Sentences with phrase «socioeconomic factors showed»

In the meta - regression analyses, studies controlling for socioeconomic factors showed smaller systolic blood pressure differences between breast - and bottle - fed subjects.

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Several studies have also attempted to understand the role of breastfeeding on IQ, and although some authors conclude that the observed advantage of breastfeeding on IQ is related only to genetic and socioenvironmental factors, a recent meta - analysis showed that after adjustment for appropriate key co-factors, breastfeeding was associated with significantly higher scores for cognitive development than formula feeding.6 Longer duration of breastfeeding has also been positively associated with intelligence in adulthood.22 We also observed the benefits of long - term breastfeeding on mental indices, along with the indirect benefit of balancing the impact of exposure to p, p ′ DDE after adjustment for some socioeconomic variables.

Race, ethnic differences and socioeconomic status and other factors have been shown to affect a mother's choice whether or not to breastfeed and how long she breastfeeds her child.

Statistical analysis showed that the finding was independent of other risk factors contributing to conception, such as age, current smoking, socioeconomic status, bacterial vaginosis, previous deliveries, or clinical periodontal disease.

According to the senior author Ken Smith, Ph.D., a population health researcher at Huntsman Cancer Institute and a distinguished professor of family studies and population science at the University of Utah, «This study shows that early - life socioeconomic status, based on factors such as parental occupation at birth, may be associated with cancer risk in adulthood.

Numerous studies have shown that socioeconomic factors play a major role in students» success in kindergarten.

Previous research has shown that genetics can be blamed for only about half of all cancers, suggesting that exposure to environmental toxins or socioeconomic factors may also play a role.

A new study shows that if socioeconomic factors related to patients» income and education are taken into account, differences in readmission rates among hospitals may not be as great as Medicare data indicate.

Further analyses show that graft failure and mortality rates remained higher among minority groups compared to white children after accounting for differences in demographic, clinical, and socioeconomic factors.

Gaab's study controlled for IQ and socioeconomic status, however, showing that musical training, not other experiences, is the factor linked to EF.

The graph shows that students in these three ICSEA - based groupings of schools have different average reading levels and gives some indication of the influence of socioeconomic factors on between - school differences in student performance.

This acknowledges a wide body of research that shows that the socioeconomic composition of schools is the greatest factor affecting student achievement.

Public subsidizing of private schools, which have shown no educational efficacy when socioeconomic factors are accounted for, is contributing to the systemic destruction of public education.

Unfortunately, statistics show that neighborhood, race and socioeconomics are all too often the deciding factors in a student's path to academic excellence.

An author of books for young adults points to research showing that strong school library programs led by a certified school librarian help ALL students do better in school, including students whose parents can't afford to provide all the resources kids need to do well in school: «[Research] tells us that even after adjusting for factors such as parental education, father's occupation, and social class, the impact of having books available in the home is as strong a predictor of school success as socioeconomic status.»

Worldwide, vegetation fires are showing a trend toward longer burning periods, increased fire severity, larger areas burned and increased (mostly human caused) frequency — with all of these factors contributing to more damaging environmental impacts, higher shares of emissions and increasing socioeconomic costs, including greater threats to human health and security.

In addition, little knowledge is available on the effect of parenting support programmes delivered to immigrant parents.24 The few studies available have mostly shown little or no improvement in the mental health of immigrant parents25 26 or even poorer outcomes for immigrant families27 and families with low socioeconomic status.28 Scarcity of studies in this area may simply because few immigrant parents participate in such programmes.24 Several studies have reported difficulties in recruiting and retaining immigrant parents in parenting support programmes.29 30 Factors such as belonging to an ethnic minority, low socioeconomic status, practical aspects or experienced alienation and discrimination all contribute to low participation.28 31 Other studies have demonstrated that low participation and a high dropout rate of immigrant parents are associated with a lack of cultural sensitivity in the intervention, poor information about the parenting programme and lack of trust towards professionals.24 A qualitative study conducted with Somali - born parents in Sweden showed that Somali parents experienced many societal challenges in the new country and in their parenting behaviours.

First, low SES in childhood is a recognized risk factor for age - related disease, such as cardiovascular disease.24 Childhood socioeconomic disadvantage predicts age - related - disease risks, such as elevated inflammation levels and the clustering of metabolic risk markers in adulthood.25 - 27 In contrast, the effect of low childhood SES on later depression risk is debated.28 Second, retrospective investigations and some prospective studies have shown that childhood maltreatment could contribute to age - related - disease risks.

Although social factors have been shown to be predictive in other populations and are increasingly being recognised as key determinants of smoking and targets for intervention, 26 the low socioeconomic status, multiple demographic risk factors, and high population smoking rates, may render these factors particularly salient among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women.