Disease trajectory and competing risks of patients with cirrhosis in the US. by Mohsen Mohammadi, Bima J Hasjim, Salva N Balbale, Praneet Polineni, Alexander A Huang, Mitchell Paukner, Therese Banea, Oriana Dentici, Dominic J Vitello, Joy E Obayemi, Andrés Duarte-Rojo, Satish N Nadig, Lisa B VanWagner, Lihui Zhao, Sanjay Mehrotra, Daniela P Ladner

“…Overall, patients in advanced stages of cirrhosis were more likely to die than they were to receive a LT, suggesting that patients should be referred and waitlisted for LT earlier in the disease process.…”
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Renal hyperfiltration is associated with a reduced incidence of hypertension in individuals younger than 70 by Hee-Jung Ha, Min Kyoung Kang, Jeong Hwa Kim, Youn-Hee Choi, Tae-Jin Song

“…The association between renal hyperfiltration and a lower risk of hypertension incidence was likely to vary with age.…”
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‘It’s the perfect storm’: why are people with eating disorders at risk of suicide? A qualitative study by Una Foye, Saakshi Kakar, Niamh McNamara, Agnieszka Musial, Tom Jewell, Jessica R. Griffiths, Carol Kan, Gerome Breen, Rachel Rowan Olive, T. Suratwala, Aman Sidhu, Lizzie Mitchell, George Mycock, Katie Graden, Saskia Evans Perks, Elia Chitwa, Holly Whitehead, Ulrike Schmidt, Rina Dutta, Moritz Herle

“…Evidence suggests that individuals with anorexia nervosa are 18 times, and those with bulimia nervosa seven times more likely to die by suicide, relative to gender- and age-matched comparison groups. …”
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The emergence of common health conditions across the life course: evidence from the Born in Bradford family cohort [version 2; peer review: 2 approved] by John Wright, Gillian Santorelli, Rosemary R.C. McEachan, Krishnarajah Nirantharakumar, Dan Lewer, Katherine Phillips, Siang Ing Lee

“…Methods 21 health conditions were identified using diagnostic codes and prescription records extracted from electronic health records. …”
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Stellar Population Properties in the Stellar Streams around SPRC047 by Seppo Laine, David Martínez-Delgado, Kristi A. Webb, Mohammad Akhlaghi, Roberto Baena-Gallé, Sanjaya Paudel, Michael Stein, Denis Erkal

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Facilitators and barriers to participation and scale-up of a non-specialist delivered psychological intervention for adolescents in low-resourced settings: a process evaluation by Alissa M. Terp, Rand Habashneh, Felicity L. Brown, Adnan Abualhaija, Ibrahim S. Aqel, Maha Ghatasheh, Richard Bryant, Mark J. D. Jordans, Aiysha Malik, Ellenor Mittendorfer-Rutz, Aemal Akhtar

“…Abstract Globally, the number of refugees and displaced individuals has surpassed 100 million for the first time in history. Refugees are more likely than non-refugee populations to experience psychological distress and develop mental disorders. …”
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Impact of Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Patients with Acute Heart Failure: A Nationwide Cohort Study by Abdulmajeed Alharbi, Nahush Bansal, Anas Alsughayer, Momin Shah, Waleed Alruwaili, Mohammed Mhanna, Halah Alfatlawi, Eun Seo Kwak, Ayman Salih, Mohanad Qwaider, Ragheb Assaly

“…The patients with OSA were more likely to be male, older in age and had a higher burden of comorbidities. …”
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Socioecological factors linked to co-occurring early childhood sleep health disparities and developmental outcomes: protocol for the sleep in preschoolers cross-sectional study by Darko Stefanovski, Ignacio E Tapia, Wanjikũ F M Njoroge, Rebecca Waller, Tiffani J Johnson, Eberechukwu A Uwah, Olivia Cicalese, Brizhay Davis, Megha Neelapu, Gabriel Steinberg, Arun Handa, Jodi A Mindell, Ariel A Williamson

“…Non-Latine Black/African American children are 4–6 times more likely than non-Latine White children to experience both SDB and short sleep duration. …”
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Psychological correlates of COVID-19 vaccine attitudes among medical professionals: An exploratory data analysis by Aldo SITIBONDO, Aanuoluwapo AFOLABI, Jamel HAJJI, Abdulmohsen Mohammed Abdullah ALKHULAYFI, Izaddin Ahmad AZIZ, Zane Asher GREEN, Francesca BRUNO, Martina BARBERA, Murat YLDIRIM

“…Individuals with lower anxiety and greater emotional stability were more likely to be vaccinated. This may reflect either a psychological predisposition favoring vaccine uptake or a beneficial psychological effect of vaccination itself. …”
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Exploring the factors that influence engagement with and experiences of integrated care for adults at risk of cardiovascular disease and mild-to-moderate mental health concerns in... by Alison R. McKinlay, Neil Howlett, Vivi Antonopoulou, Fabiana Lorencatto, Laura J. McGowan, David Osborn, Amy O’Donnell, Emily J. Oliver, Ivo Vlaev, Falko F. Sniehotta, Michael P. Kelly, Susan Michie, Caroline Kemp, Yannis Pappas, Gurch Randhawa, Nasreen Ali, Emily Munro, Angel M Chater

“…CVD is expensive to treat and therefore carries a significant cost for public healthcare systems and the people in them. Those most likely to develop CVD often report co-occurring mental health concerns such as depression and anxiety, in addition to behavioural factors (e.g. physical inactivity) and physical health conditions (e.g. hypertension, high cholesterol, obesity and diabetes). …”
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The Michigan men’s diabetes project: perspectives on a peer-led diabetes self-management and support intervention for Black men with type 2 diabetes by Alana M. Ewen, Jaclynn M. Hawkins, Katherine A. Kloss, Srijani Sengupta, Hannah Burgess, Robin Nwankwo, Martha Funnell, Jamie Mitchell, Gretchen Piatt

“…Abstract Background Black men are more likely to be diagnosed with type 2 diabetes (T2D) compared to non-Hispanic White men, especially those over 55 years of age. …”
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The agitated pediatric patient located in the emergency department: The APPLIED observational study by Matthias M. Manuel, Sing‐Yi Feng, Kenneth Yen, Faisalmohemed Patel

“…Non‐Hispanic Blacks were more likely to be agitated (adjusted odd ratio [aOR], 1.8; 95% CI, 1.2–2.7), but not restrained (aOR, 0.8; 95% CI, 0.3–1.8). …”
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Forecasting stroke and stroke-driven dementia in a rapidly ageing population: a model-based analysis of alternative projection scenarios for Ireland by Anne Hickey, Eithne Sexton, Frances Horgan, Kathleen E Bennett, Ronan Collins, Martin O'Flaherty, Suzanne Timmons, Chris Macey, David J. Williams

“…There is an urgent need to both invest in prevention strategies and plan for likely increases in future stroke care needs.…”
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Temporal Trends of Maternal Mortality Due to Obstetric Hemorrhage in Chinese Mainland: Evidence from the Population-Based Surveillance Data Between 2000 and 2019 by Yi Mu, Jun Zhu, Yanping Wang, Jiani Zhang, Mingrong Li, Peiran Chen, Yanxia Xie, Juan Liang, Xiaodong Wang, Dandan Shi

“…However, the MMR has reached a plateau and is likely to increase for some specific causes such as uterine rupture. …”
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Health care utilization among Medicare beneficiaries with newly diagnosed back pain by Maria Isabel Barros Guinle, BA, Thomas Johnstone, BS, Gabriela D. Ruiz Colón, MD, Yingjie Weng, MHS, Ella A. Nettnin, BS, John K. Ratliff, MD

“…Patients were queried via ICD codes from a 20% random sample of Medicare claims records. …”
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Involving young people with lived experience in advancing mental health science: an exploratory qualitative study from Pakistan and India by Syed Usman Hamdani, Zill-e- Huma, Bhismadev Chakrabarti, Syeda Wajeeha Zafar, Ayella Gillani, Vaishali Bagrodia, Amy Finlay Jones

“…The qualitative data was analysed using a thematic analysis approach that moved through the phases of familiarization, generation of codes, searching, identification and review of themes and selection of illustrative quotes. …”
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Engagement and Follower Growth: Social Media Strategies of Swiss Athletes at the Paris Olympics by Larssyn Staley, Florian Droux

“…In total, 183 posts of 21 athletes were coded for post type, likes, comments, engagement rate, visual elements, caption themes and collaborations. …”
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Interstep Variations of Stairways and Associations of High-Contrast Striping and Fall-Related Events: Observational Study by Sara A Harper, Chayston Brown, Shandon L Poulsen, Tyson S Barrett, Christopher J Dakin

“…Each stair user recorded was coded for whether they experienced a fall-related event. …”
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The cognitive and psychosocial effects of online learning in medical students during and after the COVID-19 pandemic: a mixed-methods study from Karachi, Pakistan by Asad Saulat Fatimi, Syeda Sadia Fatima, Russell Seth Martins, Rafay Iqbal, Saniya Sabzwari

“…The transcribed FGDs were coded using a scissors-and-sort technique and qualitatively summarized in a narrative fashion and in descriptive memoranda. …”
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Sex-specific and regional differences in the prevalence of diagnosed autoimmune diseases in Germany, 2022 by Manas K. Akmatov, Claudia Kohring, Frank Pessler, Jakob Holstiege

“…Autoimmune diseases were identified by diagnostic codes of the International Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, 10th Revision, German Modification (ICD-10-GM). …”
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