Survival differences by race most apparent in advanced stages of breast cancer
...arent only in tumors smaller than 3.0 cm. After adjusting for tumor size and lymph node status as well as other known factors, such as age, African American women were still more likely to die from their disease. The mortality rate among African American women was calculated to be up to 56 percent higher th...Lower mortality rates associated with hospitals that rank highest on quality of care indicators
...ed mortality rates for AMI, CHF and pneumonia. (By adjusting for risk, the researchers made sure that hospitals that took care of sicker patients werent penalized.) The researchers looked at HQA performance scores from 3,720 hospitals in 2004-2005. For each hospital, a score was calculated for how it perform...Emory University researchers find persistent and severe asthma associated with obesity
...were not playing a role in the results. Even after adjusting for the variables, the researchers still found the same outcome. "Our analysis showed that out of more than 3,000 patients with asthma, obese patients were 66 percent more likely to report continuous symptoms, 36 percent more likely to miss more da...New prevention, treatment methods for patients with painful bowel inflammation
...s were found for corn consumption. However, after adjusting for other known or potential risk factors for diverticular complications, men with the highest popcorn intake (at least two times per week) had a 28 percent decrease in the risk of diverticulitis compared with men with the lowest intake (less than on...Researchers investigate impact of lifestyle on GI health
...ariate analysis of 7,641 patients was performed by adjusting for age, gender, body mass index and economic status. Vegetarianism was significantly associated with patients over 65 years, male gender, body mass index (BMI) of less than 20 Kg/m2 and economic deprivation. Colorectal cancer was positively ass...Chronic gum disease associated with tongue cancer
... vs. 2.74 millimeters)," the authors write. "After adjusting for the effects of age, smoking status and the number of teeth, each millimeter of alveolar bone loss was significantly associated with a 5.23fold increase in the risk of tongue cancer. Other oral variables (the number of dental decays, fillings, cro...Study shows dramatic increase in Caesarean sections
...te for Child Health Research, said that even after adjusting for pregnancy and delivery complications and sociodemographic factors, the increases were significant. Women in 1999-03 were twice as likely to have a caesarean section, than women in 1984-88. "The figures show that what we call elective or planne...Mediterranean diet halves risk of progressive lung disease
... developing COPD than the Western diet, even after adjusting for age, smoking, and other risk factors. And men who ate a predominantly Western diet were more than four times as likely to develop COPD, even after taking account of other influential factors. The higher the compliance with a Mediterranean die...HCV patients survival after liver transplantation is not improving
...een a decline in survival among HCV patients after adjusting for possible confounding factors. They gathered data from the United Network for Organ Sharing on all adult liver transplantation performed in the U.S. between January 1991 and October 2001. They included 5,708 HCV patients and 16,116 non-HCV pati...Racial disparities in treatment of patients with cirrhosis and complications of portal hypertension
... efforts, and then performed statistical analyses, adjusting for potential confounding factors. They found that during hospital stays, African-American and Hispanic patients were significantly less likely than white patients to receive a portosystemic shunt, a prompt endoscopic variceal hemostasis, or a liver ...Costs of treating arthritis on the rise nationwide, study finds
...e cost of each prescription from $48 to $65, after adjusting for inflation. The study estimated total medical care expenditures incurred on behalf of those with musculoskeletal conditions as well as the increment in costs beyond what would be expected of people of the same ages in the absence of the conditi...Strong marriage helps couples deal with tempermental baby
... who cries a lot, cries intensely, and has trouble adjusting to new situations and new circumstances," she said. The study involved 97 couples from Illinois who were expecting a baby (two-thirds of them were having their first child). About three months before the child was born, the couples participated i...Low education predicts lower quality of life for prostate cancer patients
...apy, and observation or watchful waiting. After adjusting for a host of factors including severity and stage... management, greater worry, and greater difficulty adjusting to life as a cancer survivor. If thats the case, then we can begin to address the problem by crea...Clevidipine during heart surgery improves blood pressure control
...se of pro-BNP levels in those with dyspnea. After adjusting for age and gender differences, researchers found smaller but significant differences in pro-BNP levels among those with heart conditions compared to those without. "Prior research has demonstrated the benefit of measuring pro-BNP to distinguish ca...Drug/intervention combinations offer benefit in severe CVD
...k of death within 30 days predicted by AUC values, adjusting for other risk variables. The investigators found that an average blood pressure excursion of one mmHg per minute for 60 minutes resulted in a 20 percent increased 30-day mortality risk, and the risk rose rapidly for each additional 1 mmHg/min -- a...A year of added life more valuable for the young, study suggests
... and other resources are used across age group, by adjusting economic formulae to better reflect society's values. "Our paper reviews recent studies related to how society values health gains for people of different ages," Eisenberg said. "These studies generally suggest that health gains for people at young...Residents in disaster areas face medication adherence dilemmas
...ercent reported damage to their residences. After adjusting for age, gender and race, those who reported their houses destroyed were nearly twice (1.97 times) more likely to report failing to completely follow their medicine regimen, researchers said. Krousel-Woods group was uniquely positioned to conduct the...The link between rheumatoid arthritis and cancer
...population from the same geographic area, Norfolk, adjusting for difference in age and sex. Overall, the incide...on with that in the general population, even after adjusting for differences in age, sex, and cancer site, whereas the overall cancer incidence does not seem to ...Updated guidelines advise focusing on women's lifetime heart risk
...her risk for any cardiovascular event. Even after adjusting for age, body mass index, diabetes, high cholesterol and smoking status, prehypertension was independently associated with a higher risk of cardiovascular events. Prehypertension and cardiovascular disease risk in the women's health initiative Cont...SCAI issues clinical alert on drug-eluting stents and late thrombosis
...so testing responsiveness to these medications and adjusting dosages as needed. Discontinuation of dual anti-clotting medication requires careful consideration and must be individualized for each patient. Several large multicenter trials to better define the risk of late stent thrombosis and assess stra...