background: the main objective of this study was to assess the malnutrition and some socio-economic related factors based on three ethnic groups among primary school children in north of iran in 2010 . methods: this cross-sectional study was carried out through multistage cluster random sampling on 5698 subjects (2505 fars-native, 2154 turkman, and 1039 sistani) in 112 schools. well-trained sta...

Introduction To evaluate the psychometric characteristics of the Beck Depression Inventory - Second Edition (BDI-II) with an ethnically diverse sample of college students. Methods The BDI-II was completed by a group of 502 college students (54% women) with an ethnic distribution of African-American (n=49, 10%), Asian-American (n=33, 7%), Hispanic (n=113, 22%), Native-American (n=10, 2%), and Wh...

introduction: a cleft lip with or without a cleft palate is one of the major congenital anomalies observed in newborns. this study explored the risk factors for oral clefts in gorgan, northern iran.  materials and methods: this hospital-based case-control study was performed in three hospitals in gorgan, northern iran between april 2006 and december 2009. the case group contained 33 newborns wi...

Background: The flexor digitorum brevis tendon to the fifth digit is frequently absent, and this absence typically an incidental discovery during dissection or surgical studies. This study aimed assess frequency of a missing in Hispanic population for first time, association between tendon, variables such as sex ethnicity, functional implications absent tendon. Methods: Our sample consists 30 c...

We use the UK Household Longitudinal Study and compare pre-COVID-19 pandemic (2017-2019) during-COVID-19 data (April 2020) for same group of individuals to assess quantify changes in mental health as measured by GHQ-12 (General Health Questionnaire), among ethnic groups UK. confirm previously documented average deterioration whole sample interviewed before during COVID-19 pandemic. In addition,...

Blacks, Hispanics, and divorced women have historically experienced double-digit poverty rates in retirement, and divorce and other demographic trends will increase their representation in future retiree populations. For these reasons, we might expect an increase in the proportion of economically vulnerable divorced women in the future. This article uses the Social Security Administration's Mod...

Introduction. Concern regarding overtreatment of prostate cancer (CaP) is leading to increased attention on active surveillance (AS). This study examined CaP survivors on AS and compared secondary treatment patterns and overall survival by race/ethnicity. Methods. The study population consisted of CaP patients self-classified as black or white followed on AS in the Center for Prostate Disease R...