Tag: MORT
Treatment at a VA Hospital Tied to Lower 30-Day Mortality
Findings among dually eligible older veterans living within 20 miles of a VA and a non-VA hospital
861 Women Died of Maternal Causes in the United States in 2020
Maternal mortality rate was higher for non-Hispanic Black women versus non-Hispanic Whites and Hispanics, and increased with age
Poor Outcomes Common With COVID-19, Acute Ischemic Stroke
Factors associated with poor functional outcomes included age older than 60 years, diabetes mellitus, increased NIHSS, LVO
Risk for Maternal Morbidity, Death Up With SARS-CoV-2 Infection
Moderate or more severe COVID-19 linked to primary outcome while mild, asymptomatic infection was not
Model Predicts Impact of Food Choices on Life Expectancy
Expected gains in life expectancy larger for optimal dietary changes adopted earlier in life
COVID-19 Death After Menopause Down With Increased Estrogen Level
Risk for dying reduced for postmenopausal women receiving hormone replacement therapy, with increased estrogen levels
Increased Risk for Mortality Seen for Persons With Autism, ADHD
Risk for deaths from natural causes, unnatural causes significantly increased for persons with autism spectrum disorder
Persistent Black-White Disparities Seen in Cancer Mortality
Mortality rates 41 percent higher for breast cancer for Black women, despite similar or lower incidence rates compared with Whites
Acute Kidney Injury Hospitalization-Linked Mortality Is High
6 percent of those with acute kidney injury die in the hospital; 28 percent die within one year
Deaths Prevented With Increasing Physical Activity Quantified
Adjusted hazard ratios varied from 0.69 to 0.28 across increasing activity categories compared with 0 to 19 minutes/day
