comorbidity


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co·mor·bid

 (kō-môr′bĭd)
adj.
Coexisting or concomitant with an unrelated pathological or disease process: patients with comorbid diabetes and depression.
co′mor·bid′i·ty n.
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comorbidity

(ˌkəʊmɔːˈbɪdɪtɪ)
n
(Pathology) the occurrence of more than one illness or condition at the same time
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comorbidity

n comorbilidad
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Psychiatric comorbidity may play an important role in the increased risk of premature death in people with ADHD (attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder), according to a new extensive registry study conducted at Karolinska Institute and Orebro University in Sweden.
Psychiatric comorbidity contributes to increased mortality in ADHD
However, for deaths in adulthood, when adjusting for early-onset psychiatric comorbidity, the association between ADHD and risk of death due to natural causes was no longer statistically significant (HR, 1.32; 95 percent CI, 0.94 to 1.85).
ADHD May Increase Risk of Premature Death; Psychiatric comorbidity plays key role for all-cause and cause-specific associations with death in adults
ENPNewswire-August 8, 2019--Karolinska Institutet: Psychiatric comorbidity contributes to increased mortality in ADHD
Karolinska Institutet: Psychiatric comorbidity contributes to increased mortality in ADHD
Comorbidity often arise when a particular disease leads to other complications in patients.
The prevalence of comorbidity and predictors in ankylosing spondylitis
In the comorbidity guideline, the working group examined the therapeutic interventions for psoriasis-related comorbidities such as psoriatic arthritis (PsA), cardiovascular disease, metabolic syndrome, and inflammatory bowel disease.
Joint psoriasis guidelines address biologics, comorbidities
Researchers analysed administrative data on cardiac patients admitted to the Montreal Heart Institute to create and test an index, the Cardiac-Specific Comorbidity Index, to help predict death both in-hospital and within one year in a group.
New cardiac index outperforms current tools in predicting death after admission
"A 90-year-old fit individual, with minimal comorbidity living independently, would absolutely be a good candidate for dialysis, while a 75-year-old patient with bad peripheral vascular disease and dementia, living in a nursing home, would be unlikely to live longer on dialysis than off dialysis," she said.
Dialysis decision in elderly needs to factor in comorbidities
Also, to compare ADHD patients according to the presence of comorbidity and/or current treatment.
Sleep problems and profiles in attention deficit hyperactivity disorder assessed by the Children Sleep Habits Questionnaire-Abbreviated in Colombia
The Elixhauser Comorbidity Index was used to measure comorbidity burden.
Variations in Hip Fracture Baseline Patient Demographics and Comorbidities: Repercussions on Bundled Payment Reimbursement Models
At least, one comorbidity was reported in 53 patients (61.2%).
Comorbidities in Argentine patients with axial spondyloarthritis: Is nephrolithiasis associated with this disease?
The Artificial Intelligence co-creation platform 'AIdea' developed by the Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI) will help predict taxi passenger demands and contribute to the study of comorbidity, reports said Wednesday.
Taiwan-developed AI platform to advance taxi passenger hotspot prediction, comorbidity research
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