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Multimorbidity and frailty are associated with poorer SARS-CoV-2-related outcomes: systematic review of population-based studies
will be useful for comparing the possible evolution of the associations observed in the earlier waves. Health Topics: Frailty Fragilité Broosheid COVID-19 Multimorbidity Multimorbidité Multimorbiditeit ...
Cluster pattern analysis of environmental stressors and quantifying their impact on all-cause mortality in Belgium
stress related to specific land-use types. We observed identifiable patterns in the spatial distribution of stressors within each cluster category. We assessed the relationship between age-standardized ...
The potential impact fraction of population weight reduction scenarios on non-communicable diseases in Belgium: application of the g-computation approach
of interventions represents a straightforward approach for drawing causal inferences from observational data while providing useful information for policy makers. Health Topics: Obesity Obésité ...
The state of health in the European Union (EU-27) in 2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease study 2019
age-standardised death and YLL rates across EU countries. However, YLD rates remained mainly unchanged. The largest decreases in age-standardised DALY rates were observed for “ HIV / AIDS and sexually transmitted ...
A systematic review of studies that estimated the burden of chronic non-communicable rare diseases using disability-adjusted life years
studies covered 19 different CNCRD s, of which most fell in the disease category “Diseases of the nervous system”. Diverse methodological approaches and data input sources were observed among burden of ...
A preliminary estimate of the environmental burden of disease associated with exposure to pyrethroid insecticides and ADHD in Europe based on human biomonitoring
1 (2024) Keywords: ADHD burden of disease pyrethroids Abstract: Human biomonitoring (HBM) data indicate that exposure to pyrethroids is widespread in Europe, with significantly higher exposure observed in ...
Prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 antibodies and associated factors in the adult population of Belgium: a general population cohort study between March 2021 and April 2022
total 6,178 valid observations were obtained from 2,768 individuals. SARS-CoV-2 antibody prevalence increased from 25.1% in the beginning of the study period to 92.3% at the end. Among the vaccinated ...
Screening the capability of vibrational spectroscopic techniques for simultaneous quantification of vitamins B1, B6, and B12 in a powder blend
vitamin B1, B6 and B12 contents in powder blends. Estimating B12 content proved more challenging, likely due to sampling issues related to its low content in the powder blend. Nevertheless, the observed ...
Trauma Exposure, Social Support and Mental Health in the General Population in Belgium
without trauma (p < 0.001), and people with multiple trauma exposures had more symptoms than those with a single trauma (p < 0.001). Social support was observed to be lower among those with trauma ...
Delayed treatment in breast cancer patients during the COVID-19 pandemic: a population health information research infrastructure (PHIRI) case study
studied by assessing changes in the trend of the time to first treatment for women 18 or older who were diagnosed and treated for breast cancer between 2017 and 2021. Methods An observational retrospective ...