Publications by authors named "Gabby M H Yearwood"
Article Synopsis
- The use of race and ethnicity in clinical algorithms like the US Fracture Risk Assessment Tool (US-FRAX) may lead to health inequities and does not have strong justification according to the ASBMR Task Force.
- The Task Force conducted a systematic review of studies that included diverse racial groups but found that most research predominantly focused on White women, resulting in unstable predictive models.
- They recommend that fracture risk prediction should not adjust for race or ethnicity and should instead reflect population demographics and include a broad range of clinical and social factors.
Comparisons of the utility and accuracy of methods for measuring social interactions relevant to disease transmission are rare. To increase the evidence base supporting specific methods to measure social interaction, we compared data from self-reported contact surveys and wearable proximity sensors from a cohort of schoolchildren in the Pittsburgh metropolitan area. Although the number and type of contacts recorded by each participant differed between the two methods, we found good correspondence between the two methods in aggregate measures of age-specific interactions.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFComparisons of the utility and accuracy of methods for measuring social interactions relevant to disease transmission are rare. To increase the evidence base supporting specific methods to measure social interaction, we compared data from self-reported contact surveys and wearable proximity sensors from a cohort of schoolchildren in the Pittsburgh metropolitan area. Although the number and type of contacts recorded by each participant differed between the two methods, we found good correspondence between the two methods in aggregate measures of age-specific interactions.
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