Included patient and sociodemographic characteristics are patient sex, race, age, expected source of payment, ZIP code of residence, outcomes (intraoperative and postoperative complications during hospitalisation, in-hospital mortality), as well as hospital information (unique hospital identifier, hospital location).
Data on patient demographics, residence, and outcomes of TB screening were derived from routinely collected information on TB registers.
Case-patients with missing responses for residence type, outcome, or clinical syndrome were excluded from analysis.
Case information extracted includes a de-identified record number, age, gender, Campylobacter species isolated, various dates related to onset and report, place of residence, and outcome.
Given that PD peritonitis is a major cause of PD technique failure, addressing the impact of remote residence on PD outcomes, particularly PD peritonitis, is an imperative issue to be addressed.
The sharp fertility differential between Kinshasa and the rest of the DRC, including other urban areas, makes it an ideal context in which to examine the relationship between migration and urban residence with fertility outcomes.
Two household-level characteristics have been examined extensively in earlier studies on inequalities in child health outcomes – residence of the household and socioeconomic status measured by wealth or assets.
Using a data set from a health survey of 4000 people aged 65 years and over living in all regions of Hong Kong, we examined regional variations in self-rated health, frailty, and 4 year mortality, and analyzed the relative contributions of lifestyle, socioeconomic status, and geographical location of residence to these outcomes.
Using a data set from a health survey of 4,000 people aged 65 years and over living in all regions of Hong Kong, we examined regional variations in self-rated health, frailty, and four-year mortality, and analyzed the relative contributions of lifestyle, socioeconomic status, and geographical location of residence to these outcomes using path analysis.
The impact of rural residence on PD outcomes is less well understood, particularly outside North America.
Increasingly, research suggests that properties of environmental residence influence health outcomes.
