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Development and validation of QRISK3 risk prediction algorithms to estimate future risk of cardiovascular disease: prospective cohort study

British medical journal, 2017
Objectives To develop and validate updated QRISK3 prediction algorithms to estimate the 10 year risk of cardiovascular disease in women and men accounting for potential new risk factors. Design Prospective open cohort study.
J. Hippisley-Cox, C. Coupland, P. Brindle   +2 more
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Oral health in residential aged care: Perceptions of nurses and management staff

Nursing Open, 2020
Aim This study aimed to explore the perceptions of residential aged care nursing and management staff regarding oral care, to develop strategies to improve the oral health of aged care residents. Design A qualitative approach was used.
Tiffany Patterson Norrie, Amy R. Villarosa, Ariana C. Kong, Sally Clark, Susan Macdonald, Ravi Srinivas, Jennifer Anlezark, Ajesh George   +7 more
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Maternal pre-pregnancy BMI associates with neonate local and distal functional connectivity of the left superior frontal gyrus

Scientific Reports, 2021
Maternal obesity/overweight during pregnancy has reached epidemic proportions and has been linked with adverse outcomes for the offspring, including cognitive impairment and increased risk for neuropsychiatric disorders. Prior neuroimaging investigations
Olli Rajasilta, Suvi Häkkinen, Malin Björnsdotter, Noora M. Scheinin, Satu J. Lehtola, Jani Saunavaara, Riitta Parkkola, Tuire Lähdesmäki, Linnea Karlsson, Hasse Karlsson, Jetro J. Tuulari   +10 more
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Age, Period, and Cohort Trends in Mood Disorder Indicators and Suicide-Related Outcomes in a Nationally Representative Dataset, 2005–2017

Journal of Abnormal Psychology, 2019
Drawing from the National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH; N = 611,880), a nationally representative survey of U.S. adolescents and adults, we assess age, period, and cohort trends in mood disorders and suicide-related outcomes since the mid-2000s ...
J. Twenge, A. Bell Cooper, Thomas E. Joiner, Mary E. Duffy, Sarah G. Binau   +4 more
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Low intake of β carotene and dietary fiber from vegetables and fruits in patients with chronic kidney disease

Scientific Reports, 2022
Patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) occasionally need to restrict their consumption of vegetables and fruits. However, recent evidence suggests that plant-based diets have beneficial effects in patients with CKD.
Toshiaki Nakano, Shigeru Tanaka, Kazuhiko Tsuruya, Takanari Kitazono   +3 more
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Body-mass index and mortality in a prospective cohort of U.S. adults.

New England Journal of Medicine, 1999
BACKGROUND Body-mass index (the weight in kilograms divided by the square of the height in meters) is known to be associated with overall mortality. We investigated the effects of age, race, sex, smoking status, and history of disease on the relation ...
E. Calle, M. Thun, Jennifer M. Petrelli, C. Rodríguez, C. Heath   +4 more
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Sex-specific associations between maternal pregnancy-specific anxiety and newborn amygdalar volumes - preliminary findings from the FinnBrain Birth Cohort Study

Stress, 2022
Previous literature links maternal pregnancy-specific anxiety (PSA) with later difficulties in child emotional and social cognition as well as memory, functions closely related to the amygdala and the hippocampus.
Satu J. Lehtola, Jetro J. Tuulari, Linnea Karlsson, John D. Lewis, Vladimir S. Fonov, D. Louis Collins, Riitta Parkkola, Jani Saunavaara, Niloofar Hashempour, Juho Pelto, Tuire Lähdesmäki, Noora M. Scheinin, Hasse Karlsson   +12 more
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Cohort profile: the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study (CHARLS).

International Journal of Epidemiology, 2014
The China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study (CHARLS) is a nationally representative longitudinal survey of persons in China 45 years of age or older and their spouses, including assessments of social, economic, and health circumstances of ...
Yaohui Zhao, Yisong Hu, James P. Smith, J. Strauss, Gonghuan Yang   +4 more
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Cohort profile: the Singapore diabetic cohort study [PDF]

BMJ Open, 2020
PurposeThe diabetic cohort (DC) was set up to study the determinants of complications in individuals with type 2 diabetes and examine the role of genetic, physiological and lifestyle factors in the development of complications in these individuals.ParticipantsA total of 14 033 adult participants with type 2 diabetes were recruited from multiple public ...
Miyang Luo, Linda Wei Lin Tan, Xueling Sim, Milly Khiam Hoon Ng, Rob Van Dam, E Shyong Tai, Kee Seng Chia, Wern Ee Tang, Darren EJ Seah, Kavita Venkataraman   +9 more
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Improving the efficiency of reactive case detection for malaria elimination in southern Zambia: a cross-sectional study

Malaria Journal, 2020
Background Reactive case detection (RCD) seeks to enhance malaria surveillance and control by identifying and treating parasitaemic individuals residing near index cases.
Fiona R. P. Bhondoekhan, Kelly M. Searle, Harry Hamapumbu, Mukuma Lubinda, Japhet Matoba, Michael Musonda, Ben Katowa, Timothy M. Shields, Tamaki Kobayashi, Douglas E. Norris, Frank C. Curriero, Jennifer C. Stevenson, Philip E. Thuma, William J. Moss, for the Southern and Central Africa International Centers of Excellence for Malaria Research   +14 more
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