Alcohol Types and Sociodemographic Characteristics as Risk Factors for Barrett's Esophagus

Obesity, Alcohol, and Tobacco as Risk Factors for Cancers of the Esophagus and Gastric Cardia: Adenocarcinoma versus Squamous Cell Carcinoma1

Abstrad Adenocarcinomas of the esophagus and gastric cardia were once rare. However, for unknown reasons, their incidence has been increasing rapidly over the past 15 years in the United States and parts of Western Europe. In contrast, the incidence of esophageal squamous cell carcinomas has remained relatively constant. To investigate possible reasons for these diverging incidence rates we ana...

Obesity, alcohol, and tobacco as risk factors for cancers of the esophagus and gastric cardia: adenocarcinoma versus squamous cell carcinoma.

Adenocarcinomas of the esophagus and gastric cardia were once rare. However, for unknown reasons, their incidence has been increasing rapidly over the past 15 years in the United States and parts of Western Europe. In contrast, the incidence of esophageal squamous cell carcinomas has remained relatively constant. To investigate possible reasons for these diverging incidence rates we analyzed da...

prevalence, sociodemographic characteristics and risk factors for hepatitis c infection among pregnant women in calabar municipality, nigeria

Clinical and sociodemographic risk factors for readmission of Medicare beneficiaries

In a random sample of Medicare beneficiaries, multiple logistic regression was used to examine clinical, sociodemographic, and insurance coverage risk factors for readmission within 60 days of discharge. The patients most likely to be readmitted were those with poor health status or with chronic diseases and those who had not had surgery. Age, marital status, living situation, and having insura...

[Sociodemographic/Clinical characteristics and risk factors associated with chronic tic disorders].

OBJECTIVE This study aimed to investigate comorbidity, and sociodemographic and clinical characteristics in children and adolescents with Tourette's syndrome (TS) and chronic motor or vocal tic disorder (CMVTD), and to determine the predictors of tic disorders. MATERIALS AND METHODS In all, 57 children and adolescents with TS and CMVTD were compared with a control group. Data were obtained us...