Sentences with phrase «established risk marker»

«Tissue samples from the mucous membrane are the only established risk marker today, and taking them during endoscopic investigation is costly, and unpleasant for patients.

Not exact matches

«Our ability to pinpoint CRP levels as being significantly elevated before and after postoperative delirium onset establishes CRP as a risk marker, as well as a disease marker, for delirium,» said Sarinnapha Vasunilashorn, co-first author of the study, along with Simon Dillon, also of BIDMC.

However, there are no proven genetic markers of flu risk with an established mechanism of action.

«If the usefulness of these macrophage markers is established, it will be possible to evaluate kidney stone risk not only through inorganic but also some organic substances.

These recommendations are based largely on a body of research that links higher sodium intakes to certain «surrogate markers» such as high blood pressure, an established risk factor for heart disease.

To establish and conduct the highest quality collaborative translational and clinical research program investigating risk assessment, risk reduction interventions, cancer risk and early detection markers, and cancer screening

Dr. Reiner is one of a group of researchers across the United States who has turned to genes to establish a link between inflammatory markers and the risk of cardiovascular events.

These CR - induced changes suggest a shift toward a healthy phenotype, given the established role of these pro-inflammatory molecules as risk markers in the development of metabolic syndrome and age - related chronic diseases, in particular CVD, T2D and cancer (1).

A 2012 study showed blunted cortisol response and higher inflammatory markers at blood mercury levels well below the EPA's established level for potential health risks (5.8 micrograms per liter).10 In addition, four neurodevelopmental disorders (attention - deficit / hyperactivity disorder, autism, seizures and stutter) affect almost 11 percent of all U.S. births, up 30 percent over the past decade.11 Subclinical decrements in brain function are even more common, affecting up to 15 percent of births.12

The established developmental risk factors of family history of heart disease and high childhood BMI predicted the clustering of metabolic risk markers in adulthood (Table 2, panel 3).

After controlling for these established risk factors, children growing up in socioeconomically disadvantaged families (low SES: RR, 2.11; 95 % CI, 1.20 - 3.70) and children who were socially isolated (very high social isolation: 1.96; 1.21 - 3.17) were both at greater risk of metabolic risk marker clustering at age 32 years.