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Kuiper JR, Liu SH, Lanphear BP, Calafat AM, Cecil KM, Xu Y, Yolton K, Kalkwarf HJ, Chen A, Braun JM, Buckley JP. Estimating effects of longitudinal and cumulative exposure to PFAS mixtures on early adolescent body composition. Am J Epidemiol 2024; 193:917-925. [PMID: 38400650 DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwae014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2023] [Revised: 02/07/2024] [Accepted: 02/20/2024] [Indexed: 02/25/2024] Open
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Few methods have been used to characterize repeatedly measured biomarkers of chemical mixtures. We applied latent profile analysis (LPA) to serum concentrations of 4 perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) measured at 4 time points from gestation to age 12 years. We evaluated the relationships between profiles and z scores of height, body mass index, fat mass index, and lean body mass index at age 12 years (n = 218). We compared LPA findings with an alternative approach for cumulative PFAS mixtures using g-computation to estimate the effect of simultaneously increasing the area under the receiver operating characteristic curve (AUC) for all PFAS. We identified 2 profiles: a higher PFAS profile (35% of sample) and a lower PFAS profile (relative to each other), based on their average PFAS concentrations at all time points. The higher PFAS profile had generally lower z scores for all outcomes, with somewhat larger effects for males, though all 95% CIs crossed the null. For example, the higher PFAS profile was associated with a 0.50-unit lower (β = -0.50; 95% CI, -1.07 to 0.08) BMI z score among males but not among females (β = 0.04; 95% CI, -0.45 to 0.54). We observed similar patterns with AUCs. We found that a higher childhood PFAS profile and higher cumulative PFAS mixtures may be associated with altered growth in early adolescence. This article is part of a Special Collection on Environmental Epidemiology.
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- Jordan R Kuiper
- Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, Milken Institute School of Public Health, George Washington University, Washington, DC 20037, United States
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- Department of Population Health Science and Policy, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY 10029, United States
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- Faculty of Health Sciences, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC V5A 1S6, Canada
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- Division of Laboratory Sciences, National Center for Environmental Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30333, United States
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- Department of Radiology, College of Medicine, and Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH 45267, United States
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- Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, and Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH 45267, United States
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- Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, and Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH 45267, United States
- Department of Environmental and Public Health Sciences, College of Medicine, and Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH 45267, United States
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- Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, and Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH 45267, United States
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- Department of Biostatistics, Epidemiology and Informatics, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, United States
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- Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Brown University, Providence, RI 02903, United States
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- Department of Epidemiology, Gillings School of Global Public Health, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, United States
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Zhang Y, Win AK, Makalic E, Buchanan DD, Pai RK, Phipps AI, Rosty C, Boussioutas A, Karahalios A, Jenkins MA. Associations between pathological features and risk of metachronous colorectal cancer. Int J Cancer 2024. [PMID: 38676439 DOI: 10.1002/ijc.34979] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/05/2023] [Revised: 03/07/2024] [Accepted: 04/02/2024] [Indexed: 04/28/2024]
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Survivors of colorectal cancer (CRC) are at risk of developing another primary colorectal cancer - metachronous CRC. Understanding which pathological features of the first tumour are associated with risk of metachronous CRC might help tailor existing surveillance guidelines. Population-based CRC cases were recruited from the United States, Canada and Australia between 1997 and 2012 and followed prospectively until 2022 by the Colon Cancer Family Registry. Metachronous CRC was defined as a new primary CRC diagnosed at least 1 year after the initial CRC. Those with the genetic cancer predisposition Lynch syndrome or MUTYH mutation carriers were excluded. Cox regression models were fitted to estimate hazard ratios (HRs) and corresponding 95% confidence intervals (CIs) for the associations. Of 6085 CRC cases, 138 (2.3%) were diagnosed with a metachronous CRC over a median follow-up time of 12 years (incidence: 2.0 per 1000 person-years). CRC cases with a synchronous CRC were 3.4-fold more likely to develop a metachronous CRC (adjusted HR: 3.36, 95% CI: 1.89-5.98) than those without a synchronous tumour. CRC cases with MMR-deficient tumours had a 72% increased risk of metachronous CRC (adjusted HR: 1.72, 95% CI: 1.11-2.64) compared to those with MMR-proficient tumours. Compared to cases who had an adenocarcinoma histologic type, those with an undifferentiated histologic type were 77% less likely to develop a metachronous CRC (adjusted HR: 0.23, 95% CI: 0.06-0.94). Existing surveillance guidelines for CRC survivors could be updated to include increased surveillance for those whose first CRC was diagnosed with a synchronous CRC or was MMR-deficient.
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- Ye Zhang
- Center for Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- University of Melbourne Centre for Cancer Research, Victorian Comprehensive Cancer Centre, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Center for Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- University of Melbourne Centre for Cancer Research, Victorian Comprehensive Cancer Centre, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- Genomic Medicine and Family Cancer Clinic, Royal Melbourne Hospital, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
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- Center for Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Center for Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- University of Melbourne Centre for Cancer Research, Victorian Comprehensive Cancer Centre, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- Genomic Medicine and Family Cancer Clinic, Royal Melbourne Hospital, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Mayo Clinic Arizona, Scottsdale, Arizona, USA
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- Department of Epidemiology, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA
- Public Health Sciences Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center, Seattle, Washington, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Royal Melbourne Hospital, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
- Department of Gastroenterology, The Alfred, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Center for Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Center for Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- University of Melbourne Centre for Cancer Research, Victorian Comprehensive Cancer Centre, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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Choi J, Xue X, Kim M. Non-inferiority trials with time-to-event data: clarifying the impact of censoring. J Biopharm Stat 2024; 34:222-239. [PMID: 37042702 DOI: 10.1080/10543406.2023.2194391] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2022] [Accepted: 03/17/2023] [Indexed: 04/13/2023]
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In non-inferiority (NI) trials with time-to-event data, different types and patterns of censoring may occur, but their impact on trial results is not entirely clear. We investigated the influence of informative and non-informative censoring by conducting extensive simulation studies under the assumption that the NI margin is defined as a maximum acceptable hazard ratio and scenarios typically observed in recent NI trials. We found that while non-informative censoring tends to only affect the power, informative censoring can impact the treatment effect estimates, type I error rate, and power. The magnitude of these effects depends on the between-group differences in the failure and informative censoring risks, as well as the correlation between censoring and failure times, among other factors. The adverse impact of informative censoring was generally decreased with larger NI margins.
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- Jaeun Choi
- Department of Epidemiology and Population Health, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York, New York, USA
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- Department of Epidemiology and Population Health, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York, New York, USA
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- Department of Epidemiology and Population Health, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York, New York, USA
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Gearhart A, Bassi S, Rathod RH, Beroukhim RS, Lipsitz S, Gold MP, Harrild DM, Dionne A, Ghelani SJ. Ventricular dyssynchrony late after the Fontan operation is associated with decreased survival. J Cardiovasc Magn Reson 2023; 25:66. [PMID: 37986080 PMCID: PMC10658858 DOI: 10.1186/s12968-023-00984-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/10/2023] [Accepted: 11/12/2023] [Indexed: 11/22/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Ventricular dyssynchrony and its relationship to clinical outcomes is not well characterized in patients following Fontan palliation. METHODS Single-center retrospective analysis of cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) imaging of patients with a Fontan circulation and an age-matched healthy comparison cohort as controls. Feature tracking was performed on all slices of a ventricular short-axis cine stack. Circumferential and radial strain, strain rate, and displacement were measured; and multiple dyssynchrony metrics were calculated based on timing of these measurements (including standard deviation of time-to-peak, maximum opposing wall delay, and maximum base-to-apex delay). Primary endpoint was a composite measure including time to death, heart transplant or heart transplant listing (D/HTx). RESULTS A total of 503 cases (15 y; IQR 10, 21) and 42 controls (16 y; IQR 11, 20) were analyzed. Compared to controls, Fontan patients had increased dyssynchrony metrics, longer QRS duration, larger ventricular volumes, and worse systolic function. Dyssynchrony metrics were higher in patients with right ventricular (RV) or mixed morphology compared to those with LV morphology. At median follow-up of 4.3 years, 11% had D/HTx. Multiple risk factors for D/HTx were identified, including RV morphology, ventricular dilation, dysfunction, QRS prolongation, and dyssynchrony. Ventricular dilation and RV morphology were independently associated with D/HTx. CONCLUSIONS Compared to control LVs, single right and mixed morphology ventricles in the Fontan circulation exhibit a higher degree of mechanical dyssynchrony as evaluated by CMR-FT. Dyssynchrony indices correlate with ventricular size and function and are associated with death or need for heart transplantation. These data add to the growing understanding regarding factors that can be used to risk-stratify patients with the Fontan circulation.
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- Addison Gearhart
- Department of Cardiology, Boston Children's Hospital, 300 Longwood Ave, Boston, MA, 02115, USA.
- Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
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- Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Cardiology, Boston Children's Hospital, 300 Longwood Ave, Boston, MA, 02115, USA
- Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Cardiology, Boston Children's Hospital, 300 Longwood Ave, Boston, MA, 02115, USA
- Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Cardiology, Boston Children's Hospital, 300 Longwood Ave, Boston, MA, 02115, USA
- Division of General Internal Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Cardiology, Boston Children's Hospital, 300 Longwood Ave, Boston, MA, 02115, USA
- Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Cardiology, Boston Children's Hospital, 300 Longwood Ave, Boston, MA, 02115, USA
- Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Cardiology, Boston Children's Hospital, 300 Longwood Ave, Boston, MA, 02115, USA
- Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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Rehal S, Cro S, Phillips PPJ, Fielding K, Carpenter JR. Handling intercurrent events and missing data in non-inferiority trials using the estimand framework: A tuberculosis case study. Clin Trials 2023; 20:497-506. [PMID: 37277978 PMCID: PMC10504812 DOI: 10.1177/17407745231176773] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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INTRODUCTION The ICH E9 addendum outlining the estimand framework for clinical trials was published in 2019 but provides limited guidance around how to handle intercurrent events for non-inferiority studies. Once an estimand is defined, it is also unclear how to deal with missing values using principled analyses for non-inferiority studies. METHODS Using a tuberculosis clinical trial as a case study, we propose a primary estimand, and an additional estimand suitable for non-inferiority studies. For estimation, multiple imputation methods that align with the estimands for both primary and sensitivity analysis are proposed. We demonstrate estimation methods using the twofold fully conditional specification multiple imputation algorithm and then extend and use reference-based multiple imputation for a binary outcome to target the relevant estimands, proposing sensitivity analyses under each. We compare the results from using these multiple imputation methods with those from the original study. RESULTS Consistent with the ICH E9 addendum, estimands can be constructed for a non-inferiority trial which improves on the per-protocol/intention-to-treat-type analysis population previously advocated, involving respectively a hypothetical or treatment policy strategy to handle relevant intercurrent events. Results from using the 'twofold' multiple imputation approach to estimate the primary hypothetical estimand, and using reference-based methods for an additional treatment policy estimand, including sensitivity analyses to handle the missing data, were consistent with the original study's reported per-protocol and intention-to-treat analysis in failing to demonstrate non-inferiority. CONCLUSIONS Using carefully constructed estimands and appropriate primary and sensitivity estimators, using all the information available, results in a more principled and statistically rigorous approach to analysis. Doing so provides an accurate interpretation of the estimand.
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- Imperial Clinical Trials Unit, School of Public Health, Imperial College London, London, UK
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- UCSF Center for Tuberculosis, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK
- Medical Research Council Clinical Trials Unit, University College London, London, UK
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Chiang AY, Batra A, Hamad R. Promoting health equity through poverty alleviation policy: Factors associated with receipt of the 2021 U.S. Child Tax Credit in a nationwide sample. Prev Med 2023; 175:107717. [PMID: 37776907 DOI: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2023.107717] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/26/2023] [Revised: 08/22/2023] [Accepted: 09/27/2023] [Indexed: 10/02/2023]
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INTRODUCTION The 2021 temporary expansion of the U.S. Child Tax Credit (CTC) was a potent policy that addressed poverty as a critical social determinant of health. Yet policies can only have their intended effects if they are implemented appropriately, and it is well known that not all who were eligible for the CTC received it. In this study, we investigated which individual- and state-level factors were correlated with receipt of the 2021 expanded CTC among eligible families. METHODS We used data from the U.S. Census Bureau Household Pulse Survey and included 76,994 CTC-eligible individuals. We used multivariable logistic regressions to evaluate individual- and state-level factors associated with self-reported CTC receipt during July-December 2021. RESULTS Roughly two-thirds of the CTC-eligible sample reported CTC receipt. CTC receipt was higher among eligible individuals who were female, aged 35-44 years (relative to younger individuals), Black, and married. Receipt was also higher among those with at least some college education, two or more children, and family income above $25,000, and among recipients of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and Medicaid. For state-level factors, SNAP and Medicaid caseloads and the state earned income tax credit rate were associated with decreased receipt. CONCLUSION As Congress debates whether to make the CTC expansion permanent, this study provides timely evidence to inform poverty alleviation programs to increase participation among eligible and marginalized groups and achieve health equity.
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- Amy Yunyu Chiang
- Department of Medicine, UCSF, San Francisco, CA, United States of America
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, UCSF, San Francisco, CA, United States of America
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- Department of Social & Behavioral Sciences, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA, United States of America.
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Fontaine L, Pin L, Savio D, Friberg N, Kirschner AKT, Farnleitner AH, Eiler A. Bacterial bioindicators enable biological status classification along the continental Danube river. Commun Biol 2023; 6:862. [PMID: 37596339 PMCID: PMC10439154 DOI: 10.1038/s42003-023-05237-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/15/2022] [Accepted: 08/10/2023] [Indexed: 08/20/2023] Open
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Despite the importance of bacteria in aquatic ecosystems and their predictable diversity patterns across space and time, biomonitoring tools for status assessment relying on these organisms are widely lacking. This is partly due to insufficient data and models to identify reliable microbial predictors. Here, we show metabarcoding in combination with multivariate statistics and machine learning allows to identify bacterial bioindicators for existing biological status classification systems. Bacterial beta-diversity dynamics follow environmental gradients and the observed associations highlight potential bioindicators for ecological outcomes. Spatio-temporal links spanning the microbial communities along the river allow accurate prediction of downstream biological status from upstream information. Network analysis on amplicon sequence veariants identify as good indicators genera Fluviicola, Acinetobacter, Flavobacterium, and Rhodoluna, and reveal informational redundancy among taxa, which coincides with taxonomic relatedness. The redundancy among bacterial bioindicators reveals mutually exclusive taxa, which allow accurate biological status modeling using as few as 2-3 amplicon sequence variants. As such our models show that using a few bacterial amplicon sequence variants from globally distributed genera allows for biological status assessment along river systems.
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- Laurent Fontaine
- Section for Aquatic Biology and Toxicology, Centre for Biogeochemistry in the Anthropocene, Department of Biosciences, University of Oslo, Blindernv. 31, 0371, Oslo, Norway
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- Section for Aquatic Biology and Toxicology, Centre for Biogeochemistry in the Anthropocene, Department of Biosciences, University of Oslo, Blindernv. 31, 0371, Oslo, Norway
- Norsk Institutt for Vannforskning (NIVA) Gaustadalléen 21, 0349, Oslo, Norway
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- Division Water Quality and Health, Department Pharmacology, Physiology and Microbiology, Karl Landsteiner University of Health Sciences, Krems an der Donau, Austria
- Interuniversity Cooperation Centre for Water and Health, Vienna, Austria
- Research Group for Microbiology and Molecular Diagnostics 166/5/3, Institute of Chemical, Environmental and Bioscience Engineering, TU Wien, Vienna, Austria
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- Norsk Institutt for Vannforskning (NIVA) Gaustadalléen 21, 0349, Oslo, Norway
- Freshwater Biological Section, University of Copenhagen, Universitetsparken 4, Third Floor, 2100, Copenhagen, Denmark
- School of Geography, University of Leeds, Leeds, LS2 9JT, UK
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- Division Water Quality and Health, Department Pharmacology, Physiology and Microbiology, Karl Landsteiner University of Health Sciences, Krems an der Donau, Austria
- Interuniversity Cooperation Centre for Water and Health, Vienna, Austria
- Medical University Vienna, Institute for Hygiene and Applied Immunology, Water Microbiology, Kinderspitalgasse 15, 1090, Vienna, Austria
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- Division Water Quality and Health, Department Pharmacology, Physiology and Microbiology, Karl Landsteiner University of Health Sciences, Krems an der Donau, Austria
- Interuniversity Cooperation Centre for Water and Health, Vienna, Austria
- Research Group for Microbiology and Molecular Diagnostics 166/5/3, Institute of Chemical, Environmental and Bioscience Engineering, TU Wien, Vienna, Austria
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- Section for Aquatic Biology and Toxicology, Centre for Biogeochemistry in the Anthropocene, Department of Biosciences, University of Oslo, Blindernv. 31, 0371, Oslo, Norway.
- eDNA Solutions AB, Kärrbogata 22, 44196, Alingsås, Sweden.
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Yu G, Rice S, Heer R, Lewis R, Vadiveloo T, Mariappan P, Penegar S, Clark E, Tandogdu Z, Hall E, Vale L. Photodynamic Diagnosis-guided Transurethral Resection of Bladder Tumour in Participants with a First Suspected Diagnosis of Intermediate- or High-risk Non-muscle-invasive Bladder Cancer: Cost-effectiveness Analysis Alongside a Randomised Controlled Trial. EUR UROL SUPPL 2023; 53:67-77. [PMID: 37441343 PMCID: PMC10334235 DOI: 10.1016/j.euros.2023.05.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 05/12/2023] [Indexed: 07/15/2023] Open
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Background Recurrence of non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer (NMIBC) is common after transurethral resection of bladder tumour (TURBT). Photodynamic diagnosis (PDD) may reduce recurrence. PDD uses a photosensitiser in the bladder that causes the tumour to fluoresce to guide resection. PDD provides better diagnostic accuracy and allows more complete tumour resection. Objective To estimate the economic efficiency of PDD-guided TURBT (PDD-TURBT) in comparison to white light-guided TURNT (WL-TURBT) in individuals with a suspected first diagnosis of NMIBC at intermediate or high risk of recurrence on the basis of routine visual assessment before being scheduled for TURBT. Design setting and participants This is a health economic evaluation alongside a pragmatic, open-label, parallel-group randomised trial from a societal perspective. A total of 493 participants (aged ≥16 yr) were randomly allocated to PDD-TURBT (n = 244) or WL-TURBT (n = 249) in 22 UK National Health Service hospitals. Outcome measurements and statistical analysis Cost effectiveness ratios were based on the use of health care resources associated with PDD-TURBT and WL-TURBT and quality-adjusted life years (QALYs) gained within the trial. Uncertainties in key parameters were assessed using sensitivity analyses. Results and limitations On the basis of the use of resources driven by the trial protocol, the incremental cost effectiveness of PDD-TURBT in comparison to WL-TURBT was not cost saving. At 3 yr, the total cost was £12 881 for PDD-TURBT and £12 005 for WL-TURBT. QALYs at three years were 2.087 for PDD-TURBT and 2.094 for WL-TURBT. The probability that PDD-TURBT is cost effective was never >30% above the range of societal cost-effectiveness thresholds. Conclusions There was no evidence of a difference in either costs or QALYs over 3-yr follow-up between PDD-TURBT and WL-TURBT in individuals with suspected intermediate- or high-risk NMIBC. PDD-TURBT is not supported for the management of primary intermediate- or high-risk NMIBC. Patient summary We assessed overall costs for two approaches for removal of bladder tumours in noninvasive cancer and measured quality-adjusted life years gained for each. We found that use of a photosensitiser in the bladder was not more cost effective than use of white light only during tumour removal.
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- Ge Yu
- Population Health Sciences Institute, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
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- Population Health Sciences Institute, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
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- Northern Institute for Cancer Research, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
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- Centre for Healthcare Randomized Trials, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, UK
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- Edinburgh Bladder Cancer Surgery, Department of Urology, Western General Hospital, Edinburgh, UK
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- Northern Institute for Cancer Research, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
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- University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
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- The Institute of Cancer Research, London, UK
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- Population Health Sciences Institute, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
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Li C, Miles TP, Shen Y, Bayakly R, Ido M, Khan MM. Measuring bereavement prevalence in a complex sampling survey: the 2019 Georgia Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS). BMC Med Res Methodol 2023; 23:138. [PMID: 37312061 DOI: 10.1186/s12874-023-01917-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/08/2021] [Accepted: 04/05/2023] [Indexed: 06/15/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND The Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) is an annual survey designed to identify trends in the public's health. In its 2019 field survey, the U.S. state of GA tested a new 3 - item module to measure the numbers of bereaved, resident adults aged 18 years and older. Participants were eligible if they answered 'Yes' to the item 'Have you experienced the death of a family member or close friend in the years 2018 or 2019?'. This analysis explores two research questions. Can estimates for bereavement prevalence be derived without large sampling errors, low precision, and small subsamples? Can multiple imputation techniques be applied to overcome non-response and missing data to support multivariate modeling? METHODS BRFSS is a non-institutionalized sample of adults aged 18 years and older living in the U.S. state of Georgia. Analyses in this study were conducted under two scenarios. Scenario 1 applies the complex sample weights created by the Centers for Disease Control and imputes values for missing responses. Scenario 2 treats the data as a panel - no weighting combined with removal of persons with missing data. Scenario 1 reflects the use of BRFSS data for public health and policy, while Scenario 2 reflects data as it is commonly used in social science research studies. RESULTS The bereavement screening item has a response rate (RR) of 69.1% (5206 of 7534 persons). Demographic subgroups and categories of health have RR of 55% or more. Under Scenario 1, the estimated prevalence of bereavement is 45.38%, meaning that 3,739,120 adults reported bereaved in 2018 or 2019. The estimated prevalence is 46.02% with Scenario 2 which removes persons with any missing data (4,289 persons). Scenario 2 overestimates the bereavement prevalence by 1.39%. An illustrative logistic model is presented to show the performance of exposure to bereavement under the two data scenarios. CONCLUSIONS Recent bereavement can be ascertained in a surveillance survey accounting for biases in response. Estimating bereavement prevalence is needed for measuring population health. This survey is limited to one US state in a single year and excludes persons aged 17 years and younger.
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- Changle Li
- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of Georgia, Athens, USA
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of Georgia, Athens, USA.
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of Georgia, Athens, USA
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- Georgia Department of Public Health, Atlanta, USA
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- Georgia Department of Public Health, Atlanta, USA
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of Georgia, Athens, USA
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Rodrigues DT, Gonçalves WA, Silva CMSE, Spyrides MHC, Lúcio PS. Imputation of precipitation data in northeast Brazil. AN ACAD BRAS CIENC 2023; 95:e20210737. [PMID: 37283329 DOI: 10.1590/0001-3765202320210737] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2021] [Accepted: 11/13/2021] [Indexed: 06/08/2023] Open
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This article evaluates four statistical methods of multiple imputation to fill in the missing data of daily precipitation in Northeast Brazil (NEB). We used a daily database collected by 94 rain gauges distributed in NEB from January 1, 1986 to December 31, 2015. The methods were: random sampling from the observed values; predictive mean matching, Bayesian linear regression; and bootstrap expectation maximization algorithm (BootEm). To compare these methods, missing data from the original series were initially excluded. The next step was to create three scenarios for each method, in which 10\%, 20\% and 30\% of the data were removed at random. The BootEM method presented the best statistical results. With the average bias between the complete series and the imputed series values ranging between -0.91 and 1.30 mm/day. The values of the Pearson correlation ranging between 0.96, 0.91 and 0.86 respectively for 10\%, 20\% and 30\% missing data. We conclude that this is an adequate method for the reconstruction of historical precipitation data in NEB.
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- Daniele T Rodrigues
- Graduação em Estatística, Universidade Federal do Piauí, Departamento de Estatística, Av. Campus Universitário Ministro Petrônio Portella, s/n, Ininga, Teresina, PI, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Climáticas, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte, Departamento de Ciências Climáticas e Atmosféricas, Av. Senador Salgado Filho, 3000, Lagoa Nova, 59078-970 Natal, RN, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Climáticas, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte, Departamento de Ciências Climáticas e Atmosféricas, Av. Senador Salgado Filho, 3000, Lagoa Nova, 59078-970 Natal, RN, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Climáticas, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte, Departamento de Ciências Climáticas e Atmosféricas, Av. Senador Salgado Filho, 3000, Lagoa Nova, 59078-970 Natal, RN, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Climáticas, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte, Departamento de Ciências Climáticas e Atmosféricas, Av. Senador Salgado Filho, 3000, Lagoa Nova, 59078-970 Natal, RN, Brazil
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Najar H, Karanti A, Pålsson E, Landén M. Cardiometabolic risk indicators in individuals with bipolar disorders: a replication study. Diabetol Metab Syndr 2023; 15:69. [PMID: 37009884 PMCID: PMC10069119 DOI: 10.1186/s13098-023-01044-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2023] [Accepted: 03/26/2023] [Indexed: 04/04/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVES We recently conducted the first longitudinal study comparing cardiometabolic risk indicators (CMRIs) between a cohort of individuals with bipolar disorders (BDs) and controls from the general population. Here, we sought to validate the findings in that study using an independent case-control sample. METHODS We used data from the St. Göran project's Gothenburg cohort. The BDs group and the control group were examined at baseline and after a median of eight and seven years, respectively. Data collection occurred between March 2009 and June 2022. We used multiple imputation to handle missing data and linear mixed effects model to examine the annual change in CMRIs over the study period. RESULTS The baseline cohort included 407 individuals with BDs (mean age 40 years, 63% women) and 56 controls (mean age 43 years, 54% women). Of those, 63 persons with BDs and 42 controls participated at follow-up. At baseline, individuals with BDs had significantly higher mean values of body mass index (β = 0.14, p = 0.003) than controls. Over the study period, the difference in average annual change between the patient and the control group indicated an increase in patients relative to controls in waist-to-hip ratio (0.004 unit/year, p = 0.01), diastolic (0.6 mm Hg/year, p = 0.048), and systolic (0.8 mm Hg/year, p = 0.02) blood pressure. CONCLUSIONS This study replicated the main findings from our previous study and showed that central obesity and measures of blood pressure worsened over a relatively short time in individuals with BDs relative to controls. It is vital for clinicians to monitor CMRIs in persons with BDs and to be proactive in preventing cardiometabolic diseases in this high-risk group.
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- Hemen Najar
- Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, Section of Psychiatry and Neurochemistry, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Blå stråket 15, Gothenburg, 413 45, Sweden.
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- Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, Section of Psychiatry and Neurochemistry, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Blå stråket 15, Gothenburg, 413 45, Sweden
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- Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, Section of Psychiatry and Neurochemistry, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Blå stråket 15, Gothenburg, 413 45, Sweden
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- Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, Section of Psychiatry and Neurochemistry, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Blå stråket 15, Gothenburg, 413 45, Sweden
- Department of Medical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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van den Kieboom R, Mark R, Snaphaan L, van Assen M, Bongers I. Influence of Sense of Competence, Empathy and Relationship Quality on Burden in Dementia Caregivers: A 15 Months Longitudinal Study. J Appl Gerontol 2023; 42:464-473. [PMID: 36382720 PMCID: PMC9940123 DOI: 10.1177/07334648221138545] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Objectives: The aim is to explore the trajectory of caregiver burden and how this relates to caregiver and contextual factors in community-dwelling dyads. Methods: At baseline, 201 family caregivers were included. The multidimensional construct of family caregiver burden and the effects of sense of competence, empathy, and quality of the relationship on this burden were assessed over 15 months using semi-structured interviews and questionnaires. Results: We found an increase of burden linked to disruptions in the caregiver's own usual activities (p = 0.002) and physical health complaints (p = 0.001). Caregivers with a high sense of competence experienced lower caregiver burden during the entire caregiving process (p < 0.001). Discussion: Healthcare professionals should alert family caregivers to the importance of taking care of themselves as early as possible in their new caregiver role. Caregiving is demanding and could negatively influence their own activities and physical health.
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- Robin van den Kieboom
- Tranzo, Tilburg School of Social
and Behavioral Sciences, Tilburg
University, Tilburg, The Netherlands,Research Unit Evidence Based
Management of Innovation, Mental Health Care Institute
Eindhoven, Eindhoven, The
Netherlands
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- Department of Cognitive
Neuropsychology, Tilburg School of Social and Behavioral Sciences,
Tilburg
University, Tilburg, The
Netherlands
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- Tranzo, Tilburg School of Social
and Behavioral Sciences, Tilburg
University, Tilburg, The Netherlands,Research Unit Evidence Based
Management of Innovation, Mental Health Care Institute
Eindhoven, Eindhoven, The
Netherlands
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- Department of Methodology and
Statistics, Tilburg School of Social and Behavioral Sciences,
Tilburg
University, Tilburg, The
Netherlands,Department of Sociology,
Utrecht
University, Utrecht, The
Netherlands
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- Tranzo, Tilburg School of Social
and Behavioral Sciences, Tilburg
University, Tilburg, The Netherlands,Research Unit Evidence Based
Management of Innovation, Mental Health Care Institute
Eindhoven, Eindhoven, The
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Chakrabarti S, Biswas N, Karnani K, Padul V, Jones LD, Kesari S, Ashili S. Binned Data Provide Better Imputation of Missing Time Series Data from Wearables. SENSORS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2023; 23:1454. [PMID: 36772494 PMCID: PMC9919790 DOI: 10.3390/s23031454] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2022] [Revised: 01/23/2023] [Accepted: 01/23/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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The presence of missing values in a time-series dataset is a very common and well-known problem. Various statistical and machine learning methods have been developed to overcome this problem, with the aim of filling in the missing values in the data. However, the performances of these methods vary widely, showing a high dependence on the type of data and correlations within the data. In our study, we performed some of the well-known imputation methods, such as expectation maximization, k-nearest neighbor, iterative imputer, random forest, and simple imputer, to impute missing data obtained from smart, wearable health trackers. In this manuscript, we proposed the use of data binning for imputation. We showed that the use of data binned around the missing time interval provides a better imputation than the use of a whole dataset. Imputation was performed for 15 min and 1 h of continuous missing data. We used a dataset with different bin sizes, such as 15 min, 30 min, 45 min, and 1 h, and we carried out evaluations using root mean square error (RMSE) values. We observed that the expectation maximization algorithm worked best for the use of binned data. This was followed by the simple imputer, iterative imputer, and k-nearest neighbor, whereas the random forest method had no effect on data binning during imputation. Moreover, the smallest bin sizes of 15 min and 1 h were observed to provide the lowest RMSE values for the majority of the time frames during the imputation of 15 min and 1 h of missing data, respectively. Although applicable to digital health data, we think that this method will also find applicability in other domains.
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- Department of BioSciences and BioEngineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati 781039, India
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- Rhenix Lifesciences, Hyderabad 500038, India
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- Department of Translational Neurosciences, Pacific Neuroscience Institute and Saint John’s Cancer Institute at Providence Saint John’s Health Center, Santa Monica, CA 90404, USA
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Stannard S, Berrington A, Alwan NA. Exploring the associations between number of children, multi-partner fertility and risk of obesity at midlife: Findings from the 1970 British Cohort Study (BCS70). PLoS One 2023; 18:e0282795. [PMID: 37053250 PMCID: PMC10101483 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0282795] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2022] [Accepted: 02/22/2023] [Indexed: 04/14/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Early parenthood, high parity, and partnership separation are associated with obesity. However, the emergence of non-marital partnerships, serial partnering and childbearing across unions, means that it is important to consider their association to obesity. This paper examined the associations between number of biological children and multi-partner fertility (MPF)-defined as having biological children with more than one partner, with obesity at midlife. METHOD The sample consisted of 2940 fathers and 3369 mothers in the 1970 British Cohort Study. The outcome was obesity (BMI 30 or over) at age 46. Fertility and partnership histories ascertained the number of live biological children and MPF status by age 42. The associations were tested using logistic regression adjusting for confounders at birth, age 10 and age 16. Adult factors recorded at age 42 including age at first birth, smoking status, alcohol dependency, educational attainment and housing tenure were considered as mediators. RESULTS For fathers, obesity odds did not differ according to number of children or MPF. In unadjusted models, mothers with one child (OR 1.24 95%CI 1.01-1.51), mothers who had two children with two partners (OR 1.45 95%CI 1.05-1.99), and mothers who had three or more children with two or more partners (OR 1.51 95%CI 1.18-1.93) had higher odds of obesity. In adjusted models, there remained an association between mothers with one child and odds of obesity (OR 1.30 95%CI 1.05-1.60). All other associations were attenuated when confounders were included. CONCLUSIONS Mothers who had children with multiple partners had higher odds of obesity. However this association was completely attenuated when parental and child confounders were accounted for; suggesting that this association may be explained by confounding. Mothers who had one child only may be at increased odds of obesity, however this could be due to multiple factors including age at first birth.
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- Sebastian Stannard
- Department of Social Statistics and Demography, University of Southampton, Southampton, United Kingdom
- ESRC Centre for Population Change, University of Southampton, Southampton, United Kingdom
- Faculty of Medicine, School of Primary Care and Population Sciences, University of Southampton, Southampton, United Kingdom
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- Department of Social Statistics and Demography, University of Southampton, Southampton, United Kingdom
- ESRC Centre for Population Change, University of Southampton, Southampton, United Kingdom
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- Faculty of Medicine, School of Primary Care and Population Sciences, University of Southampton, Southampton, United Kingdom
- NIHR Southampton Biomedical Research Centre, University of Southampton and University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, Southampton, United Kingdom
- NIHR Applied Research Collaboration Wessex, Southampton, United Kingdom
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Vincent D, Bui A, Ezernieks V, Shahinfar S, Luke T, Ram D, Rigas N, Panozzo J, Rochfort S, Daetwyler H, Hayden M. A community resource to mass explore the wheat grain proteome and its application to the late-maturity alpha-amylase (LMA) problem. Gigascience 2022; 12:giad084. [PMID: 37919977 PMCID: PMC10627334 DOI: 10.1093/gigascience/giad084] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/24/2023] [Revised: 08/02/2023] [Accepted: 09/19/2023] [Indexed: 11/04/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Late-maturity alpha-amylase (LMA) is a wheat genetic defect causing the synthesis of high isoelectric point alpha-amylase following a temperature shock during mid-grain development or prolonged cold throughout grain development, both leading to starch degradation. While the physiology is well understood, the biochemical mechanisms involved in grain LMA response remain unclear. We have applied high-throughput proteomics to 4,061 wheat flours displaying a range of LMA activities. Using an array of statistical analyses to select LMA-responsive biomarkers, we have mined them using a suite of tools applicable to wheat proteins. RESULTS We observed that LMA-affected grains activated their primary metabolisms such as glycolysis and gluconeogenesis; TCA cycle, along with DNA- and RNA- binding mechanisms; and protein translation. This logically transitioned to protein folding activities driven by chaperones and protein disulfide isomerase, as well as protein assembly via dimerisation and complexing. The secondary metabolism was also mobilized with the upregulation of phytohormones and chemical and defence responses. LMA further invoked cellular structures, including ribosomes, microtubules, and chromatin. Finally, and unsurprisingly, LMA expression greatly impacted grain storage proteins, as well as starch and other carbohydrates, with the upregulation of alpha-gliadins and starch metabolism, whereas LMW glutenin, stachyose, sucrose, UDP-galactose, and UDP-glucose were downregulated. CONCLUSIONS To our knowledge, this is not only the first proteomics study tackling the wheat LMA issue but also the largest plant-based proteomics study published to date. Logistics, technicalities, requirements, and bottlenecks of such an ambitious large-scale high-throughput proteomics experiment along with the challenges associated with big data analyses are discussed.
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- Delphine Vincent
- Agriculture Victoria Research, AgriBio, Center Centre for AgriBioscience, Bundoora, VIC 3083, Australia
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- Agriculture Victoria Research, AgriBio, Center Centre for AgriBioscience, Bundoora, VIC 3083, Australia
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- Agriculture Victoria Research, AgriBio, Center Centre for AgriBioscience, Bundoora, VIC 3083, Australia
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- Agriculture Victoria Research, AgriBio, Center Centre for AgriBioscience, Bundoora, VIC 3083, Australia
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- Agriculture Victoria Research, AgriBio, Center Centre for AgriBioscience, Bundoora, VIC 3083, Australia
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- Agriculture Victoria Research, AgriBio, Center Centre for AgriBioscience, Bundoora, VIC 3083, Australia
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- Agriculture Victoria Research, Grains Innovation Park, Horsham, VIC 3400, Australia
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- Agriculture Victoria Research, Grains Innovation Park, Horsham, VIC 3400, Australia
- Centre for Agricultural Innovation, University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC 3010, Australia
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- Agriculture Victoria Research, AgriBio, Center Centre for AgriBioscience, Bundoora, VIC 3083, Australia
- School of Applied Systems Biology, La Trobe University, Bundoora, VIC 3083, Australia
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- Agriculture Victoria Research, AgriBio, Center Centre for AgriBioscience, Bundoora, VIC 3083, Australia
- School of Applied Systems Biology, La Trobe University, Bundoora, VIC 3083, Australia
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- Agriculture Victoria Research, AgriBio, Center Centre for AgriBioscience, Bundoora, VIC 3083, Australia
- School of Applied Systems Biology, La Trobe University, Bundoora, VIC 3083, Australia
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Lee J, Resick CJ, Allen JA, Davis AL, Taylor JA. Interplay between Safety Climate and Emotional Exhaustion: Effects on First Responders' Safety Behavior and Wellbeing Over Time. JOURNAL OF BUSINESS AND PSYCHOLOGY 2022; 39:1-23. [PMID: 36573129 PMCID: PMC9772603 DOI: 10.1007/s10869-022-09869-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 12/14/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Various job demands continuously threaten Emergency Medical Service (EMS) first responders' safety and wellbeing. Drawing on Job Demands-Resources Theory, the present study examines the effects of the organizational context-safety climate-and the psychological context-emotional exhaustion-on safety behaviors and wellbeing over time. We tested our hypotheses in a longitudinal study of 208 EMS first responders nested within 45 stations from three fire departments in US metropolitan areas over 6 months during the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. Multilevel modeling showed that the relationship between safety climate and safety compliance behaviors can be attenuated when EMS first responders experience high emotional exhaustion. Emotional exhaustion was also negatively associated with morale while safety climate was positively associated with morale. Additionally, EMS first responders experienced increased depression when their emotional exhaustion levels were high. Higher safety climate was associated with decreased depression when emotional exhaustion was within a low-to-medium range. Higher safety climate was also associated with lower absolute levels of depression across the entire range of emotional exhaustion. These findings suggest that promoting safety climate and mitigating emotional exhaustion can augment EMS first responders' safety behaviors and wellbeing.].
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- Jin Lee
- Department of Psychological Sciences, Kansas State University, Manhattan, USA
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- Department of Management, LeBow College of Business at Drexel University, Philadelphia, USA
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- Department of Family & Preventive Medicine, University of Utah Health, Salt Lake City, USA
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- Department of Environmental & Occupational Health, Dornsife School of Public Health at Drexel University, Philadelphia, USA
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- Department of Environmental & Occupational Health, Dornsife School of Public Health at Drexel University, Philadelphia, USA
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Kleijburg A, Wijnen B, Evers SMAA, Kroon H, Lokkerbol J. (Cost)-effectiveness and implementation of integrated community-based care for patients with severe mental illness: a study protocol. BMC Psychiatry 2022; 22:697. [PMID: 36368966 PMCID: PMC9652863 DOI: 10.1186/s12888-022-04346-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/06/2022] [Accepted: 10/29/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND As severe mental illness (SMI) is associated with a high disease burden and persistent nature, patients with SMI are often subjected to long-term mental healthcare and are in need of additional social support services. Community-based care and support services are organized via different providers and institutions, which are often lacking structural communication, resulting in a fragmented approach. To improve the efficiency of care provision and optimize patient wellbeing, an integrated multi-agency approach to community-based mental health and social services has been developed and implemented. AIM To present a research protocol describing the evaluation of flexible assertive community teams integrated with social services in terms of effectiveness, cost-effectiveness, and implementation. METHODS/DESIGN A quasi-experimental study will be conducted using prospective and retrospective observational data in patients with severe mental illness. Patients receiving care from three teams, consisting of flexible assertive community treatment and separately provided social support services (care as usual), will be compared to patients receiving care from two teams integrating these mental and social services into a single team. The study will consist of three parts: 1) an effectiveness evaluation, 2) a health-economic evaluation, and 3) a process implementation evaluation. To assess (cost-)effectiveness, both real-world aggregated and individual patient data will be collected using informed consent, and analysed using a longitudinal mixed model. The economic evaluation will consist of a cost-utility analysis and a cost-effectiveness analysis. For the process and implementation evaluation a mixed method design will be used to describe if the integrated teams have been implemented as planned, if its predefined goals are achieved, and what the experiences are of its team members. DISCUSSION The integration of health and social services is expected to allow for a more holistic and recovery oriented treatment approach, whilst improving the allocation of scarce resources. This study aims to identify and describe these effects using a mixed-method approach, and support decision-making in the structural implementation of integrating mental and social services.
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- Anne Kleijburg
- Department of Health Services Research, CAPHRI Care and Public Health Research Institute, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands. .,Centre of Economic Evaluations & Machine Learning, Trimbos Institute, Netherlands Institute of Mental Health and Addiction, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
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- grid.416017.50000 0001 0835 8259Centre of Economic Evaluations & Machine Learning, Trimbos Institute, Netherlands Institute of Mental Health and Addiction, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- grid.5012.60000 0001 0481 6099Department of Health Services Research, CAPHRI Care and Public Health Research Institute, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands ,grid.416017.50000 0001 0835 8259Centre of Economic Evaluations & Machine Learning, Trimbos Institute, Netherlands Institute of Mental Health and Addiction, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- grid.12295.3d0000 0001 0943 3265Department of Social and Behavioural Sciences, Tranzo Scientific Center for Care and Welfare, Tilburg University, Tilburg, Netherlands ,grid.416017.50000 0001 0835 8259Department of Reintegration and Community Care, Trimbos Institute, Netherlands Institute of Mental Health and Addiction, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- grid.416017.50000 0001 0835 8259Centre of Economic Evaluations & Machine Learning, Trimbos Institute, Netherlands Institute of Mental Health and Addiction, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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Singh A, Singh S, Srivastava AK, Payra S, Pathak V, Shukla AK. Climatology and model prediction of aerosol optical properties over the Indo-Gangetic Basin in north India. ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND ASSESSMENT 2022; 194:827. [PMID: 36156160 DOI: 10.1007/s10661-022-10440-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2022] [Accepted: 08/30/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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The current research focuses on the use of different simulation techniques in the future prediction of the crucial aerosol optical properties over the highly polluted Indo-Gangetic Basin in the northern part of India. The time series model was used to make an accurate forecast of aerosol optical depth (AOD) and angstrom exponent (AE), and the statistical variability of both cases was compared in order to evaluate the effectiveness of the model (training and validation). For this, different models were used to simulate the monthly average AOD and AE over Jaipur, Kanpur and Ballia during the period from 2003 to 2018. Further, the study was aimed to construct a comparative model that will be used for time series statistical analysis of MODIS-derived AOD550 and AE412-470. This will provide a more comprehensive information about the levels of AOD and AE that will exist in the future. To test the validity and applicability of the developed models, root-mean-square error (RMSE), mean absolute error (MAE), mean absolute percent error (MAPE), fractional bias (FB), and Pearson coefficient (r) were used to show adequate accuracy in model performance. From the observation, the monthly mean values of AOD and AE were found to be nearly similar at Kanpur and Ballia (0.62 and 1.26) and different at Jaipur (0.25 and 1.14). Jaipur indicates that during the pre-monsoon season, the AOD mean value was found to be highest (0.32 ± 0.15), while Kanpur and Ballia display higher AOD mean values during the winter season (0.72 ± 0.26 and 0.83 ± 0.32, respectively). Among the different methods, the autoregressive integrated moving average (ARIMA) model was found to be the best-suited model for AOD prediction at Ballia based on fitted error (RMSE (0.22), MAE (0.15), MAPE (24.55), FB (0.05)) and Pearson coefficient r (0.83). However, for AE, best prediction was found at Kanpur based on RMSE (0.24), MAE (0.21), MAPE (22.54), FB (-0.09) and Pearson coefficient r (0.82).
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- Amarendra Singh
- Institute of Engineering and Technology, Lucknow, India.
- Ministry of Earth Sciences, Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology, New Delhi, India.
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- Institute of Engineering and Technology, Lucknow, India
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- Ministry of Earth Sciences, Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology, New Delhi, India.
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- Department of Remote Sensing, Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra, Ranchi, India
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- Institute of Engineering and Technology, Lucknow, India
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Data-Driven Thyroid Nodule Diagnosis Using Belief Rule Base. Diagnostics (Basel) 2022; 12:diagnostics12102299. [PMID: 36291988 PMCID: PMC9600374 DOI: 10.3390/diagnostics12102299] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/09/2022] [Revised: 09/19/2022] [Accepted: 09/20/2022] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Doctors’ diagnosis preferences are different, which makes them adopt different assumptions in medical decision making. Taking the diagnosis of thyroid nodules as an example, this study compares three assumptions, namely deletion, imputation based on the distribution (distribution), and benign by default (benign). For deletion, which is the most used assumption, the clinical reports with missing features would be deleted. For distribution, the missing features would be replaced with a distribution of features with respective probabilities. Besides the two assumptions, certain doctors have also stated that they leave benign features unrecorded because they think that such benign features are irrelevant to the final diagnosis. Under the benign assumption, the missing features would be replaced with benign features. The three assumptions are tested comparatively. Moreover, the belief rule base (BRB) is used to construct the diagnostic model under the three assumptions since it is essentially a white-box approach that can provide good interpretability and direct access to doctors and patients. A total of 3766 clinical reports on thyroid nodule diagnosis were collected from ten radiologists over a seven-year period. Case study results validate that the benign by default assumption has produced the optimal results, although different doctors could present varied tendencies towards different assumptions. Guidance and suggestions for doctors’ practical work have been made based on the study results to improve work efficiency and diagnostic accuracy.
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Wang Y, Wang Y, Xu H, Zhao Y, Marshall JD. Ambient Air Pollution and Socioeconomic Status in China. ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH PERSPECTIVES 2022; 130:67001. [PMID: 35674427 PMCID: PMC9175641 DOI: 10.1289/ehp9872] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/22/2021] [Revised: 04/26/2022] [Accepted: 04/29/2022] [Indexed: 05/02/2023]
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BACKGROUND Air pollution disparities by socioeconomic status (SES) are well documented for the United States, with most literature indicating an inverse relationship (i.e., higher concentrations for lower-SES populations). Few studies exist for China, a country accounting for 26% of global premature deaths from ambient air pollution. OBJECTIVE Our objective was to test the relationship between ambient air pollution exposures and SES in China. METHODS We combined estimated year 2015 annual-average ambient levels of nitrogen dioxide (NO 2 ) and fine particulate matter [PM ≤ 2.5 μ m in aerodynamic diameter (PM 2.5 )] with national demographic information. Pollution estimates were derived from a national empirical model for China at 1 -km spatial resolution; demographic estimates were derived from national gridded gross national product (GDP) per capita at 1 -km resolution, and (separately) a national representative sample of 21,095 individuals from the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study (CHARLS) 2015 cohort. Our use of global data on population density and cohort data on where people live helped avoid the spatial imprecision found in publicly available census data for China. We quantified air pollution disparities among individual's rural-to-urban migration status; SES factors (education, occupation, and income); and minority status. We compared results using three approaches to SES measurement: individual SES score, community-averaged SES score, and gridded GDP per capita. RESULTS Ambient NO 2 and PM 2.5 levels were higher for higher-SES populations than for lower-SES population, higher for long-standing urban residents than for rural-to-urban migrant populations, and higher for the majority ethnic group (Han) than for the average across nine minority groups. For the three SES measurements (individual SES score, community-averaged SES score, gridded GDP per capita), a 1-interquartile range higher SES corresponded to higher concentrations of 6 - 9 μ g / m 3 NO 2 and 3 - 6 μ g / m 3 PM 2.5 ; average concentrations for the highest and lowest 20th percentile of SES differed by 41-89% for NO 2 and 12-25% for PM 2.5 . This pattern held in rural and urban locations, across geographic regions, across a wide range of spatial resolution, and for modeled vs. measured pollution concentrations. CONCLUSIONS Multiple analyses here reveal that in China, ambient NO 2 and PM 2.5 concentrations are higher for high-SES than for low-SES individuals; these results are robust to multiple sensitivity analyses. Our findings are consistent with the idea that in China's current industrialization and urbanization stage, economic development is correlated with both SES and air pollution. To our knowledge, our study provides the most comprehensive picture to date of ambient air pollution disparities in China; the results differ dramatically from results and from theories to explain conditions in the United States. https://doi.org/10.1289/EHP9872.
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- Yuzhou Wang
- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA
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- Institute of Social Survey Research, Peking University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Earth System Science, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China
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- National School of Development, Peking University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA
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YU MANDI, HE YULEI, RAGHUNATHAN TRIVELLOREE. A SEMIPARAMETRIC MULTIPLE IMPUTATION APPROACH TO FULLY SYNTHETIC DATA FOR COMPLEX SURVEYS. JOURNAL OF SURVEY STATISTICS AND METHODOLOGY 2022; 10:618-641. [PMID: 38666186 PMCID: PMC11044899 DOI: 10.1093/jssam/smac016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/28/2024]
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Data synthesis is an effective statistical approach for reducing data disclosure risk. Generating fully synthetic data might minimize such risk, but its modeling and application can be difficult for data from large, complex surveys. This article extended the two-stage imputation to simultaneously impute item missing values and generate fully synthetic data. A new combining rule for making inferences using data generated in this manner was developed. Two semiparametric missing data imputation models were adapted to generate fully synthetic data for skewed continuous variable and sparse binary variable, respectively. The proposed approach was evaluated using simulated data and real longitudinal data from the Health and Retirement Study. The proposed approach was also compared with two existing synthesis approaches: (1) parametric regressions models as implemented in IVEware; and (2) nonparametric Classification and Regression Trees as implemented in synthpop package for R using real data. The results show that high data utility is maintained for a wide variety of descriptive and model-based statistics using the proposed strategy. The proposed strategy also performs better than existing methods for sophisticated analyses such as factor analysis.
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- MANDI YU
- Surveillance Research Program, Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences, National Cancer Institute, Rockville, MD, USA
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- Statistical Research and Survey Design Branch, Division of Research and Methodology, National Center for Health Statistics, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Hyattsville, MD, USA
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- Biostatistics with the School of Public Health, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA and Research Professor with the Institute for Social Research, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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Stannard S, Berrington A, Alwan NA. The mediating pathways between parental separation in childhood and offspring hypertension at midlife. Sci Rep 2022; 12:7062. [PMID: 35488035 PMCID: PMC9054745 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-11007-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/04/2021] [Accepted: 04/15/2022] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Social life course determinants of adult hypertension are relatively unknown. This paper examines how parental separation before age 10 relates to hypertension at age 46. Adjusting for parental confounders and considering the role of adult mediators, we aim to quantify unexplored mediating pathways in childhood using prospectively collected data. Data from the 1970 British Birth Cohort Study are utilised. Hypertension is measured by health care professionals at age 46. Potential mediating pathways in childhood include body mass index (BMI), systolic and diastolic blood pressure, illness, disability, family socioeconomic status (SES) and cognitive and developmental indicators at age 10. Additionally, we explore to what extent childhood mediators operate through adult mediators, including health behaviours, family SES, BMI and mental wellbeing. We also test for effect modification of the relationship between parental separation and hypertension by gender. Nested logistic regression models test the significance of potential mediating variables. Formal mediation analysis utilising Karlson Holm and Breen (KHB) method quantify the direct and indirect effect of parental separation on offspring hypertension at midlife. There was an association between parental separation and hypertension in mid-life in women but not men. For women, family SES and cognitive and behavioural development indicators at age 10 partly mediate the relationship between parental separation and hypertension at age 46. When adult mediators including, health behaviours, family SES, BMI and mental wellbeing are included, the associations between the childhood predictors and adult hypertension are attenuated, suggesting that these childhood mediators in turn may work through adult mediators to affect the risk of hypertension in midlife. We found family SES in childhood, cognitive and behaviour development indicators at age 10, including disruptive behaviour, coordination and locus of control in childhood, to be important mediators of the relationship between parental separation and midlife hypertension suggesting that intervening in childhood may modify adult hypertension risk.
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- Sebastian Stannard
- Department of Social Statistics and Demography, University of Southampton, Building 58, University Road, Southampton, SO17 1BJ, UK. .,ESRC Centre for Population Change, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK.
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- Department of Social Statistics and Demography, University of Southampton, Building 58, University Road, Southampton, SO17 1BJ, UK.,ESRC Centre for Population Change, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK
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- School of Primary Care and Population Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK.,NIHR Southampton Biomedical Research Centre, University of Southampton and University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, Southampton, UK.,NIHR Applied Research Collaboration Wessex, Southampton, UK
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Charalambous C, Moon JC, Holly JMP, Chaturvedi N, Hughes AD, Captur G. Declining Levels and Bioavailability of IGF-I in Cardiovascular Aging Associate With QT Prolongation-Results From the 1946 British Birth Cohort. Front Cardiovasc Med 2022; 9:863988. [PMID: 35528832 PMCID: PMC9072634 DOI: 10.3389/fcvm.2022.863988] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2022] [Accepted: 03/21/2022] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Background As people age, circulating levels of insulin-like growth factors (IGFs) and IGF binding protein 3 (IGFBP-3) decline. In rat cardiomyocytes, IGF-I has been shown to regulate sarcolemmal potassium channel activity and late sodium current thus impacting cardiac repolarization and the heart rate-corrected QT (QTc). However, the relationship between IGFs and IGFBP-3 with the QTc interval in humans, is unknown. Objectives To examine the association of IGFs and IGFBP-3 with QTc interval in an older age population-based cohort. Methods Participants were from the 1946 Medical Research Council (MRC) National Survey of Health and Development (NSHD) British birth cohort. Biomarkers from blood samples at age 53 and 60-64 years (y, exposures) included IGF-I/II, IGFBP-3, IGF-I/IGFBP-3 ratio and the change (Δ) in marker levels between the 60-64 and 53y sampled timepoints. QTc (outcome) was recorded from electrocardiograms at the 60-64y timepoint. Generalized linear multivariable models with adjustments for relevant demographic and clinical factors, were used for complete-cases and repeated after multiple imputation. Results One thousand four hundred forty-eight participants were included (48.3% men; QTc mean 414 ms interquartile range 26 ms). Univariate analysis revealed an association between low IGF-I and IGF-I/IGFBP-3 ratio at 60-64y with QTc prolongation [respectively: β -0.30 ms/nmol/L, (95% confidence intervals -0.44, -0.17), p < 0.001; β-28.9 ms/unit (-41.93, -15.50), p < 0.001], but not with IGF-II or IGFBP-3. No association with QTc was found for IGF biomarkers sampled at 53y, however both ΔIGF-I and ΔIGF-I/IGFBP-3 ratio were negatively associated with QTc [β -0.04 ms/nmol/L (-0.08, -0.008), p = 0.019; β -2.44 ms/unit (-4.17, -0.67), p = 0.007] while ΔIGF-II and ΔIGFBP-3 showed no association. In fully adjusted complete case and imputed models (reporting latter) low IGF-I and IGF-I/IGFBP-3 ratio at 60-64y [β -0.21 ms/nmol/L (-0.39, -0.04), p = 0.017; β -20.14 ms/unit (-36.28, -3.99), p = 0.015], steeper decline in ΔIGF-I [β -0.05 ms/nmol/L/10 years (-0.10, -0.002), p = 0.042] and shallower rise in ΔIGF-I/IGFBP-3 ratio over a decade [β -2.16 ms/unit/10 years (-4.23, -0.09), p = 0.041], were all independently associated with QTc prolongation. Independent associations with QTc were also confirmed for other previously known covariates: female sex [β 9.65 ms (6.65, 12.65), p < 0.001], increased left ventricular mass [β 0.04 ms/g (0.02, 0.06), p < 0.001] and blood potassium levels [β -5.70 ms/mmol/L (-10.23, -1.18) p = 0.014]. Conclusion Over a decade, in an older age population-based cohort, declining levels and bioavailability of IGF-I associate with prolongation of the QTc interval. As QTc prolongation associates with increased risk for sudden death even in apparently healthy people, further research into the antiarrhythmic effects of IGF-I on cardiomyocytes is warranted.
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- Christos Charalambous
- UCL MRC Unit for Lifelong Health and Ageing, University College London, London, United Kingdom
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- UCL Institute of Cardiovascular Science, University College London, London, United Kingdom
- Cardiac MRI Unit, Barts Heart Centre, London, United Kingdom
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- National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Bristol Nutrition Biomedical Research Unit, Level 3, University Hospitals Bristol Education and Research Centre, Bristol, United Kingdom
- Faculty of Health Sciences, School of Translational Health Sciences, Bristol Medical School, Southmead Hospital, University of Bristol, Bristol, United Kingdom
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- UCL MRC Unit for Lifelong Health and Ageing, University College London, London, United Kingdom
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- UCL MRC Unit for Lifelong Health and Ageing, University College London, London, United Kingdom
- UCL Institute of Cardiovascular Science, University College London, London, United Kingdom
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- UCL MRC Unit for Lifelong Health and Ageing, University College London, London, United Kingdom
- UCL Institute of Cardiovascular Science, University College London, London, United Kingdom
- Cardiology Department, Centre for Inherited Heart Muscle Conditions, The Royal Free Hospital, London, United Kingdom
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Sarzo B, Ballesteros V, Iñiguez C, Manzano-Salgado CB, Casas M, Llop S, Murcia M, Guxens M, Vrijheid M, Santa Marina L, Schettgen T, Espada M, Irizar A, Fernandez-Jimenez N, Ballester F, Lopez-Espinosa MJ. Response to "Comment on Maternal Perfluoroalkyl Substances, Thyroid Hormones, and DIO Genes: A Spanish Cross-sectional Study: Predictability of Multiple Imputations for Large Amounts of Missing Data". ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2022; 56:5278-5282. [PMID: 35263543 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.2c01177] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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- Blanca Sarzo
- Epidemiology and Environmental Health Joint Research Unit, FISABIO-University Jaume I-Universitat de València, 46020, València, Spain
- Department of Microbiology and Ecology, University of Valencia, 46019, Burjasot, Spain
- School of Mathematics, University of Edinburgh, EH9 3FD, Edinburgh, U.K
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- Andalusian Health and Environment Observatory (OSMAN), Andalusian School of Public Health, 18011, Granada, Spain
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- Epidemiology and Environmental Health Joint Research Unit, FISABIO-University Jaume I-Universitat de València, 46020, València, Spain
- Department of Statistics and Operational Research, University of Valencia, 46100, Valencia, Spain
- Spanish Consortium for Research on Epidemiology and Public Health (CIBERESP), 28029, Madrid, Spain
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- Spanish Consortium for Research on Epidemiology and Public Health (CIBERESP), 28029, Madrid, Spain
- ISGlobal, 08003, Barcelona, Spain
- Universitat Pompeu Fabra (UPF), 08003, Barcelona, Spain
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- Epidemiology and Environmental Health Joint Research Unit, FISABIO-University Jaume I-Universitat de València, 46020, València, Spain
- Spanish Consortium for Research on Epidemiology and Public Health (CIBERESP), 28029, Madrid, Spain
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- Epidemiology and Environmental Health Joint Research Unit, FISABIO-University Jaume I-Universitat de València, 46020, València, Spain
- Spanish Consortium for Research on Epidemiology and Public Health (CIBERESP), 28029, Madrid, Spain
- Health Information Systems Analysis Service, Conselleria de Sanitat, Generalitat Valenciana, 46010, Valencia, Spain
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- Spanish Consortium for Research on Epidemiology and Public Health (CIBERESP), 28029, Madrid, Spain
- ISGlobal, 08003, Barcelona, Spain
- Universitat Pompeu Fabra (UPF), 08003, Barcelona, Spain
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- Spanish Consortium for Research on Epidemiology and Public Health (CIBERESP), 28029, Madrid, Spain
- ISGlobal, 08003, Barcelona, Spain
- Universitat Pompeu Fabra (UPF), 08003, Barcelona, Spain
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- Spanish Consortium for Research on Epidemiology and Public Health (CIBERESP), 28029, Madrid, Spain
- Department of Health of the Basque Government, Subdirectorate of Public Health of Gipuzkoa, 20013, Donostia-San Sebastian, Spain
- Biodonostia Health Research Institute, Environmental Epidemiology and Child Development Group, 20014, Donostia-San Sebastian, Spain
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- Institute for Occupational, Social and Environmental Medicine, RWTH Aachen University, 52074, Aachen, Germany
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- Clinical Chemistry Unit, Public Health Laboratory of Bilbao, 48160, Bilbao, Spain
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- Spanish Consortium for Research on Epidemiology and Public Health (CIBERESP), 28029, Madrid, Spain
- Biodonostia Health Research Institute, Environmental Epidemiology and Child Development Group, 20014, Donostia-San Sebastian, Spain
- Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, University of the Basque Country (UPV-EHU), 20018, San Sebastian, Spain
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- Department of Genetics, Physical Anthropology and Animal Physiology, Faculty of Medicine and Nursing, Biocruces-Bizkaia Health Research Institute and University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), 48940, Leioa, Spain
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- Epidemiology and Environmental Health Joint Research Unit, FISABIO-University Jaume I-Universitat de València, 46020, València, Spain
- Spanish Consortium for Research on Epidemiology and Public Health (CIBERESP), 28029, Madrid, Spain
- Faculty of Nursing and Chiropody, University of Valencia, 46010, Valencia, Spain
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- Epidemiology and Environmental Health Joint Research Unit, FISABIO-University Jaume I-Universitat de València, 46020, València, Spain
- Spanish Consortium for Research on Epidemiology and Public Health (CIBERESP), 28029, Madrid, Spain
- Faculty of Nursing and Chiropody, University of Valencia, 46010, Valencia, Spain
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Javanbakht M, Lin J, Ragsdale A, Kim S, Siminski S, Gorbach P. Comparing single and multiple imputation strategies for harmonizing substance use data across HIV-related cohort studies. BMC Med Res Methodol 2022; 22:90. [PMID: 35369872 PMCID: PMC8978400 DOI: 10.1186/s12874-022-01554-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2021] [Accepted: 02/24/2022] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Abstract
Background
Although standardized measures to assess substance use are available, most studies use variations of these measures making it challenging to harmonize data across studies. The aim of this study was to evaluate the performance of different strategies to impute missing substance use data that may result as part of data harmonization procedures.
Methods
We used self-reported substance use data collected between August 2014 and June 2019 from 528 participants with 2,389 study visits in a cohort study of substance use and HIV. We selected a low (heroin), medium (methamphetamine), and high (cannabis) prevalence drug and set 10–50% of each substance to missing. The data amputation mimicked missingness that results from harmonization of disparate measures. We conducted Monte Carlo simulations to evaluate the comparative performance of single and multiple imputation (MI) methods using the relative mean bias, root mean square error (RMSE), and coverage probability of the 95% confidence interval for each imputed estimate.
Results
Without imputation (i.e., listwise deletion), estimates of substance use were biased, especially for low prevalence outcomes such as heroin. For instance, even when 10% of data were missing, the complete case analysis underestimated the prevalence of heroin by 33%. MI, even with as few as five imputations produced the least biased estimates, however, for a high prevalence outcome such as cannabis with low to moderate missingness, performance of single imputation strategies improved. For instance, in the case of cannabis, with 10% missingness, single imputation with regression performed just as well as multiple imputation resulting in minimal bias (relative mean bias of 0.06% and 0.07% respectively) and comparable performance (RMSE = 0.0102 for both and coverage of 95.8% and 96.2% respectively).
Conclusion
Our results from imputation of missing substance use data resulting from data harmonization indicate that MI provided the best performance across a range of conditions. Additionally, single imputation for substance use data performed comparably under scenarios where the prevalence of the outcome was high and missingness was low. These findings provide a practical application for the evaluation of several imputation strategies and helps to address missing data problem when combining data from individual studies.
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Multiple Imputation of Missing Data in Educational Production Functions. COMPUTATION 2022. [DOI: 10.3390/computation10040049] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Educational production functions rely mostly on longitudinal data that almost always exhibit missing data. This paper contributes to a number of avenues in the literature on the economics of education and applied statistics by reviewing the theoretical foundation of missing data analysis with a special focus on the application of multiple imputation to educational longitudinal studies. Multiple imputation is one of the most prominent methods to surmount this problem. Not only does it account for all available information in the predictors, but it also takes into account the uncertainty generated by the missing data themselves. This paper applies a multiple imputation technique using a fully conditional specification method based on an iterative Markov chain Monte Carlo (MCMC) simulation using a Gibbs sampler algorithm. Previous attempts to use MCMC simulation were applied on relatively small datasets with small numbers of variables. Therefore, another contribution of this paper is its application and comparison of the imputation technique on a large longitudinal English educational study for three iteration specifications. The results of the simulation proved the convergence of the algorithm.
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Knudsen MD, Kvaerner AS, Botteri E, Holme Ø, Hjartåker A, Song M, Thiis-Evensen E, Randel KR, Hoff G, Berstad P. Lifestyle predictors for inconsistent participation to fecal based colorectal cancer screening. BMC Cancer 2022; 22:172. [PMID: 35168592 PMCID: PMC8848967 DOI: 10.1186/s12885-022-09287-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/10/2021] [Accepted: 02/03/2022] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Consistent participation in colorectal cancer (CRC) screening with repeated fecal immunochemical test (FIT) is important for the success of the screening program. We investigated whether lifestyle risk factors for CRC were related to inconsistent participation in up to four rounds of FIT-screening. METHOD We included data from 3,051 individuals who participated in up to four FIT-screening rounds and returned a lifestyle questionnaire. Using logistic regression analyses, we estimated associations between smoking habits, body mass index (BMI), physical activity, alcohol consumption, diet and a healthy lifestyle score (from least favorable 0 to most favorable 5), and inconsistent participation (i.e. not participating in all rounds of eligible FIT screening invitations). RESULTS Altogether 721 (24%) individuals were categorized as inconsistent participants Current smoking and BMI ≥30 kg/m2 were associated with inconsistent participation; odds ratios (ORs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) were 1.54 (1.21-2.95) and 1.54 (1.20-1.97), respectively. A significant trend towards inconsistent participation by a lower healthy lifestyle score was observed (p < 0.05). CONCLUSIONS Lifestyle behaviors were associated with inconsistent participation in FIT-screening. Initiatives aimed at increasing participation rates among those with the unhealthiest lifestyle have a potential to improve the efficiency of screening.
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- Markus Dines Knudsen
- Section for Colorectal Cancer Screening, Cancer Registry of Norway, P.O. Box 5313, 0304, Majorstuen, Oslo, Norway. .,Department of Transplantation Medicine, Division of Surgery, Inflammatory Diseases and Transplantation, Norwegian PSC Research Center, Oslo University Hospital, P.O. Box 4950, 0424, Rikshospitalet, Nydalen, Oslo, Norway. .,Departments of Epidemiology, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, 677 Huntington Avenue, 02115, Boston, MA, USA.
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- Section for Colorectal Cancer Screening, Cancer Registry of Norway, P.O. Box 5313, 0304, Majorstuen, Oslo, Norway
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- Section for Colorectal Cancer Screening, Cancer Registry of Norway, P.O. Box 5313, 0304, Majorstuen, Oslo, Norway.,Department of Research, Cancer Registry of Norway, P.O. Box 5313, 0304, Majorstuen, Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Medicine, Sørlandet Hospital Kristiansand, P.O. Box 416, 4604, Lundsiden, Kristiansand, Norway.,Department of Health Management and Health Economis, Institute of Health and Society, University of Oslo, P.O. Box 1089, 0317, Blindern, Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Nutrition, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, University of Oslo, P.O. Box 1046, 0317, Blindern, Oslo, Norway
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- Departments of Epidemiology, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, 677 Huntington Avenue, 02115, Boston, MA, USA.,Clinical and Translational Epidemiology Unit, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 55 Fruit Street, 02114, Boston, MA, USA.,Division of Gastroenterology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 55 Fruit Street, 02114, Boston, MA, USA.,Department of Nutrition, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, MA, Boston, USA
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- Department of Transplantation Medicine, Division of Surgery, Inflammatory Diseases and Transplantation, Norwegian PSC Research Center, Oslo University Hospital, P.O. Box 4950, 0424, Rikshospitalet, Nydalen, Oslo, Norway
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- Section for Colorectal Cancer Screening, Cancer Registry of Norway, P.O. Box 5313, 0304, Majorstuen, Oslo, Norway
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- Section for Colorectal Cancer Screening, Cancer Registry of Norway, P.O. Box 5313, 0304, Majorstuen, Oslo, Norway.,Department of Health Management and Health Economis, Institute of Health and Society, University of Oslo, P.O. Box 1089, 0317, Blindern, Oslo, Norway.,Department of Research and Development, Telemark Hospital Trust, Ulefossvegen 55, 3710, Skien, Norway
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- Section for Colorectal Cancer Screening, Cancer Registry of Norway, P.O. Box 5313, 0304, Majorstuen, Oslo, Norway
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Ren Y, Zhang L, Xu F, Han D, Zheng S, Zhang F, Li L, Wang Z, Lyu J, Yin H. Risk factor analysis and nomogram for predicting in-hospital mortality in ICU patients with sepsis and lung infection. BMC Pulm Med 2022; 22:17. [PMID: 34991569 PMCID: PMC8739695 DOI: 10.1186/s12890-021-01809-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2021] [Accepted: 12/20/2021] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Background Lung infection is a common cause of sepsis, and patients with sepsis and lung infection are more ill and have a higher mortality rate than sepsis patients without lung infection. We constructed a nomogram prediction model to accurately evaluate the prognosis of and provide treatment advice for patients with sepsis and lung infection. Methods Data were retrospectively extracted from the Medical Information Mart for Intensive Care (MIMIC-III) open-source clinical database. The definition of Sepsis 3.0 [10] was used, which includes patients with life-threatening organ dysfunction caused by an uncontrolled host response to infection, and SOFA score ≥ 2. The nomogram prediction model was constructed from the training set using logistic regression analysis, and was then internally validated and underwent sensitivity analysis. Results The risk factors of age, lactate, temperature, oxygenation index, BUN, lactate, Glasgow Coma Score (GCS), liver disease, cancer, organ transplantation, Troponin T(TnT), neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR), and CRRT, MV, and vasopressor use were included in the nomogram. We compared our nomogram with the Sequential Organ Failure Assessment (SOFA) score and Simplified Acute Physiology Score II (SAPSII), the nomogram had better discrimination ability, with areas under the receiver operating characteristic curve (AUROC) of 0.743 (95% C.I.: 0.713–0.773) and 0.746 (95% C.I.: 0.699–0.790) in the training and validation sets, respectively. The calibration plot indicated that the nomogram was adequate for predicting the in-hospital mortality risk in both sets. The decision-curve analysis (DCA) of the nomogram revealed that it provided net benefits for clinical use over using the SOFA score and SAPSII in both sets. Conclusion Our new nomogram is a convenient tool for accurate predictions of in-hospital mortality among ICU patients with sepsis and lung infection. Treatment strategies that improve the factors considered relevant in the model could increase in-hospital survival for these ICU patients. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1186/s12890-021-01809-8.
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- Yinlong Ren
- Intensive Care Unit, The First Affiliated Hospital of Jinan University, Guangzhou, 510630, Guangdong Province, People's Republic of China
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- Intensive Care Unit, The First Affiliated Hospital of Jinan University, Guangzhou, 510630, Guangdong Province, People's Republic of China.,Department of Clinical Research, The First Affiliated Hospital of Jinan University, Guangzhou, 510630, Guangdong Province, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Clinical Research, The First Affiliated Hospital of Jinan University, Guangzhou, 510630, Guangdong Province, People's Republic of China.,School of Public Health, Xi'an Jiaotong University Health Science Center, Xi'an, Shaanxi Province, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Clinical Research, The First Affiliated Hospital of Jinan University, Guangzhou, 510630, Guangdong Province, People's Republic of China.,School of Public Health, Xi'an Jiaotong University Health Science Center, Xi'an, Shaanxi Province, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Clinical Research, The First Affiliated Hospital of Jinan University, Guangzhou, 510630, Guangdong Province, People's Republic of China.,School of Public Health, Shaanxi University of Chinese Medicine, Xianyang, Shaanxi Province, People's Republic of China
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- Intensive Care Unit, The First Affiliated Hospital of Jinan University, Guangzhou, 510630, Guangdong Province, People's Republic of China
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- Intensive Care Unit, The First Affiliated Hospital of Jinan University, Guangzhou, 510630, Guangdong Province, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Public Health, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA, USA
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- Department of Clinical Research, The First Affiliated Hospital of Jinan University, Guangzhou, 510630, Guangdong Province, People's Republic of China.
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- Intensive Care Unit, The First Affiliated Hospital of Jinan University, Guangzhou, 510630, Guangdong Province, People's Republic of China.
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Batra A, Karasek D, Hamad R. Racial Differences in the Association between the U.S. Earned Income Tax Credit and Birthweight. Womens Health Issues 2022; 32:26-32. [PMID: 34654624 PMCID: PMC9037785 DOI: 10.1016/j.whi.2021.09.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/27/2020] [Revised: 09/10/2021] [Accepted: 09/13/2021] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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OBJECTIVE We examined whether the largest U.S. poverty alleviation program for families, the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC), has different associations with birthweight among women of different racial backgrounds. DESIGN We analyzed data from the 1985-2015 waves of the Panel Study of Income Dynamics, a longitudinal cohort study of U.S. families (N = 5,230 infants born to 3,672 women). The primary outcome was a continuous measure of birthweight, with secondary outcomes including low birthweight (LBW) and very LBW. Using rich sociodemographic data available in the Panel Study of Income Dynamics, we calculated the amount of EITC benefit for which women were eligible. We then examined the association of EITC benefit size with each outcome using multivariable regressions, examining the sample overall as well as racial subgroups (White, Black, or other). RESULTS We found that larger EITC benefits were not associated with increased infant birthweight for the overall sample (18.37 g per $1,000 of EITC; 95% confidence interval [CI], -2.62 to 33.36). There was an increase in birthweight for Black women (40.17 g; 95% CI: 7.32 to 73.02), but not for White women (-1.86 g; 95% CI, -33.33 to 29.60) or women of other races (-13.26 g; 95% CI, -75.90 to 49.38). There was no association between EITC benefit size and the probability of LBW or very LBW. Results were robust to alternative model specifications. CONCLUSIONS Social policies to address poverty may be effective at decreasing racial disparities in birthweight. Future work should examine potential mechanisms and the benefits of improved health outcomes for children later in life.
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- Akansha Batra
- Department of Epidemiology & Biostatistics, University of California San Francisco, 550 16th St 2nd floor, San Francisco, CA, USA 94158
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- Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, University of California San Francisco, 1500 Owens St Suite 380, San Francisco, CA, USA 94158,California Preterm Birth Initiative, University of California San Francisco, US, 3333 California Street, Suite 285, San Francisco, CA, USA 94118
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- California Preterm Birth Initiative, University of California San Francisco, US, 3333 California Street, Suite 285, San Francisco, CA, USA 94118,Philip R. Lee Institute for Health Policy Studies, University of California San Francisco, 3333 California St, San Francisco, CA, USA 94118,Department of Family & Community Medicine, University of California San Francisco, 995 Potrero Ave, San Francisco, CA, USA 94110
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Miller AL, Clarkson JM, Quigley C, Neville V, Krall C, Geijer-Simpson A, Flecknell PA, Leach MC. Evaluating Pain and Analgesia Effectiveness Following Routine Castration in Rabbits Using Behavior and Facial Expressions. Front Vet Sci 2022; 9:782486. [PMID: 35296059 PMCID: PMC8918579 DOI: 10.3389/fvets.2022.782486] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/24/2021] [Accepted: 01/20/2022] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Prevention of pain in rabbits is a priority for both welfare and validity of scientific data. We aimed to determine if the rabbit grimace scale (RbtGS) could be used as a viable, rapid assessment tool in two breeds of rabbit, Dutch belted (DB) and New Zealand white (NZW), following orchidectomy, as an adjunct to behavioral analysis. All animals received analgesia. Rabbits were filmed and their behavior was recorded at multiple time points pre- and post-orchidectomy. Observers then scored specific pain associated behaviors for analysis. Time matched footage was also scored using the rabbit grimace scale (RbtGS). Following surgery, rabbits showed significant increases in the duration spent displaying key pain associated behaviors at 1 and 5 h post-surgery. DB rabbits that received low dose meloxicam (0.2 mg/kg) showed significantly more pain behaviors at 1 and 5 h post-surgery compared to those administered a combination of higher dose meloxicam (0.6 mg/kg) and a lidocaine/bupivacaine local infusion. DB rabbits showed an increase in RbtGS score at both 1 and 5 h post-surgery. In the NZW rabbits, an increase in RbtGS score was only observed at 1 h post-surgery. Using behavioral analysis as the gold standard for comparison, the RbtGS was an effective means of determining when rabbits are painful following orchidectomy. Higher dose meloxicam (0.6 mg/kg) combined with local anesthetic was a more effective method of reducing pain, compared to lower dose meloxicam (0.2 mg/kg) alone.
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- Amy L. Miller
- School of Natural and Environmental Sciences, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
- *Correspondence: Amy L. Miller
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- Institute of Biodiversity, Animal Health and Comparative Medicine, College of Medical, Veterinary & Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, United Kingdom
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- Bioresearch and Veterinary Services, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
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- Bristol Veterinary School, University of Bristol, Bristol, United Kingdom
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- Department of Molecular & Comparative Pathobiology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, United States
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- School of Natural and Environmental Sciences, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
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- Comparative Biology Centre, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
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- School of Natural and Environmental Sciences, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
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A Patient Stratification Approach to Identifying the Likelihood of Continued Chronic Depression and Relapse Following Treatment for Depression. J Pers Med 2021; 11:jpm11121295. [PMID: 34945767 PMCID: PMC8703621 DOI: 10.3390/jpm11121295] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/17/2021] [Revised: 11/15/2021] [Accepted: 11/17/2021] [Indexed: 01/26/2023] Open
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Background: Subgrouping methods have the potential to support treatment decision making for patients with depression. Such approaches have not been used to study the continued course of depression or likelihood of relapse following treatment. Method: Data from individual participants of seven randomised controlled trials were analysed. Latent profile analysis was used to identify subgroups based on baseline characteristics. Associations between profiles and odds of both continued chronic depression and relapse up to one year post-treatment were explored. Differences in outcomes were investigated within profiles for those treated with antidepressants, psychological therapy, and usual care. Results: Seven profiles were identified; profiles with higher symptom severity and long durations of both anxiety and depression at baseline were at higher risk of relapse and of chronic depression. Members of profile five (likely long durations of depression and anxiety, moderately-severe symptoms, and past antidepressant use) appeared to have better outcomes with psychological therapies: antidepressants vs. psychological therapies (OR (95% CI) for relapse = 2.92 (1.24–6.87), chronic course = 2.27 (1.27–4.06)) and usual care vs. psychological therapies (relapse = 2.51 (1.16–5.40), chronic course = 1.98 (1.16–3.37)). Conclusions: Profiles at greater risk of poor outcomes could benefit from more intensive treatment and frequent monitoring. Patients in profile five may benefit more from psychological therapies than other treatments.
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Wang S, Celebi ME, Zhang YD, Yu X, Lu S, Yao X, Zhou Q, Miguel MG, Tian Y, Gorriz JM, Tyukin I. Advances in Data Preprocessing for Biomedical Data Fusion: An Overview of the Methods, Challenges, and Prospects. INFORMATION FUSION 2021; 76:376-421. [DOI: 10.1016/j.inffus.2021.07.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/30/2023]
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de Melo JMM, Dourado BLLFS, de Menezes RCE, Longo-Silva G, da Silveira JAC. Early onset of overweight among children from low-income families: The role of exclusive breastfeeding and maternal intake of ultra-processed food. Pediatr Obes 2021; 16:e12825. [PMID: 34169658 DOI: 10.1111/ijpo.12825] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/06/2020] [Revised: 05/21/2021] [Accepted: 06/09/2021] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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CONTEXT There is an increasing prevalence of overweight during early childhood in the most impoverished areas in Brazil, although there is a lack of evidence regarding its onset. OBJECTIVES To investigate the incidence and risk factors associated with overweight among low-income children during their first year of life. METHODS We analysed data from a prospective birth cohort study conducted in Brazil, which followed-up children at birth, 3rd, 6th and 12th months (n = 196). The overweight incidence (zBMI/A > 2SD) was analysed using the Kaplan-Meier survival estimator and its associated factors by the Coxs regression model. Missing data were addressed with multiple imputations and results on the final adjusted model were calculated by pooling the estimates generated for each imputed dataset. RESULTS The overweight incidence was 17 events/100 children-year, and most cases occurred before the 6th month. The final model showed that children exclusively breastfed up to 30 days (vs. >30 days; HR 2.68; 95%CI 1.11-6.49) and whose mothers consumed ultra-processed foods more than 4 times/day (vs. ≤4 times/day; HR 3.02; 95%CI 1.28-7.13) presented a higher risk of developing overweight. CONCLUSION The overweight incidence was high in this impoverished population. Shorter exclusive breastfeeding duration and an unhealthy household food environment provided a short-term risk increase.
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- Jayanne Mayara Magalhães de Melo
- Center for Studies and Research on Food Environment, Nutrition Graduate Program, Faculty of Nutrition, Universidade Federal de Alagoas, Maceió, Alagoas, Brazil
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- Center for Studies and Research on Food Environment, Nutrition Graduate Program, Faculty of Nutrition, Universidade Federal de Alagoas, Maceió, Alagoas, Brazil
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- Center for Studies and Research on Food Environment, Nutrition Graduate Program, Faculty of Nutrition, Universidade Federal de Alagoas, Maceió, Alagoas, Brazil
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- Center for Studies and Research on Food Environment, Nutrition Graduate Program, Faculty of Nutrition, Universidade Federal de Alagoas, Maceió, Alagoas, Brazil
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- Center for Studies and Research on Food Environment, Nutrition Graduate Program, Faculty of Nutrition, Universidade Federal de Alagoas, Maceió, Alagoas, Brazil.,Department of Nutrition, Center for Health Sciences, Universidade Federal do Paraná, Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil
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Sarkar C, Lai KY, Ni MY, Kumari S, Leung GM, Webster C. Liveable residential space, residential density, and hypertension in Hong Kong: A population-based cohort study. PLoS Med 2021; 18:e1003824. [PMID: 34727119 PMCID: PMC8562807 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1003824] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/12/2021] [Accepted: 09/24/2021] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Hypertension is a leading preventable risk factor of chronic disease and all-cause mortality. Housing is a fundamental social determinant of health. Yet, little is known about the impacts of liveable residential space and density on hypertension. METHODS AND FINDINGS This retrospective observational study (median follow-up of 2.2 years) leveraged the FAMILY Cohort, a large territory-wide cohort in Hong Kong, Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China to quantify associations of objectively measured liveable space and residential density with blood pressure outcomes among adults aged ≥16 years. Blood pressure outcomes comprised diastolic blood pressure (DBP), systolic blood pressure (SBP), mean arterial pressure (MAP), and hypertension. Liveable space was measured as residential floor area, and density was assessed using the number of residential units per building block and neighborhood residential unit density within predefined catchments. Multivariable regression models examined associations of liveable floor area and residential density with prevalent and incident hypertension. We investigated effect modifications by age, sex, income, employment status, and housing type. Propensity score matching was further employed to match a subset of participants who moved to smaller residences at follow-up with equivalent controls who did not move, and generalized linear models examined the impact of moving to smaller residences upon blood pressure outcomes. Our fully adjusted models of prevalent hypertension outcomes comprised 30,439 participants at baseline, while 13,895 participants were available for incident models at follow-up. We found that each interquartile range (IQR) increment in liveable floor area was associated with lower DBP (beta [β] = -0.269 mm Hg, 95% confidence interval [CI]: -0.419 to -0.118, p < 0.001), SBP (β = -0.317 mm Hg, -0.551 to -0.084, p = 0.008), MAP (β = -0.285 mm Hg, -0.451 to -0.119 with p < 0.001), and prevalent hypertension (odds ratio [OR] = 0.955, 0.918 to 0.993, p = 0.022) at baseline. Each IQR increment in residential units per building block was associated with higher DBP (β = 0.477 mm Hg, 0.212 to 0.742, p = <0.001), SBP (β = 0.750 mm Hg, 0.322 to 1.177, p = <0.001), MAP (β = 0.568 mm Hg, 0.269 to 0.866, p < 0.001), and prevalent hypertension (OR = 1.091, 1.024 to 1.162, p = 0.007). Each IQR increase in neighborhood residential density within 0.5-mi street catchment was associated with lower DBP (β = -0.289 mm Hg, -0.441 to -0.137, p = <0.001), SBP (β = -0.411 mm Hg, -0.655 to -0.168, p < 0.001), MAP (β = -0.330 mm Hg, -0.501 to -0.159, p = <0.001), and lower prevalent hypertension (OR = 0.933, 0.899 to 0.969, p < 0.001). In the longitudinal analyses, each IQR increment in liveable floor area was associated with lower DBP (β = -0.237 mm Hg, -0.431 to -0.043, p = 0.016), MAP (β = -0.244 mm Hg, -0.444 to -0.043, p = 0.017), and incident hypertension (adjusted OR = 0.909, 0.836 to 0.988, p = 0.025). The inverse associations between larger liveable area and blood pressure outcomes were more pronounced among women and those residing in public housing. In the propensity-matched analysis, participants moving to residences of lower liveable floor area were associated with higher odds of incident hypertension in reference to those who did not move (OR = 1.623, 1.173 to 2.199, p = 0.002). The major limitations of the study are unmeasured residual confounding and loss to follow-up. CONCLUSIONS We disentangled the association of micro-, meso-, and macrolevel residential densities with hypertension and found that higher liveable floor area and neighborhood scale residential density were associated with lower odds of hypertension. These findings suggest adequate housing in the form of provisioning of sufficient liveable space and optimizing residential density at the building block, and neighborhood levels should be investigated as a potential population-wide preventive strategy for lowering hypertension and associated chronic diseases.
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- Chinmoy Sarkar
- Healthy High Density Cities Lab, HKUrbanLab, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Special Administrative Region, People’s Republic of China
- School of Public Health, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Special Administrative Region, People’s Republic of China
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- Healthy High Density Cities Lab, HKUrbanLab, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Special Administrative Region, People’s Republic of China
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- Healthy High Density Cities Lab, HKUrbanLab, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Special Administrative Region, People’s Republic of China
- School of Public Health, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Special Administrative Region, People’s Republic of China
- The State Key Laboratory of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Special Administrative Region, People’s Republic of China
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- Healthy High Density Cities Lab, HKUrbanLab, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Special Administrative Region, People’s Republic of China
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- School of Public Health, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Special Administrative Region, People’s Republic of China
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- Healthy High Density Cities Lab, HKUrbanLab, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Special Administrative Region, People’s Republic of China
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Ni Y, O'Reilly H, Johnson S, Marlow N, Wolke D. Health-Related Quality of Life from Adolescence to Adulthood Following Extremely Preterm Birth. J Pediatr 2021; 237:227-236.e5. [PMID: 33836186 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2021.04.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/07/2020] [Revised: 04/01/2021] [Accepted: 04/02/2021] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To examine self-reported and parent-reported health-related quality of life (HRQL) in adults born extremely preterm compared with control participants born at term and to evaluate trajectories of health status from adolescence to early adulthood. STUDY DESIGN The EPICure study comprises all births <26 weeks of gestation in the United Kingdom and Ireland in 1995 and control participants born at term recruited at age 6 years. In total, 129 participants born extremely preterm and 65 control participants were followed up at the 19-year assessment. HRQL was measured by the Health Utilities Index Mark 3 multiattribute utility (MAU) scores. Only parent-reported HRQL was available at 11 years of age. RESULTS Participants born extremely preterm without neurodevelopmental impairment had significantly lower MAU scores at 19 years than controls (median [IQR]: 0.91 [0.79, 0.97] vs 0.97 [0.87, 1.00], P = .008); those with impairment had the lowest scores (0.74 [0.49, 0.90]). A 0.03-0.05 difference is considered clinically significant. Parent-reported findings were similar. Participants born extremely preterm with impairment rated their health significantly better than their parents did (0.74 vs 0.58, P = .01), in contrast to those without impairment and controls. Between 11 and 19 years, median parent-reported MAU scores decreased from 0.87 to 0.77 for participants born extremely preterm (P = .01) and from 1.00 to 0.97 for control participants (P = .02). CONCLUSIONS Among young adults born extremely preterm, both participants and parents rated their health status less favorably than control participants born at term. The decline in MAU scores from adolescence to early adulthood following extremely preterm birth indicates continuing health issues in young adult life.
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- Yanyan Ni
- Department of Psychology, University of Warwick, Coventry, United Kingdom; UCL EGA Institute for Women's Health, University College London, Medical School Building, London, United Kingdom
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- UCL EGA Institute for Women's Health, University College London, Medical School Building, London, United Kingdom; School of Psychology, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin, Ireland
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- Department of Health Sciences, University of Leicester, Leicester, United Kingdom
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- UCL EGA Institute for Women's Health, University College London, Medical School Building, London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Psychology, University of Warwick, Coventry, United Kingdom; Division of Health Sciences, Warwick Medical School, University of Warwick, Coventry, United Kingdom.
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Sarkar C, Lai KY, Kumari S, Leung GM, Webster C, Ni MY. Characteristics of the Residential Environment and Their Association With Depression in Hong Kong. JAMA Netw Open 2021; 4:e2130777. [PMID: 34714344 PMCID: PMC8556618 DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.30777] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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IMPORTANCE With rapid urbanization, understanding the role of residential environments in the development of depression has gained importance. However, the potential associations of residential space and density with depression have been understudied. OBJECTIVE To investigate longitudinal associations of residential livable space and density with depression. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS This longitudinal cohort study used data from 2 waves of the FAMILY Cohort, a population-based cohort in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China, recruited between February 28, 2009, and March 28, 2011, at baseline and followed up between August 3, 2011, and June 19, 2013, at wave 2. Data were analyzed from September 1, 2020, through August 10, 2021. A total of 16 968 participants aged 16 years or older underwent assessment using the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9) and had complete data across all variables. EXPOSURES Residential density was objectively assessed at 3 scales (within apartment, building block, and at neighborhood level) at baseline and follow-up. MAIN OUTCOMES AND MEASURES Depressive symptoms were defined in terms of a PHQ-9 threshold greater than or equal to 5 and probable major depression with a cutoff value greater than or equal to 10. A continuous PHQ-9 score was used as a secondary outcome. Multilevel logistic regression models were used to examine associations of the residential density with probable major depression and depressive symptoms adjusted for time-varying sociodemographic and lifestyle factors, comorbidities, and other environment variables. RESULTS Of the 16 968 participants with complete data, the mean (SD) age was 45.5 (16.7) years, and 9328 participants (55.0%) were women at baseline. The mean follow-up was 2.2 years (range, 1.3-3.6 years). At the household level, after full adjustments, each IQR increment in residential livable area was associated with lower odds of probable major depression (adjusted odds ratio [aOR], 0.84; 95% CI, 0.71-0.98; P = .03) and depressive symptoms (aOR, 0.93; 95% CI, 0.86-1.00; P = .04). At the building-block level, each IQR increment in block density was associated with higher odds of depressive symptoms (aOR, 1.11; 95% CI, 1.01-1.22; P = .03), but only in single-housing environment models. The results remained consistent in models with continuous PHQ-9 evaluation. CONCLUSIONS AND RELEVANCE This study's findings suggest that residential livable space and block density may play a role in the development of depression. Integrated mental health and housing policies promoting mental capital in cities, such as health-optimized density at the household and building-block levels, might serve as a population approach to reduce the burden of depression.
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- Chinmoy Sarkar
- Healthy High Density Cities Lab, HKUrbanLab, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China
- School of Public Health, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China
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- Healthy High Density Cities Lab, HKUrbanLab, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China
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- Healthy High Density Cities Lab, HKUrbanLab, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China
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- School of Public Health, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China
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- Healthy High Density Cities Lab, HKUrbanLab, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China
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- Healthy High Density Cities Lab, HKUrbanLab, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China
- School of Public Health, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China
- The State Key Laboratory of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China
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Yang S, Kim JK. Asymptotic theory and inference of predictive mean matching imputation using a superpopulation model framework. Scand Stat Theory Appl 2021; 47:839-861. [PMID: 34305262 DOI: 10.1111/sjos.12429] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Predictive mean matching imputation is popular for handling item nonresponse in survey sampling. In this article, we study the asymptotic properties of the predictive mean matching estimator for finite-population inference using a superpopulation model framework. We also clarify conditions for its robustness. For variance estimation, the conventional bootstrap inference is invalid for matching estimators with a fixed number of matches due to the nonsmoothness nature of the matching estimator. We propose a new replication variance estimator, which is asymptotically valid. The key strategy is to construct replicates directly based on the linear terms of the martingale representation for the matching estimator, instead of individual records of variables. Simulation studies confirm that the proposed method provides valid inference.
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- Shu Yang
- Department of Statistics, North Carolina State University
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Marlow N, Ni Y, Lancaster R, Suonpera E, Bernardi M, Fahy A, Larsen J, Trickett J, Hurst JR, Morris J, Wolke D, Johnson S. No change in neurodevelopment at 11 years after extremely preterm birth. Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed 2021; 106:418-424. [PMID: 33504573 DOI: 10.1136/archdischild-2020-320650] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/07/2020] [Revised: 12/09/2020] [Accepted: 12/15/2020] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To determine whether improvements in school age outcomes had occurred between two cohorts of births at 22-25 weeks of gestation to women residents in England in 1995 and 2006. DESIGN Longitudinal national cohort studies. SETTING School-based or home-based assessments at 11 years of age. PARTICIPANTS EPICure2 cohort of births at 22-26 weeks of gestation in England during 2006: a sample of 200 of 1031 survivors were evaluated; outcomes for 112 children born at 22-25 weeks of gestation were compared with those of 176 born in England during 1995 from the EPICure cohort. Classroom controls for each group acted as a reference population. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Standardised measures of cognition and academic attainment were combined with parent report of other impairments to estimate overall neurodevelopmental status. RESULTS At 11 years in EPICure2, 18% had severe and 20% moderate impairments. Comparing births at 22-25 weeks in EPICure2 (n=112), 26% had severe and 21% moderate impairment compared with 18% and 32%, respectively, in EPICure. After adjustment, the OR of moderate or severe neurodevelopmental impairment in 2006 compared with 1995 was 0.76 (95% CI 0.45 to 1.31, p=0.32). IQ scores were similar in 1995 (mean 82.7, SD 18.4) and 2006 (81.4, SD 19.2), adjusted difference in mean z-scores 0.2 SD (95% CI -0.2 to 0.6), as were attainment test scores. The use of multiple imputation did not alter these findings. CONCLUSION Improvements in care and survival between 1995 and 2006 are not paralleled by improved cognitive or educational outcomes or a reduced rate of neurodevelopmental impairment.
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- Neil Marlow
- Institute for Women's Health, University College London, London, UK
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- Institute for Women's Health, University College London, London, UK.,Psychology, University of Warwick, Coventry, UK
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- Institute for Women's Health, University College London, London, UK
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- Institute for Women's Health, University College London, London, UK
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- UCL Respiratory, University College London, London, UK
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- Statistics, St George's University of London, London, UK
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- Department of Psychology and Division of Mental Health and Wellbeing, University of Warwick, Coventry, UK
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Haynes CJ, Deane FP, Kelly PJ. Suicidal ideation predicted by changes experienced from pre-treatment to 3-month postdischarge from residential substance use disorder treatment. J Subst Abuse Treat 2021; 131:108542. [PMID: 34172341 DOI: 10.1016/j.jsat.2021.108542] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2020] [Revised: 02/16/2021] [Accepted: 06/07/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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PURPOSE Individuals with substance use disorders (SUD) are at an elevated risk for suicide. Abstinence and drug-related treatment outcomes remain integral to SUD treatment, but recovery incorporates more than just the absence of substance use or mental illness and including positive mental health indices in assessment and treatment of suicidality is needed. AIMS The current study investigates the role of traditional indicators of recovery, as well as positive psychology constructs, in predicting suicidal ideation following residential SUD treatment. METHOD The study utilized a longitudinal design with baseline and 3-month postdischarge follow-up assessments of 791 individuals who attended residential SUD treatment in Australia. RESULTS Rates of suicidal ideation decreased from baseline to follow-up, and the magnitude of change in most indices was associated with suicidal ideation at follow-up assessment. In a hierarchical logistic regression, baseline suicidal ideation, as well as a reduction in psychological distress, increase in refusal self-efficacy, and increase in self-forgiveness, emerged as significant predictors of follow-up suicidal ideation. The final model correctly classified 98.8% of participants as not experiencing SI, and 8.7% of participants as experiencing SI at follow-up, resulting in a total predictive accuracy of 86.9%. CONCLUSIONS The results suggested that changes in traditional recovery indices may facilitate reductions in suicidality. As a whole, changes in positive psychology indices did not add to the ability to predict suicidal ideation once traditional indices had been accounted for, but this does not preclude the importance of these indices to SUD treatment and suicide prevention efforts.
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- Chloe J Haynes
- School of Psychology, University of Wollongong, Australia.
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- School of Psychology, University of Wollongong, Australia; Illawarra Health and Medical Research Institute (IHMRI), Australia
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- School of Psychology, University of Wollongong, Australia; Illawarra Health and Medical Research Institute (IHMRI), Australia
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The ratio of morning cortisol to CRP prospectively predicts first-onset depression in at-risk adolescents. Soc Sci Med 2021; 281:114098. [PMID: 34126291 DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2021.114098] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Revised: 04/25/2021] [Accepted: 05/31/2021] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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RATIONALE Early-onset adolescent depression is related to poor prognosis and a range of psychiatric and medical comorbidities later in life, making the identification of a priori risk factors for depression highly important. Increasingly, dysregulated levels of immune and neuroendocrine markers, such as C-reactive protein (CRP) and cortisol, have been demonstrated as both precursors to and consequences of depression. However, longitudinal research with adolescent populations is limited and demonstrates mixed immuno-endocrine-depression links. OBJECTIVE This study explored the putative bidirectional relationship between salivary measures of cortisol (Cort) and CRP, including the novel Cort:CRP ratio and depression. METHODS Participants from the randomized control trial 'Sleep and Education: learning New Skills Early' (SENSE) Study were 122 adolescents at risk for depression (73 females) aged 12-16 years (M = 12.71 years, SD = 1.01 years) assessed at baseline (T1), post-intervention (T2), and a two-year follow-up (T3). RESULTS Logistic regression results demonstrated that adolescents with higher T1 Cort:CRPmorn ratio levels were two-fold more likely to develop a first-onset depressive disorder from T2 to T3 as compared to adolescents with lower Cort:CRPmorn ratio levels, β = 0.73, t (36) = 2.15, p = .04, OR = 2.08. This effect was not moderated by treatment condition (β = -1.38, t (13) = -1.33, p = .20) and did not change when controlling for known risk factors for depression, including sex, age, body-mass index, socio-economic status, T1 anxiety disorder, nor T1 sleep disturbance, anxiety, or depressive symptoms (β = 0.91, t (31) = 2.14, p = .04). CONCLUSION Results highlight potential immuno-endocrine dysregulation as an underlying risk factor for adolescent first-onset depression, and may inform the development of targeted, preventative biobehavioral treatment strategies for youth depression.
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Cross-cultural Validation of the Full Range Test of Visual Motor Integration Used with Children in Four Arab Countries. Optom Vis Sci 2021; 98:644-653. [PMID: 34039911 DOI: 10.1097/opx.0000000000001714] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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SIGNIFICANCE Arab countries have a shortage of culturally sensitive psychoeducational assessments. Tests of visual-motor integration are low in their linguistic demands, yet they are not culture-free. PURPOSE The aim of this study was to explore the psychometric properties and the validation of the Full Range Test of Visual Motor Integration (FRTVMI) across four Arabic speaking countries, namely, Sultanate of Oman, Kuwait, Qatar, and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (n = 2318). METHODS The FRTVMI was administered to 2318 children from four Gulf countries. Criterion measures included the Reading Observation Scale and the achievement scores in reading. All raw data obtained for the FRTVMI were analyzed using the Statistical Package for Social Sciences and R package (version 3.5.1, 2018). Construct validity was examined using confirmatory factor analysis. The internal consistency, test-retest reliability, and interrater reliability of FRTVMI were also examined. RESULTS The means for Cronbach α, intraclass correlation, and test-retest reliability across the four countries were 0.87, 0.87, and 0.90, respectively. Spearman ρ correlation between FRTVMI scores and Reading Observation Scale scores ranged between 0.16 and 0.51 across the four countries and were 0.57, 0.43, and 0.45 for male and female participants and the entire sample, respectively. The Spearman ρ correlations between FRTVMI scores and reading achievement scores ranged between 0.15 and 0.20 across the four countries and were 0.27, 0.29, and 0.26 for male and female participants and the entire sample, respectively. The modified model indices showed that the FRTVMI was adequate for use in the four countries and for both male and female participants. The reliability estimates for the test were high, whereas the concurrent validity estimates were moderate. CONCLUSIONS The unidimensionality of the test should be taken with caution, as we found some indication for the multidimensionality of the test factor structure. Implications for cross-cultural assessment are discussed.
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Petrou S, Kim S, Bond S, Allison A, Beardsall K. Cost-effectiveness of real time continuous glucose monitoring to target glucose control in preterm infants. Semin Perinatol 2021; 45:151392. [PMID: 33549333 DOI: 10.1016/j.semperi.2021.151392] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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The optimal management of glucose levels in critical care remains an area for research due to the problems of balancing the risks of hyperglycemia versus hypoglycemia. This paper reports the first economic evaluation of real time continuous glucose monitoring to guide the clinical management of preterm infants, based on evidence from the REACT trial. Bivariate regression of costs (£, 2016-17 prices) and cases of adequate glucose control, with multiple imputation of missing data, was conducted. When the economic evaluation was restricted to the first week of life, real time continuous glucose monitoring was associated with increased costs and a statistically significant increase in adequate glucose control. When the assessment was performed over a time horizon extending to 36 weeks' corrected gestational age, real time CGM was dominant in health economic terms, i.e. associated with lower costs and better outcomes. These results largely remained robust to a range of sensitivity analyses and sub-group analyses designed to address uncertainty and heterogeneity surrounding the cost-effectiveness outcomes. This study suggests that the use of real time continuous glucose monitoring in preterm infants is associated with a high probability of cost-effectiveness.
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- Stavros Petrou
- Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.
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- Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Cambridge Clinical Trials Unit, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Cambridge, UK
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- Cambridge Clinical Trials Unit, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Cambridge, UK
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Missing Data Reporting and Analysis in Motor Learning and Development: A Systematic Review of Past and Present Practices. JOURNAL OF MOTOR LEARNING AND DEVELOPMENT 2021. [DOI: 10.1123/jmld.2020-0018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Missing data incidents are common in experimental studies of motor learning and development. Inadequate handling of missing data may lead to serious problems, such as addition of bias, reduction in power, and so on. Thus, this study aimed to conduct a systematic review of the past (2007) and present (2017) practices used for reporting and analyzing missing data in motor learning and development. For this purpose, the authors reviewed 309 articles from five journals focusing on motor learning and development studies and published in 2007 and 2017. The authors carefully reviewed each article using a six-stage review process to assess the reporting and analyzing practices. Reporting of missing data along with reasons for their presence was consistently high across time, which slightly increased in 2017. Researchers predominantly used older methods (mainly deletion) for analysis, which only showed a small increase in the use of newer methods in 2017. While reporting practices were exemplary, missing data analysis calls for serious attention. Improvements in missing data handling may have the merit to address some of the major issues, such as underpowered studies, in motor learning and development.
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Elizondo-Rodríguez J, Simental-Mendía M, Peña-Martínez V, Vilchez-Cavazos F, Tamez-Mata Y, Acosta-Olivo C. Comparison of Botulinum Toxin A, Corticosteroid, and Anesthetic Injection for Plantar Fasciitis. Foot Ankle Int 2021; 42:305-313. [PMID: 33030035 DOI: 10.1177/1071100720961093] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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BACKGROUND Plantar fasciitis is the most common cause of heel pain, and injection therapies are part of the treatment modalities. This study aimed to compare 2 intralesional injection therapies for plantar fasciitis: corticosteroid and botulinum toxin A, compared with a third control group using a local anesthetic. The clinical evolution, as well as changes in the thickness of the plantar fascia and ankle dorsiflexion, was evaluated. METHODS A randomized, controlled, double-blind trial design was used. Patients were divided into 3 groups: group 1, anesthetic only; group 2, corticosteroid; and group 3, botulinum toxin A (BoNT-A). We used an ultrasonographic evaluation to measure the plantar fascia thickness. The results were evaluated using the Maryland Foot Score and a 10-cm visual analog scale. Clinical scores were recorded at the beginning of the study, at 2 weeks, and at 1, 3, and 6 months. We evaluated 78 patients for study eligibility. The 3 intervention groups were homogeneous. RESULTS All patients showed better clinical outcomes compared with their initial evaluations, without differences between groups at the end of follow-up. The thickness of plantar fascia diminished at the final evaluation, and ankle dorsiflexion was better compared with the initial values without difference between treatment groups. CONCLUSION Considering all the evaluated outcomes, no significant differences between treatment groups were observed. The pain relief and functional improvement obtained with the different treatments was maintained during the 6-month follow-up. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE Level I, therapeutic study.
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- Jorge Elizondo-Rodríguez
- Ortopedia y Traumatología, Facultad de Medicina y Hospital Universitario "Dr José E. González," Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Monterrey, Nuevo León, México
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- Ortopedia y Traumatología, Facultad de Medicina y Hospital Universitario "Dr José E. González," Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Monterrey, Nuevo León, México
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- Ortopedia y Traumatología, Facultad de Medicina y Hospital Universitario "Dr José E. González," Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Monterrey, Nuevo León, México
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- Ortopedia y Traumatología, Facultad de Medicina y Hospital Universitario "Dr José E. González," Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Monterrey, Nuevo León, México
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- Ortopedia y Traumatología, Facultad de Medicina y Hospital Universitario "Dr José E. González," Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Monterrey, Nuevo León, México
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- Ortopedia y Traumatología, Facultad de Medicina y Hospital Universitario "Dr José E. González," Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Monterrey, Nuevo León, México
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Alsaber AR, Pan J, Al-Hurban A. Handling Complex Missing Data Using Random Forest Approach for an Air Quality Monitoring Dataset: A Case Study of Kuwait Environmental Data (2012 to 2018). INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2021; 18:ijerph18031333. [PMID: 33540610 PMCID: PMC7908071 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph18031333] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/05/2020] [Revised: 01/26/2021] [Accepted: 01/27/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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In environmental research, missing data are often a challenge for statistical modeling. This paper addressed some advanced techniques to deal with missing values in a data set measuring air quality using a multiple imputation (MI) approach. MCAR, MAR, and NMAR missing data techniques are applied to the data set. Five missing data levels are considered: 5%, 10%, 20%, 30%, and 40%. The imputation method used in this paper is an iterative imputation method, missForest, which is related to the random forest approach. Air quality data sets were gathered from five monitoring stations in Kuwait, aggregated to a daily basis. Logarithm transformation was carried out for all pollutant data, in order to normalize their distributions and to minimize skewness. We found high levels of missing values for NO2 (18.4%), CO (18.5%), PM10 (57.4%), SO2 (19.0%), and O3 (18.2%) data. Climatological data (i.e., air temperature, relative humidity, wind direction, and wind speed) were used as control variables for better estimation. The results show that the MAR technique had the lowest RMSE and MAE. We conclude that MI using the missForest approach has a high level of accuracy in estimating missing values. MissForest had the lowest imputation error (RMSE and MAE) among the other imputation methods and, thus, can be considered to be appropriate for analyzing air quality data.
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- Ahmad R. Alsaber
- Department of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow G1 1XH, UK;
- Correspondence:
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- Department of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow G1 1XH, UK;
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- Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Science, Kuwait University, P.O. Box 5969, Safat 13060, Kuwait;
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Lengelé L, Bruyère O, Beaudart C, Reginster JY, Locquet M. Impact of Malnutrition Status on Muscle Parameter Changes over a 5-Year Follow-Up of Community-Dwelling Older Adults from the SarcoPhAge Cohort. Nutrients 2021; 13:nu13020407. [PMID: 33525324 PMCID: PMC7910934 DOI: 10.3390/nu13020407] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2020] [Revised: 01/22/2021] [Accepted: 01/25/2021] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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This study aimed to assess the impact of malnutrition on the 5-year evolution of physical performance, muscle mass and muscle strength in participants from the SarcoPhAge cohort, consisting of community-dwelling older adults. The malnutrition status was assessed at baseline (T0) according to the “Global Leadership Initiatives on Malnutrition” (GLIM) criteria, and the muscle parameters were evaluated both at T0 and after five years of follow-up (T5). Lean mass, muscle strength and physical performance were assessed using dual X-ray absorptiometry, handgrip dynamometry, the short physical performance battery test and the timed up and go test, respectively. Differences in muscle outcomes according to nutritional status were tested using Student’s t-test. The association between malnutrition and the relative 5-year change in the muscle parameters was tested using multiple linear regressions adjusted for several covariates. A total of 411 participants (mean age of 72.3 ± 6.1 years, 56% women) were included. Of them, 96 individuals (23%) were diagnosed with malnutrition at baseline. Their muscle parameters were significantly lower than those of the well-nourished patients both at baseline and after five years of follow-up (all p-values < 0.05), except for muscle strength in women at T5, which was not significantly lower in the presence of malnutrition. However, the 5-year changes in muscle parameters of malnourished individuals were not significantly different than those of well-nourished individuals (all p-values > 0.05).
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- Laetitia Lengelé
- WHO Collaborating Centre for Public Health Aspects of Musculoskeletal Health and Aging, Division of Public Health, Epidemiology and Health Economics, University of Liège, CHU—Sart Tilman, Quartier Hôpital, Avenue Hippocrate 13 (Bât. B23), 4000 Liège, Belgium; (L.L.); (C.B.); (J.-Y.R.); (M.L.)
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- WHO Collaborating Centre for Public Health Aspects of Musculoskeletal Health and Aging, Division of Public Health, Epidemiology and Health Economics, University of Liège, CHU—Sart Tilman, Quartier Hôpital, Avenue Hippocrate 13 (Bât. B23), 4000 Liège, Belgium; (L.L.); (C.B.); (J.-Y.R.); (M.L.)
- Department of Sport Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Liège, 4000 Liège, Belgium
- Physical, Rehabilitation Medicine and Sports Traumatology, SportS2, University Hospital of Liège, 4000 Liège, Belgium
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +32-43-66-3230
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- WHO Collaborating Centre for Public Health Aspects of Musculoskeletal Health and Aging, Division of Public Health, Epidemiology and Health Economics, University of Liège, CHU—Sart Tilman, Quartier Hôpital, Avenue Hippocrate 13 (Bât. B23), 4000 Liège, Belgium; (L.L.); (C.B.); (J.-Y.R.); (M.L.)
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- WHO Collaborating Centre for Public Health Aspects of Musculoskeletal Health and Aging, Division of Public Health, Epidemiology and Health Economics, University of Liège, CHU—Sart Tilman, Quartier Hôpital, Avenue Hippocrate 13 (Bât. B23), 4000 Liège, Belgium; (L.L.); (C.B.); (J.-Y.R.); (M.L.)
- Biochemistry Department, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia
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- WHO Collaborating Centre for Public Health Aspects of Musculoskeletal Health and Aging, Division of Public Health, Epidemiology and Health Economics, University of Liège, CHU—Sart Tilman, Quartier Hôpital, Avenue Hippocrate 13 (Bât. B23), 4000 Liège, Belgium; (L.L.); (C.B.); (J.-Y.R.); (M.L.)
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Bousselmi B, Dupuy JF, Karoui A. Censored count data regression with missing censoring information. Electron J Stat 2021. [DOI: 10.1214/21-ejs1897] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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- Bilel Bousselmi
- Univ Rennes, INSA Rennes, CNRS, IRMAR – UMR 6625, F-35000 Rennes, France
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- University of Carthage, Department of Mathematics, Faculty of Sciences of Bizerte, Tunisia
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Chui Z, Gazard B, MacCrimmon S, Harwood H, Downs J, Bakolis I, Polling C, Rhead R, Hatch SL. Inequalities in referral pathways for young people accessing secondary mental health services in south east London. Eur Child Adolesc Psychiatry 2021; 30:1113-1128. [PMID: 32683491 PMCID: PMC8295086 DOI: 10.1007/s00787-020-01603-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/12/2020] [Accepted: 07/08/2020] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Differences in health service use between ethnic groups have been well documented, but little research has been conducted on inequalities in access to mental health services among young people. This study examines inequalities in pathways into care by ethnicity and migration status in 12-29 years old accessing health services in south east London. This study analyses anonymized electronic patient record data for patients aged 12-29 referred to a south east London mental health trust between 2008 and 2016 for an anxiety or non-psychotic depressive disorder (n = 18,931). Multinomial regression was used to examine associations between ethnicity, migration status, and both referral source and destination, stratified by age group. Young people in the Black African ethnic group were more likely to be referred from secondary health or social/criminal justice services compared to those in the White British ethnic group; the effect was most pronounced for those aged 16-17 years. Young people in the Black African ethnic group were also significantly more likely to be referred to inpatient and emergency services compared to those in the White British ethnic group. Black individuals living in south east London, particularly those who identify as Black African, are referred to mental health services via more adverse pathways than White individuals. Our findings suggest that inequalities in referral destination may be perpetuated by inequalities generated at the point of access.
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- Zoe Chui
- Department of Psychological Medicine, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, King's College London, London, UK.
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- Department of Psychological Medicine, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, King's College London, London, UK
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- Department of Psychological Medicine, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, King's College London, London, UK
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- Department of Psychological Medicine, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, King's College London, London, UK
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- Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, King's College London, London, UK
- South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
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- Department of Biostatistics & Health Informatics, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, King's College London, London, UK
- Department of Health Service & Population Research, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, King's College London, London, UK
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- Department of Psychological Medicine, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, King's College London, London, UK
- South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
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- Department of Psychological Medicine, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, King's College London, London, UK
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- Department of Psychological Medicine, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, King's College London, London, UK
- Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) Centre for Society and Mental Health, King's College London, London, UK
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