Publications by authors named "P F Schnatz"
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- This study investigates whether the type of skin incision used in cesarean deliveries (Cohen vs. Pfannenstiel) affects maternal health outcomes in obese pregnant individuals (BMI ≥ 35 kg/m).
- Conducted at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital from 2016 to 2020, the research initially aimed to enroll 284 participants but was cut short after only 72 were randomized due to recruitment issues.
- The majority of participants were severely obese and had significant health issues, but the results regarding differences in maternal morbidity between the two incision types remain uncertain due to the early termination of the study.
History of Infertility and Risk of Endometrial Cancer in the Women's Health Initiative.
Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev
December 2024
Background: Several studies have suggested an association between infertility and risk of endometrial cancer. However, most studies have evaluated this relationship in premenopausal people, yet the mean age of endometrial cancer is 60 years, after the average age of menopause.
Methods: Our study included Women's Health Initiative participants who self-reported whether they had a history of infertility.
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- Coronary heart disease (CHD) is a major health issue in the U.S., and improved prediction models could help in early detection and intervention.
- Researchers developed a deep learning autoencoder survival analysis model (AESurv) that analyzes DNA methylation and clinical data to predict CHD events more accurately.
- The AESurv model outperformed traditional survival analysis models in two studies, showing strong potential for improving early CHD prediction and aiding healthcare professionals in managing patient care.
DXA-derived abdominal fat-free mass to predict MRI skeletal muscle mass in postmenopausal women.
Appl Physiol Nutr Metab
November 2024
Dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) is more available than gold-standard magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), but DXA ability to estimate abdominal skeletal muscle mass (SMM) is unknown. DXA-derived abdominal fat-free mass (FFM; Hologic QDR2000 or QDR4500w) was correlated with single-slice MRI SMM at L4 ( = 69; r QDR2000 = 0.71, QDR4500w = 0.
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- - This study investigates the relationship between diet quality and the risk of developing rheumatoid arthritis (RA) among postmenopausal women, emphasizing that previous research has yielded inconsistent results around this topic.
- - Conducting a prospective cohort study over an average of 8.1 years, researchers used a food frequency questionnaire to assess the participants' dietary habits and applied the Healthy Eating Index (HEI)-2015 to evaluate overall diet quality.
- - Results showed that a higher diet quality, as indicated by HEI scores, was linked to a reduced risk of developing RA; specifically, higher quartiles of the HEI scores lowered RA incidence by 1%, 10%, and 19% respectively, highlighting the potential benefits of better