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Using random-forest multiple imputation to address bias of self-reported anthropometric measures, hypertension and hypercholesterolemia in the Belgian health interview survey
BACKGROUND: In many countries, the prevalence of non-communicable diseases risk factors is commonly assessed through self-reported information from health interview surveys. It has been shown, however, that ...
HPV-based Cervical Cancer Screening on Self-samples in the Netherlands: Challenges to Reach Women and Test Performance Questions.
been screened previously and differed also with respect to sociodemographic factors. Subsequent more active promotion and increasing the ease to obtain kits increased the proportion opting for ...
The effectiveness of food system policies to improve nutrition, nutrition-related inequalities and environmental sustainability: a scoping review
provide good-quality evidence on food systems policies/interventions, in particular in the food supply chains domain. Research to fill this knowledge gap is needed. Health Topics: Lifestyle risk factors ...
The contribution of cacao consumption to the bioaccessible dietary cadmium exposure in the Belgian population
risk assessment leading to that regulation used consumption surveys aggregated to a limited number of chocolate product categories and did not consider differences in Cd bioaccessibility. Here, the ...
Impact of experimental design factors on the potency of genotoxicants in in vitro test
need to evaluate the impact of experimental design factors with adequate approaches. Service: Évaluation des risques et de l'impact sur la santé Risico- en gezondheidsimpactevaluatie Risk and ...
Understanding sexual transmission dynamics and transmission contexts of monkeypox virus: a mixed-methods study of the early outbreak in Belgium (May-June 2022).
OBJECTIVE: The available epidemiological and clinical evidence from the currently ongoing monkeypox (MPX) outbreak in non-endemic areas suggests an important factor of sexual transmission. However, limited ...
Determinants of the risk of burnout among nurses during the first wave of the COVID‐19 pandemic in Belgium: A cross‐sectional study
burnout risk among nurses during the peak of the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in Belgium andtoidentify risk groups and protective and risk factors. Background: Nurses are at high risk of burnout and ...
Poor timing and failure of source control are risk factors for mortality in critically ill patients with secondary peritonitis.
Peritonitis Retrospective Studies Risk Factors Sepsis Abstract: PURPOSE: To describe data on epidemiology, microbiology, clinical characteristics and outcome of adult patients admitted in the intensive care ...
Sex difference in innate inflammatory response and macrophage polarization in Streptococcus agalactiae-induced pneumonia and potential role of microRNA-223-3p.
biological sex is a risk factor in the incidence and severity of infection-induced inflammatory diseases, the underlying mechanisms are still poorly understood. In this study, we compared the innate ...
A healthy lifestyle is positively associated with mental health and well-being and core markers in ageing
mental health and well-being. We also indicated that living a healthy lifestyle contributes to more favourable biological ageing. Health Topics: Lifestyle risk factors Facteurs de risque liés au mode de ...