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Reducing daily salt intake in China by 1 g could prevent almost 9 million cardiovascular events by 2030: a modelling study.
(2022-12)INTRODUCTION: In China, salt intake is among the highest in the world (~11 g/day) and cardiovascular disease (CVD) accounts for 40% of deaths. We estimated the potential impact of reducing salt intake on CVD events in ... -
Reply: Tuberculosis screening in migrants to the EU/EEA and UK.
(2023-11)Tuberculosis incidence estimates from countries of origin alone are often insufficient to predict TB prevalence among migrants https://bit.ly/3PDc35g -
Risk factors for developing COVID-19: a population-based longitudinal study (COVIDENCE UK)
(2021-03-29)<h4>Summary</h4> <h4>Background</h4> Risk factors for severe COVID-19 include older age, male sex, obesity, Black or Asian ethnicity and underlying medical conditions. Whether these factors also influence susceptibility ... -
Risk of fractures in half a million survivors of 20 cancers: a population-based matched cohort study using linked English electronic health records.
(2024-03)BACKGROUND: A history of multiple myeloma, prostate cancer, and breast cancer has been associated with adverse bone health, but associations across a broader range of cancers are unclear. We aimed to compare the risk of ... -
Robit regression in Stata
(2023-09-01)Logistic and probit models are the most popular regression models for binary outcomes. A simple robust alternative is the robit model, which replaces the underlying normal distribution in the probit model with a Student’s ... -
Salt intake, blood pressure and cardiovascular disease mortality in England, 2003–2018
Objectives: The aim of this study was to assess the changes in salt intake and concomitant changes in blood pressure (BP) and cardiovascular disease (CVD) mortality in England from 2003 to 2018. Methods: National ...