Background Understanding trends in cardiovascular (CV) risk factors and CV disease
according to age, sex, race, and ethnicity is important for policy planning and public health …

Paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (PNH) is a rare and life-threatening disease with
symptoms of hemolysis and thrombosis. Current therapies for this complement-mediated …

Background Using billing data generated through health care delivery to identify individuals
with dementia has become important in research. To inform tradeoffs between approaches …

Introduction Medicare claims data may be a rich data source for tracking population
dementia rates. Insufficient understanding of completeness of diagnosis, and for whom …

Background Multimorbidity is a global health issue, particularly for older adults in the primary
care setting. An adequate portrayal of its epidemiology is essential to properly identify and …

Objective: Anxiety and depression predict poor physical health longitudinally, but are
neglected in primary care settings compared to other risk factors such as obesity and …

Objectives This study provides the first comparison of trends in dementia prevalence in the
US population using 3 different dementia ascertainments/data sources: neuropsychological …

Importance The American Heart Association's Predicting Risk of Cardiovascular Disease
Events (PREVENT) equations were developed to extend and improve on previous …

Online registries offer many advantages for research, including the ability to efficiently
assess large numbers of individuals and identify potential participants for clinical trials and …

Background: Women 50–65 years of age have the lowest cervical and colorectal cancer
(CRC) screening rates among ages recommended for screening. The primary aim of this …