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View article: Body Mass Index vs Body Fat Percentage as a Predictor of Mortality in Adults Aged 20-49 Years
Body Mass Index vs Body Fat Percentage as a Predictor of Mortality in Adults Aged 20-49 Years Open
Body fat percentage is a better predictor of 15-year mortality risk in young adults than BMI. A move to using BF% rather than BMI may change how we measure body composition for risk stratification.
View article: Body Mass Index versus Percent Body Fat as a Predictor of Mortality in Men Aged 20-49
Body Mass Index versus Percent Body Fat as a Predictor of Mortality in Men Aged 20-49 Open
CONTEXT: Body mass index (BMI) is commonly used as a risk marker for mortality and cardiometabolic disease, but its predictive ability has come into question. Other body composition measures may have more utility in practice. OBJECTIVE: To…
View article: Impact of COVID-19 on Chronic Ambulatory-Care-Sensitive Condition Emergency Department Use Among Older Adults
Impact of COVID-19 on Chronic Ambulatory-Care-Sensitive Condition Emergency Department Use Among Older Adults Open
This rise in ACSC ED use is consistent with a delay in normal primary care during the pandemic.
View article: Inflammation and poverty as individual and combined predictors of 15-year mortality risk in middle aged and older adults in the US
Inflammation and poverty as individual and combined predictors of 15-year mortality risk in middle aged and older adults in the US Open
Background Chronic systemic inflammation and poverty are both linked to an increased mortality risk. The goal of this study was to determine if there is a synergistic effect of the presence of inflammation and poverty on the 15-year risk o…
View article: Blinding of Admissions Committee to MCAT Scores: Is There a Difference in Subsequent Medical School Performance Between Cohorts?
Blinding of Admissions Committee to MCAT Scores: Is There a Difference in Subsequent Medical School Performance Between Cohorts? Open
Background The Medical College Admission Test (MCAT) is designed to inform members of the admissions committee about applicants’ academic readiness for medical school. Although previous work has shown that MCAT scores have some predictive …
View article: Expanding Opportunities: An Evaluation of Uniformed Services University’s Premedical Program for Enlisted Service Members
Expanding Opportunities: An Evaluation of Uniformed Services University’s Premedical Program for Enlisted Service Members Open
Introduction Medical school leaders are seeking strategies to increase the diversity of their student populations. Post-baccalaureate premedical (PBPM) programs are one such pipeline that has supported diversity in medicine. The purpose of…
View article: What Influences the Decision to Interview a Candidate for Medical School?
What Influences the Decision to Interview a Candidate for Medical School? Open
Introduction Holistic review, in which medical schools seek to balance applicant attributes and experiences alongside traditional academic metrics in making admissions decisions, has been in place for over a decade. Medical school applican…
View article: The Consequences of Structural Racism on MCAT Scores and Medical School Admissions: The Past Is Prologue
The Consequences of Structural Racism on MCAT Scores and Medical School Admissions: The Past Is Prologue Open
Those in medical education have a responsibility to prepare a physician workforce that can serve increasingly diverse communities, encourage healthy changes in patients, and advocate for the social changes needed to advance the health of a…
View article: Information retention among attendees at a traditional poster presentation session
Information retention among attendees at a traditional poster presentation session Open
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