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Cardio‐ankle vascular index and cardiovascular disease: Systematic review and meta‐analysis of prospective and cross‐sectional studies

The Journal of Clinical Hypertension, 2018
The cardio‐ankle vascular index (CAVI) is a new measure of arterial stiffness that reflects the stiffness from the ascending aorta to the ankle arteries, and demonstrates little dependence on blood pressure during the evaluation. However, a comprehensive
K. Matsushita, N. Ding, Esther D Kim, M. Budoff, J. Chirinos, B. Fernhall, N. Hamburg, K. Kario, T. Miyoshi, Hirofumi Tanaka, R. Townsend   +10 more
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Decreasing initial telomere length in humans intergenerationally understates age-associated telomere shortening [PDF]

, 2015
Telomere length shortens with aging, and short telomeres have been linked to a wide variety of pathologies. Previous studies suggested a discrepancy in age-associated telomere shortening rate estimated by cross-sectional studies versus the rate measured ...
Batten, Kimberly, Bekaert, Sofie, De Buyzere, Marc, De Meyer, Tim, Holohan, Brody, Hunt, Steven C, Mangino, Massimo, Rietzschel, Ernst, Shay, Jerry W, Spector, Tim D, Wright, Woodring E   +10 more
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Biomarkers for aging identified in cross-sectional studies tend to be non-causative

bioRxiv, 2019
Biomarkers are important tools for diagnosis, prognosis, and identification of the causal factors of physiological conditions. Biomarkers are typically identified by correlating biological measurements with the status of a condition in a sample of ...
Paul G. Nelson, D. Promislow, J. Masel
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Insight and suicidality in psychosis: A cross-sectional study [PDF]

Psychiatry Research, 2017
We aimed to test whether specific insight dimensions are associated with suicidality in patients with psychotic disorders.143 patients with schizophrenia spectrum disorders were recruited. Suicidality was assessed by item 8 of the Calgary Depression Scale for Schizophrenia (CDSS).
Massons, Carmen, Lopez-Morinigo, Javier-David, Pousa, Esther, Ruiz, Ada, Ochoa, Susana, Usall, Judith, Nieto, Lourdes, Cobo, Jesus, David, Anthony S., Dutta, Rina   +9 more
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Case series of sporotrichosis at a teaching hospital in Brazil

Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
INTRODUCTION: Sporotrichosis is a subcutaneous fungal infection with a worldwide distribution and higher incidence in tropical and subtropical areas, such as the Brazilian territory, where it has been standing out due to its frequent epidemics.
Ana Maria Benvegnú, Lia Natália Diehl Dallazzem, Raíssa Massaia Londero Chemello, André Avelino Costa Beber, Diego Chemello   +4 more
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Critical care nurses' knowledge of tracheostomy care

Iranian Journal of Nursing and Midwifery Research, 2023
Background: Tracheostomy care is a standard procedure that nurses perform in Critical Care Units (CCUs) to reduce complications from tracheostomy. The literature indicates a clear variety of care and practice in managing tracheostomy patients within the ...
Rasha Abu-Sahyoun, Mohammed ALBashtawy, Khitam Mohammad, Nisren Abu Baker, Nihaya Al-Sheyab, Mohammed Alyahya, Hani Nawafleh, Sa'd ALBashtawy, Ahmad Ayed, Ahmad Musa, Bayan ALBashtawy, Rasmieh Al-Amer, Zaid ALBashtawy, Abdullah Alkhawaldeh   +13 more
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Prevalence rate of Internet addiction among Japanese college students: Two cross‐sectional studies and reconsideration of cut‐off points of Young's Internet Addiction Test in Japan

Psychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences, 2018
Due to variation in estimates of the prevalence of Internet addiction (IA) in prior research, we conducted two cross‐sectional studies over 2 years investigating the prevalence rate of IA in college students in Japan and reconsidered appropriate cut‐off ...
M. Tateno, A. Teo, Masaki Shiraishi, Masaya Tayama, C. Kawanishi, Takahiro A. Kato   +5 more
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The epigenetic clock is correlated with physical and cognitive fitness in the Lothian Birth Cohort 1936 [PDF]

, 2015
Background: The DNA methylation-based 'epigenetic clock' correlates strongly with chronological age, but it is currently unclear what drives individual differences. We examine cross-sectional and longitudinal associations between the epigenetic clock and
Corley, Janie, Cox, Simon R, Deary, Ian J, Gibson, Jude, Harris, Sarah E, Horvath, Steve, Marioni, Riccardo E, McRae, Allan F, Muniz-Terrera, Graciela, Murphy, Lee, Pattie, Alison, Redmond, Paul, Ritchie, Stuart J, Shah, Sonia, Starr, John M, Taylor, Adele, Visscher, Peter M, Wray, Naomi R   +17 more
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Odds Ratio or Prevalence Ratio? An Overview of Reported Statistical Methods and Appropriateness of Interpretations in Cross-sectional Studies with Dichotomous Outcomes in Veterinary Medicine

Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2017
One of the most commonly observational study designs employed in veterinary is the cross-sectional study with binary outcomes. To measure an association with exposure, the use of prevalence ratios (PR) or odds ratios (OR) are possible.
Brayan Alexander Fonseca Martinez, V. Leotti, G. S. Silva, L. N. Nunes, G. Machado, L. Corbellini   +5 more
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Analysing motivation to do medicine cross-culturally : the international motivation to do medicine scale [PDF]

, 2009
Vaglum, Wiers-Jensen & Ekeberg (1999) developed an instrument to assess motivation to study medicine. This instrument has been applied in different countries but it has not been studied cross-culturally.
Dixon, Diane, Hart, Jo, Johnston, Marie, López-Roig, Sofia, Sánchez, Salvador, Ángeles Pastor, M.   +5 more
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