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We investigated the association of 51 single-nucelotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in anti-inflammatory cytokines (IL-10, TGFB1, IL-6, IL-4, and IL-13) and receptors (IL-10RA, IL-10RB, TGFBR1, TGFBR2, IL-6R, IL-4R, IL-5RA, IL-5RB, and IL-13RA1) with susceptibility to leprosy in a case-control study from N...
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PMID: 21917900
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We analyzed self-reported computer use, demographic variables, psychosocial variables, and health and well-being variables collected from 460 ethnically diverse, community-dwelling elders to investigate the relationship computer use has with demographics, well-being, and other key psychosocial varia...
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PMID: 22046718
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We have analyzed the Society for Cardiothoracic Surgery in Great Britain and Ireland audit database to look at changes in practice over time....
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PMID: 21924147
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Nutritional and genetic determinants of the one-carbon metabolism pathway have been related to risk of malignant lymphomas, but little is known about their associations with Hodgkin lymphoma risk specifically. The authors examined nutrient intake (folate, vitamin B(2), vitamin B(6), vitamin B(12), me...
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PMID: 21810727
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In this study, the health-related selection hypothesis (that health predicts social mobility) and the social causation hypothesis (that socioeconomic status influences health) were tested in relation to cardiometabolic factors. The authors screened 8,312 United Kingdom men and women 3 times over 10 y...
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PMID: 21813793
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Cancer is an important cause of morbidity in the elderly, and many medical conditions and treatments influence cancer risk. The Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER)-Medicare database can be used to conduct population-based case-control studies that elucidate the etiology of cancer among...
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PMID: 21821540
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These results suggest that regular consumption of milk-based probiotics could be associated with lower risk of preeclampsia in primiparous women....
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PMID: 21821542
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These results mandate aggressive VTE prophylaxis in patients with histories of prehospital entrapment.
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PMID: 21816386
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Hypertension status among spouses is known to be concordant, but previous studies relied on history rather than direct measurement, and few data exist on treatment and control between spouses. The goal of this study was to estimate the spousal association of hypertension status, trea...
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PMID: 21841158
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The first objective was to determine the prevalence of depressive mood in First Nations youth in school grades 5 through 8 in seven on-reserve communities. The second objective was to determine the unadjusted and adjusted risk indicators associated with depressed mood in these youth.
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PMID: 21913579
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We analyzed prospective cohort data to identify the factors associated with health decline among new immigrants....
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PMID: 21913582
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The purpose of this study was to determine whether there are differences in self-rated health by immigration and generational status, and the role of health literacy in this relationship.
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PMID: 21913583
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The purpose of this study was to explore school and individual characteristics associated with smoking susceptibility among a nationally representative sample of Canadian youth who were never-smokers.
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PMID: 21913578
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Large disparities exist between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal Canadians in both obesity and socio-economic status (SES). The purpose of this paper was to assess associations between obesity and three indicators of SES - employment, education and income - in conjunction with demographic and lifestyle...
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PMID: 21913580
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To investigate the prevalence, distribution, and prognostic role of BRAF mutations in a large cohort of white patients with non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC).
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PMID: 21825258
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A chart audit of patients who had undergone a transurethral resection of the prostate established that 15.4% of 156 patients had postoperative acute urinary retention (AUR). Pre-operative prostate size, clot retention, and pre-operative urinary tract infection distinguished men at risk for post-opera...
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PMID: 21913594
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Saudi medical journal (32)9 2011
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To determine the prevalence rate of depression and its relationship with patients' socio-demographic characteristics and chronic diseases.
This cross sectional study was performed at the Family Medicine Department, Sharurah Armed Forces Hospital (SAFH), Sharurah, King...
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PMID: 21894360
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Saudi medical journal (32)9 2011
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We determined that if mCRC patients remain cancer-free for 28 months after curative surgery, their chance of long-term survival is significantly better....
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PMID: 21894352
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We studied 363 patients who underwent laparoscopic anterior resection with intracorporeal rectal transection and double-stapling technique (DST) anastomosis for rectal cancer between July 2005 and February 2010. Twenty-two independent clinical variables were examined by univariate and multivariate a...
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PMID: 21871980
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Computed tomography (CT) is becoming increasingly popular as a non-invasive method for visualizing the coronary arteries but patient radiation doses are still an issue. Postprocessing filters such as 2D adaptive non-linear filters might help to reduce the dose without loss of image quality.
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PMID: 21852437
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African American ethnicity is a well-described negative predictor of treatment outcome for chronic hepatitis C (CHC); however, less is known about the influence of Hispanic and Asian ethnicity. The aim of this subanalysis of the Weight-based Dosing of PegINterferon α-2b and Ribavirin (WIN-R) study w...
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PMID: 21836471
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Saudi journal of kidney diseases and transplantation : an official publication of the Saudi Center for Organ Transplantation, Saudi Arabia (22)5 2011
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We report a cross-sectional study of the prevalence and risk factors for MA in the relatives of patients with CKD from a community-based screening programme in Egypt. The study was conducted among participants of the Egypt Information, Prevention, and Treatment of Chronic Kidney Diseases (EGIPT-CKD)...
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PMID: 21912051
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Sexual Health (8)3 2011
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Years since onset of sexual intercourse (YSSI) is a rarely used variable when studying adolescents' sexual outcomes. The aim of this study is to evaluate the influence of YSSI on the adverse sexual outcomes of early sexual initiators.
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PMID: 21851787
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Asthma may be frequently associated with allergic rhinitis. Bronchial obstruction is a characteristic of asthma and spirometry is a cardinal step in asthma diagnosis. However, spirometry is rarely suitable in medical office. Visual Analogue Scales (VAS) is frequently used in common p...
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PMID: 21858258
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The purpose of this study was to evaluate whether electrocardiographic characteristics of ventricular arrhythmias distinguish patients with arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia/cardiomyopathy (ARVD/C) from those with right ventricular outflow tract tachycardia (RVOT-VT).
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PMID: 21835319
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Antinuclear antibodies (ANA) are a common feature of autoimmune diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Herein, we investigate the relationship between ANA and polymorphism in the tumour necrosis factor receptor (TNFR) genes.
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PMID: 21813053
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Our goal was to determine the efficacy of soy isoflavone tablets in preventing bone loss and menopausal symptoms....
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PMID: 21824950
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Due to increased awareness of breast cancer resulting in early detection, there is a decreased incidence nationwide of late-stage breast cancer, including that which presents with skin involvement (T4b).
A retrospective analysis of a 10-month period from August 2007 t...
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PMID: 22046854
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We sought to assess factors related to colorectal cancer (CRC) screening adherence among immigrant, Hispanic women in Harlem, New York City.
Adherence for colonoscopy and fecal occult blood test (FQBT) screening was measured among 255 women based on self-reported screening behaviors...
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PMID: 22046845
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Health & Social Work (36)3 2011
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This study sought to identify client, professional, and employment characteristics that enhance licensed social workers' commitment to aging practice. A series of binary logistic regressions were performed using data from 181 licensed, full-time social workers who reported aging as their primary spec...
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PMID: 21936332
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The purpose of this study was to examine whether left atrial (LA) mechanical function, as measured by LA total emptying fraction (TEF), is a predictor for the development of post-operative atrial fibrillation (POAF) following cardiac surgery.
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PMID: 21835375
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We hypothesized that infarct transmurality assessed with late gadolinium enhancement cardiac magnetic resonance (LGE-CMR) predicts arrhythmic events in patients with chronic myocardial infarction.
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PMID: 21835379
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We sought to further delineate the relevance of the major individual components of early volume resuscitation to onset of MOD after severe blunt traumatic injury....
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PMID: 21825930
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To determine the past-year medical misuse prevalence for 4 controlled medication classes (pain, stimulant, sleeping, and antianxiety) among adolescents, and to assess substance use outcomes among adolescents who report medical misuse.
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PMID: 21810634
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To assess the degree of relationship among individuals with hemangiomas and to evaluate the relative risk (RR) for family members of individuals with hemangiomas.
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PMID: 21844408
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We aimed to identify major dietary patterns and to evaluate the association between these patterns and body mass index (calculated as kg/m(2)) in a Korean population. Typical dietary intake was assessed using a food frequency questionnaire in a cross-sectional study of 1,118 subjects aged 30 to 70 y...
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PMID: 21802564
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There is limited information on which characteristics are associated with water intake among adolescents. This cross-sectional study examined the association between demographic, dietary, and behavioral factors and low water intake as the outcome measure. Analyses were based on the 2...
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PMID: 21802569
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To test an air cleaner and health coach intervention to reduce secondhand smoke exposure compared with air cleaners alone or no air cleaners in reducing particulate matter (PM), air nicotine, and urine cotinine concentrations and increasing symptom-free days in children with asthma residing with a sm...
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PMID: 21810636
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To develop a simple questionnaire to use for screening Thai people for knee osteoarthritis (OA).
Subjects' characteristics and data covering all known risk factors for OA were collected from a sample of villagers at Kanleurng Sub-District, Nakronpanom Province. Hip, k...
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PMID: 21863676
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AAOHN Journal (59)8 2011
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This cross-sectional study explored the work-related and individual factors that contributed to the occurrence of low back pain and affected activities of 36 personal care workers at an old age home in Hong Kong. The study was divided into four parts: (1) a questionnaire documenting workload exposure...
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PMID: 21800797
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To compare the differences of epidemiological and clinical characteristics in children with hand-foot-mouth disease (HFMD) caused by Coxsackievirus A16 (CA16) and Enterovirus 71 (EV71).
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PMID: 21849112
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There were 1,317 DCIs during the study period. These were observed in a cohort of 923 patients, out of a total of 17,288 patients, representing 5,339 DCIs per 100,000 patients, or 5.3% of all patients over a 1-year period. Of the 923 exposed patients, 745 (80.7%) were exposed to 1 DCI event, 92 (10%...
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PMID: 21781650
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use of post-acute care in individuals with fracture is extensive and the contribution of use of these resources to the overall burden of fractures cannot be ignored. Our findings have implications for future economic analyses and policy-making related to care of osteoporotic fractures....
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PMID: 21775335
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We therefore tested platelet reactivity in 251 patients with VerifyNow P2Y12, vasodilator-stimulated phosphoprotein phosphorylation, and light transmission aggregometry with adenosine diphosphate 5 and 20 μM 6 to 24 hours after percutaneous coronary intervention. High on-treatment platelet reactivi...
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PMID: 21752347
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We undertook a double-blinded randomized controlled trial to examine the effectiveness of fish oil supplementation on the incidence of postsurgical AF after CABG and valve procedures. The primary end point was incidence of AF in the first 6 days after surgery. Two hundred patients were randomized to...
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PMID: 21762871
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We explored the independent and combined associations of physical fitness, measured using the seated at rest heart rate (RHR), and the metabolic syndrome (MS), with CVD risk, as described by an elevated pulse wave velocity (PWV) in older Chinese. Data from 1,996 participants were drawn from the Guan...
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PMID: 21784386
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We therefore compared patient-level data from 2,298 subjects enrolled into the TAXUS ATLAS (TAXUS Liberté) and PERSEUS (ION) clinical trials. Propensity-score (1:1) matching was performed to adjust for covariate imbalance between stent types. Twelve-month major adverse cardiac events were less freq...
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PMID: 21803319
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Our study confirms the validity of the AKIN criteria in a population of mechanically patients and the criteria's relationship with the baseline SCr....
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PMID: 21700822
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Summary Background and objectives Serum creatinine (sCr) increments currently used to define acute kidney injury (AKI) do not take into consideration the baseline level of kidney function. The objective of this study was to establish whether baseline estimated GFR (eGFR) provides add...
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PMID: 21700828
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We used data from the PREVEND (Prevention of Renal and Vascular ENdstage Disease) study, a prospective population-based cohort study with a median follow-up of 6.4 years. Participants with two or three consecutive estimated GFR (eGFR) measurements during follow-up were included. Participants within...
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PMID: 21734089
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We aimed to determine the risk factors associated with AKI development in patients with septic shock. Design, setting, participants, & measurements Observational cohort study consisted of consecutive adults with septic shock admitted to a medical intensive care unit (ICU) of a tertiary care academic...
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PMID: 21734090
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among men low financial assets, living alone or having low social participation significantly increased the odds ratios (OR) for onset of mobility limitations. Among women only low financial assets and low social participation significantly increased the ORs for onset of mobility limitations. Analys...
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PMID: 21737461
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-About one-tenth of HF patients had a chest-radiograph documented VCF and half of those with VCF had multiple fractures; most (85%) were not on an osteoporosis-specific therapy. A previously unrecognized risk factor-atrial fibrillation-was found to be independently associated with VCF. Chest radiogr...
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PMID: 21558449
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We propose a novel Bayesian integration method, deemed nonparametric Bayes ensemble learning (NBEL), to lower the misclassification rate (both false positives and negatives) through automatically up-weighting data sources that are most informative, while down-weighting less informative and biased so...
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PMID: 21829334
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Systemic therapy is the most relevant option for patients with advanced non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and many receive therapies beyond first-line. Little is known on response, progression free survival (PFS) and overall survival (OS) and their prognostic factors after second- and third-line the...
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PMID: 21095039
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