… 45–75 mL/min per 1·73 m 2 led to much the same mortality risk at lower eGFR. With a
reference eGFR of 95 mL/min per 1·73 m 2 in each group to explicitly assess interaction, adjusted …

Objective To assess for the presence of a sex interaction in the associations of estimated
glomerular filtration rate and albuminuria with all-cause mortality, cardiovascular mortality, and …

The recent literature on the neuropsychology of schizophrenia has emphasized memory
deficits as a key area of impairment. Abnormalities in the medial temporal lobe, a brain region …

Background Health system planning requires careful assessment of chronic kidney disease
(CKD) epidemiology, but data for morbidity and mortality of this disease are scarce or non-…

Background As mortality rates decline, life expectancy increases, and populations age, non-fatal
outcomes of diseases and injuries are becoming a larger component of the global …

Background Monitoring levels and trends in premature mortality is crucial to understanding
how societies can address prominent sources of early death. The Global Burden of Disease …

Background : The burden of cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) remains unclear in many regions
of the world. Objectives : The GBD (Global Burden of Disease) 2015 study integrated data …

Background The Global Burden of Disease Study 2013 (GBD 2013) aims to bring together
all available epidemiological data using a coherent measurement framework, standardised …

Background The fifth Millennium Development Goal (MDG 5) established the goal of a 75%
reduction in the maternal mortality ratio (MMR; number of maternal deaths per 100 000 …

Background Up-to-date evidence on levels and trends for age-sex-specifi c all-cause and
cause-specifi c mortality is essential for the formation of global, regional, and national health …