I was able to access the entire article online and was optimistic that I would find information relevant to my current age and diabetes status. The article addressed all seniors with diabetes which we know is mostly Pre-diabetes and Type 2. But Type 1 was specifically addressed in areas where...
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(nchs). hospital characteristics included their teaching status, control type (public or private), bed size (small, medium or large), and urban-rural location. in addition, we considered discharge year and quarter for time-fixed effects. the final data set in our analysis has over 34 million...
eAppendix. Codes used to determine indication and outcomes of colonoscopy. 1. Edwards BK, Ward E, Kohler BA, et al. Annual report to the nation on the status of cancer, 1975-2006, featuring colorectal cancer trends and impact of interventions (risk factors, screening, and treatment) to ...
Table S3. List of chronic conditions and frailty indicators identified using ICD-9 or CPT Codes. Table S4. Sensitivity analysis results examining the rates of incident non-vertebral fractures in the first year after initiation among Medicare beneficiaries initiating antihypertensive monotherapy from 2008 ...
Teaching hospital status (aOR 1.77, 95% CI 1.07-2.93) and for-profit status (aOR 3.7, 95% CI 1.8-7.6) were associated with increased odds of positive TAVR CMs relative to non-teaching hospital status and non-profit status, respectively, in multivariate logistic regression models. The median ...
In addition to cancer site, stage, initial treatment, patient demographics, vital status, and claims for all covered fee-for-service health care from the time of enrollment in Medicare to death, the SEER-Medicare database also includes annual billing ZIP Codes starting at the time of enrollment...
I can still recite my 14-digit library card number and can easily remember 6-digit codes texted by Amazon and my bank. My guess is that the “average” population of seniors who have lived with diabetes for 40, 50, and 60+ years is different than the seniors that I know online. Those...
Despite lower incidence rates, African American (AA) patients have shorter survival from breast cancer (BC) than white (W) patients. Multiple factors contribute to decreased survival, including screening disparities, later presentation, and access to car