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An assessment of the potential miscalibration of cardiovascular disease risk predictions caused by a secular trend in cardiovascular disease in England [PDF]

BMC Medical Research Methodology, 2020
Background A downwards secular trend in the incidence of cardiovascular disease (CVD) in England was identified through previous work and the literature.
Alexander Pate, Tjeerd van Staa, Richard Emsley   +2 more
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Secular trend in height and associated factors among adolescents in Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil, between 2007 and 2017/2018 [PDF]

Revista Paulista de Pediatria
Objective To assess the secular trend in height among adolescents in Florianópolis between 2007 and 2017/2018, and identify factors associated with height by sex.
Clair Costa Miranda, Jean Carlos Parmigiani De Marco, André de Araújo Pinto, Andreia Pelegrini   +3 more
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Secular trend in age at menarche among Indian women [PDF]

Scientific Reports
Age at menarche is not only a parameter that signifies biological characteristics for women but is also considered as an indicator to measure the quality of life of a population.
Trupti Meher, Harihar Sahoo
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Secular trend of Kawasaki disease and its correlation with viral activity in Taiwan: a nationwide population-based study [PDF]

BMC Public Health
Background Kawasaki disease (KD) is the most important acquired heart disease in children. This study investigated annual incidence, seasonality, secular trend and the correlation of KD incidence with viral activity in Taiwan.
Wei-Liang Shih, Li-Min Huang, Mei-Hwan Wu, Luan-Yin Chang   +3 more
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Secular trends of birthweight in boys from 1950 to 2010

Pediatrics and Neonatology, 2019
Background: Birthweight is an indicator of fetal development and intrauterine conditions and is associated with future health outcomes. Secular birthweight trends prior to the 1970s are mostly unknown. Our aim was to explore secular birthweight trends in
Jimmy Célind, Marie Hedlund, Maria Bygdell, Arvid Sondén, Anders Elfvin, Jenny M. Kindblom   +5 more
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Secular Trends in Menopause Age

Journal of Psychosomatic Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 1997
The question of whether or not there has been a secular trend in age of menopause in Europe and the United States from the 1940s to the 1990s has intrigued many investigators. However, since 1978, no attempt has been made to update Flint's 1978 study, from 1948 to 1964, of menopause ages in Denmark, England, France, Germany and the United States.
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Micro Pilgrimages: A New Post-Secular Trend?

Religions, 2022
The word “micro” or “mini” is increasingly appearing in relation to pilgrimage. A Guardian article in December 2021 described a guided pilgrimage walk in Sussex as a “micro pilgrimage”; in the spring of 2022, six “micro pilgrimages” took place in ...
Anne E. Bailey
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The levelling-off of the secular trend of age at menarche among Italian girls [PDF]

Heliyon, 2020
Egle Perissinotto, Gianluca Niccolò Piras, Gianni Bona   +2 more
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The Meaning of ‘Secular’ as a Scientific Concept

Secularism and Nonreligion, 2020
The meaning of ‘secular’ in the scientific use of ‘secular trend’, ‘secular variation’, and similar terms is a topic that merits historical investigation.
John Shook
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Age at Menarche, Growth Velocity, and Adiposity Indices in Italian Girls Aged 10 to 14

Children, 2022
Age at menarche (AAM) is an effective marker of puberty timing but its onset could be influenced by several intrinsic and extrinsic factors. This study aimed to assess the AAM in a sample of Italian adolescents and to investigate its association with ...
Emanuela Gualdi-Russo, Natascia Rinaldo, Gianni Mazzoni, Simona Mandini, Sabrina Masotti, Stefania Toselli, Luciana Zaccagni   +6 more
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