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Biomarkers of Sarcopenia: Current Status and Future Perspectives

AGING MEDICINE, EarlyView.
In this review, we summarize the various biomarkers discovered in recent years, including biochemical, imaging, and physical testing markers. We analyze their advantages and disadvantages and propose potential ways to improve the diagnostic accuracy of biomarkers, as well as future research directions.
Bijin Luo, Wenhan Li, Yi Zhang, Mengchen Liu, Kemeng Zhang, Sui Huang, Ping He   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

A retrospective case–control study of a cluster of surgical site infections after coronary artery bypass grafting at a tertiary medical center

Antimicrobial Stewardship & Healthcare Epidemiology
Objective: To investigate a cluster of surgical site infections (SSIs) in patients who underwent coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) procedures, identify risk factors for infection, and implement measures to prevent new cases. Design: The investigation
Alaina S. Ritter, Vidya Kollu, Amanda Aspilcueta, Jennifer D. Connolly, Eddie Manning, Lennox Archibald   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Effects of Outsourced Agricultural Extension Services on the Technical Efficiency and Financial Returns of Soybean Farms in Northern Cameroon

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In the agricultural landscape of most developing countries, the last decade has witnessed the expansion of outsourced agricultural extension services. Private firms and nongovernmental organizations focused on delivering agricultural extension and advisory services to farmers have emerged.
Boris D. Soh Wenda, Doria A. Medondjeu, Dorothy E. Fon, Stefan Sieber   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Analysis of the relationships between environmental factors (aeroallergens air pollution and weather) and asthma emergency admissions to a hospital in Mexico City

, 1998
There have been several studies of the relationships between environmental factors, particularly air pollution, and attacks of asthma. Most of these studies have ignored the potential confounding effects of aeroallergens such as pollens and fungal spores.
Ruiz-Velazco, S., Calderon, C., Rosas, I., Lacey, J., Chapela, R., McCartney, H. A., Payne, R. W.   +6 more
core   +1 more source

Effect of Broad‐Spectrum Antibiotic Prophylaxis on Post‐Pancreatoduodenectomy Infectious Complications: Nationwide Inpatient Database Study in Japan

Annals of Gastroenterological Surgery, EarlyView.
Using a nationwide Japanese inpatient database, we evaluated whether broad‐spectrum antibiotic prophylaxis improves postoperative outcomes after pancreatoduodenectomy compared with narrow‐spectrum antibiotics. In propensity score–weighted analyses of 45 099 patients, broad‐spectrum prophylaxis was associated with significantly lower rates of intra ...
Hiroki Kitagawa, Shotaro Aso, Yuki Hirano, Kenichiro Uemura, Keita Kouzu, Satoru Matsuda, Hiroki Matsui, Kiyohide Fushimi, Junichi Sasaki, Yuko Kitagawa, Hideo Yasunaga   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Potential Biases in Estimating Absolute and Relative Case-Fatality Risks during Outbreaks.

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2015
Estimating the case-fatality risk (CFR)-the probability that a person dies from an infection given that they are a case-is a high priority in epidemiologic investigation of newly emerging infectious diseases and sometimes in new outbreaks of known ...
Marc Lipsitch, Christl A Donnelly, Christophe Fraser, Isobel M Blake, Anne Cori, Ilaria Dorigatti, Neil M Ferguson, Tini Garske, Harriet L Mills, Steven Riley, Maria D Van Kerkhove, Miguel A Hernán   +11 more
doaj   +1 more source

The association of active smoking with multiple cancers: national census-cancer registry cohorts with quantitative bias analysis

, 2013
(1) Determine the association of multiple cancers with smoking, focusing on cancers with an uncertain association; and (2) illustrate quantitative bias analysis as applied to registry data, to adjust for misclassification of smoking and residual ...
Sarfati, Diana, Barendregt, Jan J., Edwards, Richard, Hill, Sarah, Foster, Rachel H., Blakely, Tony, Atkinson, June   +6 more
core   +1 more source

Clinically Relevant Bleeding in Individuals With Cancer: Insights From a Nationwide Cohort Study

American Journal of Hematology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Cancer care is often complicated by coagulopathy leading to thrombosis and bleeding. While venous thromboembolism (VTE) has been extensively studied, bleeding remains an underestimated threat. To address this knowledge gap, we leveraged the Epic Cosmos database to determine the impact of cancer‐associated clinically relevant bleeding (CRB) in ...
Ming Y. Lim, Radhika Gangaraju, Omid Jafari, Zihan Yang, Joyce W. T. Tiong, Elizabeth C. L. Chiang, Shengling Ma, Jun Y. Jiang, Justine Ryu, Barbara D. Lam, Mrinal Ranjan, Ang Li   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

The repeatability of self-reported exposure after miscarriage

, 1996
BACKGROUND: The Avon Longitudinal Study of Pregnancy and Childhood is a prospective study of women who were resident in Avon and who were expected to deliver a baby between April 1991 and December 1992.
Farrow, A, Little, RE, Golding, J, Little, R, Farrow, SC   +4 more
core  

Socioeconomic status and health in blacks and whites: The problem of residual confounding and the resiliency of race

, 1997
A large number of epidemiologic studies have focused on racial/ethnic differences, particularly between blacks and whites. Because health endpoints and racial categorizations are associated with socioeconomic status, investigator, generally adjust for ...
McGee, Daniel L., Kaufman, Jay S., Cooper, Richard S.   +2 more
core   +1 more source