Objective E-cigarette use has rapidly increased. Recent studies define prevalence using a variety of measures; competing definitions challenge cross-study comparison. We sought to understand patterns ...

Metabolic hyperferritinemia (MHF) is associated with the occurrence and progression of cardiovascular disease. Our aim is to investigate the prevalence of MHF, as defined by the latest consensus, and ...

Background: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a heterogeneous disease with unknown aetiology (1). The reported worldwide RA prevalence varies widely (2, 3), and it is unclear whether this is due to ...

Background: Recently, the Assessment of SpondyloArthritis international Society (ASAS) community, led by the ASAS-SPEAR (SPondyloarthritis EARly definition) working group, endorsed a uniform ...

Pornography, meaning any media intended to depict or describe sexual content to heighten sexual arousal or pleasure, can serve many purposes. Users may seek sexual pleasure, find it a fun way to fight ...

Conclusion Even small changes in the threshold definition of myopia (±0.25D) can significantly affect the conclusions of epidemiological studies, creating both false-positive and false-negative ...

The magnitude of mean cylindrical power of RA increased from 0.70 D in 2015 to 2019 to 0.87 D by 2022-2023. The mean cylindrical power of CA also increased from 1.24 before the pandemic to 1.35 D ...

The incidence of new mental health diagnosis among those surviving COVID-19 critical illness was 25.3 per 100-person years (95% CI, 24.0-26.6) vs 25.9 per 100-person years (95% CI, 24.0-27.8 ...

Vadym Petrochenko / Getty Images Incidence and Prevalence Come From Epidemiology Both incidence and prevalence are words used in the field of epidemiology. Epidemiology is a branch of medicine that ...

Stunting remains a critical public health issue in Indonesia, particularly in rural areas, where the prevalence of stunted children continues to rise. Stunting refers to a condition where toddlers ...

ABSTRACT: Background: People who experience severe mental illness (SMI) have a high prevalence of depression symptoms, which is linked to worse functioning and quality of life. Research evidence ...