Sökning: "risk difference RD"

Hittade 5 avhandlingar innehållade orden risk difference RD.

  1. 1. Epidemiological aspects of musculoskeletal pain in the upper body. Analyzing common and recurrent binary outcomes

    Författare :Anna Grimby-Ekman; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; musculoskeletal; pain; neck; repeated measurements; logistic model; odds ratio OR ; risk ratio RR ; risk difference RD ; biological interaction;

    Sammanfattning : The overall aim of this thesis is to gain epidemiological knowledge about musculoskeletal pain in the upper body in light physical work, in relation to gender, psychosocial factors, and computer use; and to compare different methods for analyzing common and recurrent binary outcomes. Two study groups were investigated using questionnaire data: (a) computer users in the Swedish workforce and (b) a cohort of university students. LÄS MER

  3. 2. Genes, lifestyle and coronary heart disease risk-epidemiological interaction studies

    Författare :Jaana Gustavsson; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Coronary heart disease; gene-lifestyle interaction; APOE; FTO; GHRL; smoking; physical activity; diet; obesity;

    Sammanfattning : Coronary heart disease (CHD) has multifactorial background involving both genetic and lifestyle factors, but much is still unknown about their interactions. The aim of this thesis was to study interactions focusing on apolipoprotein E (APOE), fat mass and obesity-related (FTO) and ghrelin/obestatin prepropeptide (GHRL) genes, as well as smoking, physical activity and diet. LÄS MER

  4. 3. Muscle mass and function after total hip arthroplasty

    Författare :Anton Rasch; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Nyckelord :Osteoarthrosis; arthritis; joint disease; hip muscle strength; hip muscle function; outcome; elderly; attenuation; fatty infiltration; gait analysis; balance;

    Sammanfattning : Osteoarthritis (OA) of the hip is a common disease among elderly causing pain, joint stiffness and reduced mobility. Outcome studies have shown total hip arthroplasy (THA) to be a successful surgical procedure. Studies of muscle strength and function after THA are more scarce and results vary. LÄS MER

  5. 4. Molecular characterization of Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex isolates in Mozambique

    Författare :Sofia Omar Viegas; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Sammanfattning : Mozambique is one of the high burden tuberculosis (TB) and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) countries with a prevalence of HIV infection in adults of 11.5% and an estimated TB prevalence of 559 per 100 000 population. Fifty six percent of the TB patients in Mozambique are estimated to be HIV positive. LÄS MER

  7. 5. Treatment of cholelithiasis and acute cholecystitis : surgical safety in gallstone surgery

    Författare :My Blohm; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Sammanfattning : INTRODUCTION: Laparoscopic cholecystectomy is one of the most frequently performed surgical procedures worldwide, with nearly 14,000 operations per year in Sweden alone. Recurrent biliary colic or acute cholecystitis are indications for surgery. Despite being a standardized procedure, complications occur in more than 10% of all operations. LÄS MER