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The burden of health conditions across race and ethnicity for aging Americans: Disability-adjusted life years
The objective of this study was to determine the burden of 10 health conditions across race and ethnicity for a nationally-representative sample of aging Americans. Data from the 1998 to 2014 waves of the Health and Retirement Study, an ongoing longitudinal-panel study, were analyzed. Those aged over 50 years who identified as Black, Hispanic, or White were included. There were 5510 Blacks, 3423 Hispanics, and 21,168 Whites in the study. At each wave, participants reported if they had cancer, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, congestive heart failure, diabetes, back pain, hypertension, a fractured hip, myocardial i...
Source: Medicine - November 1, 2019 Category: Internal Medicine Tags: Research Article: Observational Study Source Type: research

Bariatric surgery reduces incidence of atrial fibrillation: a propensity score –matched analysis
Atrial fibrillation (AF) affects 33.5 million individuals worldwide [1] and it is estimated that the prevalence of AF in the United States will increase 2- to 3-fold over the next 50 years [2]. Patients with AF are more likely to experience a variety of negative health outcomes, including myocardial infarction, heart failure, and stroke [3,4]. In addition to these major health risks, there is a significant economic burden associated with AF, amounting to as much as $26 billion in annual healthcare expenditures in the United States alone [5].
Source: Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases - November 24, 2018 Category: Surgery Authors: Kevin T. Lynch, J. Hunter Mehaffey, Robert B. Hawkins, Taryn E. Hassinger, Peter T. Hallowell, Jennifer L. Kirby Tags: Original article Source Type: research