Tag: MORT
Similar Exercise Benefits Seen for Weekend Warriors, Regular Exercisers
All-cause and cause-specific mortality benefits from exercise similar between weekend warriors and regularly active participants
Eating Nuts Tied to Lower Prevalence of Chronic Kidney Disease
Consumption of nuts also linked to lower all-cause and cardiovascular mortality in non-CKD population
Bereavement Tied to Higher Risk for Death Among Heart Failure Patients
Findings seen regardless of cause of family member's death and peaked in the first week after death
Maternal Mortality Up by One-Third During the Pandemic
Increases were highest for Hispanic and non-Hispanic Black women
United States Had Highest Motor Vehicle Crash Mortality Rate in 2019
Higher death rate in 2019 compared with other high-income countries; increase in death rate seen in U.S. from 2015 to 2019
Vaccines Estimated to Have Prevented 19.8 Million COVID-19 Deaths
More deaths would have been averted had vaccine coverage targets from COVAX and WHO been met
Specific Environmental Factors Tied to Mortality Risk
Findings independent of individual-level risk factors
Life Expectancy in the U.S. Varies by Race, Ethnicity, State
Disparity in life expectancy across states greater when race/ethnicity are considered
Inability to Balance on One Leg in Middle Age Tied to Premature Death
Additionally, ability to complete stance adds prognostic information beyond age, sex, and other established risk factors
Alarming Increase Seen in U.S. Deaths From Alcoholic Cirrhosis
Mortality rate increased more than threefold between 1999 and 2019
