Sentences with phrase «large population study conducted»

Now results from the first large population study conducted to assess the association show that older age at natural menopause and the use of oral HT are each associated with a higher risk of hearing loss.

The problem of missing variables Janni Niclasen's study looks at the results of a large population study conducted between 1996 and 2002.

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To see if these patterns were valid in a wider population, they undertook the larger, county - wide study, conducting an analysis of births at Women and Children's, Millard Fillmore Suburban, Sisters of Charity Hospital and Mercy Hospital, located either in the city of Buffalo or its nearby suburbs.

The study was conducted at Parkland, the public health system for Dallas County, the ninth largest county by population and one of the most ethnically diverse counties in the U.S.. From Parkland's system of 10 neighborhood - based pediatric clinics, researchers identified four clinics with the largest volume of patients aged 11 to 18.

«We are currently waiting for the results of a larger, randomized study currently being conducted in the United Kingdom that uses the same Risk of Ovarian Cancer Algorithm in a similar population of women.

For this population - based research, investigators pooled data from large cohort studies conducted in Asia and included demographic and risk factor information collected in seven Asian regions from the early 1960s through the late 1990s (although most of the studies enrolled participants after the mid-1980s).

Experts say that larger studies need to be conducted in additional medical centers to determine if MRSA is a threat to the general population.

Using molecular tools, he and his colleagues conducted a study, published in Science in 2012, which showed that a large population of fungal cells — called a mycobiome — lives in the gut and likely plays a role in IBD.

In the largest study on the genetics of whale sharks conducted to date, researchers found that the world's biggest fish likely exist in 2 distinct populations with minimal connectivity between the Indo - Pacific and the Atlantic Ocean.

This deficit in African ancestry genomic data was identified during an 18 - month long study conducted under the auspices of the larger Consortium on Asthma among African - Ancestry Populations in the Americas (CAAPA).

To see if mercury has comparable effects, Grandjean, along with Pál Weihe at the University of Southern Denmark, is conducting the largest study to date of children's cognition and behavior in a population routinely exposed to low levels of mercury.

Leveraging deCODE's ability to conduct genome - wide linkage studies using large extended families from across the population, the company's scientists were able to approach anxiety as a broadly defined disorder that encompasses all of these complexities.

Dr Arayssi said «This research, funded by the Qatar National Research fund, is one of the largest studies ever conducted among Arabic populations with RA.

«This award provides the opportunity to bridge my previous work in health disparities, obtain the conceptual and methodological expertise needed to conduct research using large databases, and apply my knowledge to a new study population in rehabilitation.»

Some of the largest population based studies ever conducted have proven the benefits of a whole foods plant based diet similar to what Brazier is advocating.

A new study conducted on a large population (more than 800 people) and spearheaded by the University at Buffalo's Michael Poulin found that stress did not predict mortality in those who helped others, but that it did in those who did not.

Studies showing correlative links between Toxoplasma gondii infection and potential increases in schizophrenia, suicide attempts and poor impulse control have often been conducted on small clinical or convenience samples, rather than large populations.

Recent research conducted in mainland China found that obesity prevalence was higher among children in wealthier families, 4 but the patterns were different in Hong Kong with higher rates of childhood obesity among lower income families.4 5 Hong Kong, despite having a per capita gross domestic product of Hong Kong dollar (HK$) 273 550, has large income differences between rich and poor as reflected by a high Gini coefficient of 0.539 reported in 2016; approximately 20 % of the population are living in poverty as defined by a monthly household income below half of the Hong Kong median.6 It is widely accepted that population health tend to be worse in societies with greater income inequalities, and hence low - income families in these societies are particularly at risk of health problems.7 In our previous study, children from Hong Kong Chinese low - income families experienced poorer health and more behavioural problems than other children in the population at similar age.8 Adults from these families also reported poorer health - related quality of life (HRQOL), 9 with 6.1 % of the parents having a known history of mental illness and 18.2 % of them reporting elevated level of stress.

Mental health problems were assessed using the self - report version of the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ), a multi-informant wide - angle screening questionnaire.26, 27 The SDQ has been used in a large number of population - based studies in several countries.27 It is a 25 - item questionnaire with five subscales, each consisting of five items, generating scores for emotional symptoms, conduct problems, hyperactivity — inattention, peer problems and prosocial behaviour.

A cross-sectional study was conducted on a large population - based sample in 31 provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the central government in China.