In Ecuador, approximately 12.12 million inhabitants were aged between 15 and 64 as of 2023. Even though the country's population has been increasing since at least the beginning of the decade, demographic data shows Ecuador's population is aging, as the number of inhabitants in the age range ...
Previous studies have demonstrated that the total cholesterol (TC) level is positively correlated with blood pressure in both the general population and in patients with hypertension3,4. However, the causal relationship between the TC level and blood pressure and the underlying mechanisms remain ...
The risk of 40 ADs was evaluated in individuals with OCD, individuals with TD/CTD and their first- (siblings, mothers, fathers), second- (half siblings) and third-degree (cousins) relatives, compared with population controls. Individuals with OCD and TD/CTD had increased comorbidity with any ...
A new randomized response technique for estimating the population total, or the population mean of a quantitative variable is proposed. It provides a high degree of protection to the respondents because they never report their data. Therefore, it may be favorably perceived by them ...
non-significant, trend also was observed in our sensitivity analysis, which indicated that working memory performance was 0.36 z-scores (95% CI − 0.06, 0.78; t[24]:1.78; p = 0.09) higher among adults with well controlled PKU whose total choline intake was above the population mean....
Metabolic syndrome (MetS) is currently a major public health challenge in young, middle aged and elderly population worldwide, but it is still not clear in very elderly population. This study was to investigate the potential association between tota
Image-derived population-based input functions (PBIF) were generated from these exams. AIFid was calculated by normalizing the patient-specific blood activity concentrations of the last 30 min to the late dynamics of gender-specific PBIF, followed by a weighting. Using the implemented AIF (...
High frequency of sub-optimal semen quality in an unselected population of young men. Hum Reprod. 2000;15(2):366–72. https://doi.org/10.1093/humrep/15.2.366. Article CAS PubMed Google Scholar Van BJP, Lawton E, Frazier JR, Zderic SA, Zaontz MR, Shukla AR, Srinivasan AK, Weiss ...
The correlations between oxidative stress markers and indoor volatile organic compounds among the general population in Ansan and Incheon cities, Korea. Toxicol. Environ. Health Sci. 2009, 1, 37–48. [Google Scholar] [CrossRef] Hun, D.E.; Siegel, J.A.; Morandi, M.T.; Stock, T.H.; ...
Human capital is mainly reflected in the number of middle school, college, and university students and their proportion in the total urban population. The government expenditure on science and technology ratio represents the spending on science and technology. Foreign direct investment (FDI) is ...