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Global and Regional Temporal Changes in Cross‐Country Inequalities of Site‐Specific Osteoarthritis Burden, 1990 to 2021

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective This study examined the global and regional temporal changes in cross‐country inequalities of site‐specific osteoarthritis (OA) burden from 1990 to 2021. Methods Age‐standardized years lived with disability rates (ASYRs) for site‐specific OA across 204 countries and territories were obtained from the Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and ...
Haowei Chen, Lei Si, David J. Hunter, Lei Zhang, Zhe‐Sheng Chen, Xiaomeng Wang, Vicky Duong, Zhounan Zhou, Peihua Cao, Han Cen, Su'an Tang, Tianyu Chen, Houjun Xue, Zhaohua Zhu, Changhai Ding   +14 more
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Survival Analysis Methods in Genetic Epidemiology [PDF]

, 2006
Mapping genes for complex human diseases is a challenging problem due to the fact that many such diseases are due to both genetic and enviromental risk factors and many also exhibit phenotypic heterogeneity, such as variable age of onset.
Li, Hongzhe
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Serum Uric Acid Levels in Older Adults: Associations With Clinical Outcomes and Implications for Reference Intervals in Those Aged 70 Years and Over

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective Reports have linked both high and low serum uric acid (SUA) levels to adverse health outcomes. This study aimed to establish a reference interval for SUA in older adults and assessed its association with clinically relevant outcomes in relatively healthy, community‐dwelling individuals aged ≥70 years old.
Amanda J. Rickard, Cammie Tran, Hans G. Schneider, Flavia M. Cicuttini, Anita E. Wluka, Ego Seeman, Johannes T. Neumann, Md Nazmul Karim, Zhen Zhou, Sultana Monira Hussain, David P. Q. Clark, Daniel Clayton‐Chubb, Andrew M. Tonkin, Lawrence J. Beilin, Robyn L. Woods, John J. McNeil   +15 more
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Common inflammatory proteins linking frailty and area-level deprivation as key drivers of cardiovascular risk in women

Communications Medicine
Background Chronic inflammation is linked to frailty and deprivation, both of which are comorbid with cardiovascular diseases (CVD). This study aims to identify inflammatory proteins associated with both socioeconomic deprivation and frailty, and assess ...
Yu Lin, Panayiotis Louca, Ruth C. E. Bowyer, Afroditi Kouraki, Niccolò Rossi, Mary Ni Lochlainn, Anthony Kelly, Vasileios Georgopoulos, Frances M. K. Williams, Claire J. Steves, Mario Falchi, Ana M. Valdes, Cristina Menni   +12 more
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Economic Burden of Rheumatoid Arthritis in Low‐ and Middle‐Income Countries: Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective The aim of this systematic review was to synthesize the economic impact of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) on households, health systems, and society in low‐ and middle‐income countries (LMICs). Methods Electronic databases such as PubMed, Web of Science, and CINAHL were searched using keywords related to RA and cost of illness.
Tadesse Gebrye, Chidozie E. Mbada, Clara T. Fatoye, Faatihah Niyi‐Odumosu, Ushotanefe Useh, Zalmai Hakimi, Francis Fatoye   +6 more
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IDGenerator: unique identifier generator for epidemiologic or clinical studies

BMC Medical Research Methodology, 2016
Background Creating study identifiers and assigning them to study participants is an important feature in epidemiologic studies, ensuring the consistency and privacy of the study data.
Matthias Olden, Rolf Holle, Iris M. Heid, Klaus Stark   +3 more
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THE DESEASONALIZATION OF ANIMAL PRODUCTION [PDF]

We document the deseasonalization of animal production in the US and Europe. Hypotheses on causes and consequences of this trend are advanced. They pertain to feed costs, changes in animal productivity and cost fixity of the underlying technology ...
Hennessy, David A., Roosen, Jutta
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Multi-ancestry study of blood lipid levels identifies four loci interacting with physical activity. [PDF]

, 2019
Many genetic loci affect circulating lipid levels, but it remains unknown whether lifestyle factors, such as physical activity, modify these genetic effects.
Alver, Maris, Amin, Najaf, Amini, Marzyeh, Arnett, Donna K, Aschard, Hugues, Aslibekyan, Stella, Bartz, Traci M, Bentley, Amy R, Bielak, Lawrence F, Boerwinkle, Eric, Boissel, Mathilde, Brown, Michael R, Brumat, Marco, Cade, Brian, Campbell, Archie, Canouil, Mickaël, Chai, Jin Fang, Chasman, Daniel I, Chen, Xu, Chen, Yii-Der Ida, Concas, Maria Pina, Connell, John, de Las Fuentes, Lisa, de Mutsert, Renée, de Silva, H Janaka, de Vries, Paul S, Demirkan, Ayşe, Ding, Jingzhong, Divers, Jasmin, Dorajoo, Rajkumar, Eaton, Charles B, Evangelou, Evangelos, Faul, Jessica D, Feitosa, Mary F, Fisher, Virginia, Franceschini, Nora, Friedlander, Yechiel, Gabriel, Kelley P, Gao, Chuan, Ghanbari, Mohsen, Giulianini, Franco, Graff, Mariaelisa, Gu, Chi Charles, Gu, Dongfeng, Guo, Xiuqing, Harris, Sarah E, Harris, Tamara B, Hartwig, Fernando P, He, Jiang, He, Meian, Heikkinen, Sami, Heng, Chew-Kiat, Horimoto, Andrea RVR, Hsu, Fang-Chi, Hunt, Steven C, Ikram, M Arfan, Jackson, Anne U, Jakupović, Hermina, Jonas, Jost B, Kho, Minjung, Kilpeläinen, Tuomas O, Koh, Woon-Puay, Komulainen, Pirjo, Kraja, Aldi T, Krieger, Jose E, Kühnel, Brigitte, Laguzzi, Federica, Li, Changwei, Li, Xiaoyin, Lohman, Kurt K, Lyytikäinen, Leo-Pekka, Manning, Alisa, Marten, Jonathan, Musani, Solomon K, Nolte, Ilja M, Noordam, Raymond, Ntalla, Ioanna, Rauramaa, Rainer, Riaz, Muhammad, Richard, Melissa, Robino, Antonietta, Rueedi, Rico, Schwander, Karen, Sim, Xueling, Smith, Albert V, Stringham, Heather M, Sung, Yun Ju, Tajuddin, Salman M, Takeuchi, Fumihiko, van der Most, Peter J, Varga, Tibor V, Verweij, Niek, Vojinovic, Dina, Wang, Heming, Wang, Zhe, Ware, Erin B, Wen, Wanqing, Winkler, Thomas W, Yanek, Lisa R, Zhao, Jing Hua   +99 more
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Hip Morphology–Based Osteoarthritis Risk Prediction Models: Development and External Validation Using Individual Participant Data From the World COACH Consortium

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective This study aims to develop hip morphology‐based radiographic hip osteoarthritis (RHOA) risk prediction models and investigates the added predictive value of hip morphology measurements and the generalizability to different populations. Methods We combined data from nine prospective cohort studies participating in the Worldwide Collaboration ...
Myrthe A. van den Berg, Fleur Boel, Michiel M. A. van Buuren, Noortje S. Riedstra, Jinchi Tang, Harbeer Ahedi, Nigel K. Arden, Sita M. A. Bierma‐Zeinstra, Cindy G. Boer, Flavia M. Cicuttini, Timothy F. Cootes, David T. Felson, Willem Paul Gielis, Joshua Heerey, Graeme Jones, Stefan Kluzek, Nancy E. Lane, Claudia Lindner, Joyce B. J. van Meurs, Andrea Mosler, Amanda E. Nelson, Michael C. Nevitt, Edwin H. Oei, Jos Runhaar, Harrie Weinans, Jesse H. Krijthe, Rintje Agricola   +26 more
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Medical records confidentiality and public health research: two values at stake? An italian survey focus on individual preferences

Journal of Public Health Research, 2015
In a time when Europe is preparing to introduce new regulations on privacy protection, we conducted a survey among 1700 twins enrolled in the Italian Twin Register about the access and use of their medical records for public health research without ...
Virgilia Toccaceli, Corrado Fagnani, Maria Antonietta Stazi   +2 more
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