This paper investigates the difference in the health conditions and the health care consumption of uninsured individuals as compared to individuals with private insurance, using a nationally representative data set of inpatient hospital admissions from the US. In line with the previous literature, our results indicate that uninsured individuals are, on average, in worse health conditions. Howev...

background: socioeconomic status (ses) can greatly affect the clinical outcome of medical  problems. we sought to assess the in‑hospital mortality of patients with the acute coronary syndrome (acs) according to their ses. methods: all patients admitted to tehran heart center due to 1 st ‑time acs between march 2004 and august 2011 were assessed. the patients who were illiterate/lowly educated (...

conclusions according to the results obtained, the largest numbers of deaths and illnesses were due to the high average pm10 concentration or an increase in the number of days of exposure to this pollutant. background particulate matters have harmful effects on human health and can intensify mortality and disease. objectives the purpose of this study was to evaluate the health impacts of partic...

background: cystatin c (cys c) has been implicated as a prognostic marker in cardiovascular disease. the aim of this study was to evaluate the value of cys c as a marker of acute kidney injury (aki) in acute heart failure (ahf), the impact of cys c and n-terminal probrain natriuretic peptides (nt-probnp) on in-hospital and 12 months mortality were also investigated. materials and methods: a tot...

Background: Unlike the western hemisphere, information about stroke epidemiology in southern Iran is scarce. The aim of this study was to determine the main epidemiological characteristics of patients with stroke and its mortality rate in southern Iran.Methods: A retrospective, single-center, hospital-based longitudinal study was performed at Nemazee Hospital in Shiraz, Southern Iran. Patients ...

Background: The purpose of the present study was to examine the role of mean platelet volume (MPV) in comparison with Sequential Organ Failure Assessment (SOFA), quick SOFA (qSOFA), and Mortality in Severe Sepsis in the Emergency Department (MISSED) scoring systems in predicting hospital mortality among patients with severe sepsis. Methods: This follow-up stud...