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Cause-specific excess mortality after hip fracture: the Norwegian Epidemiologic Osteoporosis Studies (NOREPOS)
BackgroundInformation on cause of death may help appraise the degree to which the high excess mortality after hip fracture reflects pre-existing...
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Excess mortality during the COVID-19 pandemic in low-and lower-middle-income countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis
BackgroundAlthough the COVID-19 pandemic claimed a great deal of lives, it is still unclear how it affected mortality in low- and lower-middle-income...
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Physical activity attenuates the excess mortality risk from prolonged sitting time among adults with osteoporosis or osteopenia
PurposeOsteoporosis is a common generalized skeletal disorder characterized by compromised bone strength predisposing a person to an increased risk...
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Degree of joint risk factor control and hazard of mortality in diabetes patients: a matched cohort study in UK Biobank
BackgroundDiabetes patients are at higher risk for mortality than the general population; however, little is known about whether the excess mortality...
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Excess mortality in patients with non-functioning pituitary adenoma: a systematic review and meta-analysis
BackgroundPatients with non-functioning pituitary adenoma (NFPA) often present with a variety of clinical manifestations and comorbidities, mainly...
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Excess mortality and associated factors among people living with HIV initiating highly active antiretroviral therapy in Luzhou, China 2006–2020
BackgroundTo estimate crude mortality, excess mortality, and standardized mortality rates (SMR) among people living with HIV (PLHIV) initiating...
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Health and sociodemographic determinants of excess mortality in Spanish nursing homes during the COVID-19 pandemic: a 2-year prospective longitudinal study
BackgroundAge, multimorbidity, immunodeficiency and frailty of older people living in nursing homes make them vulnerable to COVID-19 and overall...
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Excess hospitalizations and in-hospital mortality associated with seasonal influenza in Italy: a 11-year retrospective study
BackgroundInfluenza and flu-like syndromes are difficult to monitor because the symptoms are not specific, laboratory tests are not routinely...
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Disease control of acromegaly does not prevent excess mortality in the long term: results of a nationwide survey in Italy
ObjectiveThis study aimed to assess the long-term outcome of patients with acromegaly.
DesignThis is a multicenter, retrospective, observational...
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Relationship of frailty with excess mortality during the COVID-19 pandemic: a population-level study in Ontario, Canada
BackgroundThere is a paucity of the literature on the relationship between frailty and excess mortality due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Correcting inaccurate background mortality in excess hazard models through breakpoints
BackgroundMethods for estimating relative survival are widely used in population-based cancer survival studies. These methods are based on splitting...
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Excess mortality in a cohort of Brazilian patients with a median follow-up of 11 years after the first psychiatric hospital admission
PurposeTo estimate the mortality rates of a cohort of Brazilian patients after their first psychiatric admission and determine the possible risk...
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Association between arterial oxygen and mortality across critically ill patients with hematologic malignancies: results from an international collaborative network
PurposePatients with hematological malignancies are at high risk for life-threatening complications. To date, little attention has been paid to the...
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Excess mortality after hip fracture: fracture or pre-fall comorbidity?
SummaryComorbidity and hip fracture independently increased mortality risk for 9 years in both sexes, with a significant additive interaction in the...
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Adjusting expected deaths for mortality displacement during the COVID-19 pandemic: a model based counterfactual approach at the level of individuals
BackgroundNear-real time surveillance of excess mortality has been an essential tool during the COVID-19 pandemic. It remains critical for monitoring...
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Strong associations of serum selenoprotein P with all-cause mortality and mortality due to cancer, cardiovascular, respiratory and gastrointestinal diseases in older German adults
BackgroundSelenium is an essential trace mineral. The main function of selenoprotein P (SELENOP) is to transport selenium but it has also been...
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Attributable mortality of acute kidney injury among critically ill patients with sepsis: a multicenter, retrospective cohort study
BackgroundSepsis and acute kidney injury (AKI) are common severe diseases in the intensive care unit (ICU). This study aimed to estimate the...
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Mortality after chronic subdural hematoma is associated with frailty
PurposeChronic subdural hematoma (CSDH) is a common neurological disease often affecting the elderly. Long-term excess mortality for patients after...
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Periodontitis and systemic inflammation as independent and interacting risk factors for mortality: evidence from a prospective cohort study
BackgroundRecent studies have highlighted the role of low-grade systemic inflammation in linking periodontitis to cardiovascular disease (CVD)...
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Delineating excess comorbidities in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis: an observational study
BackgroundOur study examined whether prevalent and incident comorbidities are increased in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) patients when compared...
