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Obesity and Mortality Risk [PDF]

, 2016
According to the data from many large-scale studies, marked obesity is associated with an increased risk of mortality (Greenberg 2013). A metaanalysis of prospective studies on this subject gave special consideration to the age, sex and smoking status of 894,576 participants (Whitlock et al. 2009).
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Determinants of cancer incidence and mortality among people with vitamin D deficiency: an epidemiology study using a real-world population database

Frontiers in Nutrition, 2023
IntroductionThis study aimed to investigate the determinants of cancer incidence and mortality in patients with vitamin D deficiency using a real-world population database.MethodsWe utilized the International Diagnostic Classification Code (ICD9:268 ...
Yi-Chen Lai, Yu-Han Chen, Fu-Wen Liang, Fu-Wen Liang, Fu-Wen Liang, Yu-Cih Wu, Jhi-Joung Wang, Jhi-Joung Wang, Sher-Wei Lim, Sher-Wei Lim, Chung-Han Ho, Chung-Han Ho, Chung-Han Ho   +12 more
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Relation between number of siblings and adult mortality and stroke risk: 25 year follow up of men in the Collaborative study [PDF]

, 2003
<b>Study objective</b>: To investigate the relation between number of siblings, mortality risk, and stroke risk. <b>Design</b>: Prospective cohort study. <b>Setting</b>: 27 workplaces in Scotland.
Davey Smith, G., Hart, C.
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The Spring Festival Is Associated With Increased Mortality Risk in China: A Study Based on 285 Chinese Locations

Frontiers in Medicine, 2022
BackgroundThe Spring Festival is one of the most important traditional festivals in China. This study aimed to estimate the mortality risk attributable to the Spring Festival.MethodsBetween 2013 and 2017, daily meteorological, air pollution, and ...
Guanhao He, Guanhao He, Min Cai, Ruilin Meng, Jianxiong Hu, Ke Peng, Zhulin Hou, Chunliang Zhou, Xiaojun Xu, Yize Xiao, Min Yu, Biao Huang, Lifeng Lin, Tao Liu, Tao Liu, Jianpeng Xiao, Weiwei Gong, Ruying Hu, Junhua Li, Donghui Jin, Mingfang Qin, Qinglong Zhao, Yiqing Xu, Weilin Zeng, Xing Li, Cunrui Huang, Lei Si, Xingfen Yang, Wenjun Ma, Wenjun Ma   +29 more
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Exchanging uncertain mortality for a cost [PDF]

, 2013
We analyze a pooled annuity fund from a participant’s perspective by comparing it to a mortality-linked fund, a type of variable payout life annuity, that gives a return linked to the force of mortality but subject to a cost.
Nielsen, Jens Perch, Donnelly, Catherine, Guillen, Montserrat   +2 more
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Association between mean platellet volume levels and mortality outcomes in geriatric patients in intensive care

Medicine Science, 2023
To prospectively evaluate the relationship between Mean Platelet Volume (MPV) levels and short-term mortality outcomes in critically ill patients aged ≥85 years.
Irem Akin Sen, Feruza Turan Sonmez
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Heterogeneity of the Impact of the Social Old-Age Insurance and the Medical Insurance on the Mortality Risk of the Elderly

Frontiers in Public Health, 2022
Based on the frailty Cox model, this paper analyzes CLHLS data from 2008 to 2017/2018 to examine the impact of the social old-age insurance and the medical insurance on the mortality risk of the elderly based on the age structures, urban/rural areas and ...
Wangchun Wu, Chunhua Li, Bin Gao
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Endogenous testosterone and mortality risk

Asian Journal of Andrology, 2018
In men, obesity and metabolic complications are associated with lower serum testosterone (T) and dihydrotestosterone (DHT) and an increased risk of, and mortality from, multiple chronic diseases in addition to cardiovascular disease (CVD). The causal interrelationships between these factors remain a matter of debate.
Meyer, E., Wittert, G.
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Prevalence of, and risk factors associated with, perinatal calf mortality in pasture-based Holstein-Friesian cows [PDF]

, 2008
peer-reviewedRecent publications indicate that the prevalence of perinatal mortality has increased in some dairy industries and an increased proportion of this loss is not associated with the traditional risk factors for perinatal mortality.
Mee, John F, Cromie, A. R., J.F. Mee, D.P. Berry, A.R. Cromie, Berry, Donagh   +5 more
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Increased Risk of Sarcomas in Children With Congenital Anomalies: Findings From the Genetic Overlap Between Anomalies and Cancer in Kids (GOBACK) Registry Linkage Study

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Pediatric sarcomas are a heterogeneous group of tumors that contribute disproportionately to cancer mortality in children. Although congenital anomalies are among the strongest known risk factors for childhood cancer, the risk of specific sarcoma subtypes among affected individuals has not yet been thoroughly evaluated. Procedure We
Russ Wolters, Ji Yun Tark, Tiffany M. Chambers, Tania A. Desrosiers, Michael E. Scheurer, Charles Shumate, Wendy N. Nembhard, Mahsa M. Yazdy, Eirini Nestoridi, Amanda E. Janitz, Jean Paul Tanner, Russell S. Kirby, Jason L. Salemi, Yao Yu, Chad D. Huff, Sharon E. Plon, Philip J. Lupo, Jeremy M. Schraw   +17 more
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