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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Gender-specific associations of short sleep duration with prevalent and incident hypertension : the Whitehall II Study [PDF]
, 2007 Sleep deprivation (5 hour per night) was associated with a higher risk of hypertension in middle-aged American adults but not among older individuals.
Brunner, Eric +9 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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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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On the Reporting of Odds Ratios and Risk Ratios [PDF]
Nutrients, 2018 It is with great interest that we read the article by Ricci et al. entitled “Maternal and Paternal Caffeine Intake and ART Outcomes in Couples Referring to an Italian Fertility Clinic: A Prospective Cohort” [...]
Nelson Pace, Jasjit Multani
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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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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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Hospital volume and outcomes for acute pulmonary embolism: Multinational population based cohort study [PDF]
, 2019 [Objectives] To evaluate the association between experience in the management of acute pulmonary embolism, reflected by hospital case volume, and mortality.[Design] Multinational population based cohort study using data from the Registro Informatizado de
Bikdeli, Behnood +10 more
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Peri-operative Inotrope Use in Off Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgeries [PDF]
Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2017 Introduction: Off-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (OPCABG) surgery is now widely accepted and practiced. The literature on inotrope use in OPCABG is sparse. Aim: To look into the intra-operative and immediate postoperative (up to 12 hours after skin
Nidheesh Chooriyil +1 more
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Sepsis and septic shock in patients with malignancies : a Groupe de Recherche Respiratoire en Réanimation Onco-Hématologique study [PDF]
, 2020 Objectives: Cancer affects up to 20% of critically ill patients, and sepsis is one of the leading reasons for ICU admission in this setting. Early signals suggested that survival might be increasing in this population. However, confirmation studies have
Azoulay, Elie +18 more
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