Air Pollution and Cognitive Impairment Among the Chinese Elderly Population: An Analysis of the Chinese Longitudinal Healthy Longevity Survey (CLHLS) by Qingyang Zhu, Yuebin Lyu, Keyong Huang, Jinhui Zhou, Wenhao Wang, Kyle Steenland, Howard H. Chang, Stefanie Ebelt, Xiaoming Shi, Yang Liu

“…Studies have found that air pollution is a potential risk factor for dementia, but the literature remains inconclusive. …”
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aDolescent and prEconception health peRspectiVe of Adult Non-communicable diseases (DERVAN): protocol for rural prospective adolescent girls cohort study in Ratnagiri district of K... by Suvarna Patil, Netaji Patil, Charudatta Joglekar, Arvind Yadav, Anup Nilawar, Ulka Banavali, Rohit Bhat, Vijay Dombale, Bhushan Warpe, Rachana Mohite, Kiran Joshi

“…Introduction Precise impact of nutritional insufficiencies in adolescence as a risk factor for non-communicable diseases (NCD) in later life as adults remains largely unknown.We are conducting research into the effects of nutrition on adolescent girls of Ratnagiri district by a prospective cohort study (aDolescent and prEconception health peRspectiVe of Adult Non-communicable diseases cohort). …”
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The associations between sedentary behavior and neck pain: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Yunchen Meng, Yaqi Xue, Sanjun Yang, Fang Wu, Yanyu Dong

“…Conclusion SB is a notable risk factor for NP, with the risk escalating with longer durations of sedentary time. …”
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Quaternary ammoniums activate human dendritic cells and induce a specific T-cell response in vitro by Marine Peyneau, Mathilde Zeller, Virginie Paulet, Benoît Noël, Marie-Hélène Damiens, Natacha Szely, Andreas Natsch, Marc Pallardy, Sylvie Chollet-Martin, Luc de Chaisemartin, Saadia Kerdine-Römer

“…Occupational exposure to QACs has been reported as a risk factor for NMBA anaphylaxis, but little is known about the sensitization mechanism and the capacity of these molecules to elicit an immune response. …”
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Automated classification of stress and relaxation responses in major depressive disorder, panic disorder, and healthy participants via heart rate variability by Sangwon Byun, Ah Young Kim, Min-Sup Shin, Hong Jin Jeon, Hong Jin Jeon, Chul-Hyun Cho, Chul-Hyun Cho

“…BackgroundStress is a significant risk factor for psychiatric disorders such as major depressive disorder (MDD) and panic disorder (PD). …”
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Effects of Immune System-Related Medications on COVID-19 Outcome in a Cohort of Iranian Patients: Preliminary Report of a Data Mining Study by Ehsan Bitaraf, Seyyed Amir Yasin Ahmadi, Alireza Gandomi-Mohammadabadi, Zahra Noorani Mejareh, Bahare Abdollahi, Javad Balasi, Farzan Moodi, Nima Hemmati, Ali Kabir

“…Among the corticosteroids, prednisolone was a risk factor on death (OR=1.41, 95%CI=1.03−1.94). This association was increased after adjustment of age interactions (OR=3.45, 95%CI=1.01−11.81) and was removed after adjustment of ICU admission interactions (OR=2.64, 95%CI=0.70−9.92). …”
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Pulse Pressure Relationships with Demographics and Kidney Function in Ashanti, Ghana by Debasish Banerjee, Jacob Plange-Rhule, Nihil Chitalia, Kwabena Kumi, Frank B. Micah, Francesco P. Cappuccio, John B. Eastwood

“…Hypertension, particularly pulse pressure [PP] is a major risk factor for end-stage renal disease. However, the effect of individual components of hypertension namely PP, systolic [SBP] and diastolic blood pressure [DBP] on kidney function, in the general African population is unknown. …”
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Multi-modal characterisation of early-stage, subclinical cardiac deterioration in patients with type 2 diabetes by Ambre Bertrand, Andrew Lewis, Julia Camps, Vicente Grau, Blanca Rodriguez

“…Abstract Background Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is a major risk factor for heart failure with preserved ejection fraction and cardiac arrhythmias. …”
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Subjective and objective stress during body exposure: a comparison of adolescents with anorexia nervosa versus high body dissatisfaction by Valeska Stonawski, Louisa Kuper, Nicolas Rohleder, Gunther H. Moll, Hannah Fischer, Anne-Christine Plank, Tanja Legenbauer, Oliver Kratz, Stefanie Horndasch

“…ObjectiveBody dissatisfaction (BD) is a risk factor for the development of an eating disorder (ED) and a negative predictor for treatment outcome in adolescents with anorexia nervosa (AN). …”
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Prevalensi Kanker Serviks Berdasarkan Paritas di RSUP. Dr. M. Djamil Padang Periode Januari 2011- Desember 2012 by Septia Haryani, Defrin Defrin, Yenita Yenita

“…The number of parity in West Sumatera is still high, parity is one of the risk factors for cervical cancer relating to hormone and birth trauma. …”
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A comprehensive analysis of erectile dysfunction prevalence and the impact of prostate conditions on ED among US adults: evidence from NHANES 2001-2004 by Yuhao Zhang, Nan Zang, Yingyue Xiang, Fanlu Lin, Xue Liu, Jing Zhang, Jing Zhang

“…Prostatitis showed no significant relationship with ED in any subgroup.ConclusionThe study established BPH and PCa as significant risk factors for ED, with no substantial link detected between prostatitis and ED. …”
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Systematic analysis and prediction of the burden of Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias caused by hyperglycemia by Dongying He, Dongying He, Manting Liu, Yujin Tang, Xiaona Tian, Lisi Zhou, Yizhen Chen, Xiaoxia Liu, Xiaoxia Liu

“…Emerging evidence has identified high fasting plasma glucose (HFPG) as a major modifiable risk factor for ADOD, linking impaired glucose metabolism to cognitive decline and neurodegeneration. …”
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Lower Plasma β-Amyloid 1-42 Levels in Amnestic Mild Cognitive Impairment Compared to Healthy Individuals by Cynthia Cynthia, Jusak Nugraha, Muhammad Hamdan, Hari Basuki Notobroto, Silvia Francina Lumempouw, Rahajuningsih Dharma

“…While in AD, apolipoprotein E (ApoE) ε4 allele is known to be a genetic risk factor, the role of ApoE ε4 allele in modulating plasma β-Amyloid 1-42 levels in aMCI remains unclear. …”
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Total immunoglobulin E levels in induced sputum reflect asthma control status by Wenhui Chen, Xiaofang Liu, Xiujuan Yao, Yanghe Hao, Zhuo Zhou, Chengshuo Wang, Ming Wang, Luo Zhang

“…Univariate and multifactor ordinal logistic regression analysis indicated that sputum total IgE was the unique significant risk factor for poor asthma control (adjusted odds ratio = 6.25; 95% CI, 1.07–36.55; p < 0.05) among pulmonary inflammation indicators including different indices of pulmonary function test, sputum IgE and FeNO. …”
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Systematic Review with Network Meta-Analysis: Comparative Efficacy and Safety of Combination Therapy with Angiotensin II Receptor Blockers and Amlodipine in Asian Hypertensive Pati... by Dae Wook Lee, Mira Jung, Hye Won Wang, Zainah Khan, Philippe Pinton

“…Hypertension (HTN) is the leading risk factor for cardiovascular mortality globally. The WHO estimates a 60% increase in Asian HTN patients between 2000 and 2025. …”
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Study of pattern of lipid profile amongst type II diabetic patients of two major tribal populations of Tripura by Sagar Samrat Debbarma, Arunabha Dasgupta, Atanu Ghosh, Kanak Choudhury, Prithvijit Kole, Sonali Paul, Brainist Kalai, V. Saikumar

“…Obesity was also an important risk factor and the association of BMI with HbA1c in the study population was statistically significant. …”
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The Association of Pension Income with the Incidence of Type I Obesity among Retired Israelis by Yuval Arbel, Chaim Fialkoff, Amichai Kerner

“…Previous studies have identified obesity and overweight as the fourth leading risk factor for global mortality. The objective of the current study is to investigate gender differences and the impact of wealth and income from pensions, sociodemographic variables, and self-assessment of health conditions on the projected probability to become obese in the postretirement age (67 years and older). …”
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Prediction of embryo euploidy and pregnancy outcome by blastocyst morphology and development speed for women receiving single embryo transfer by Kexin Dong, Chunyan Wu, Xuerong Hou, Yanhong Zeng, Lu Luo

“…Alternatively, D6 development speed was an independent risk factor for early pregnancy loss after euploid blastocyst transfer. …”
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CT-based skeletal muscle loss predicts long term prognosis in patients with distal cholangiocarcinoma undergone pancreaticoduodenectomy by Guangzhen Qu, Shao-Cheng Lyu, Yong Zhang, Kun Gao, Chuanguo Zhou

“…In multivariate analysis, tumor size  > 2.0 cm (hazard ratio (HR) = 1.90, P = 0.017), poor differentiation (hazard ratio (HR) = 2.80, P > 0.001), higher SML (SML ≤ − 4.01%) (hazard ratio (HR) = 3.60, P  < 0.001), lymph metastasis (hazard ratio (HR) = 4.00, P  < 0.001) and vascular invasion (hazard ratio (HR) = 2.10, P  = 0.013) were independent risk factors forOS. Meanwhile, poor differentiation (hazard ratio (HR) = 1.90, P = 0.043), higher SML (SML ≤ -5.99%) (hazard ratio (HR) = 3.80, P < 0.001) and lymph metastasis (hazard ratio (HR) = 2.60, P = 0.003) was an independent risk factor forRFS. …”
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Intelligent measurement of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis x-ray coronal imaging parameters based on VB-Net neural network: a retrospective analysis of 2092 cases by Jinlong Liu, Haoran Zhang, Pei Dong, Danyang Su, Zhen Bai, Yuanbo Ma, Qiuju Miao, Shenyu Yang, Shuaikun Wang, Xiaopeng Yang

“…This study is based on the accurate and rapid measurement of x-ray coronal imaging parameters in AIS patients by AI, to explore the differences and correlations, and to further investigate the risk factors in different groups, so as to provide a theoretical basis for the diagnosis and surgical treatment of AIS. …”
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