Importance Familial hypercholesterolemia is characterized by impaired uptake of cholesterol
in peripheral tissues, including the liver and the pancreas. In contrast, statins increase the …

The Poisson regression model using a sandwich variance estimator has become a viable
alternative to the logistic regression model for the analysis of prospective studies with …

Background: Despite convincing evidence that lowering blood pressure decreases
cardiovascular morbidity and mortality, the hypertension burden remains high and control …

Background: Binary outcomes—which have two distinct levels (eg, disease yes/no)—are
commonly collected in global health research. The relative association of an exposure (eg, a …

Abstract Purpose The Canadian 24-Hour Movement Guidelines for Children and Youth (≥
60 minutes of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity per day,≤ 2 hours of recreational …

Background Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) continues to
cause very high morbidity and mortality throughout Latin American countries. However, few …

BACKGROUND: Binary outcomes are common in prospective studies such as randomized
controlled trials and cohort studies. Logistic regression is the most popular regression model …

Background Several papers have discussed which effect measures are appropriate to
capture the contrast between exposure groups in cross-sectional studies, and which related …

Objective To investigate the association between maternal education and breast feeding in
the Chinese population, with a consideration of household income and health-seeking …

O estudo teve como objetivo analisar a associação entre o acesso aos serviços de atenção
primária à saúde dos adolescentes e adultos jovens ea cobertura da Estratégia Saúde da …