute stress symptoms andriskfactors to determine which children and families might need more support ... parents and explore possible other riskfactorsfor mental health problems So, parents at risk can be identified and monitored in an early phase and referred for psychological support if necessary ... analysis was performed with entry significance level forriskfactors of p < 0.20 in the univariate analysis In addition, the multivariate model was corrected for gender In both the univariate and...
... concentrations: riskfactorsfor stroke, peripheral vascular disease, and coronary artery disease European COMAC Group Circulation 1998, 97:437-443 Shankar A, Klein R, Klein BE, Nieto FJ: The association ... coronary heartdisease -a meta-analysis Scand J Work Environ Health 2006, 32:431-442 doi:10.1186/1745-6673-5-4 Cite this article as: Hartung et al.: Work and diet-related riskfactors of cardiovascular ... decline and fatty acid composition of erythrocyte membranes–The EVA Study Am J Clin Nutr 2003, 77:803-808 Harris WS: Omega-3 fatty acids and cardiovascular disease: A case for omega-3 index as a...
... increases in the prevalence of riskfactorsfor these diseases (6-8) And increases in the prevalence of major riskfactors such as high blood pressure, tobacco use, physical inactivity, obesity, and ... chronic diseases is to reduce the prevalence of their riskfactors (4,8,10,11) Because people who have major riskfactorsfor chronic diseases are at greatly increased risk of developing chronic diseases ... Bavi had hypertension and smoked Because people with multiple riskfactors are at significantly increased riskfor cardiovascular disease (28,29) and because chronic diseases have been shown to...
... for both age as well as the riskfactors were standardized to have mean zero A new dataset was formed, containing the random intercepts and the random slopes from each individual, for each of ... at baseline for patient i; i.e the time point before medication was given trt was either placebo or pravastatin The measurements for both age as well as the risk factor at time point zero and ... correlation analysis was used to identify SNPs that are associated with a combination of intermediate riskfactors of cardiovascular diseases Here for, the data was divided based upon subjects into...
... al Obesityand Air Pollution diagnosis, and pathogenesis of pediatric NAFLD, as well as the possible associations with obesityand air pollution, which are the adverse effects of urbanization and ... 1988 and 2004 to 2006, hospitalization increased from 0.9 to 4.3/100,000 for NAFLD, and from 35.5 to 114.7/100,000 forobesity Obese children followed for y To determine the course of obesity associated ... we found significant associations between insulin resistance and NAFLD, and similar riskfactorsand protective factorsfor these interrelated disorders Waist circumference and the ratio of apolipoprotein...
... relationship between obesityand mood, such as the direction of causality and the interaction of environmental and genetic factors, mood disorders have a significant impact on disease severity (for example, ... advantages for studying obesityand osteoarthritis - such as allowing for repeated testing and controlling for environmental conditions, diet, and age there are limitations of its use for translational ... sandwich ELISA developed specifically for the mouse (Quantikine #MLA00 and MRA00; R&D Systems, Minneapolis, MN, USA) Intra-assay and interassay coefficients of variation for IL-1α were 4.2% and...
... circumference was more important as a risk factor forheartdisease than BMI in both men76 and women.77 The finding stimulated an interest in the waist-to-hip ratio as a clinical measure of health risk. 78 ... absence of weight loss, increases in physical activity can improve metabolic health and may protect against certain diseases (diabetes and cardiovascular disease, for example) and early mortality III-2 ... Guidelines for the Management of Overweight andObesity in Adults Table 1.2 updated on 19 March 2004 1—SETTING Table 1.2 THE SCENE Diseases and conditions associated with obesity Relative risk Associated...
... validity, reliability, and responsiveness for both general and disease- specific populations Prognostic factors First, at baseline and at five-month follow-up patients were asked by means of an ... Medical Center Amsterdam, and was conducted according to the principles of the Declaration of Helsinki Measurements Health-related QOL QOL was assessed at baseline and at five-month follow-up ... correcting for the EQ-5Dindex baseline score; these analyses show which independent variables predict EQ-5Dindex scores after fivemonth follow-up Beforehand, the linear assumption was assessed...
... 0–2 riskfactors were classified as low riskand those with 3–5 riskfactors were grouped as high riskfor a diagnosis of diabetes This paper will focus on respondents with type diabetes, low risk ... 0.0001) and high -risk respondents (3.18 for VAS score and 0.009 for index score; p = 0.008) reported higher EQ-5D scores The model F statistic was 94.0 for VAS score and 83.6 for index score, and ... risk (0–2 risk factors) , and high risk (3–5 risk factors) EQ-5D The EQ-5D was used as a measure of respondents' HRQoL and utility values The EQ-5D provides a simple descriptive profile and a single...
... behaviour riskfactors Differences in BMI and prevalence of overweight andobesity by occupation type were investigated by logistic and linear regression models using BMI measure as dichotomous andas ... overweight andobesityand identify potentially modifiable factors to prevent and treat obesity Such a workforce analysis could be used to select occupational groups requiring intervention and plan risk ... increased and excessive), and smoking status (2 categories current or not) Results for overweight andobesity were presented as percentage prevalence and odds ratios with 95% confidence limits and...
... California; 2, Sinaloa; 3, Jalisco; 4, Michoacan; and 5, Chiapas received a blood transfusion for woman, spouse used other drugs for woman, spouse had sex with other women for women, and no risk ... care before delivery and 54% having or fewer prenatal visits; therefore, this was a high -risk population.[3] In contrast, the CENSIDA surveillance studies were conducted between 1990 and 1999 ... K, Gouws E, Williams B, Lurie M: Riskfactorsfor HIV infection among women in Carletonville, South Africa: migration, demography and sexually transmitted diseases Int J STD AIDS 2003, 14:814-817...
... partus and short gestation periods are important riskfactorsfor development of retained placenta, which increases the occurrence of endometritis and metabolic diseases, resulting in decreased ... metabolic and reproductive disorders, and mastitis in Holstein cows J Dairy Sci 1985, 68, 2347-2360 10 Dohoo IR, Martin SW Disease, production and culling in Holstein-Friesian cows III Diseaseand ... and gestation length asrisk factors, while cow parity and calving season were not identified by the model (Table 2) Comparison of the occurrence of postpartum reproductive or metabolic diseases...
... Middle East) adds more importance for the need to study and understand the epidemiology of trans-boundary diseases such as brucellosis in this country The epidemiology of brucellosis as well as other ... Al-Rawashdeh O Prevalence of, andriskfactors for, brucellosis in Awassi sheep in Southern Jordan Small Rumin Res 2007, 73, 300-303 Al-Majali AM, Al-Qudah KM, Al-Tarazi YH, Al-Rawashdeh OF Riskfactors ... the prevalence of this disease in other animal species, and especially cattle Poor veterinary service has been identified as a risk factor for brucellosis in Argentina [23] and Mexico [11] In this...
... vs 15.2%, p = 1.0) Riskfactorsfor arrhythmias Riskfactorsand their odds ratios are summarized in Table for neonates and Table for infants and children Among neonates, boys and patients with ... manifest asriskfactorsfor postoperative arrhythmias Ventricular septal defect repair was a risk factor for JET and Fontan type procedures predisposed to JR and AJR Surgery for atrioventricular ... postoperative arrhythmias after surgery for congenital heartdisease focused either on specific types of arrhythmias, for example JET, after a variety of operations, or on the arrhythmias associated with...
... March and October 2007 After written informed consent was given, EDTA blood was drawn for genetic analyses Reoperation for CAD, reintervention (PTCA and/ or stenting and/ or hospital admission for ... predictor for repeated coronary artery bypass surgery Scand Cardiovasc J 2005, 39(4):220-4 Wang XL: Cigarette smoking, DNA variants in endothelial nitric oxide synthase gene and vascular disease Contribution ... Cardiovascular Disease N Engl J Med 2003, 349:60-72 Rossi GP, Maiolino G: Association of gene polymorphisms with coronary artery disease in low- or high -risk subjects defined by conventional risk factors...
... one teacher was randomly assigned to be a WD classroom/ teacher, one was randomly assigned to be a wait-listed SC classroom/teacher, and all other first-grade teachers were randomly assigned to ... this trial Procedures for random assignment We drew upon our prior experience as well as knowledge in the field to develop protocols for the random assignment of both students and teachers Here, ... classrooms within schools, and schools) [70] It assumes that individual variation is twice as large as school variation, that classroom variation at the time of randomization was negligible, and...
... Authority Based on this information, the genotypes distribution in the south and north of Gaza and each of Egypt and Israel may be correlated Traveling to endemic areas is associated with increased risk ... Medical Association Declaration of Helsinki [34] and a written consent was obtained from each patient A close-ended, dichotomous and multiple-choice based questionnaire was designed and completed based ... carriers in Gaza Strip: Genotype and its subtypes 1a and 1b, and genotype and its subtypes 4a and 4c/d Mixed infection with the two genotypes was also detected HCV genotype and its subtypes are the predominant...
... collected as hospital-based, addressing the accident surgery wards The setting for recruitment was therefore the same for both cases and controls This is crucial, as similarity between recruiting cases ... occupational factorsas well as nonoccupational and constitutional predictors could be shown It is likely that, as in other chronic diseases, these riskfactors are either synergistic or additive, and ... was >12,244 hours (OR, 2.5; 95% CI, 1.4 to 4.3) Lifting and carrying as well as pulling and pushing of loads did not result as a predictor for symptomatic knee OA in men Further factors of risk...
... calculated for each group, and differences between groups were assessed using regression models and a Pearson χ2 test The association between age and mean T2 was assessed using regression models and ... subjects with and without riskfactorsfor OA, (ii) to determine the relationship between MR cartilage T2 parameters, age and cartilage morphology as determined with WORMS and (iii) to assess the ... non-obese, asymptomatic population, without radiographic evidence of OA The following OAI datasets were assessed in this study: baseline clinical dataset 0.2.2, baseline imaging datasets 0.E.1 and 0.C.2...