Dose-Response Association of Low-Intensity and Nondaily Smoking With Mortality in the United States
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DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2020.6436
Abstract: Key Points Question What is the association of reducing from daily to nondaily cigarette smoking with mortality risks? Findings In a prospective cohort study of 505 500 nationally representative US adults, daily smokers had 2.32 times… read more here.
Keywords: smoking mortality; intensity; association; mortality ... See more keywords
Black Patients With Cirrhosis Have Higher Mortality and Lower Transplant Rates: Results From a Metropolitan Cohort Study
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DOI: 10.1002/hep.31742
Abstract: Estimates of racial disparity in cirrhosis have been limited by lack of large‐scale, longitudinal data, which track patients from diagnosis to death and/or transplant. read more here.
Keywords: black patients; cirrhosis; transplant; cirrhosis higher ... See more keywords
ORF3a mutation associated with higher mortality rate in SARS-CoV-2 infection
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DOI: 10.1017/s0950268820002599
Abstract: Abstract Abstract Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has recently caused acute respiratory distress syndrome affecting more than 200 countries with varied mortality rate. Successive genetic variants of SARS-CoV-2 become evident across the globe… read more here.
Keywords: mortality rate; higher mortality; orf3a mutation; sars cov ... See more keywords
Angiotensin II Overstimulation Leads to an Increased Susceptibility to Dilated Cardiomyopathy and Higher Mortality in Female Mice
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DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-19436-5
Abstract: Heart failure (HF) is associated with high mortality and affects men and women differently. The underlying mechanisms for these sex-related differences remain largely unexplored. Accordingly, using mice with cardiac-specific overexpression of the angiotensin II (ANGII)… read more here.
Keywords: at1r mice; angiotensin overstimulation; mortality; ca2 ... See more keywords
Mortality of Patients with COPD and Pneumonia
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DOI: 10.1080/15412555.2016.1249791
Abstract: The study by Sharafkhaneh et al. (1) aimed to determine whether admission of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and pneumonia (PCOPD) was associated with a higher mortality than admission for either acute COPD… read more here.
Keywords: pcopd; copd pneumonia; mortality; copd ... See more keywords
Age-specific mortality and the role of living remotely: The 1918-20 influenza pandemic in Kautokeino and Karasjok, Norway
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DOI: 10.1080/22423982.2023.2179452
Abstract: ABSTRACT The 1918–20 pandemic influenza killed 50–100 million people worldwide, but mortality varied by ethnicity and geography. In Norway, areas dominated by Sámi experienced 3–5 times higher mortality than the country’s average. We here use… read more here.
Keywords: excess mortality; kautokeino karasjok; age; mortality ... See more keywords
An Update on the Healthy Soldier Effect in U.S. Veterans.
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DOI: 10.1093/milmed/usac151
Abstract: INTRODUCTION The healthy soldier effect (HSE) describes a phenomenon of enduring health and lower mortality among veterans due in part to initial screening procedures and health care access. Although early data were supportive of a… read more here.
Keywords: effect; age; mortality; soldier effect ... See more keywords
Higher Mortality in Men Compared with Women following Distal Radius Fracture in Population Aged 50 Years or Above: Are Common Distal Radius Fracture Classifications Useful in Predicting Mortality?
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DOI: 10.1155/2019/5359204
Abstract: Introduction Distal radius fractures (DRF) are one of the most common fractures with growing incidence in developed countries and are a reliable predictor of another osteoporotic fracture. Data concerning DRF mortality are conflicting and vague.… read more here.
Keywords: higher mortality; radius fracture; distal radius; mortality ... See more keywords
COVID-19 Higher Mortality in Chinese Regions With Chronic Exposure to Lower Air Quality
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DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2020.597753
Abstract: We investigated the geographical character of the COVID-19 infection in China and correlated it with satellite- and ground-based measurements of air quality. Controlling for population density, we found more viral infections in those prefectures (U.S.… read more here.
Keywords: air; higher mortality; covid; air quality ... See more keywords
Exertional Desaturation Has Higher Mortality Than Non-Desaturation in COPD
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DOI: 10.3390/medicina57101110
Abstract: Background and objectives: Exertional desaturation (ED) is often overlooked in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). We aim to investigate the impact of ED on mortality and the predictors of ED in COPD. Materials and methods:… read more here.
Keywords: mortality; copd; desaturation; higher mortality ... See more keywords
The Interplay between Dietary Phosphorous, Protein Intake, and Mortality in a Prospective Hemodialysis Cohort
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DOI: 10.3390/nu14153070
Abstract: (1) Background: Current dietary recommendations for dialysis patients suggest that high phosphorus diets may be associated with adverse outcomes such as hyperphosphatemia and death. However, there has been concern that excess dietary phosphorus restriction may… read more here.
Keywords: dietary phosphorus; mortality; associated higher; higher mortality ... See more keywords