Sentences with phrase «for substantial morbidity»

Responsible for substantial morbidity and mortality, maltreatment affects children's physical and mental health.

Feline asthma is one of the most common bronchopulmonary diseases in cats and is responsible for substantial morbidity and occasional mortality.

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The extent of medicalisation in Spain is reflected in some of the highest caesarean section rates in Europe (26.4 % in Catalonia with a 40 % increase over five years); obstetricians have been criticised for not allowing women to participate in decisions about their maternity care.11 Long term morbidity after childbirth can be substantial, 12 and this is particularly related to instrumental and caesarean delivery.

In conclusion, our models suggest that if associations between lactation and maternal health outcomes are causal, suboptimal breastfeeding currently results in substantial morbidity, mortality, and health costs for U.S. women.

Hypertension is a major risk factor for cardiovascular disease and is associated with substantial morbidity and mortality, estimated to account for 35 % of myocardial infarction and stroke, 49 % of heart failure, and 24 % of premature mortality (42).

Sarcopenia, Greek for «poverty of flesh,» is a consistent manifestation of aging, associated with frailty, metabolic disease, cardiovascular morbidity and mortality, and substantial health care costs [200, 201].

Marriage is the central relationship for the majority of adults, and morbidity and mortality are reliably lower for married individuals than unmarried individuals across such diverse health threats as cancer, heart attacks, and surgery.1 - 4 Although loss of a spouse through death or divorce can provoke adverse mental and physical health changes,1,5 - 7 the simple presence of a spouse is not necessarily protective; a troubled marriage is itself a prime source of stress, while simultaneously limiting the partner's ability to seek support in other relationships.8 The impact of a turbulent marriage is substantial; for example, epidemiological data demonstrated that unhappy marriages were a potent risk factor for major depressive disorder, associated with a 25-fold increase relative to untroubled marriages.9 Similarly, other researchers found a 10-fold increase in risk for depressive symptoms associated with marital discord.10