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Racial/Ethnic and Education-Related Disparities in Control of Risk Factors for Cardiovascular Disease among Diabetics [PDF]
Objectives: To estimate racial/ethnic and education-related disparities and examine trends in uncontrolled cardiovascular (CVD) risk factors among adults with diabetes.Methods: The analysis samples include adults aged 20 and over from NHANES III, 1988 ...
Heesoo Joo+2 more
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Yang Zhao,1,2 Xu Tong Yang,1 Yan Ping Bai,3 Lin Feng Li2 1Department of Dermatology, Daxing Teaching Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, 102600, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Dermatology, Beijing Friendship Hospital, Capital ...
Zhao Y, Yang XT, Bai YP, Li LF
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Growth Patterns of US Children from 1963 to 2012 [PDF]
Anthropometric measurements such as weight, stature (height), and body mass index (BMI) provide reliable indicators of children's growth. The 2000 CDC growth charts are the national standards in the United States for these important measures. But these growth charts were generated using data from 1963-1994.
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Hypertension and Renal Dysfunction [PDF]
The incidence rate of end-stage renal disease has increased in many countries in the past 20 yr, including the United States and Singapore. The increase in ESRD incidence in the United States is primarily attributable to diabetes and to hypertension.
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BMI‐for‐age percentile curves for older adults
Abstract Objective The objective of this manuscript is to present BMI‐for‐age percentile curves for men and women aged 45 to 90 years. Methods Weighted empirical percentile estimates were calculated using data from the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging (CLSA) comprehensive cohort (2011–2018) according to age and sex. Statistical smoothing procedures
Hailey R. Banack+5 more
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Jin Cheng,1,2 Wei Wang2 1Department of Medicine, Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430000, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Gastroenterology, Xiangyang Central Hospital, Affiliated Hospital of Hubei University of Arts and ...
Cheng J, Wang W
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Matrix Completion for Survey Data Prediction with Multivariate Missingness [PDF]
The National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) studies the nutritional and health status over the whole U.S. population with comprehensive physical examinations and questionnaires. However, survey data analyses become challenging due to inevitable missingness in almost all variables.
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Perturbed factor analysis: Accounting for group differences in exposure profiles [PDF]
In this article, we investigate group differences in phthalate exposure profiles using NHANES data. Phthalates are a family of industrial chemicals used in plastics and as solvents. There is increasing evidence of adverse health effects of exposure to phthalates on reproduction and neuro-development, and concern about racial disparities in exposure. We
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Weight Control Strategies and Diet Quality [PDF]
obesity, diet quality, nhanes, Consumer/Household Economics, Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety, I00,
Gao, Zhifeng+2 more
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ABSTRACT Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is characterized by progressive, irreversible muscle damage that usually leads to premature death from cardiac or respiratory failure. Eteplirsen is a phosphorodiamidate morpholino oligomer and the first antisense oligonucleotide (ASO) approved for the treatment of patients with exon 51 skip‐amenable DMD. This
Yogesh Patel+4 more
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