Comorbidity
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Saturday, November 07, 2009

No association of depression and anxiety with the metabolic syndrome: the Norwegian HUNT study.

20 Dec 2009 OBJECTIVE: To examine the associations of depression and anxiety with the metabolic syndrome. METHOD: Cross-sectional study of 9571 participants aged 20-89 years in the Nord-Trøndelag Health Study (HUNT 2). We assessed anxiety and depression with ... Read more...

Fibromyalgia comorbidity in primary headaches.

13 Dec 2009 Fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS) is a chronic pain condition of unknown aetiology characterized by diffuse pain and tenderness at tender points. The aim of the study was to assess the prevalence and clinical features of FMS in the different forms of ... Read more...

Evaluating the incremental benefits of raising high-density lipoprotein cholesterol levels during lipid therapy after adjustment for the reductions in other blood lipid levels.

24 Oct 2009 BACKGROUND: The role of high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) as a therapeutic target to prevent cardiovascular (CV) events remains unclear. We examined data from the Framingham Offspring Study from 1975 through 2003 to determine whether ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Comorbidity'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• No association of depression and anxiety with the metabolic syndrome: the Norwegian HUNT study. 20 Dec 2009
• Fibromyalgia comorbidity in primary headaches. 13 Dec 2009
• Evaluating the incremental benefits of raising high-density lipoprotein cholesterol levels during lipid therapy after adjustment for the reductions in other blood lipid levels. 24 Oct 2009
• Sex differences in mortality after acute myocardial infarction: changes from 1994 to 2006. 24 Oct 2009
• Women's cardiovascular health: prevention is key. 24 Oct 2009
• [Epidemiology, investigation and treatment indication in aortic aneurysm] 20 Oct 2009
• Omega-3 augmentation of sertraline in treatment of depression in patients with coronary heart disease: a randomized controlled trial. 19 Oct 2009
• Risk for hospital contact with infection in patients with splenectomy: a population-based cohort study. 18 Oct 2009
• Summaries for patients. Risk for hospitalization for infection in patients who have had splenectomy. 18 Oct 2009
• Incidence and mortality of hip fractures in the United States. 12 Oct 2009
• Glucocorticoid use and risk of atrial fibrillation or flutter: a population-based, case-control study. 10 Oct 2009
• Management of injecting drug users admitted to hospital. 8 Oct 2009
• Perceived need for mental health care among community-dwelling older adults. 7 Oct 2009
• Neurological symptoms after a provocative dive: spinal DCS or anterior spinal artery syndrome? 29 Sep 2009
• Posttraumatic stress disorder mediates the relationship between mild traumatic brain injury and health and psychosocial functioning in veterans of Operations Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom. 29 Sep 2009
• Predictors of clinical improvement in a randomized effectiveness trial for primary care patients with panic disorder. 29 Sep 2009
• Predictive values of psychiatric symptoms for internet addiction in adolescents: a 2-year prospective study. 29 Sep 2009
• Characteristics and concordance of autism spectrum disorders among 277 twin pairs. 29 Sep 2009
• Acute hepatitis E virus infection in Taiwan 2002-2006 revisited: PCR shows frequent co-infection with multiple hepatitis viruses. 29 Sep 2009
• Carotid angioplasty and stenting in anatomically high-risk patients: Safe and durable except for radiation-induced stenosis. 29 Sep 2009

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Technical information about 'Comorbidity'

Definition: The presence of co-existing or additional diseases with reference to an initial diagnosis or with reference to the index condition that is the subject of study. Comorbidity may affect the ability of affected individuals to function and also their survival; it may be used as a prognostic indicator for length of hospital stay, cost factors, and outcome or survival.

Descriptor UI: D015897

Alternative terms: Comorbidity; Comorbidities;

Allowable Qualifiers: trends;

Tree Number: N05.715.350.225; N06.850.490.687;

History Note: 90

Technical Notes: "presence of co-existing or additional diseases" in epidemiol studies: do not confuse with /compl; IM GEN only; coord NIM with both diseases /epidemiol (IM), not /compl; specify geog if pertinent