Contemporary Perspectives on Chronic Renal Disorders
ABSTRACT The prevalence of renal diseases and its associated burden on healthcare have tremendously risen in the past few years. From simple markers assessing kidney function, current renal research delves into understanding the diseases at the cellular and molecular levels and not just at treating, but at improving quality of life, arresting ...
Deenadhayalan Ashok+5 more
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Background: The relationship between psoriasis, cancer, and mortality has been reported in observational studies. Considering the high heterogeneity in systematic review and meta-analysis and inconsistent results in previous studies, the association ...
Zixiang Si, Honglei Zhao, Jieya Ying
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Associations of Muscle Mass and Strength with All-Cause Mortality among US Older Adults [PDF]
INTRODUCTION: Recent studies suggested that muscle mass and muscle strength may independently or synergistically affect aging-related health outcomes in older adults; however, prospective data on mortality in the general population are sparse ...
Gathirua-Mwangi, Wambui Grace+7 more
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Serum bicarbonate and mortality in adults in NHANES III [PDF]
Low serum bicarbonate concentration is a risk factor for death in people with chronic kidney disease (CKD). Whether low serum bicarbonate is a mortality risk factor for people without CKD is unknown.National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey III (NHANES III) adult participants were categorized into one of four serum bicarbonate categories:
Tom Greene+5 more
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Abstract Modern longitudinal data from wearable devices consist of biological signals at high‐frequency time points. Distributed statistical methods have emerged as a powerful tool to overcome the computational burden of estimation and inference with large data, but methodology for distributed functional regression remains limited.
Cole Manschot, Emily C. Hector
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Association of Exposure to Phthalates with Endometriosis and Uterine Leiomyomata: Findings from NHANES, 1999-2004 [PDF]
BACKGROUND. Phthalates are ubiquitous chemicals used in consumer products. Some phthalates are reproductive toxicants in experimental animals, but human data are limited. OBJECTIVE.
Andersen J+15 more
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Shorter Leukocyte Telomere Length in Relation to Presumed Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease in Mexican-American Men in NHANES 1999-2002. [PDF]
Leukocyte telomere length is shorter in response to chronic disease processes associated with inflammation such as diabetes mellitus and coronary artery disease.
Epel, Elissa+3 more
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MAFLD Criteria Guide the Subtyping of Patients with Fatty Liver Disease
Jiaofeng Huang,1 Weijie Ou,1 Mingfang Wang,1 Medha Singh,2 Yuxiu Liu,1 Shiying Liu,1 Yinlian Wu,1 Yueyong Zhu,1,3 Rahul Kumar,4,* Su Lin1,* 1Department of Hepatology, Hepatology Research Institute, The First Affiliated Hospital, Fujian Medical University,
Huang J+9 more
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Secular trends in patterns of self-reported food consumption of adult Americans: NHANES 1971-1975 to NHANES 1999–2002 [PDF]
The contributors to trends in increasing prevalence of obesity in the US population are poorly understood.We examined secular trends in food consumption behaviors to understand their possible contribution to increasing energy intakes and adiposity in the American population.We used dietary data from 4 consecutive National Health and Nutrition ...
Ashima K. Kant, Barry I. Graubard
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Assessing the link of malnutrition with diabetes and mortality risk in heart failure patients
Abstract Aims Malnutrition is increasingly recognized as a significant factor influencing the clinical outcomes of patients with heart failure (HF). Diabetes exacerbates risks like hospitalizations and mortality due to cardiovascular complications. The aim of this study was to explore the association of malnutrition with diabetes and its prognostic ...
Konstantinos Prokopidis+8 more
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