Sentences with phrase «greater risk of death»

And, mitigating factors such as childhood socioeconomic status, adult depression or personality traits did not explain the association between childhood abuse and greater risk of death in women, according to the study.

OpenUrlCrossRefPubMedWeb of Science Q Do deliberate self - harm patients have a greater risk of death when compared with the general population?

Individuals over 50, those who are obese, smokers or routinely engage in dangerous behavior present a greater risk of death, and the best life insurance carriers will refuse to provide them with coverage to avoid losses.

Any DUIs or traffic accidents could put you at greater risk of death and may be considered a factor that affects your life insurance premiums.

Premiums for graded benefit life insurance policies are generally higher than those for standard life insurance policies since the policyholder presents greater risk of a death claim to the insurance company.

Extreme heat also brings greater risk of death from dehydration, heat stroke, heart attack, and other heat - related illnesses, particularly for less affluent neighborhoods that may lack shade trees and access to air conditioning.

The majority of excess winter deaths are in people aged over 75 years... Not having central heating is strongly correlated to a greater risk of death... after a cold spell, it takes over a month for death levels to return to normal... [bold added]

People face a greater risk of death, disease and injury due to heat - waves, floods, storms, fires and droughts.

Plastic bags represent a greater risk of death than the family dog.

Dogs experiencing heart irregularities (arrhythmias), those whose stomachs have already suffered irreversible damage and those who could not get to the vets soon enough are at much greater risk of death.

There is no greater risk of heart disease at cholesterol levels of 300 than at 180, and people with cholesterol levels below 180 are at greater risk of death from other causes, such as cancer, intestinal diseases, accidents, violence and suicide.5 In other words, it's much more dangerous to have cholesterol levels that are too low than cholesterol levels that are too high.

The study found that the BMI (body mass index) was not associated with greater risk of death, but that elevated waist circumference was associated with significantly increased cardiovascular mortality even among normal - weight women.

For instance, smoking was correlated to reduced CVD risk in women (higher CVD risk in men), higher BMI was correlated with lower CVD risk in men (higher risk in women), and higher sunflower oil intake associated with greater risk of death from stroke (perhaps this is less surprising, but sunflower oil is also cheap and tended to be eaten with a side of potatoes).

For example, an analysis of nearly 24,000 patients with type 2 diabetes found that three diabetes drugs — glipizide, glyburide, and glimepiride — caused a more than 50 percent greater risk of death compared to another diabetes drug, Metformin.v The three drugs are known as sulfonylureas, which work by spurring your body to produce more insulin.

Compared to a BMI of 22.5 to 24.9, the study reported a 44 % increased risk of death for those having a BMI of 30.0 to 34.9; an 88 % increase in risk of death for individuals with a BMI of 35.0 to 39.9; and a 250 % greater risk of death for those whose BMI was 40.0 to 49.9.

A study found that those who sat for more than six hours a day had up to a 40 % greater risk of death over the next 15 years than those who sat for less than three hours a day

Previous studies have linked PTSD to a greater risk of death and heart disease, but the new study is the first to explore what's behind the relationship.

Another more recent study, this one out of Harvard in March, also found that red meat consumption is linked with a greater risk of death from cancer, heart disease, and all causes.

They then analysed the results of a further five studies and found that women with cosmetic breast implants had a 38 % greater risk of death from breast cancer than women without implants.

The more the surface area of the body is covered by psoriasis, the greater the risk of death for the patient suffering from the condition, according to a new analysis by researchers in the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania.

However, a pre-specified examination of the study's secondary endpoints, which included the rate of heart attacks, revealed that patients who received the methylprednisolone faced a 15 percent greater risk of death or heart attack and a 21 percent greater risk of heart attack alone, a pattern that was consistent across all subgroups.

Because the amount of fibrosis in the liver is associated with a greater risk of death from NASH, Xiaobo Wang, PhD, associate research scientist in the Department of Medicine at CUMC working in the lab of Ira Tabas, MD, PhD, looked for ways to stop fibrosis in a mouse model of NASH.

The treatment can also eliminate the need for a bone marrow transplant, which carries a far greater risk of death.

These antibiotic resistant infections are in turn linked to longer hospital stays and potentially greater risk of death.

«Men face greater risk of death following osteoporosis - related fractures.»

«Battling over Birth is a critical and timely resource for understanding black women's birthing experiences in the United States, a country where black women's lives — and the lives they create — are at much greater risk of death and injury than those of non-black women... By distilling the common and diverse threads from over 100 black women, the BWBJ researchers have woven a multi-faceted tapestry that reflects what black women view as important and central to optimal birth experiences.

Babies who are used to sleeping on their back but are suddenly made to sleep on their tummy are posed to a greater risk of death and this phenomenon is called unaccustomed tummy sleeping.

She will have no other choice but to have a c - section, which has well - documented risks including greater risk of death to herself as well as to future babies.

A 2001 study in Kenya comparing breastfeeding with artifical feeding reported that HIV - positive mothers who breastfed were at greater risk of death than those who used infant formula.

These folks cost the rest of us not just money but a greater risk of death for each person who actually is willing to serve.

It found that the more time they spent sitting, the greater their risk of death from heart disease — regardless of age, sex, smoking status, alcohol consumption and how much the subjects exercised.

As you can see, the USA is right up there at the top with the highest intake of n - 6 fat and the greatest risk of death from heart disease.

In fall - calving herds, heavy bred cows and recently calved cows seem to be at greatest risk of death or abortion.

Puppies are at greatest risk of death because of their limited body reserves.

We have mentioned before that «drafting,» or getting right in behind a truck, does save fuel for the car (or bike) behind, but at great risk of death and dismemberment.

The company says it starts buyers out with Fabric Instant because accidents pose the single greatest risk of death for people ages 25 to 44.

According to the filing, the state is seeking the death penalty because it believes it «can prove beyond a reasonable doubt» that Nikolas Cruz, 19, was previously convicted of a capital felony, he knowingly created great risk of death to many persons, capital felony was committed during a burglary, capital felony was especially heinous or cruel and the capital felony was a homicide «committed in a cold, calculated and premeditated manner without any pretense of moral or legal justification.»

Not exact matches

European researchers found that people who work 11 hours or more every day have 60 % greater risk of heart attack, angina and death from cardiovascular disease than those who just work 7 or 8 hours, according to Bloomberg.

In it, Ward contends with the deaths of five young men dear to her, and explores the still great risk of being a black man in the rural South.

Eating red meat is associated with a dramatically increased risk of death from cancer and heart disease, and the more you eat, the greater the risk.

In conditions of poverty, the greater risk of sickness too often leads to death.

Babies die all the time at homebirth, and the biggest risk factors lead to the greatest number of deaths.

In addition, babies who sleep in traditional, Western - style adult beds may be at greater risk of accidental injury or death.

Why is the risk of death (even though it may be small if done correctly, it is MUCH greater than crib sleeping) acceptable when a completely safe alternative exists?

Riding unrestrained is the greatest risk factor for death and injury among child occupants of motor vehicles.

Attempting a home birth also is not advised for women who are post-term (greater than 42 weeks gestation), carrying twins, or have a breech presentation because all carry a greater risk of perinatal death.

Enabling women to breastfeed is also a public health priority because, on a population level, interruption of lactation is associated with adverse health outcomes for the woman and her child, including higher maternal risks of breast cancer, ovarian cancer, diabetes, hypertension, and heart disease, and greater infant risks of infectious disease, sudden infant death syndrome, and metabolic disease (2, 4).

While great progress has been achieved in recent years in preventing child occupant deaths and injuries, and increasing the correct use of child safety seats, booster seats and safety belts — thanks in no small measure to the tireless dedication of NHTSA and its many partners in the child passenger safety community — more work needs to be done to protect child occupants who remain at heightened risk.»

And it carries with it a risk of maternal death that is five to seven times greater than a normal birth.

The supine sleep position does not increase the risk of choking and aspiration in infants, even those with gastroesophageal reflux, because they have protective airway mechanisms.8, 9 Infants with gastroesophageal reflux should be placed for sleep in the supine position for every sleep, with the rare exception of infants for whom the risk of death from complications of gastroesophageal reflux is greater than the risk of SIDS (ie, those with upper airway disorders, for whom airway protective mechanisms are impaired), 10 including infants with anatomic abnormalities such as type 3 or 4 laryngeal clefts who have not undergone antireflux surgery.