The incidence of physical and sexual abuse against both men and women with disabilities is significantly
greater than in the general population due to their vulnerability and dependency upon their custodians and care providers.
The rate of suicides for prisoners awaiting trial is seven and a half times
greater than in the general population, and six times greater for those already sentenced.
The prevalence of depression in patients with chronic low back pain is 3 - 4 times
greater than in the general population.
Among people with anorexia nervosa — who commonly deprive themselves of food due to an obsessive fear of gaining weight — this rate is more than five times
greater than in the general population.
Not exact matches
The deterioration of neighborhoods
in our inner cities, the decline of elemental safety — never mind education — in many of our schools, the burgeoning of jail populations (to the point that we have the highest percentage of incarcerated citizens of any country in the industrial world), the great strains on the family, the general slackening of discipline, which a consumerist and media - driven society relentlessly encourages, and a huge transfer of wealth In the 1980s and «90s (during this period, the upper 1 percent of Americans more than doubled its wealth, while the lowest 20 percent suffered an actual decline)-- all these changes signal a community at ris
in our inner cities, the decline of elemental safety — never mind education —
in many of our schools, the burgeoning of jail populations (to the point that we have the highest percentage of incarcerated citizens of any country in the industrial world), the great strains on the family, the general slackening of discipline, which a consumerist and media - driven society relentlessly encourages, and a huge transfer of wealth In the 1980s and «90s (during this period, the upper 1 percent of Americans more than doubled its wealth, while the lowest 20 percent suffered an actual decline)-- all these changes signal a community at ris
in many of our schools, the burgeoning of jail
populations (to the point that we have the highest percentage of incarcerated citizens of any country
in the industrial world), the great strains on the family, the general slackening of discipline, which a consumerist and media - driven society relentlessly encourages, and a huge transfer of wealth In the 1980s and «90s (during this period, the upper 1 percent of Americans more than doubled its wealth, while the lowest 20 percent suffered an actual decline)-- all these changes signal a community at ris
in the industrial world), the
great strains on the family, the
general slackening of discipline, which a consumerist and media - driven society relentlessly encourages, and a huge transfer of wealth
In the 1980s and «90s (during this period, the upper 1 percent of Americans more than doubled its wealth, while the lowest 20 percent suffered an actual decline)-- all these changes signal a community at ris
In the 1980s and «90s (during this period, the upper 1 percent of Americans more
than doubled its wealth, while the lowest 20 percent suffered an actual decline)-- all these changes signal a community at risk.
«
In our study, infants with DP who were the product of a multiple - birth pregnancy were disproportionately higher than in the general population and greater than in previous studies,» Oh sai
In our study, infants with DP who were the product of a multiple - birth pregnancy were disproportionately higher
than in the general population and greater than in previous studies,» Oh sai
in the
general population and
greater than in previous studies,» Oh sai
in previous studies,» Oh said.
Consumption of contaminated fish «is an especially pressing concern for many communities of color, low - income communities, tribes, and other indigenous peoples, whose members may consume fish, aquatic plants, and wildlife
in greater quantities
than does the
general population,» according to a landmark Environmental Protection Agency study published nearly a decade ago.
The investigators found that the incidence of COPD hospitalization was
greater in patients with rheumatoid arthritis
than in the
general population.
Commenting on the findings, Prof Robert Pirker, programme director for lung cancer at the Vienna
General Hospital
in Vienna, Austria, not involved
in the study, said: «This subgroup analysis shows that the effect of necitumumab was slightly
greater in patients with EGFR expressing tumours
than it was
in the entire SQUIRE
population.
The team reports that the test must be further refined before it will be applied to the
general population, because screening strategies for early detection should have specificities
greater than 99.6 percent
in order to avoid false positive diagnoses.
«Although the definition of underrepresented minority is evolving to reflect local and regional perspectives, findings from this study demonstrate that faculty who are underrepresented
in medicine, relative to the
general population, have seen little increase
in absolute or percentage representation across all schools during this time period, while the prevalence of individuals of underrepresented minority status
in the
general population had increased to
greater than 30 percent by 2010,» the authors write.
«The elderly living
in long - term care facilities have higher influenza exposure risks, lower immune defenses and a much
greater likelihood of flu - related death
than the
general population,» said lead author David A. Nace, M.D., M.P.H., director of long - term care and flu programs
in Pitt's Division of Geriatric Medicine and chief medical officer for UPMC Senior Communities.
People who sell sex face a disproportionate risk and burden of HIV;
in low - and middle - income countries, female sex workers have a 13.5 times
greater chance of HIV infection
than women
in the
general population.
They are also more likely
than the
general population to be from groups underrepresented
in science, so increasing the number of veterans
in graduate school could be a step toward
greater diversity
in the academy.
The HIGH
population expressed pluripotency genes at a
greater frequency
than the other cell
populations, and as with the previous analysis, Oct - 4 and DNMT3b were
in general more uniformly expressed
than were nanog, TDGF - 1 or GDF - 3 (Figure 3a — b).
He taught me a lot about evolutionary medicine and nutrition
in general, opened many doors and introduced me (directly and indirectly) to various players
in this field, such as Dr. Boyd Eaton (one of the fathers of evolutionary nutrition), Maelán Fontes from Spain (a current research colleague and close friend), Alejandro Lucia (a Professor and a top researcher
in exercise physiology from Spain, with whom I am collaborating), Ben Balzer from Australia (a physician and one of the best minds
in evolutionary medicine), Robb Wolf from the US (a biochemist and the best «biohackers I know»), Óscar Picazo and Fernando Mata from Spain (close friends who are working with me at NutriScience), David Furman from Argentina (a top immunologist and expert
in chronic inflammation working at Stanford University, with whom I am collaborating), Stephan Guyenet from the US (one of my main references
in the obesity field), Lynda Frassetto and Anthony Sebastian (both nephrologists at the University of California San Francisco and experts
in acid - base balance), Michael Crawford from the UK (a world renowned expert
in DHA and Director of the Institute of Brain Chemistry and Human Nutrition, at the Imperial College London), Marcelo Rogero (a
great researcher and Professor of Nutrigenomics at the University of Sao Paulo, Brazil), Sérgio Veloso (a cell biologist from Portugal currently working with me, who has one of the best health blogs I know), Filomena Trindade (a Portuguese physician based
in the US who is an expert
in functional medicine), Remko Kuipers and Martine Luxwolda (both physicians from the Netherlands, who conducted field research on traditional
populations in Tanzania), Gabriel de Carvalho (a pharmacist and renowned nutritionist from Brazil), Alex Vasquez (a physician from the US, who is an expert
in functional medicine and Rheumatology), Bodo Melnik (a Professor of Dermatology and expert
in Molecular Biology from Germany, with whom I have published papers on milk and mTOR signaling), Johan Frostegård from Sweden (a rheumatologist and Professor at Karolinska Institutet, who has been a pioneer on establishing the role of the immune system
in cardiovascular disease), Frits Muskiet (a biochemist and Professor of Pathophysiology from the Netherlands, who, thanks to his incredible encyclopedic knowledge and open - mind, continuously teaches me more
than I could imagine and who I consider a mentor), and the Swedish researchers Staffan Lindeberg, Tommy Jönsson and Yvonne Granfeldt, who became close friends and mentors.
Patterson explains, «Having sex with strangers does not put people
in the sex trade at any
greater risk of contracting a sexually transmitted disease or infection
than the
general population» — although having a
greater number of partners
in general does increase the associated STI risk — and she notes that prostitutes are often very familiar with safer sex practices as their jobs depend on it.
(Remember that the 17 % of dogs and 5 % of cats found to have congenital heart disease
in that report is vastly
greater than that among the
general dog and cat
population of California.
While anyone may be at risk of suffering a choking injury, many nursing home residents are at
greater risk of choking
than people
in the
general population.
The trial was powered to capture effect sizes reported for parenting trials
in general most of which are
in clinical or targeted settings where opportunities for improvement are
greater than in universal
populations.
It is difficult to compare our findings with studies of
general population youth because rates vary widely, depending on the sample, the method, the source of data (participant or collaterals), and whether functional impairment was required for diagnosis.50 Despite these differences, our overall rates are substantially higher
than the median rate reported
in a major review article (15 %) 50 and other more recent investigations: the
Great Smoky Mountains Study (20.3 %), 56 the Virginia Twin Study of Adolescent Behavioral Development (142 cases per 1000 persons), 57 the Methods for the Epidemiology of Child and Adolescent Mental Disorders (6.1 %), 32 and the Miami — Dade County Public School Study (38 %).58 We are especially concerned about the high rates of depression and dysthymia among detained youth (17.2 % of males, 26.3 % of females), which are also higher
than general population rates.51,56 - 61 Depressive disorders are difficult to detect (and treat)
in the chaos of the corrections milieu.
Research has demonstrated that individuals with intellectual disability are vulnerable to depression and their risk may be
greater than for people
in the
general population.
Older men with substance use disorders are at
greater risk for nonfatal attempts and for death by suicide
than are younger persons.10, 11 Past suicide attempts are a strong risk factor for subsequent suicidal behaviors
in those with substance use disorders.12 Depressed mood is a risk factor for suicidal behaviors
in the
general population and also predicts a
greater likelihood of suicide
in those with alcohol or drug use disorders.3, 6,10 The link between depression and suicidal behaviors
in those with substance use disorders may be particularly strong given the high comorbidity between mood and substance use disorders.13 Although it has not been examined thoroughly, independent mood disorders and substance - induced mood disorders are likely to confer risk for suicide.
Similarly, the National Child Development Study
in the UK, which has followed up a large
general population sample of children born
in 1958, found that children from single - parent families were at
greater risk for psychological problems
than a matched group of children from intact families not only
in childhood (Ferri, 1976) but also
in early adulthood (Chase - Lansdale et al., 1995) and middle age (Elliot and Vaitilingam, 2008).
Siblings of chronically ill children showed no
greater likelihood of receiving scores
in the clinical range of behaviour problems
than children
in the
general population.
Moreover, establishing contact with a significant proportion of parents through therapy and support centres for children with ASD probably skewed the composition of the group towards
greater participation of individuals benefiting from professional support
than in the
general population of these families.