Sentences with phrase «percent decreased risk»

November 15, 2013 • Drinking two or more cups of coffee per day was associated with a 12 percent decreased risk of developing Type 2 diabetes, according to fresh research.

In the most recent meta - analysis, researchers found that drinking two or more cups of coffee per day was associated with a 12 percent decreased risk of developing the disease.

And with coffee, researchers found just one cup per day was also associated with about a 20 percent decreased risk of stroke during a 13 - year follow - up period.

The Kogevinas study found a 20 percent increased risk for all cancers with occupational dioxin exposure, but those who were most highly exposed (20 or more years of work experience) had an 8 percent decreased risk of all cancers.13

Compared to people taking sulfonylureas, those on metformin had a 20 percent decreased risk of developing dementia, according to the study.

Patients taking histamine 2 blockers, such as Tagamet, Zantac or Pepcid, saw a 33 percent decreased risk of death.

Proton pump inhibitors, which include drugs such as Prilosec, Nexium and Prevacid, had the biggest effect: a 45 percent decreased risk of death, compared to patients who did not take antacids.

While advantages in PFS and OS emerged in an overall meta - analysis of the entire group, the survival benefit associated with obesity was restricted to men treated with targeted or immunotherapies, where obese men had a 47 percent decreased risk of death compared to men with normal BMI.

Chemotherapy was associated with a 66 percent decreased risk of death.

Not exact matches

Following the investing guideline that portfolio risk should decrease — although not too fast — as a person approaches retirement, let's assume ex-ante portfolio risk of roughly 11 percent for the 50 year old, 9.5 percent for the 55 year old and slightly below 8 percent for the 60 year old.

Those that had ate the highest levels of CLAs experienced a 36 percent decrease in their risk of developing heart disease.

An analysis of a nationally representative sample of about 9,000 U.S. babies found that breastfeeding decreased the risk of dying from any cause by about 20 percent, the researchers reported.

According to the AAP, the risk of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) is decreased by as much as 50 percent by sharing the same room.

For example, one hundred percent of an apple's quercetin (an antioxidant that has been linked to lower inflammation levels as well as decreased risk of prostate and lung cancers) content is in its skin!

Room - sharing decreases the risk of SIDS by as much as 50 percent.

According to the LaLeche League International, for each year a woman breastfeeds, her risk of breast cancer decreases by 4.3 percent.

But co sleeping can be safe and, as American Academy of Paediatrics (AAP) states, room - sharing decreases the risk of SIDS by as much as 50 percent.

The 2005 study by Harder and colleagues (also mentioned in the comments section) looked at risk of obesity but didn't find a reduced risk associated with breastfeeding beyond 9 months: «From 1 month of breastfeeding onward, the risk of subsequent overweight continuously decreased up to a reduction of more than 30 percent, reaching a plateau at 9 months of breastfeeding.»

Studies looking at food costs show that animal products cost more than double that of a serving of vegetables or legumes and 60 percent more than a serving of fruit; and animal products are not associated with decreasing chronic disease risk.

Results of this work showed that the risk of AMD decreased by a relative 60 percent for each generation.

In 2012 in Lancet, a CTT meta - analysis of 27 randomized trials found that even among people with no previous vascular disease, those who had a 39 - point decrease in LDL had a 9 percent lower overall mortality risk over about five years.

A unit increase in general risk attitude (toward greater risk tolerance) increases the likelihood an individual will stay and defend by 36 percent, while a one unit increase in financial risk attitude decreases the odds of staying and defending by 31 percent.

Because of increased prosperity and better medical care, the risk of death for children younger than 5 is projected to decrease by more than 40 percent by 2030.

Researchers found that for each 1 percent increase in adenoma detection rate, there was a 3 percent decrease in colorectal cancer risk.

The risk of dying from heat - related causes was relatively constant during the first part of the 20th Century, then decreased dramatically from the 1970s to the 2000s, during which time the portion of households with air conditioning more than doubled, from 39 percent in 1979 to 84 percent in 2003.

Dr. Narod noted that the 77 - percent risk decrease is even greater than the benefit of chemotherapy, and was equally strong for both BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutation carriers.

Iron supplementation resulted in an increased birth weight [5.3 ounces], gestational duration, and neonatal length; enhanced maternal and infant iron stores at 1 month after birth; and a decreased risk of low birth weight (by 58 percent) and prematurity.

In the new study, every unit increase in vitamin D level after supplementation of the vitamin decreased the risk of progression to diabetes by 8 percent, the authors reported.

Analyzing the baseline risk factors and health conditions of patients in each grouping, they found the average age of STEMI patients decreased from 64 to 60, and the prevalence of obesity increased from 31 to 40 percent between the first five - year span and the last five - year span.

In persons with decreasing hs - cTnT levels (e.g., 6 - year reductions > 50 percent from baseline), there was also evidence suggestive of lower risk for outcomes compared with persons with stable or increasing concentrations.

Further, a 2003 review of more than 500,000 participants found a decreased risk of 25 percent to nearly 50 percent of all - cause mortality for very low meat intake compared with higher meat intake.

While Brazil's Ministry of Health said in a statement that dengue cases usually taper off by the end of May and have decreased 63 percent compared to the same period last year, a recent study in the journalThe Lancet Infectious Diseases found that there are three World Cup host cities in the northeast that are still at high risk of dengue: Recife, Fortaleza and, particularly, Natal.

Ironically, the third mutation discovered appeared to shield against the disease, decreasing the risk by as much as 50 percent.

After four nights of sleep restriction, the volunteers» insulin sensitivity decreased by 23 percent and their diabetes risk increased by 16 percent.

The risk of death from all causes was also 13 percent lower in those who increased their intake of omega - 3, but 21 percent higher among those who decreased their intake, the researchers said.

These fats act as sunscreen and have been shown to decrease the risk of squamous cell skin cancer by up to 20 percent.

Up your D. People with high levels of vitamin D in their blood enjoy a 30 percent decrease in the risk of colon polyps — the precursors to cancer.

The consumption of good carbs, which included low - glycemic foods like whole grains, most fruits, non-starchy vegetables and legumes, was connected to a 67 percent decreased breast cancer risk.

In a study of healthy and type 2 diabetes participants to determine the blood glucose response after eating a meal of brown rice in comparison to white rice, the total sugar released in vitro was 23.7 percent lesser in brown rice compared to white rice, thus helping to decrease the risk of weight gain.

The researchers calculated that for every one percent increase in the number of positive sentences the nuns» mortality risk decreased by 1.4 percent.

This final study was conducted in Japan and found a 56 percent increased risk of thyroid cancer associated with an intake of more than 8.5 servings of cruciferous vegetables per week.14 This study ran contrary to the majority of those included, which found decreased risks.

Four studies failed to demonstrate an inverse association with colorectal cancer, while a fifth found that people who consumed the equivalent of 2.5 cups of crucifers per week had a decreased risk of colon cancer but an increased risk of rectal cancer compared to those who consumed the equivalent of one - half cup per week.2 A pooled analysis of eight studies on the relationship between fruit and vegetable consumption and breast cancer showed no relationship with crucifers.25 None of four studies showed an inverse association with prostate cancer, but one of them found a 28 percent reduced risk for the consumption of five servings of crucifers per week compared to one serving per week when they limited the analysis to men who were diagnosed with the prostate specific antigen (PSA) test, which is considered a more sensitive diagnostic measurement.

Studies have shown that improving vitamin D status causes reductions of 30 to 50 percent in risk of colorectal and prostate cancers, and a recent study published in PLOS One concluded that having optimal levels of vitamin D is associated with a dramatic 67 percent decrease in cancer risk.

A 2003 study published in «The Journal of the American Medical Association» reported that switching from white to whole - wheat bread can decrease your heart disease risk by 20 percent.

About 80 percent of the calories in nuts come from fat, but they are a good source of monounsaturated and polyunsaturated fats, which may help increase HDL or «good» cholesterol while reducing LDL or «bad» cholesterol, blood pressure and inflammation — effects that may decrease the risk of heart disease.

Cocoa flavanols decreased the 10 - year risk of developing cardiovascular disease by 22 percent and the 10 - year risk of a heart attack by 31 percent, notes Kelm.

A Harvard University study of nearly 48,000 men found that bladder cancer risk decreased by 7 percent for every extra daily cup of fluid consumed, and a high intake of water — say, eight cups daily — may reduce risk by about 50 percent, potentially saving thousands of lives.

In fact, according to one study, for every ten percent increase in vitamin D3 blood concentrations, the risk of developing hypertension decreased by 8.1 percent.

Numerous subsequent studies have confirmed that a calorie restriction of 30 to 60 percent of ad libitum intake increases the life span by similar amounts in a range of organisms including yeast, roundworms and rodents, while simultaneously decreasing or delaying the occurrence of age related diseases such as numerous cancers (including lymphomas, breast and prostate cancers), hypertension, stroke, diabetes, nephropathy, autoimmune disorders and other risks factors for cardiovascular disease (3,4).

Colon cancer risk can be decreased by 32 percent and gastric cancer reduced by 43 percent among those with the highest intake of quercetin.