Browsing Harvard Medical School by Keyword "All-cause mortality"

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    • Diabetes and mortality in patients with prostate cancer: a meta-analysis 

      Lee, Junga; Giovannucci, Edward; Jeon, Justin Y. (Springer International Publishing, 2016)
      Background: There are conflicting results as to the association between pre-existing diabetes and the risk of mortality in patients with prostate cancer. The purpose of this study is to estimate the influence of pre-existing ...

    • Nut consumption and risk of cardiovascular disease, total cancer, all-cause and cause-specific mortality: a systematic review and dose-response meta-analysis of prospective studies 

      Aune, Dagfinn; Keum, NaNa; Giovannucci, Edward; Fadnes, Lars T.; Boffetta, Paolo; Greenwood, Darren C.; Tonstad, Serena; Vatten, Lars J.; Riboli, Elio; Norat, Teresa (BioMed Central, 2016)
      Background: Although nut consumption has been associated with a reduced risk of cardiovascular disease and all-cause mortality, data on less common causes of death has not been systematically assessed. Previous reviews ...

    • Polyphenol intake and mortality risk: a re-analysis of the PREDIMED trial 

      Tresserra-Rimbau, Anna; Rimm, Eric B; Medina-Remón, Alexander; Martínez-González, Miguel A; López-Sabater, M Carmen; Covas, María I; Corella, Dolores; Salas-Salvadó, Jordi; Gómez-Gracia, Enrique; Lapetra, José; Arós, Fernando; Fiol, Miquel; Ros, Emili; Serra-Majem, Lluis; Pintó, Xavier; Muñoz, Miguel A; Gea, Alfredo; Ruiz-Gutiérrez, Valentina; Estruch, Ramón; Lamuela-Raventós, Rosa M (BioMed Central, 2014)
      Background: Polyphenols may lower the risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) and other chronic diseases due to their antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties, as well as their beneficial effects on blood pressure, lipids ...

    • Sex dependent risk factors for mortality after myocardial infarction: individual patient data meta-analysis 

      van Loo, Hanna M; van den Heuvel, Edwin R; Schoevers, Robert A; Anselmino, Matteo; Carney, Robert M; Denollet, Johan; Doyle, Frank; Freedland, Kenneth E; Grace, Sherry L; Hosseini, Seyed H; Parakh, Kapil; Pilote, Louise; Rafanelli, Chiara; Roest, Annelieke M; Sato, Hiroshi; Steeds, Richard P; Kessler, Ronald C; de Jonge, Peter (BioMed Central, 2014)
      Background: Although a number of risk factors are known to predict mortality within the first years after myocardial infarction, little is known about interactions between risk factors, whereas these could contribute to ...