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Association between hospital case volume and mortality in non-elderly pneumonia patients stratified by severity: a retrospective cohort study
(BioMed Central, 2014)Background: The characteristics and aetiology of pneumonia in the non-elderly population is distinct from that in the elderly population. While a few studies have reported an inverse association between hospital case volume ... -
Association Between Hospital Performance on Patient Safety and 30‐Day Mortality and Unplanned Readmission for Medicare Fee‐for‐Service Patients With Acute Myocardial Infarction
(John Wiley and Sons Inc., 2016)Background: Little is known regarding the relationship between hospital performance on adverse event rates and hospital performance on 30‐day mortality and unplanned readmission rates for Medicare fee‐for‐service patients ... -
Association Between Hospital Readmission and Acute and Sustained Delays in Functional Recovery During 18 Months After Elective Surgery: The Successful Aging after Elective Surgery Study
(Wiley, 2017-01)Objectives: To examine the effect of hospital readmission on functional recovery after elective surgery in older adults. Design: Prospective cohort of individuals aged 70 and older undergoing elective surgery, enrolled ... -
The Association between Individual and Combined Components of Metabolic Syndrome and Chronic Kidney Disease among African Americans: The Jackson Heart Study
(Public Library of Science, 2014)Introduction: Approximately 26.3 million people in the United States have chronic kidney disease and many more are at risk of developing the condition. The association between specific metabolic syndrome components and ... -
Association between Inflammation and Cardiac Geometry in Chronic Kidney Disease: Findings from the CRIC Study
(Public Library of Science, 2015)Background: Left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) and myocardial contractile dysfunction are independent predictors of mortality in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD). The association between inflammatory biomarkers ... -
The association between insurance status and in-hospital mortality on the public medical wards of a Kenyan referral hospital
(Co-Action Publishing, 2014)Background: Observational data in the United States suggests that those without health insurance have a higher mortality and worse health outcomes. A linkage between insurance coverage and outcomes in hospitalized patients ... -
The association between intra- and juxta-cortical pathology and cognitive impairment in multiple sclerosis by quantitative T2* mapping at 7 T MRI
(Elsevier, 2016)Using quantitative T2* at 7 Tesla (T) magnetic resonance imaging, we investigated whether impairment in selective cognitive functions in multiple sclerosis (MS) can be explained by pathology in specific areas and/or layers ... -
Association Between Language Proficiency and the Quality of Primary Care Among a National Sample of Insured Latinos
(Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health), 2007)Context: Latinos experience substantial barriers to primary care. Limited English language proficiency may be a mechanism for these deficiencies, even for Latinos with health coverage. Objective: To determine the ... -
Association between leukocyte telomere shortening and exposure to traffic pollution: a cross-sectional study on traffic officers and indoor office workers
(BioMed Central, 2009)Background: Telomere shortening in blood leukocytes has been associated with increased morbidity and death from cardiovascular disease and cancer, but determinants of shortened telomeres, a molecular feature of biological ... -
Association between Melanocytic Nevi and Risk of Breast Diseases: The French E3N Prospective Cohort
(Public Library of Science, 2014)Background: While melanocytic nevi have been associated with genetic factors and childhood sun exposure, several observations also suggest a potential hormonal influence on nevi. To test the hypothesis that nevi are ... -
Association Between Menopausal Estrogen-Only Therapy and Ovarian Carcinoma Risk
(Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health), 2016)OBJECTIVE: To describe the association between postmenopausal estrogen-only therapy use and risk of ovarian carcinoma, specifically with regard to disease histotype and duration and timing of use. METHODS: We conducted a ... -
The Association between Meteorological Parameters and Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage: A Nationwide Analysis
(Public Library of Science, 2014)Prior research has suggested that regional weather patterns impact the risk of rupture of cerebral aneurysms, but the findings in the literature have been inconsistent. Furthermore, no nationwide analysis to date has ... -
Association between Non-High-Density-Lipoprotein-Cholesterol Levels and the Prevalence of Asymptomatic Intracranial Arterial Stenosis
(Public Library of Science, 2013)Objective: The aim of this study was to assess the association between non-high-density-lipoprotein-cholesterol (non-HDL-C) and the prevalence of asymptomatic intracranial arterial stenosis (ICAS). Methods and Results: The ... -
The Association between Non-Invasive Hepatic Fibrosis Markers and Cardiometabolic Risk Factors in the Framingham Heart Study
(Public Library of Science, 2016)Background & Aims Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular related death, particularly in those with hepatic fibrosis. We determined the prevalence of predicted ... -
Association between NSAIDs and Clostridium difficile-Associated Diarrhea: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
(Hindawi Publishing Corporation, 2016)Objective. Clostridium difficile infection is a leading cause of nosocomial diarrhea in developed countries. Studies evaluating the associations of increased risk of community-acquired CDAD and the use of nonsteroidal ... -
The Association Between Obstructive Sleep Apnea Characterized by a Minimum 3 Percent Oxygen Desaturation or Arousal Hypopnea Definition and Hypertension
(American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM), 2019-09-15)Study Objectives: The association between obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and hypertension in prior studies has been determined using a definition of hypopnea requiring a 4% O2 desaturation. However, the American Academy ... -
Association Between Oxytocin Receptor Genotype, Maternal Care, and Eating Disorder Behaviours in a Community Sample of Women
(John Wiley and Sons Inc., 2016)Abstract This study aimed to investigate associations between oxytocin receptor gene (OXT‐R) polymorphisms (rs53576 and rs2254298), their interaction with maternal care (GxE), and ED behaviours in a community sample. We ... -
Association Between Passive and Active Smoking and Incident Type 2 Diabetes in Women
(American Diabetes Association, 2011)OBJECTIVE: Accumulating evidence has identified a positive association between active smoking and the risk of diabetes, but previous studies had limited information on passive smoking or changes in smoking behaviors over ... -
The association between phthalates and metabolic syndrome: the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2001–2010
(BioMed Central, 2016)Background: Higher exposure to certain phthalates is associated with a diabetes and insulin resistance, with sex differences seen. Yet, little is known about the association between phthalates and metabolic syndrome (MetS), ... -
Association between plasma fluorescent oxidation products and erectile dysfunction: A prospective study
(BioMed Central, 2015)Background: Existing epidemiological studies of the association between oxidative stress and erectile dysfunction (ED) are sparse and inconclusive, which is likely due to cross-sectional design and small sample size. ...