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Association of renalase with clinical outcomes in hospitalized patients with COVID-19
Safdar B, Wang M, Guo X, Cha C, Chun HJ, Deng Y, Dziura J, El-Khoury JM, Gorelick F, Ko AI, Lee AI, Safirstein R, Simonov M, Zhou B, Desir GV. Association of renalase with clinical outcomes in hospitalized patients with COVID-19. PLOS ONE 2022, 17: e0264178. PMID: 35259186, PMCID: PMC8903289, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0264178.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCOVID-19 patientsRenalase levelsIntensive care unit admissionHospitalized COVID-19 patientsMean age 64 yearsCOVID-19Cox proportional hazards modelCare unit admissionPrimary composite outcomeRetrospective cohort studyUse of vasopressorsSevere COVID-19IL-6 levelsAge 64 yearsRisk of deathCOVID-19 subjectsInitial disease severityProportional hazards modelCOVID-19 diseasePlasma renalaseUnit admissionICU admissionCohort studyComposite outcomeCytokine levels
2024
Association Between Exercise Program Participation and Hospitalization of Older Adults
Wright D, Zhou B, Wright C, Axtell R, Mangi A, Safdar B. Association Between Exercise Program Participation and Hospitalization of Older Adults. American Journal Of Preventive Medicine 2024 PMID: 39218409, DOI: 10.1016/j.amepre.2024.08.017.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchExercise program participationNon-participantsPersonalized exercise programProgram participantsBaseline physical assessmentNational mortality databaseAssociated with decreased riskCox proportional hazards modelsExercise programAll-cause hospitalizationsMortality DatabaseProportional hazards modelRetrospective cohort studyExercise centersOlder AdultsPhysical assessmentHospital dataCohort studySustained participationDecreased hospitalizationBaseline measurementsHazards modelAssess sexMeasures of fitnessHospital