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Association between prehospital vitamin D status and incident acute respiratory failure in critically ill patients: a retrospective cohort study
(BMJ Publishing Group, 2015)Objective: We hypothesise that low 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25(OH)D) levels before hospitalisation are associated with increased risk of acute respiratory failure. Design: Retrospective cohort study. Setting: Medical and ... -
Association between Prenatal Lead Exposure and Blood Pressure in Children
(National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, 2012)Background: Lead exposure in adults is associated with hypertension. Altered prenatal nutrition is associated with subsequent risks of adult hypertension, but little is known about whether prenatal exposure to toxicants, ... -
Association Between Prolactin and Incidence of Cardiovascular Risk Factors in the Framingham Heart Study
(John Wiley and Sons Inc., 2016)Background: Prolactin is an anterior pituitary hormone that may modulate the adverse effects of obesity. Prolactin has been associated with cardiovascular disease mortality, but less is known about whether prolactin predicts ... -
Association between Pseudomonas aeruginosa type III secretion, antibiotic resistance, and clinical outcome: a review
(BioMed Central, 2014)Pseudomonas aeruginosa uses a complex type III secretion system to inject the toxins ExoS, ExoT, ExoU, and ExoY into the cytosol of target eukaryotic cells. This system is regulated by the exoenzyme S regulon and includes ... -
The Association between Quality of HIV Care, Loss to Follow-Up and Mortality in Pediatric and Adolescent Patients Receiving Antiretroviral Therapy in Nigeria
(Public Library of Science, 2014)Access to pediatric HIV treatment in resource-limited settings has risen significantly. However, little is known about the quality of care that pediatric or adolescent patients receive. The objective of this study is to ... -
Association Between Reduced Extraversion and Right Posterior Fusiform Gyrus Gray Matter Reduction in Chronic Schizophrenia
(American Psychiatric Publishing, 2005)Objective: The authors examined the association between volume of the fusiform gyrus, a region involved in face processing, and the personality trait of extraversion in patients with schizophrenia. Method: Male patients ... -
Association between Residences in U.S. Northern Latitudes and Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Spatial Analysis of the Nurses’ Health Study
(National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, 2010)Background: The etiology of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) remains largely unknown, although epidemiologic studies suggest genetic and environmental factors may play a role. Geographic variation in incident RA has been observed ... -
Association between S100B Levels and Long-Term Outcome after Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage: Systematic Review and Pooled Analysis
(Public Library of Science, 2016)S100 calcium binding protein B (S100B), a well-studied marker for neurologic injury, has been suggested as a candidate for predicting outcome after subarachnoid hemorrhage. We performed a pooled analysis summarizing the ... -
The association between self-injurious behaviors and autism spectrum disorders
(Dove Medical Press, 2014)A key area of concern in children with autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) are self-injurious behaviors (SIBs). These are behaviors that an individual engages in that may cause physical harm, such as head banging, or self-biting. ... -
Association between shelter crowding and incidence of sleep disturbance among disaster evacuees: a retrospective medical chart review study
(BMJ Publishing Group, 2016)Objectives: We determined whether crowding at emergency shelters is associated with a higher incidence of sleep disturbance among disaster evacuees and identified the minimum required personal space at shelters. Design: ... -
Association between shift work and obesity among female nurses: Korean Nurses’ Survey
(BioMed Central, 2013)Background: Shift work has been hypothesized as a risk factor for obesity. In this study, we investigated the association between current shift work and body mass index (BMI) among female nurses in Korea. The relationship ... -
Association Between Sleep Disordered Breathing and Behavior in School-Aged Children: The Tucson Children's Assessment of Sleep Apnea Study
(Bentham Science Publishers Ltd., 2008)Study Objectives—This study analyzed the association between the Respiratory Disturbance Index (RDI) and two behavior measures, the Conners’ Parent Rating Scale (CPRS-R) and the Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL) in school-aged ... -
Association between Sleep Duration and 24-Hour Urine Free Cortisol in the MrOS Sleep Study
(Public Library of Science, 2013)Context Short sleep duration is associated with adverse health outcomes, but the mechanisms involved are unknown. It has been postulated that short sleep duration may elevate cortisol levels, but studies have had conflicting ... -
Association Between Sleep Duration and Diabetes in Black and White Adults
(American Diabetes Association, 2013)OBJECTIVE To examine racial differences in sleep duration and its relationship with diabetes. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS We used data from a nationally representative sample of U.S. adults (n = 130,943) participating in ... -
Association between Sleep Duration, Insomnia Symptoms and Bone Mineral Density in Older Boston Puerto Rican Adults
(Public Library of Science, 2015)Objective: To examine the association between sleep patterns (sleep duration and insomnia symptoms) and total and regional bone mineral density (BMD) among older Boston Puerto Rican adults. Materials/Methods We conducted ... -
The Association between Sleep Patterns and Obesity in Older Adults
(2014)Background: Reduced sleep duration has been increasingly reported to predict obesity. However, timing and regularity of sleep may also be important. In this study, the cross-sectional association between objectively measured ... -
Association between socioeconomic status and pain, function and pain catastrophizing at presentation for total knee arthroplasty
(BioMed Central, 2015)Background: Patients with higher socioeconomic status (SES) are shown to have better total knee arthroplasty (TKA) outcomes compared to those with lower SES. The relationship between SES and factors that influence TKA use ... -
The association between socioeconomic status and tumour stage at diagnosis of ovarian cancer: A pooled analysis of 18 case-control studies
(Elsevier BV, 2016)PURPOSE: Socioeconomic status (SES) is a known predictor of survival for several cancers and it has been suggested that SES differences affecting tumour stage at diagnosis may be the most important explanatory factor for ... -
The Association Between Talc Use and Ovarian Cancer
(Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health), 2016)BACKGROUND: Multiple studies of ovarian cancer and genital talc use have led only to consensus about possible carcinogenicity. Seeking greater clarity, we examined this association in 2,041 cases with epithelial ovarian ... -
The Association Between Talc Use and Ovarian Cancer: A Retrospective Case–Control Study in Two US States
(Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2015)Background: Multiple studies of ovarian cancer and genital talc use have led only to consensus about possible carcinogenicity. Seeking greater clarity, we examined this association in 2,041 cases with epithelial ovarian ...