Design.— A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial. Setting.— Outpatient clinics in Texas. Participants.— A total of 5608 men and 997 women with average TC and LDL-C and below-average HDL-C (as characterized by lipid percentiles for an age- and sex-matched cohort without cardi...
Now just imagine designing a study where a huge dose oftestosterone creamis applied to dilapidated men with a high prevalence of obesity, hypertension, diabetes, and elevated LDL. These men (average age 74) all suffered limited mobility and many had known cardiovascular disease. All these physical...
On top of this, the number of consecutive nights on call may also influence performance. A 2008 study analyzing the deterioration of performance in newly acquired surgical skills over several successive night shifts showed a significant increase in task completion time and error rates after the first...
a false positive (n = 46,081) screening mammogram and 2 years after a breast cancer diagnosis (n = 6011). Mean overall healthcare costs by age were highest for those 60–74, particularly with annual screening for family/personal history (CAD 5425; 95% CI: 5308 to 5557) compared to ...