Overweight: A risk factor for COVID-19 --- A medical conundrum or a reality?
Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care, 2021 Introduction: Obesity may contribute to the initiation, progression, transmission, and deterioration of COVID-19. However, there was lack of such studies carried out by Indian workers.
Rajiva Rajiva +3 more
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Risk Factors for Nosocomial Infection in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit by the Japanese Nosocomial Infection Surveillance (JANIS) [PDF]
, 2008 We evaluated the infection risks in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) using data of NICU infection surveillance data. The subjects were 871 NICU babies, consisting of 465 boys and 406 girls, who were cared for between June 2002 and January 2003 in ...
Babazono, Akira +11 more
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The odds ratio: Principles and applications
Journal of the Practice of Cardiovascular Sciences, 2016 The odds ratio (OR) is a simple tool, widely utilized in clinical research. As a simple statistic, it can be hand calculated to determine the odds of a particular event or a disease, and the information provided can be useful for understanding the ...
Aakshi Kalra
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Physical activity is prospectively associated with adolescent nonalcoholic fatty liver disease [PDF]
, 2015 Objectives: The aim of the present study was to assess whether objectively measured physical activity at mean ages 12 and 14 years are prospectively associated with ultrasound scan liver fat and stiffness (alanine aminotransferase, aspartate ...
Anderson, Emma L. +7 more
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Iranian Journal of Public Health, 2022 Background: We aimed to identify the level of known risk factors of diabetes associated with doubled likelihood of diabetes type 2. Methods: In this cross-sectional study, an analysis was performed on the data of 9930 individuals aged 15 yr and older
Parya Jangipour Afshar +3 more
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Sex Differences in the Association Between Frailty and Sarcopenia in Patients With Cirrhosis. [PDF]
, 2019 ObjectivesFrailty is prevalent in patients with cirrhosis and is hypothesized to result in part from sarcopenia, but the precise contribution of sarcopenia to frailty in this population is poorly understood.MethodsIncluded were patients with cirrhosis ...
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Reducing exposure to high levels of perfluorinated compounds in drinking water improves reproductive outcomes: evidence from an intervention in Minnesota. [PDF]
, 2020 BackgroundPer- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) have been detected in drinking water supplies around the world and are the subject of intense regulatory debate.
Auffhammer, Maximilian +4 more
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Avoidance dental visit, the impact of predictor factors: A cross-sectional study in Kerman, Iran [PDF]
Journal of Oral Health and Oral Epidemiology, 2017 BACKGROUND AND AIM: In spite of different reforms and programs, the evidence indicates that Iran dental health sector has not been able to improve the dental situation and decrease the unmet needs.
Mohammadreza Amiresmaili +4 more
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Association between patient outcomes and key performance indicators of stroke care quality: A systematic review and meta-analysis [PDF]
, 2017 Purpose: Translating research evidence into clinical practice often uses key performance indicators to monitor quality of care. We conducted a systematic review to identify the stroke key performance indicators used in large registries, and to estimate
Cadilhac, Dominique A. +4 more
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Common pitfalls in statistical analysis: Odds versus risk
Perspectives in Clinical Research, 2015 In biomedical research, we are often interested in quantifying the relationship between an exposure and an outcome. “Odds” and “Risk” are the most common terms which are used as measures of association between variables.
Priya Ranganathan +2 more
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