AIMC Topic: Prevalence

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Prevalence, associated risk factors and satellite imagery analysis in predicting soil-transmitted helminth infection in Nakhon Si Thammarat Province, Thailand.

Scientific reports
Soil-transmitted helminth (STH) infections remain a significant public health concern in rural areas, often leading to nutritional and physical impairment, particularly in children. This study aimed to assess the prevalence and associated factors of ...

METS-VF as a novel predictor of gallstones in U.S. adults: a cross-sectional analysis (NHANES 2017-2020).

BMC gastroenterology
BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Obesity is a well-established risk factor for gallstone formation, but traditional anthropometric measures (e.g., BMI, waist circumference) inadequately assess metabolically active visceral adiposity. The novel Metabolic Score fo...

The application and predictive value of the weight-adjusted-waist index in BC prevalence assessment: a comprehensive statistical and machine learning analysis using NHANES data.

BMC cancer
BACKGROUND: Obesity is a known risk factor for breast cancer (BC), but conventional metrics such as body mass index (BMI) may insufficiently capture central adiposity. The weight-adjusted waist index (WWI) has emerged as a potentially superior anthro...

Prevalence of malnutrition and associated factors in Chinese children and adolescents aged 3-14 years using machine learning algorithms.

Journal of global health
BACKGROUND: Child malnutrition represents a critical global public health issue and it is characterised by high prevalence and severe long-term consequences for growth and development. A better understanding of its contributory factors is essential t...

An illustration of multi-class roc analysis for predicting internet addiction among university students.

PloS one
The internet is one of the essential tools today, and its impact is particularly felt among university students. Internet addiction (IA) has become a serious public health issue worldwide. This multi-class classification study aimed to identify the p...

The association of life's essential 8 with prevalence of chronic respiratory diseases in adults: insights from NHANES 2007-2018.

BMC pulmonary medicine
OBJECTIVE: Chronic respiratory diseases (CRDs) and cardiovascular diseases (CVD) share common risk factors and frequently co-occur, leading to poorer outcomes. Life's Essential 8 (LE8), a novel metric for cardiovascular health, may provide insights i...

Exploring explainable machine learning algorithms to model predictors of tobacco use among men in Sub Sahara Africa between 2018 and 2023.

Scientific reports
Tobacco smoking is a significant public health issue in sub-Saharan Africa, with its prevalence shaped by various demographic factors. This study aimed to model predictors of tobacco use among men in Sub Sahara Africa between 2018 and 2023 using mach...

Machine learning-based online web calculator predicts the risk of sarcopenic obesity in older adults.

Aging clinical and experimental research
BACKGROUND: Sarcopenic obesity (SO) has a higher risk of adverse health events compared to having obesity or sarcopenia alone due to the dual burden of both muscle loss and fat gain. The prevalence of SO is progressively increasing as the population ...

Assessing psychological resilience and its influencing factors in the MSM population by machine learning.

Scientific reports
This study assesses the influence of social support, self-esteem, depression, and education on psychological resilience among men who have sex with men (MSM) to inform policy-making. Data were collected from 1,070 MSM via an online survey in Zhejiang...

Diabetic retinopathy in rural communities: a review of barriers to access of care and potential solutions.

Annals of medicine
INTRODUCTION: Diabetic retinopathy (DR) is a leading cause of vision loss. With an estimated 38.4 million Americans diagnosed with DM, the disease exerts a significant burden on healthcare systems, especially in rural areas where access to care is li...