Browsing Faculty of Medicine by Subject "Risk factors"
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Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder in offspring of mothers with inflammatory and immune system diseases
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2017-03)Background: Prenatal inflammatory mechanisms may play a role in the pathogenesis of psychiatric disorders and could be relevant for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). We investigated maternal chronic somatic ... -
Breastfeeding patterns and its determinants among mothers living with Human Immuno-deficiency Virus -1 in four African countries participating in the ANRS 12174 trial
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2017-05-02)Background: HIV-1 transmission rates have been reduced over the last decade, an estimated 2 million new infections per year arise, including 220,000 paediatric cases. The main post-natal HIV exposure is through breastfeeding, ... -
Cerebral palsy among children of immigrants in Denmark and the role of socioeconomic status
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019-05)Background Children of immigrants in Denmark have excess risk for some of the most well-established risk factors for cerebral palsy (CP). Objectives To study differences in risk of CP between children of immigrants and ... -
Injuries in Khartoum state, the Sudan: a household survey of incidence and risk factors
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014)Low- and middle-income countries have a higher burden of fatal and non-fatal injuries. The lack of evidence-based information hampers efforts for injury prevention. The aim of this study was to calculate non-fatal injury ... -
Level of education and multiple sclerosis risk over a 50-year period: Registry-based sibling study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2017)Background: The conflicting results from studies on socioeconomic status (SES) and multiple sclerosis (MS) risk might be due to a change in the distribution of environmental exposures over time or to methodological limitations ... -
Magnitude and risk factors of non-communicable diseases among people living with HIV in Tanzania: a cross sectional study from Mbeya and Dar es Salaam regions
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014-09-02)Background: HIV and Non communicable diseases (NCDs) are major problem of public health importance in developing countries. This study was conducted to explore and establish information on the magnitude, distribution of ... -
One-year versus five-year hospital readmission after ischemic stroke and TIA
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019-01-29)Background: The burden of hospital readmission after stroke is substantial, but little knowledge exists on factors associated with long-term readmission after stroke. In a cohort comprising patients with ischemic stroke ... -
Patient and surgical factors affecting procedure duration and revision risk due to deep infection in primary total knee arthroplasty
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2017-12-21)Background: The aim of this study was to assess which patient and procedure factors affected both the risk of infection as well as procedure duration. Additionally, to assess if procedure duration affected the revision ... -
Patient-Reported Outcome Measures after Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography: A Prospective, Multicenter Study
(Journal article, 2013)Objective: While patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) in ERCP are scarce, these reports are important for making improvements in quality of care. This study sought to document patient satisfaction and specifically ... -
Prevalence of maternal preconception risk factors: an Italian multicenter survey
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014-11-23)Objectives: Adequate preconception maternal health care is essential to reduce the risk of unwanted pregnancy outcomes and complications. Still, many women are exposed to a number of unhealthy risk factors both before and ... -
Prevalence of temporomandibular disorder pain in Chinese adolescents compared to an age-matched Swedish population
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2015)This study aimed to (i) assess the prevalence and perceived need for treatment of TMD pain, and its association with socio-economic factors and gender, in adolescents in Xi᾽an, Shaanxi Province, China, and (ii) compare the ... -
Recurrence of perinatal death in Northern Tanzania: a registry based cohort study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2013-08-29)Background Perinatal mortality is known to be high in Sub-Saharan Africa. Some women may carry a particularly high risk which would be reflected in a high recurrence risk. We aim to estimate the recurrence risk of perinatal ... -
Relationships between Lifestyle Factors and Self-reported General Health
(Master thesis, 2013-09-02)Background: Current health problems are complex and often related to a person's lifestyle, and thus it is necessary to examine them with self-reported data. These kinds of data can be an important complement to more objective ... -
Risk factors and their impact on carotid intima-media thickness in young and middle-aged ischemic stroke patients and controls: The Norwegian Stroke in the Young Study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014-03-26)Background: Vascular morbidity and mortality due to cardiovascular disease (CVD) are high after ischemic stroke at a young age. Data on carotid intima-media thickness (cIMT) as marker of atherosclerosis are scarce for young ... -
Risk factors for a non-favourable outcome after treated European Neuroborreliosis
(Journal article, 2011)Aim: To identify risk factors for a non-favourable long term outcome with respect to Health Related Quality of Life (HRQoL) and fatigue after treated Lyme Neuroborreliosis (LNB). Methods: We followed 50 LNB patients, and ...