Association of a BACE1 Gene Polymorphism with Parkinson’s Disease in a Norwegian Population by Johannes Lange, Kristin Aaser Lunde, Camilla Sletten, Simon Geir Møller, Ole-Bjørn Tysnes, Guido Alves, Jan Petter Larsen, Jodi Maple-Grødem

“…The aim of this study was to investigate whether candidate polymorphisms in five genes (ADAM10, BACE1, BACE2, PSEN2, and CLU) involved in the APP processing pathway affect PD risk in a population-based cohort of patients with incident PD and control subjects from the Norwegian ParkWest study. …”
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Clinically Significant Minor Blood Group Antigens amongst North Indian Donor Population by Divjot Singh Lamba, Ravneet Kaur, Sabita Basu

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The prevalence of atrophic gastritis of the body of stomach at Krasnoyarsk population over 45 years old by V. V. Tsukanov, O. V. Tret'yakova, O. S. Amelchugova, E. V. Kasparov, D. V. Rodina, A. V. Vasyutin, N. N. Butorin, Yu. L. Tonkikh

“…To determine prevalence of atrophic gastritis of body of the stomach at Krasnoyarsk population over 45 years old.Material and methods. Level of pepsinogen-1, pepsinogen-2 and presence of anti-Helicobacter pylori antibodies in blood serum was determined by «Gastropanel» test-system («Biohit», Finland). …”
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Socioeconomic status and morbidity pattern among the elderly population in Bankura district, West Bengal by Ujjwal Das, Nishamani Kar

“…BACKGROUND: The geriatric population is increasing in India as well as in the world. …”
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Screening high-risk Veterans for cirrhosis: taking a stepwise population health approach by Jonathan Dounel, Carolyn Lamorte, Heather Patton, Ponni Perumalswami, Heather McCurdy, Nicole J. Kim, Lauren A. Beste, Dawn Scott, Jessimarie Casey, Patrick Spoutz, Linda Chia, Yiwen Yao, Elliott Lowy, Sandra Gibson, Timothy R. Morgan, Shari S. Rogal

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The Clock Drawing Task reveals executive dysfunction in the dialysis population – an underrecognized and underestimated problem by Piotr Olejnik, Aleksandra Golenia, Oliwia Maciejewska, Ewa Wojtaszek, Paweł Żebrowski, Jolanta Małyszko

“…We also investigated the relationship between cardiovascular risk factors and cognitive test results.Rationale for the study Patients with CKD, including those undergoing renal replacement therapy, are at a higher risk of developing cognitive impairment (CI) than the general population. Recent research has shown CI to be a growing problem among CKD patients worldwide. …”
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Kidney Function in the Wixarika (Huichol) Ethnic Group, a Disadvantaged Population Underevaluated in Mexico by Betsabe Contreras-Haro, LN, PhD, Norma G. González-Montoya, MD, PhD, Alfonso M. Cueto-Manzano, MD, PhD, Ana M. Saldaña-Cruz, BSc, PhD, Fabiola Martin-del Campo, LN, PhD, Oswaldo Zamora-González, MD, Enrique Rojas-Campos, MD, MSc, Jazmín Márquez-Pedroza, BS Chem, PhD, Sergio Gallardo-Moya, BS Chem, Norma A. Rodríguez-Jiménez, MD, PhD

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Prehistoric population affinities from Gua Bedug in the context of Early-Mid Holocene of Java by Hari Wibowo, Sofwan Noerwidi, Daud Aris Tanudirjo, Ashwin Prayud, Nia Marniati Etie Fajari, Cahyo Rahmadi

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Implications for household health expenditure in China’s ageing population: based on Red Herring hypothesis by Xuyang Du, Hualin Wei, Xianbo Zhang

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Management of Marfan Syndrome, with a Specific Focus on the Significance of Physical Activity in this Patient Population by Patrycja Jędrzejewska-Rzezak

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Constipation and risk of cardiovascular diseases: a Danish population-based matched cohort study by Henrik Toft Sørensen, Kasper Adelborg, Péter Szentkúti, Jens Sundbøll, Szimonetta Komjáthiné Szépligeti, Hans Gregersen

“…Objectives To assess the risks of myocardial infarction, stroke, peripheral artery disease, venous thromboembolism, atrial fibrillation or atrial flutter and heart failure in patients with constipation compared with a general population cohort.Design Population-based matched cohort study.Setting All Danish hospitals and hospital outpatient clinics from 2004 to 2013.Participants Patients with a constipation diagnosis matched on age, sex and calendar year to 10 individuals without constipation from the general population.Main outcomes measures Comorbidity-adjusted and medication-adjusted hazard ratios (aHRs) for cardiovascular outcomes based on Cox regression analysis.Results 83 239 patients with constipation were matched to 832 384 individuals without constipation. …”
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Prevalence and Associated Metabolic Factors of Gallstone Disease in the Elderly Agricultural and Fishing Population of Taiwan by Hsi-Che Shen, Yi-Chun Hu, Yu-Fen Chen, Tao-Hsin Tung

“…The prevalence of GSD in the study population was 13.2%, which increased significantly with population age (P<.0001). …”
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Vulvar Pyogenic Granuloma in Adult Female Population: A Case Report and Review of the Literature by Nastaran Mahmoudnejad, Alireza Zadmehr, Mohammad Hamidi Madani

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Influence of cardiovascular health behaviors and factors on the incidence of hypertension in young and middle-aged population by Yan Lei, Li Ying, Wang Jiangang, Yang Pingting

“…Objective Aims to investigate the effects of these ideal cardiovascular health behaviors and factors on the incidence of hypertension in young and middle-aged populations. Methods A cohort of 5 372 employed individuals who underwent annual health examinations at The Third Xiangya Hospital of Central South University between 2015 and 2016 was selected for the study. …”
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Assessment of awareness of keratoconus and its relation to eye rubbing among Saudi Arabia population by Nuwayyir Abdullah Alqasimi, Lujain Hatim Aljohani, Renato Ambrósio, Renato Ambrósio, Renato Ambrósio, Renato Ambrósio, Renato Ambrósio, Bader Saad AlQahtani, Bader Saad AlQahtani, Nasser Saleh Al Haydar, Bdour Raja Alanazi, Danah Tariq Alfurayhan, Lina Sami Hussain Saber, Fatemah Saleh Alsalem, Nawaf Abdullah Alqahtani, Jose Manuel Vargas

“…KC affects 1.38 per 1,000 individuals globally, with a higher prevalence in Asian and Middle Eastern populations. Eye rubbing has been recognized as one of the leading risk factors for KC.ObjectivesThis study aimed to assess the knowledge and awareness about KC and its relation to eye rubbing among the population of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.MethodsA cross-sectional study was conducted in 2024 among people residing in different regions of Saudi Arabia. …”
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The epidemiology and clinical presentation of seropositive neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder in a US population by Aaron M. Carlson, Carlos E.V. Sollero, Andrew B. Wolf, Stefan Sillau, Barrie L. Schmitt, Kelli M. Money, Kavita V. Nair, Amanda L. Piquet, Jeffrey L. Bennett

“…Annual incidence and prevalence rates were calculated. Results Our population consisted of 2,475,591 individuals contributing 11,103,522.72 person‐years of observation. …”
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Variation in Provider Identification of Obesity by Individual- and Neighborhood-Level Characteristics among an Insured Population by Sara N. Bleich, Jeanne M. Clark, Suzanne M. Goodwin, Mary Margaret Huizinga, Jonathan P. Weiner

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Fractional exhaled nitric oxide in a respiratory healthy general population through the lifespan by Christina Bal, Caspar Schiffers, Marie-Kathrin Breyer, Sylvia Hartl, Alvar Agusti, Ahmad Karimi, Wolfgang Pohl, Marco Idzko, Robab Breyer-Kohansal

“…The normal FeNO values over lifespan in a respiratory healthy population and the factors related to them remain unclear.Materials and Methods We determined FeNO levels in 2,251 respiratory healthy, non-atopic, and non-smoking participants from the Lung, hEart, sociAl, boDy (LEAD) cohort, a general population, observational cohort study of participants aged 6–82 years in Austria.Results The median FeNO value in the total study population was 13.0 [interquartile range: 9.0, 20.0] ppb, increases with age, and, except in young participants (<18 years: 9.0 [7.0, 12.0], ≥18 years: 15.0 [11.0, 22.0]), it was significantly lower in females versus males. …”
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Investigation of admixture between Neanderthal, Denisova and Central and Southeast Asian Homo sapiens populations by Charlotte Antoine, Céline Bon, Raphaëlle Chaix, Evelyne Heyer, Romain Laurent, Florent Détroit, Bruno Toupance

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Demographic trends and population health: tackling inequality in a world of eight billion people by Thoai D Ngo

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