Sentences with phrase «prevalence increases with the age»

Peripheral Arterial Disease affects an estimated 10 % to 20 % of all people over the age of 55, with prevalence increasing with age.

This condition is a combination of medical disorders that increase the risk of developing cardiovascular disease and diabetes.It affects a great number of people, and prevalence increases with age.

In reality, infidelity is actually rare, though its prevalence increases with the age of the marriage.

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Oligosaccharides in breast milk are thought to promote Bifidobacterium growth, 35 and decreased Bifidobacterium in infancy has been found to be associated with an increased risk for being overweight at age 10 years.36 Many formulas are supplemented with prebiotics such as short - chain galacto - oligosaccharides and long - chain fructo - oligosaccharides that increase the overall representation of Bifidobacterium in the microbiome of formula - fed infants, and similar to breast milk, promote lactate and short - chain fatty acid prevalence in the infant gut (reviewed in the study by Oozeer et al37).

The prevalence of Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes in the United States is 9.3 percent and expected to increase, along with complications associated with diabetes that include diabetic retinopathy, the leading cause of new cases of blindness among adults ages 20 to 74 in the United States.

The prevalence of dementia has increased with aging populations both in Finland and globally.

The study also found that the prevalence of hypertension within the Hispanic community increased with increasing age, and was highest among those with Cuban, Puerto Rican, and Dominican backgrounds.

They are a common group of conditions affecting up to 20 % of adults.1, 3 Their prevalence increases considerably with age making them the main cause of disability among the elderly.

While prevalence declined, because of the growth in population older than 15 years of age, there has been a continuous increase in the number of men and women who smoke daily, increasing from 721 million in 1980 to 967 million in 2012, with a 41 percent increase in the number of male daily smokers and a 7 percent increase for female smokers.

And, because stroke risk rises sharply after age 60, countries with large «boomer» populations, such as the United States, are on course for a substantial increase in stroke prevalence...

Furthermore, the prevalence of snoring and obstructive sleep apnea seems to increase with age, especially after 65 years of age.

Compared to an age and sex matched sample of the general population, the diabetes prevalence in JIA patients was significantly increased, with approximately double the prevalence ratio for diabetes in JIA patients compared to controls (1.92 for girls and 2.04 for boys).

Survey results showed that males were more likely to text while driving than females (46 percent vs. 40 percent), and the prevalence of texting increased with age (52 percent of those over 18 years; 46 percent of 17 - year - olds; 33 percent of 16 - year - olds; and 26 percent of 15 - year - olds).

«We found a higher proportion of men were classified into more advanced HF stages compared with women and that the prevalence of HF stages increased with age.

As in prior studies among older adults, we found that obesity was associated with a decreased risk of dementia, consistent with the hypothesis that, while obesity in mid-life may increase risk for later - life cognitive decline and dementia, obesity at older ages may be associated with cognitive and other health advantages.25 - 27 The trend toward a declining risk for dementia in the face of a large increase in the prevalence of diabetes suggests that improvements in treatments between 2000 and 2012 may have decreased dementia risk, along with the documented declines in the incidence of common diabetes - related complications, such as heart attack, stroke, and amputations.11 Our finding of a significant decline between 2000 and 2012 of the heart disease - related OR for dementia would also be consistent with improved cardiovascular treatments leading to a decline in dementia risk.

«With the aging population, increasing prevalence of co-morbidities and a growing need for concomitant valve surgery, heart bypass is being performed in an increasingly high - risk patient population.

The risk for Alzheimer's disease increases exponentially with age with a prevalence of 3 - 5 % for 65 - 69 years increasing to ~ 30 - 40 % for 85 - 89 years.

The decline of the immune system with age (immunosenescence) is reflected in the increased susceptibility to infectious diseases, poorer response to vaccination, increased prevalence of cancer, accelerated aging (frailty), autoimmune and other chronic diseases.

This prevalence keeps increasing, along with aging and obesity, which are major risk factors for degenerative skeletal diseases.

«This may be relevant to dry eye syndrome, the prevalence of which increases significantly with aging.

Worldwide, lung cancer is the most commonly diagnosed form of cancer.1 In the United Kingdom, its annual incidence is second only to that of breast cancer, accounting for around 39000 new cancer diagnoses annually.2 In countries that have seen a high prevalence of smoking, around 90 % of diagnoses of lung cancer are attributable to cigarette smoking.3 The increased incidence from smoking is proportional to the length and intensity of smoking history.4 On average, a lifetime smoker has a 20-fold increase in the risk of developing lung cancer compared with a lifetime non - smoker.1 Lung cancer is more common in men than in women, closely following past patterns of smoking prevalence, and 80 % of cases are diagnosed in people aged over 60.2

Context Although levels of physical activity and aerobic capacity decline with age and the prevalence of obesity tends to increase with age, the independent and joint associations among fitness, adiposity, and mortality in older adults have not been adequately examined.

Osteoarthritis disability is rapidly becoming a significant public health issue with experts indicating that by 2020 the amount of people having osteoarthritis would have doubled as a result of increasing prevalence of obesity as well as the aging of the generation of «baby boomers».

«Sleeping pills in the elderly are associated with a 4-fold increase in the prevalence of falls, which, at that age, can result in fractures that require surgery,» Greenway notes.

Let's start with this stat: From the 1970's up until present day, the prevalence of overweight and obese teenagers (ages 12 — 19) increased from 6.1 % to 18.4 %, and that number is still growing.

«Sleeping pills in the elderly are associated with a 4-fold increase in the prevalence of falls which, at that age, can result in fractures that require surgery,» he explains.

It found that many of the age - old relationship touch points are moving online, with the increased prevalence of dating apps and social media.

The prevalence of HCM increases with age, affecting approximately 25 - 30 % of apparently healthy cats older than 9 years of age.

The prevalence of renal disease increases with age with almost one - third of cats over 12 years of age having this problem.

The prevalence of MMVD in CKCS increases with age and male dogs develop MMVD earlier than females, thus, an age difference between the groups or more males in one groups should affect the result [5].

In control dogs, CCD prevalence was observed to increase with age, as has been previously documented, with peak prevalence observed in dogs aged > 14 years old in both this study and a previous cross-sectional study [33].

CCD is considered a geriatric onset condition, where prevalence increases exponentially with age.

Based on this prevalence for the overall U.S. population of women of reproductive age and the number of U.S. births each year, it is estimated that more than 300,000 newborns each year may have increased risk of learning disabilities associated with in utero exposure to methylmercury.

The age - adjusted prevalence of attempted suicide decreased with increasing educational level: no high school (5.5 %), high school graduate (4.7 %), some college (4.2 %), and college graduate (2.8 %).

According to the WHO, it is the leading cause of ill health and disability worldwide.1 More than 300 million people are estimated to be suffering from depression, corresponding to 4.4 % of the global population.1 Depression is more common among older adults, with a prevalence of 7 % and believed to be underestimated.2 As the world population ages, there will be a corresponding increase in the number of older adults with depressive symptoms and associated global health burden.3

This pattern of change in means over the decade between the 2005 study and ours appears consistent with the small, but significant, increases observed between 2007 and 2012 in the self - report subscale means for Total Difficulties, Emotional Symptoms, Peer Relationship Problems and Hyperactivity - Inattention (but a decrease in Conduct Problems) in nationally representative New Zealand samples of children aged 12 — 15 years, 28 and with a similar increase in Emotional Symptoms and decrease in Conduct Problems between 2009 and 2014 in English community samples of children aged 11 — 13 years.29 The mean PLE score in the MCS sample aligned closely with that reported previously for a relatively deprived inner - city London, UK, community sample aged 9 — 12 years19 using these same nine items, although the overall prevalence of a «Certainly True» to at least one of the nine items in the MCS (52.2 %) was lower than that obtained in the London sample (66.0 %).8

A sexual assault history was associated with increased prevalence of lifetime suicide attempt after controlling for sex, age, education, posttraumatic stress symptoms, and psychiatric disorder.

Depression is common among adolescents, with a point prevalence between 3 % and 8 %.1 By age 18 years, as many as 25 % of adolescents have had at least 1 depressive episode.2 Depressive disorders in children and teens increase the risk of illness, interpersonal problems, and psychosocial difficulties that persist long after the episode, 3 and adolescents who experience depressive episodes have an increased risk of substance abuse and suicidal behavior.4 - 6 Adults with depression have increased health care costs, 7 and successful depression treatment may decrease these costs for adults8 and children.9

Problems with communication, specifically non-verbal cognitive ability, are a strong predictor of externalising behaviour problems.3 Children with ASD exhibit more severe internalising and externalising behaviours than non-ASD children, as well as a high prevalence of aggressive behaviour.3 These behavioural challenges can often cause caregivers more distress and mental health problems than the core ASD symptoms.4, 5 Increased child behaviour problems and parental (especially maternal) psychological distress compared with children without autism is established early in life — by the time that children are aged 5 years.6 These co-occurring, behaviour problems are of concern in early childhood because of the importance of these early years for longer term child developmental outcomes.7

Figure 2 - E shows that the prevalence of poor health among children aged 4 - 5 increased with a greater number of family adversity factors, although the pattern of this increase varied somewhat across health outcomes.

Prevalence is higher for girls than boys (8.0 % vs. 2.3 %) and increase with age (4).

Anxiety disorders are among the most common mental disorders during childhood and adolescence, with a prevalence of 3 — 5 % in school - age children (6 — 12 years) and 10 — 19 % in adolescents (13 — 18 years); 1, 2 and the prevalence of anxiety disorders in this population tends to increase over time.3 Anxiety is the most common psychological symptom reported by children and adolescents; however, presentation varies with age as younger patients often report undifferentiated anxiety symptoms, for example, muscle tension, headache, stomachache or angry outbursts.4 According to the standard diagnostic systems, there are various types of anxiety disorders, for example, generalised anxiety disorder (GAD), social phobias (SOP), social anxiety disorder (SAD), panic disorder (PD), overanxious disorder, separation anxiety, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), obsessive - compulsive disorder (OCD).5 Anxiety disorders in children and adolescents often occur with a number of comorbidities, such as autism spectrum disorders, 6 depressive disorders, 7 conduct disorder, 8 substance abuse9 or suicide - related behaviour.10 Youths with anxiety disorders experience serious impairment in social functioning (eg, poor school achievement; relational problems with family members and peers).11, 12 Childhood and adolescent anxiety disorders can persist despite treatment, 1 and they are associated with later adult psychopathology.13, 14

As the prevalence of a particular health condition (for example, arthritis) may be related to age, any increase in the proportion of people with that health condition over time may be due to real increases in prevalence or to changes in the age structure of the population over time or to both.