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Heterozygous familial hypercholesterolemia: prevalence and control rates

Expert Review of Endocrinology & Metabolism, 2021
Introduction: Heterozygous familial hypercholesterolemia (heFH) is associated with a very high risk for cardiovascular events. Treatment with potent statins substantially reduces cardiovascular morbidity in these patients. Moreover, combination therapy with statins plus ezetimibe and/or proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9 (PCSK9) inhibitors ...
Georgios, Polychronopoulos, Marios, Tzavelas, Konstantinos, Tziomalos   +2 more
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Cognitive frailty in Italian community-dwelling older adults: Prevalence rate and its association with disability

The Journal of Nutrition, Health & Aging, 2016
Cognitive frailty is the simultaneous clinical manifestation of both physical frailty and cognitive impairment. This paper aimed to propose and test an operational definition of cognitive frailty. The following specific aims were pursued: (i) to rate the
M. Roppolo, A. Mulasso, Emanuela Rabaglietti   +2 more
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Birth prevalence rates of skeletal dysplasias

Clinical Genetics, 1989
This study establishes the prevalence rates at birth of the skeletal dysplasias which can be diagnosed in the perinatal period or during pregnancy. Using a population‐based register of congenital anomalies, a prevalence rate of 3.22 0/000 was observed. The most frequent types of skeletal dysplasia were achondroplasia and osteogenesis imperfecta (0.64 0/
C, Stoll, B, Dott, M P, Roth, Y, Alembik
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Sporozoite rate and malaria prevalence

Parasitology Today, 1987
Abstract In a recently published paper, Tom Burkot and colleagues in Papua New Guinea provide an important set of data for vivax and falciparum malaria transmission. Using on enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) technique they measured sporozoite rates in mosquitoes from human bait collections from eight villages and related these to parasite ...
M.H. Birley, J.D. Charlewood
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Prevalence rates for ectodermal dysplasia syndromes

American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A
AbstractBackgroundEctodermal dysplasias (EDs) are a heterogeneous group of genetic conditions affecting the development and/or homeostasis of two or more ectodermal derivatives, including hair, teeth, nails, and certain glands. There are currently 49 recognized EDs with molecularly confirmed etiology.
Clayton Butcher, Becky M. Abbott, Dorothy Grange, Mary Fete, Beau Meyer, Christine Spinka, Timothy Fete   +6 more
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Prevalence Rates of Microtia in South America

International Journal of Epidemiology, 1986
A high frequency of microtia in Quito (Ecuador) was detected by the Latin American Collaborative Study of Congenital Malformations (ECLAMC), and the data available on file were used to define the cluster and to test some potential risk factors. The Quito material consisted of 46 041 livebirths from two hospitals. The rest of the sample consisted of 553
E E, Castilla, I M, Orioli
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Prevalence Rates of Youth Gambling Problems: Are the Current Rates Inflated?

Journal of Gambling Studies, 2003
While there is a general consensus in the literature that it is common for youth to gamble, considerable variability in the reported prevalence rates of youth problem gambling has been found. More recently, issues concerning the possible overestimation of these rates have been raised. Arguments underlying the proposition that problem gambling rates for
Jeffrey L, Derevensky, Rina, Gupta, Ken, Winters   +2 more
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Chronic Kidney Disease Prevalence and Rate of Diagnosis

The American Journal of Medicine, 2007
Chronic kidney disease is a major public health problem. However, no study to date has estimated the prevalence of chronic kidney disease based on the clinical guidelines established by the National Kidney Foundation and few studies have explored the rate of diagnoses by primary care providers.Cross-sectional study of ambulatory patients in Rochester ...
Timothy P, Ryan, James A, Sloand, Paul C, Winters, James P, Corsetti, Susan G, Fisher   +4 more
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Latex sensitization: Occupational versus general population prevalence rates

American Journal of Industrial Medicine, 1999
Natural rubber latex (NRL) has become an important occupational health concern in recent years, particularly among health care workers. It has been suggested in some reports that the prevalence of latex sensitization among occupationally exposed groups is not different from that in the general population.The findings of prevalence studies conducted ...
G M, Liss, G L, Sussman
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Prevalence rates can reflect quality of care

Journal of Wound Care, 2008
On page 373 of this issue, Brigitte Barrois describes how a pressure ulcer prevalence study that assessed the large majority of hospital inpatients in France identified a prevalence rate of 8.9%. This is very similar to the prevalence rate of 8.6% reported in a previous French national study, with a broadly similar methodology, undertaken 10 years ...
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