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Association of neighborhood physical activity facilities with incident cardiovascular disease
International Journal of Health Geographics, 2023 Background The availability of physical activity (PA) facilities in neighborhoods is hypothesized to influence cardiovascular disease (CVD), but evidence from individual-level long-term cohort studies is limited.
Yulin Huang +10 more
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Risk factors for incidence and persistence of disability in chronic major depression and alcohol use disorders: longitudinal analyses of a population-based study [PDF]
, 2014 BackgroundMajor depression and alcohol use disorders are risk factors for incidence of disability. However, it is still unclear whether a chronic course of these health conditions is also prospectively associated with incidence of disability.
Ayuso-Mateos, J. +4 more
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How authors select covariates in the multivariate analysis of cancer studies in 10 oncology journals in Korea: a descriptive study [PDF]
Science EditingPurpose Cancer is the leading cause of death in Korea, leading many investigators to focus on cancer research. We present the current practice of variable selection methods for multivariate analyses in cancer studies recently published in major oncology ...
Mi Ah Han +6 more
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Periodontal disease and cancer: Epidemiologic studies and possible mechanisms
Periodontology, 2020 Epidemiologic and cancer control studies on the association of periodontal disease and cancer risk mostly suggest a positive association with overall cancer risk and certain specific types of cancer.
N. Nwizu, J. Wactawski‐Wende, R. Genco
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GI Epidemiology: nutritional epidemiology [PDF]
Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics, 2007 SummaryBackgroundNutritional epidemiology is the assessment of diet and its relationship to disease aetiology in populations. The choice of dietary assessment method depends on the disease pathology. Events such as cancer that are chronic and complicated by exposure time require methods that capture consumption patterns of populations over a period of ...
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Journal of Obesity & Metabolic SyndromeMendelian randomization (MR) is a statistical method that uses genetic variants as instrumental variables to estimate the causal effect of exposure on an outcome in the presence of unmeasured confounding.
Seungjae Lee, Woojoo Lee
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BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 2022 Background Although it is generally accepted that physical activity and flares of low back pain (LBP) are related, evidence for the directionality of this association is mixed.
Pradeep Suri +13 more
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Risk for and consequences of endometriosis: A critical epidemiologic review.
Best Practice & Research: Clinical Obstetrics & Gynaecology, 2018 Endometriosis affects approximately 10% of women of reproductive age. Characteristics robustly associated with a greater risk for endometriosis include early age at menarche, short menstrual cycle length, and lean body size, whereas greater parity has ...
A. Shafrir +7 more
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Epidemiology and Health, 2014 The concept of meta-epidemiology has been introduced with considering the methodological limitations of systematic review for intervention trials. The paradigm of meta-epidemiology has shifted from a statistical method into a new methodology to close gaps between evidence and practice.
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Frontiers in Public Health, 2022 Two-sided messages that include two perspectives (i.e., risks and benefits) are more effective than one-sided messages that convey only one perspective (usually only the benefits).
Hideo Okuno +4 more
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