Population attributable risk of tuberculosis vulnerabilities in Kerala, India [PDF]
Indian Journal of Community Medicine, 2020 Background: A robust disaggregated understanding of the determinants of tuberculosis (TB) in each local setting is essential for effective health system and policy action to control TB.
P S Rakesh +4 more
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Risk Factors for Tuberculosis in Elderly: Prevalence and Population-attributable Risk [PDF]
Indian Journal of Community MedicineIntroduction: Undernourishment, alcohol use, smoking, diabetes, and HIV are the known risk factors for tuberculosis (TB) with a high population-attributable fraction.
Roopa Sri Ravichandran +4 more
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Population attributable risk estimates of risk factors for contrast-induced acute kidney injury following coronary angiography: a cohort study [PDF]
BMC Cardiovascular Disorders, 2020 Background Contrast-induced acute kidney injury (CI-AKI) is a common complication with poor outcomes following coronary angiography (CAG) or percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). However, no study has explored the population attributable risks (PARs)
Li Lei +17 more
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Estimating population attributable risk fraction of determinants of pediatric obesity [PDF]
BMC Public HealthObjectives Childhood obesity imposes a remarkable socio-economic and health-related burden, with an increasing worldwide trend. We aimed to assess the relationship between modifiable factors and obesity in Iranian children and adolescents along with to ...
Maryam Yazdi +6 more
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Population attributable risk of key modifiable risk factors associated with non-exclusive breastfeeding in Nigeria [PDF]
BMC Public Health, 2018 Background Non-exclusive breastfeeding (non-EBF) is a risk factor for many of the 2300 under-five deaths occurring daily in Nigeria – a developing country with approximately 40 million children.
Felix Akpojene Ogbo +3 more
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Vertigo and dizziness in adolescents: Risk factors and their population attributable risk. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2017 To assess potential risk factors for vertigo and dizziness in adolescents and to evaluate their variability by different vertigo types. The role of possible risk factors for vertigo and dizziness in adolescents and their population relevance needs to be ...
Filipp M Filippopulos +9 more
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Smoking-attributable mortality among Korean adults in 2019 [PDF]
Epidemiology and Health, 2023 OBJECTIVES Tobacco use ranks among the leading preventable causes of death worldwide. This study was conducted to calculate the mortality rate attributable to smoking in Korea for 2019 and to highlight the importance of tracking and monitoring smoking ...
Yeun Soo Yang +4 more
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Estimating Attributable Mortality of Modifying Selected Risk Factors of Myocardial Infarction [PDF]
Novelty in Clinical Medicine, 2022 Background: Cardiovascular diseases are the leading cause of death due to non-communicable diseases and myocardial infarction (MI) is one of the most common causes of death due to cardiovascular diseases worldwide.Objectives: The aim of this study was to
Taher Ahangari +2 more
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Identifying Target Risk Factors Using Population Attributable Risks of Ischemic Stroke by Age and Sex [PDF]
Journal of Stroke, 2015 Background and Purpose Estimating age- and sex-specific population attributable risks (PARs) of major risk factors for stroke may be a useful strategy to identify risk factors for targeting preventive strategies.
Tai Hwan Park +17 more
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Nutrition & Metabolism, 2012 Background Serum methylmalonic acid (MMA) is regarded as a sensitive marker of vitamin B-12 status. Elevated circulating MMA is linked to neurological abnormalities.
Ganji Vijay, Kafai Mohammad R
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