Background Red cell distribution width (RDW) is a quantitative measure of variability in the
size of circulating erythrocytes with higher values reflecting greater heterogeneity in cell sizes…

Background The General Population Nutrition Intervention Trial was a randomized primary
esophageal and gastric cancer prevention trial conducted from 1985 to 1991, in which 29 …

Segmented line regression models, which are composed of continuous linear phases, have
been applied to describe changes in rate trend patterns. In this article, we propose a …

This paper describes the study of atomization of nanoparticles by inductively coupled plasma
mass spectrometry (ICPMS) and developes a novel nonisotopic immunoassay by coupling …

Purpose The Study of Tamoxifen and Raloxifene (STAR) demonstrated that raloxifene was
as effective as tamoxifen in reducing the risk of invasive breast cancer (IBC) in …

Background: Self-reported screening behaviors from national surveys often overestimate
screening use, and the amount of overestimation may vary by demographic characteristics. We …

Mixture cure models are usually used to model failure time data with long‐term survivors.
These models have been applied to grouped survival data. The models provide simultaneous …

To estimate the potential benefits of lowering systolic blood pressure (SBP) toward preventing
late-life dementia, we estimated the population-attributable risk of elevated SBP for …

… Binbing Yu PhD … Binbing Yu PhD … DE Alley conducted statistical analysis in consultation
with B Yu. D Mackey, P Cawthon, L Ferrucci, EM Simonsick, S Hardy, B Goodpaster, C Sarkisian, …

Background and aims Cross-sectional studies suggest that obstructive lung disease (OLD)
and smoking affect lean mass and mobility. A study was undertaken to investigate whether …