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Wealth index and other behavioral and sociodemographic characteristics associated with body mass index in Ethiopia [PDF]

SAGE Open Medicine, 2021
Background: Nowadays, the burden of non-communicable diseases including obesity has been an increasing public health concern. This menace can be monitored using indexing method like body mass index. Studies indicate that socioeconomic indicators such as income, biology, behavior, and demographic factors associated with body mass index. In Ethiopia, few
Lijalem Melie Tesfaw, Essey Kebede Muluneh   +1 more
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Integrating sociodemographic index and Bayesian modeling in liver cancer research: opportunities and limitations. [PDF]

Int J Surg
Meng L, Di Y.
europepmc   +2 more sources

Sociodemographic determinants of prepregnancy body mass index and gestational weight gain: The Mutaba'ah study [PDF]

Obesity Science & Practice, 2021
AbstractObjectiveThis study examined the associations of sociodemographic and lifestyle factors with prepregnancy body mass index (BMI) and gestational weight gain (GWG).MethodsIn the Mutaba'ah Study in the United Arab Emirates, repeated measurements throughout pregnancy from medical records were used to determine prepregnancy BMI and GWG. Associations
Cheng, Tuck Seng, Ali, Nasloon, Elbarazi, Iffat, Al-Rifai, Rami H, Al-Maskari, Fatma, Loney, Tom, Ahmed, Luai A   +6 more
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Increased Incidence of Early-Onset Colorectal Cancer in Low Sociodemographic Index Countries: Higher Rising Burden in Young Females. [PDF]

Cureus, 2023
Introduction Early-onset colorectal cancer (EOCRC) is becoming a growing concern due to its increased incidence among younger individuals, particularly in areas with limited healthcare access and funding, such as in countries with a low sociodemographic index (SDI). However, there are limited studies regarding this problem.
Danpanichkul P, Ongsupankul S, Moolkaew P, Yamsiri R, Panpradist N.   +4 more
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Small food stores and availability of nutritious foods: a comparison of database and in-store measures, Northern California, 2009. [PDF]

, 2012
IntroductionSmall food stores are prevalent in urban neighborhoods, but the availability of nutritious food at such stores is not well known. The objective of this study was to determine whether data from 3 sources would yield a single, homogenous ...
Adler, Nancy, Kelly, Maggi, Kersten, Ellen, Laraia, Barbara, Yen, Irene H   +4 more
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Survival Machine-Learning Approach for Predicting Under-Five Mortality in Low Sociodemographic Index States of India. [PDF]

J Res Health Sci
Background: Each year, millions of children under five die globally, with many of these deaths being preventable. The situation is particularly concerning in low sociodemographic index (LSDI) states of India, where the under-five mortality rate is 45 children per 1000 live births.
Vishwakarma M, Tyagi G, Radhakrishnan RV.   +2 more
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Body mass index and sociodemographic predictors of school lunch purchase behavior during a year-long environmental intervention in middle school [PDF]

, 2015
Modifying the school food environment is on the national agenda as one strategy to improve the nutritional quality of children's diets. Because few environmental-level interventions have been rigorously evaluated, the evidence base to inform programs and
Cozier, Yvette C., DeJong, William, Greece, Jacey A., Kratze, Alyssa, Quatromoni, Paula A.   +4 more
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Eligibility for bariatric surgery among adults in England: analysis of a national cross-sectional survey. [PDF]

, 2014
This study aimed to determine the number eligible for bariatric surgery and their sociodemographic characteristics.We used Health Survey for England 2006 data, representative of the non-institutionalized English population.The number of people eligible ...
Aasheim, E, Ahmad, A, Laverty, AA, Majeed, A, Millett, C, Saxena, S   +5 more
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Psoriasis disability index: The role of sociodemographic and clinical variables

TURKDERM, 2014
Background and Design: A variety of studies have demonstrated that psoriasis can affect psychological, social and physical functions. The purpose of this study was to determine the impact of the sociodemographic and clinical characteristics on Psoriasis Disability Index (PDI), which is a psoriasis-specific health-related quality of life instrument.
AKTAN, ŞEBNEM, AKARSU, SEVGİ, Demirtasoglu, Melda, Ozkan, Ayse Sebnem   +3 more
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Relationships between estimated autozygosity and complex traits in the UK Biobank [PDF]

, 2018
Inbreeding increases the risk of certain Mendelian disorders in humans but may also reduce fitness through its effects on complex traits and diseases. Such inbreeding depression is thought to occur due to increased homozygosity at causal variants that ...
Evans, Luke M, Johnson, Emma C, Keller, Matthew C   +2 more
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