Association of race and other potential risk factors with novertebral fractures in community-dwelling elderly women

Article Abstract:

Research has revealed several demographic factors that increase the risk of nonvertebral fractures in older women. These include alcohol consumption, age, being underweight, impaired mobility and cognition and phenytoin usage were all linked to first fracture occurrence. In comparisons of ethnicity, African American women are less likely than their Caucasian counterparts to sustain nonvertebral fractures.

Aged women, Elderly women, Fractures (Injuries), Fractures

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Estimating the prevalence of multiple sclerosis in the United Kingdom by using capture-recapture methodology

Article Abstract:

The capture-recapture logistic model can be used successfully to determine demographic variances in communicable diseases. In the UK, the model found that prevalence of multiple sclerosis is higher in the north than in the south, indicating the possibility of genetic predisposition for the disease. This finding can help direct future research.

United Kingdom, Multiple sclerosis

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Confounding by indication: an example of variation in the use of epidemiologic terminology

Article Abstract:

The term confounding by indication is not always applied consistently in epidemiological research. The phrase is typically used to indicate a risk factor variable for disease that lacks an intermediate step between exposure and onset. Inappropriate applications of the term include its use to indicate selection bias or protopathic bias.

Research, Usage, Jargon (Terminology), Terms and phrases

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