A global cancer surveillance framework within noncommunicable disease surveillance: making the case for population-based cancer registries

M Pineros, A Znaor, L Mery, F Bray - Epidemiologic reviews, 2017 - academic.oup.com
The growing burden of cancer among several major noncommunicable diseases (NCDs)
requires national implementation of tailored public health surveillance. For many emerging …

[HTML][HTML] Diabetes and risk of cancer incidence: results from a population-based cohort study in northern Italy

P Ballotari, M Vicentini, V Manicardi, M Gallo… - BMC cancer, 2017 - Springer
Background Aim of this study was to compare cancer incidence in populations with and
without diabetes by cancer site. Furthermore, we aimed at comparing excess risk of cancer …

[HTML][HTML] The impact of chest CT body composition parameters on clinical outcomes in COVID-19 patients

G Besutti, M Pellegrini, M Ottone, M Cantini, J Milic… - PloS one, 2021 - journals.plos.org
We assessed the impact of chest CT body composition parameters on outcomes and
disease severity at hospital presentation of COVID-19 patients, focusing also on the possible …

Diabetes diagnosis from administrative claims and estimation of the true prevalence of diabetes among 4.2 million individuals of the Veneto region (North East Italy)

E Longato, B Di Camillo, G Sparacino… - Nutrition, Metabolism …, 2020 - Elsevier
Background and aims Diabetes can often remain undiagnosed or unregistered in
administrative databases long after its onset, even when laboratory test results meet …

Effect of different glucose-lowering therapies on cancer incidence in type 2 diabetes: An observational population-based study

M Vicentini, P Ballotari, PG Rossi, F Venturelli… - diabetes research and …, 2018 - Elsevier
Aim To assess the effect of metformin on cancer incidence in type 2 diabetes (T2DM),
considering possible interactions with other glucose-lowering drugs and diabetes duration …

Sex differences in the effect of type 2 diabetes on major cardiovascular diseases: results from a population‐based study in Italy

P Ballotari, F Venturelli, M Greci… - International journal …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
The aim of the study is to assess sex difference in association between type 2 diabetes and
incidence of major cardiovascular events, that is, myocardial infarction, stroke, and heart …

[HTML][HTML] The value of computed tomography in assessing the risk of death in COVID-19 patients presenting to the emergency room

G Besutti, M Ottone, T Fasano, P Pattacini, V Iotti… - European …, 2021 - Springer
Objective The aims of this study were to develop a multiparametric prognostic model for
death in COVID-19 patients and to assess the incremental value of CT disease extension …

Whole metagenomic shotgun sequencing of the subgingival microbiome of diabetics and non-diabetics with different periodontal conditions

R Farina, M Severi, A Carrieri, E Miotto, S Sabbioni… - Archives of oral …, 2019 - Elsevier
Objective The aim of this study was to use high-resolution whole metagenomic shotgun
sequencing to characterize the subgingival microbiome of patients with/without type 2 …

Risk of birth defects associated with maternal pregestational diabetes

M Vinceti, C Malagoli, KJ Rothman, R Rodolfi… - European journal of …, 2014 - Springer
Maternal diabetes preceding pregnancy may increase the risk of birth defects in the
offspring, but not all studies confirm this association, which has shown considerable …

Diabetes and COVID-19 testing, positivity, and mortality: a population-wide study in Northern Italy

O Djuric, M Ottone, M Vicentini, F Venturelli… - Diabetes Research and …, 2022 - Elsevier
AIMS To assess if patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM2) are: a) at excess risk of
undergoing testing, contracting, and dying from SARS-CoV-2 infection compared to the …