As our objective was to determine an association between our key exposure and the outcome, we used a full a priori model including all of the baseline covariates described. DAS-28, HAQ-DI and changes ...

In our study smoking did not interact with childhood disadvantage, so no increased vulnerability to smoking among subjects with childhood disadvantage was found. The definition of early life ...

Objective High-sensitivity cardiac troponin I (hs-cTnI) is a novel biomarker of myocardial injury and ischaemia. Our objective was to ascertain correlates of hs-cTnI and its incremental prognostic ...

BACKGROUND: The optimal coronary stenting technique for true left main bifurcation lesions is uncertain. EBC MAIN (European ...

Background Aortic stenosis is a degenerative condition with high mortality in its severe stages and no preventive treatment.

Background Studies have shown an increased risk of cardiac disease following COVID-19, but how it compares to pneumonia of ...

19 Other covariates were present for the entire population. We considered select interactions (gender and partnership) and non-linear forms (age) based on a priori knowledge of the relations between ...

We adjusted Cox models for the following covariates: baseline age, sex, ethnicity, and Townsend deprivation indices (model 1); additional educational level, smoking status, physical activity level, ...

When one person observes another making a sandwich or changing a flat tire, knowledge about the parts of the activity can allow the observer to fill in missing information, predict what will ...

Background: During clinical practice, routine blood tests are commonly performed following pancreaticoduodenectomy (PD). However, the relationship between blood cell counts, inflammation-related ...

This study examines the impact of geographically limited disasters on health care quality performance scores of Medicare Advantage contracts, finding limited impact on performance scores.

These methods can incorporate the hierarchical nature of the data into the analysis. For example, in a primary care setting we may have patients (level 1) treated by general practitioner (level 2) ...