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Objective
To examine the risk factors of developing functional decline and make probabilistic predictions by using a tree‐based method that allows higher order polynomials and interactions of the risk factors.
Methods
The conditional inference tree analysis, a data mining approach, was used to construct a risk stratification algorithm for developing functional limitation based on BMI and other...
Objective
To test whether prenatal exposure to earthquake (as a surrogate for acute prenatal stress) could have unfavorable effects on uric acid levels later in life.
Methods
We included 536 individuals who had been prenatally exposed to the Tangshan earthquake in 1976, and 536 sex‐ and age‐matched individuals without that exposure. Serum uric acid concentrations were measured based on fasting...
Objective
To examine the association between baseline body mass index (BMI, kg/m2) and all‐cause mortality in a well‐characterized cohort of older persons.
Methods
The association between BMI (both as a categorical and continuous variable) and all‐cause mortality was investigated using 4,565 Geisinger Rural Aging Study participants with baseline age 74.0 ± 4.7 years (mean ± SD) and BMI 29.5 ± 5...
BACKGROUNDNEEDs for Bones (NFB), based on the Health Belief Model, is a 4‐lesson osteoporosis‐prevention curriculum for 11‐ to 14‐year‐olds. This study examined the relationship between enjoyment of food tastings and interest in NFB.
METHODSNFB was administered by teachers as part of standard practice and evaluated after the fourth lesson using a 21‐item survey. Significant clustering of students...
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