Socioeconomic disparities in long-term mortality after infective endocarditis in Denmark: a nationwide cohort studyResearch in context [PDF]
The Lancet Regional Health. EuropeSummary: Background: Socioeconomic position (SEP) influences several determinants of infective endocarditis (IE) progression. Whether IE mortality differs by SEP remains unclear. We examined 5-year mortality after IE by individual-level SEP.
Søren K. Martiny +5 more
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Healthcare Development, Relaxed Natural Selection, and COVID‐19 Infection Rates: An Evolutionary Population‐Level Analysis [PDF]
Health Science ReportsBackground and Aim Evolutionary principles offer critical insights into pandemic dynamics but have been largely overlooked in contemporary responses to COVID‐19.
Wenpeng You +5 more
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Geographic Mapping of Crohn’s Disease and Its Relation to Affluence in Jiangsu Province, an Eastern Coastal Province of China [PDF]
Gastroenterology Research and Practice, 2014 Background. Geographical variation in the incidence of Crohn’s disease (CD) has been reported in Europe and North American. However, there are no comparable data in mainland China.Methods. We retrospectively identified incident cases of CD patients registered in Jinling hospital during 2003 to 2012. The standardized incidence ratio (SIR) was calculated
Dong Hu +9 more
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Non-communicable diseases in Indian slums: re-framing the Social Determinants of Health
Global Health Action, 2018 Background: The epidemic of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in slums has pushed its residents to heightened vulnerability. The Social Determinants of Health (SDH) framework has been used to understand the social dynamics and impact of NCDs, especially ...
Lily Beth Lumagbas +5 more
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Is Breast Cancer a Disease of Affluence, Poverty, or Both? The Case of African American Women
American Journal of Public Health, 2002 Breast cancer is currently the leading cause of cancer incidence among women worldwide. It accounts for nearly 1 in 4 cases of cancer among women, with 55% of cases occurring in more industrialized countries and 45% in less industrialized countries.1 According to recent data from the World Health Organization, rates are highest in the United States and
Nancy Krieger
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Metabolic Syndrome as Another Disease of Affluence [PDF]
Nursing and Public Health, 2016 Arleta Dołowacka-Jóźwiak
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, 2009 Non-communicable diseases (NCD), historically considered to be associated with affluent regions, now comprise the greatest burden of disease in nearly every region of the world. Cardiovascular disease (CVD) mortality is foremost among these with approximately 80% of CVD deaths occurring in the developing world. Disease burden comparisons are infrequent
John Patrick Dalton Harding
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Affluence and the Worldwide Distribution of Cardiovascular Disease Risks
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Affluence, Obesity and Non-Communicable Diseases in India
, 2011 Raghav Gaiha +2 more
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Microbiome, 2023 Background During the course of history, various important lifestyle changes have caused profound transitions of the gut microbiome. These include the introduction of agriculture and animal husbandry, a shift from a nomadic to a more sedentary lifestyle,
Eduard W. J. van der Vossen +8 more
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