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Comparing effects of Euclidean buffers and network buffers on associations between built environment and transport walking: the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis
BackgroundTransport walking has drawn growing interest due to its potential to increase levels of physical activities and reduce reliance on...
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Identifying obesogenic environment through spatial clustering of body mass index among adults
BackgroundThe escalating trend of obesity in Malaysia is surmounting, and the lack of evidence on the environmental influence on obesity is...
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The use of Enhanced Vegetation Index for assessing access to different types of green space in epidemiological studies
BackgroundExposure to green space can protect against poor health through a variety of mechanisms. However, there is heterogeneity in methodological...
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Methods of determining optimal cut-point of diagnostic biomarkers with application of clinical data in ROC analysis: an update review
IntroductionAn important application of ROC analysis is the determination of the optimal cut-point for biomarkers in diagnostic studies. This...
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Assessing the Influence of Redlining on Intergenerational Wealth and Body Mass Index Through a Quasi-experimental Framework
BackgroundHigher levels of body mass index (BMI), particularly for those who have obesity defined as class II and III, are correlated with excess...
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Link between triglyceride-glucose-body mass index and future stroke risk in middle-aged and elderly chinese: a nationwide prospective cohort study
ObjectiveCurrent literature is deficient in robust evidence delineating the correlation between the triglyceride glucose-body mass index (TyG-BMI)...
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Development of an objectively measured walkability index for the Netherlands
BackgroundWalkability indices have been developed and linked to behavioural and health outcomes elsewhere in the world, but not comprehensively for...
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Cortical morphological changes in multiple sclerosis patients: a study of cortical thickness, sulcal depth, and local gyrification index
PurposeMultiple sclerosis (MS) is a disease that progresses not only with demyelination but also with neurodegeneration. One of the goals of drug...
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Changes in the triglyceride glucose-body mass index estimate the risk of stroke in middle-aged and older Chinese adults: a nationwide prospective cohort study
BackgroundStroke was reported to be highly correlated with the triglyceride glucose-body mass index (TyG-BMI). Nevertheless, literature exploring the...
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A pragmatic randomised controlled trial of tailored pulmonary rehabilitation in participants with difficult-to-control asthma and elevated body mass index
BackgroundDifficult-to-control asthma associated with elevated body mass index (BMI) is challenging with limited treatment options. The effects of...
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Spatial resolution of Normalized Difference Vegetation Index and greenness exposure misclassification in an urban cohort
BackgroundThe Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) is a measure of greenness widely used in environmental health research. High spatial...
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A longitudinal examination of objective neighborhood walkability, body mass index, and waist circumference: the REasons for Geographic And Racial Differences in Stroke study
BackgroundStudies have shown neighborhood walkability is associated with obesity. To advance this research, study designs involving longer follow-up,...
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Spatial accessibility to health facilities in Sub-Saharan Africa: comparing existing models with survey-based perceived accessibility
BackgroundMap** geographical accessibility to health services is essential to improve access to public health in sub-Saharan Africa. Different...
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A positive neighborhood walkability is associated with a higher magnitude of leisure walking in adults upon COVID-19 restrictions: a longitudinal cohort study
BackgroundPrevious cross-sectional and longitudinal observational studies revealed positive relationships between contextual built environment...
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Validating the representation of distance between infarct diseases using word embedding
BackgroundThe pivot and cluster strategy (PCS) is a diagnostic reasoning strategy that automatically elicits disease clusters similar to a...
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Intraoperative cone-beam CT with metal artifact reduction for assessment of the electrode position and the intracranial structures during deep brain stimulation procedure
BackgroundIn deep brain stimulation (DBS) for Parkinson’s disease (PD), the clinical outcome largely depends on the appropriate position of the...
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Anthropometric 3D evaluation of the face in patients with sleep related breathing disorders
PurposeTo evaluate craniofacial measurements on 3D-stereophotogrammetry and see if particular measurements are more typical in obstructive sleep...
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Automatic extraction of facial median sagittal plane for patients with asymmetry based on the EDMA alignment algorithm
BackgroundWe aimed to establish a novel method for automatically constructing three-dimensional (3D) median sagittal plane (MSP) for mandibular...
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Impacts of the choice of distance measurement method on estimates of access to point-based resources
Background/objectiveLack of access to resources such as medical facilities and grocery stores is related to poor health outcomes and inequities,...
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Estimating health service utilization potential using the supply-concentric demand-accumulation spatial availability index: a pulmonary rehabilitation case study
The potential for a population at a given location to utilize a health service can be estimated using a newly developed measure called the...
