Sentences with phrase «percent higher exposures»

It showed that, between 2000 and 2010, people of color saw roughly 40 percent higher exposures to air pollution than white people.

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Saudi Arabia's own 10 - year U.S. dollar sovereign bond currently yields more than 4 percent, suggesting that investors wanting exposure to the kingdom could achieve a relatively high payout without owning Aramco equity.

Research shows that families typically receive roughly half of the number of home visits expected.16, 17 For example, across three randomized controlled trials conducted of Nurse Family Partnership, average dosage of visits ranged from 45 to 62 percent.18 Research also shows that many, perhaps most, families enrolled in home visiting programs drop out before their eligibility ends.16, 19,20 Some home visiting studies have varied the dosage that families were offered and found that fewer home visits produced outcomes similar to higher levels of exposure.21

Young children in Western New York suffer from the highest rate of lead poisoning in the upstate region — a rate that's more than three times higher than that in Flint, Mich., where a cost - driven switch to an alternate water system left 4 percent of children tested with signs of lead exposure.

The risk of unprotected exposure to vaccine - preventable diseases is far higher: for example, more than 90 percent of unvaccinated people exposed to measles will become infected.

Miscarriage occurred in 10.4 percent of the women with the lowest measured exposure level (1st quartile) of magnetic field non-ionizing radiation on a typical day, and in 24.2 percent of the women with the higher measured exposure level (2nd, 3rd and 4th quartiles), a nearly three times higher relative risk.

While tougher regulations have driven lead levels down globally since the 1990s, mercury levels in the North Pacific Ocean have increased 30 percent over the last 20 years, potentially putting humans at higher risk of exposure from seafood (See «Made in China: Our Toxic, Imported Air Pollution»).

Though the children in the high - dose group had 14 percent more exposure to inhaled steroids than the low - dose group, they did not experience fewer severe flare - ups.

Exposure to higher UV - B levels led to more malformed pollen, the researchers found, with up to 13 percent of the pollen grains deformed under the highest conditions.

The study reports that child abuse exposure was higher in the regular forces (47.7 percent) and reserve forces (49.4 percent) compared with the Canadian general population (33.1 percent).

About 70 percent of people in the United States have been exposed to pyrethroids, with children facing the highest exposure, according to a study published this month.

This group's risk of developing schizophrenia was 41 percent higher than the group with indirect Holocaust exposure.

Based on observed cancer rates at high exposures, studies have estimated the increased cancer risk from lifetime exposure at the 1 ppm level to be between 0.7 and 2.5 percent, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

Low - income children's exposure to Medicaid throughout early childhood relative to no exposure is associated with a 22 percent decrease in the prevalence of high blood pressure among adults.

Erionite exposure levels in North Dakota are not quite as high as those in Tuzköy, Karain and Sarhdr, but they equal or exceed those in neighboring Boyal, where 6.2 percent of all deaths are caused by mesothelioma.

In some instances, at age 18, the effect of long - term exposure to higher air pollution was larger than the effect of gaining 5 percent body weight, meaning air pollution is definitely a risk factor for diabetes, said Tanya Alderete, lead author of the study and a postdoctoral research scholar at the Keck School of Medicine.

However, such development could raise the risk of adverse health effects and mortality by 39 percent because the clustering of individuals in high PM areas increases exposure.

Just after exposure, levels had risen by 36 percent; two hours later they were 56 percent higher, and the next day levels were elevated by 65 percent.

There was a significant association between the level of exposure and bronchial hyperreactivity: firefighters with a high level of exposure were more likely to have hyperreactivity than were those with a moderate level of exposure (relative risk, 21.0; 95 percent confidence interval, 1.8 to 164; P = 0.01).

During that period, kids» exposure to TV ads for Froot Loops cereal increased 79 percent, to ads for Reese's Puffs by 55 percent and to Pebbles by 25 percent.v The very cereal products that score lowest on nutrition and the highest on added sugar are among the most aggressively marketed directly to your kids.

(16) One new study found that higher levels of mercury exposure in young adults increased their risks for type 2 diabetes later in life by 65 percent.

In the latter study, people with the highest exposure to manure were 38 percent more likely to contract community - associated MRSA, and 30 percent more likely to get healthcare - associated MRSA.

For instance, they find that a disadvantaged black male's exposure to at least one black teacher in elementary school reduces his probability of dropping out of high school by nearly 40 percent.

The fund can have termed «high risk» because unlike most ELSS funds that follow a multi-cap approach with a relatively safe large - cap bias, the large cap exposure in Reliance Tax Saver for the past two years has been 30 to 40 percent with a much higher concentration in small and mid-caps.

A comparison of medical records from 81,186 single child births to air pollution levels in the area revealed that high pollution exposure raised the risk of a severely premature birth by 128 percent.»

Companies are less likely to use AFAs for their high exposure cases as 13.2 percent use them for bet - the - company matters compared to 32.1 percent for routine cases.

The breast cancer findings were seen mostly in postmenopausal women, with a 17 percent higher risk for those who had had low exposure, a 19 percent increased risk for those with medium exposure and a 26 percent increased risk for those who had high long - term exposure over their lifetime.

REITs with more exposure to higher - end malls and outlet centers — such as upscale - mall REIT Simon Property Group, whose shares are up 8 percent this year — are faring better than REITs more exposed to older, poorly performing malls.

It was unclear at press time exactly which landlords have the highest exposure to Toys «R» Us and Babies «R» Us stores, which account for about 51.6 percent of the slated closures.

GNL also has higher leverage than most peers (above 40 percent), and the company has significantly more office exposure (higher cap - ex required).