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Predicting smoking cessation. Who will quit with and without the nicotine patch	1994	Center for Tobacco Research and Intervention, University of Wisconsin Medical School, Madison 53706-1532.	Read more...
Source Type Print(0) Ref Type Journal Article Periodical, Full Jama Periodical, Abbrev. JAMA Pub Date Free Form 23-Feb Volume 271 Issue 8 Start Page 589 Other Pages 594 Notes LR: 20151119; JID: 7501160; 6M3C89ZY6R (Nicotine); 7U1EE4V452 (Carbon Monoxide); K5161X06LL (Cotinine); ppublish Place of Publication UNITED STATES ISSN/ISBN 0098-7484; 0098-7484 Accession Number PMID: 8301790 Language eng SubFile Clinical Trial; Journal Article; Randomized Controlled Trial; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; AIM; IM DOI Output Language Unknown(0) PMID 8301790 Abstract OBJECTIVE: To identify predictors of smoking cessation success or failure with and without transdermal nicotine patch treatment. DESIGN: Two independent randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled studies using the nicotine patch assessing outcome at the end of treatment and at 6-month follow-up; each study used a different mode of adjuvant counseling. PATIENTS: Subjects were daily smokers (> or = 15 cigarettes per day), aged 21 to 65 years with expired air carbon monoxide levels of at least 10 ppm, and motivated to quit. Eighty-eight subjects participated in study 1, and 112 subjects participated in study 2. INTERVENTION: Study 1 consisted of 8 weeks of 22-mg nicotine patch therapy with intensive group counseling. Study 2 consisted of 4 weeks of 22-mg nicotine patch therapy and 2 weeks of 11-mg nicotine patch therapy with brief individual counseling. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: The prediction of smoking cessation (at end of treatment and after 6 months) based on pretreatment and intratreatment measures in smokers using active or placebo nicotine patches. RESULTS: Pretreatment markers, such as the Fagerstrom Tolerance Questionnaire score, number of cigarettes smoked per day, years smoked, expired air carbon monoxide level, or baseline blood nicotine and cotinine levels, showed no consistent relationship with successful smoking cessation across both studies. Of the intratreatment markers examined, withdrawal severity and nicotine replacement levels also were not consistently predictive of cessation success. However, any smoking during the second week of treatment was a consistent and powerful predictor of failure at the end of treatment and after 6 months. Among active nicotine patch patients who smoked at all during week 2 after quitting, 83% and 97% (studies 1 and 2, respectively) were smoking at 6-month follow-up. Conversely, abstinence during the second week of treatment predicted successful smoking cessation. Among active nicotine patch patients who were totally abstinent during week 2 after quitting, 46% and 41% (studies 1 and 2, respectively) were abstinent at 6-month follow-up. Of all nicotine patch patients in both studies who were smoking at 6-month follow-up, 74% began smoking during week 1 or 2. Among all placebo patch patients who were smoking at 6-month follow-up, 86% began smoking during week 1 or 2. CONCLUSIONS: Smoking status (abstinent or smoking) during the first 2 weeks of nicotine patch therapy, particularly week 2, was highly correlated with clinical outcome and can serve as a powerful predictor of smoking cessation. Early smoking behavior also predicted outcome among placebo patch users. Traditional measures of dependence are not consistently predictive of cessation success. Clinicians are advised to emphasize the importance of total abstinence after a quit attempt and to follow-up with patients within the first 2 weeks of quitting; smoking during this critical time should be assessed and treatment may be altered as appropriate. Descriptors Administration, Cutaneous, Adult, Aged, Breath Tests, Carbon Monoxide/analysis, Confidence Intervals, Cotinine/blood, Counseling, Double-Blind Method, Female, Follow-Up Studies, Humans, Logistic Models, Male, Middle Aged, Nicotine/administration & dosage/blood, Odds Ratio, Smoking/therapy, Smoking Cessation/methods/statistics & numerical data, Treatment Outcome Links Book Title Database Publisher Data Source Authors Kenford,S. L., Fiore,M. C., Jorenby,D. E., Smith,S. S., Wetter,D., Baker,T. B. Original/Translated Title URL Date of Electronic PMCID Editors
Predicting Tobacco Use across the First Year of College	2016	Virginia Institute for Psychiatric and Behavioral Genetics, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA. cookem3@vcu.edu.; Department of African American Studies, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA.; College Behavioral and Emotion	Read more...
Source Type Print(0) Ref Type Journal Article Periodical, Full American Journal of Health Behavior Periodical, Abbrev. Am.J.Health Behav. Pub Date Free Form Jul Volume 40 Issue 4 Start Page 484 Other Pages 495 Notes LR: 20160719; GR: F31 AA024380/AA/NIAAA NIH HHS/United States; GR: R37 AA011408/AA/NIAAA NIH HHS/United States; JID: 9602338; NIHMS799784; OID: NLM: NIHMS799784 [Available on 07/01/17]; OID: NLM: PMC4946338 [Available on 07/01/17]; PMCR: 2017/07/01 00:00; Place of Publication United States ISSN/ISBN 1945-7359; 1087-3244 Accession Number PMID: 27338995 Language eng SubFile Journal Article; IM DOI 10.5993/AJHB.40.4.10 [doi] Output Language Unknown(0) PMID 27338995 Abstract OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to assess patterns of tobacco use across the first year of college, transitions in use, and associated predictors. METHODS: The frequency of tobacco use (cigarettes, cigars, smokeless tobacco, and hookah) during the fall and spring of 4073 college students' first year at college were used as indicators in latent class (LCA) and latent transition analyses (LTA). RESULTS: The LCA yielded 3 classes that represent levels of use frequency and not specific tobacco product classes: non-using, experimenting, and frequent using. The LTA results demonstrate stability in class membership from fall to spring. The most common transition was for the fall experimenters to transition out of experimentation. A series of demographic, environmental, and intrapersonal predictors were found to influence both fall class membership, and transitions from fall to spring. CONCLUSIONS: Students are likely to use multiple alternative tobacco products along with cigarettes. Their frequency of use of these products is fairly stable across the first year of college. Predictors reflecting experiences during the first year of college had the greatest impact on college tobacco use, demonstrating the importance of the college experience on young adult tobacco use. Descriptors Links Book Title Database Publisher Data Source Authors Cooke,M.E., Nasim,A., Cho,S.B., Kendler,K.S., Clark,S.L., Dick,D.M. Original/Translated Title URL Date of Electronic PMCID PMC4946338 Editors
Prediction equations for pulmonary function values in healthy children in Mashhad city, North East Iran	2014	Department of Physiology, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.; Department of Physiology, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran ; Neurogenic inflammation Research Centre, School of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical	Read more...
Source Type Print(0) Ref Type Journal Article Periodical, Full Journal of research in medical sciences : the official journal of Isfahan University of Medical Sciences Periodical, Abbrev. J.Res.Med.Sci. Pub Date Free Form Feb Volume 19 Issue 2 Start Page 128 Other Pages 133 Notes LR: 20140507; JID: 101235599; OID: NLM: PMC3999598; OTO: NOTNLM; 2013/06/10 [received]; 2013/08/24 [revised]; 2013/10/23 [accepted]; ppublish Place of Publication Iran ISSN/ISBN 1735-1995; 1735-1995 Accession Number PMID: 24778666 Language eng SubFile Journal Article DOI Output Language Unknown(0) PMID 24778666 Abstract BACKGROUND: Pulmonary function tests (PFTs) are used in assessing physiological to clinical status of the respiratory system, which is expressed as a percentage of predicted values. Predicted PFTs values are varies in different ethnics. Predicted PFTs values were studied in a sample of Iranian children. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Prediction equations for PFTs were derived from urban children in the city of Mashhad (northeast Iran). Regression analysis using height and age as independent variables was applied to provide predicted values for both sexes. PFT values were measured in 414 healthy children (192 boy and 222 female, aged 4-10 years). Forced vital capacity (FVC), forced expiratory volume in one second (FEV1), maximal mid-expiratory flow (MMEF), peak expiratory flow (PEF), MEF at 75%, 50% and 25% of the FVC (MEF75, MEF50 and MEF25 respectively) were measured. RESULTS: There were positive correlations between each pulmonary function variable with height and age. The largest positive correlations were found for FVC (r = 0.712, P Descriptors Links Book Title Database Publisher Data Source Authors Tabatabaie,S.S., Boskabady,M.H., Mohammadi,S.S., Mohammadi,O., Saremi,P., Amery,S., Esmaili,H., Ghafari,Z., Boskabady,M. Original/Translated Title URL Date of Electronic PMCID PMC3999598 Editors
Prediction equations for pulmonary function values in healthy young Iranians aged 8-18 years	2004	Department of Physiology, Ghaem Medical Centre, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran. mhboskabady@hotmail.com	Read more...
Source Type Print(0) Ref Type Journal Article Periodical, Full Respirology (Carlton, Vic.) Periodical, Abbrev. Respirology Pub Date Free Form Nov Volume 9 Issue 4 Start Page 535 Other Pages 542 Notes LR: 20061115; JID: 9616368; ppublish Place of Publication Australia ISSN/ISBN 1323-7799; 1323-7799 Accession Number PMID: 15612967 Language eng SubFile Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; Validation Studies; IM DOI RES623 [pii] Output Language Unknown(0) PMID 15612967 Abstract OBJECTIVE: Pulmonary function test (PFT) variables are dependent on height, age and gender. In addition, there is evidence of PFT variation in different ethnic groups. Prediction equations for PFT from a healthy, non-smoking, urban young population in the city of Mashhad (north-east Iran) have been derived. METHODOLOGY: Prediction equations for normal pulmonary function were derived from 336 healthy, non-smoking subjects, including 187 males (height 103-188.5 cm) and 149 females (height 104-183 cm) aged 8-18 years. The subjects underwent measurement of spirometric flow and volume. The following variables were measured: FVC, FEV1, maximal mid-expiratory flow (MMEF), PEF, maximal expiratory flow at 75, 50 and 25% of the FVC (MEF75, MEF50, and MEF25, respectively), tidal volume (VT), inspiratory reserve volume (IRV), expiratory reserve volume (ERV), inspiratory capacity (IC), and vital capacity (VC). Regression analysis using height and age as independent variables was applied to provide predicted values for both genders. RESULTS: There were positive correlations for each pulmonary function variable with height and age. The largest positive correlations were found for FEV1 with height and age, in both genders. Comparison of PFT variables derived from the equations obtained in the present study showed significant differences to those calculated from several previously published equations (P < 0.001 for most variables). For example, the values of FVC and FEV1 derived from the equations obtained in the present study were 2.83 +/- 0.99 and 2.50 +/- 0.89 for males, and 2.41 +/- 0.54 and 2.19 +/- 0.53 for females, while the values derived from the equations of the European Community for Steel and Coal study were 3.12 +/- 1.06 and 2.62 +/- 0.89 for males and 2.79 +/- 0.67 and 3.35 +/- 0.57 for females, respectively. CONCLUSIONS: A set of PFT reference values and prediction equations for both genders has been derived using a relatively large, healthy, non-smoking Iranian young population, and has generated results that differ from several other prediction equations. Descriptors Adolescent, Age Factors, Body Height, Child, Female, Humans, Iran, Lung/physiology, Male, Predictive Value of Tests, Reference Values, Regression Analysis, Reproducibility of Results, Respiratory Function Tests/standards, Sex Factors, Urban Population Links Book Title Database Publisher Data Source Authors Boskabady,M. H., Tashakory,A., Mazloom,R., Ghamami,G. Original/Translated Title URL Date of Electronic PMCID Editors
Prediction of abstinence at 10 weeks based on smoking status at 2 weeks during a quit attempt: secondary analysis of two parallel, 10-week, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trials of 21-mg nicotine patch in adult smokers	2009	Pinney Associates, Inc., Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213, USA. sferguson@pinneyassociates.com	Read more...
Source Type Print(0) Ref Type Journal Article Periodical, Full Clinical therapeutics Periodical, Abbrev. Clin.Ther. Pub Date Free Form Sep Volume 31 Issue 9 Start Page 1957 Other Pages 1965 Notes LR: 20151119; JID: 7706726; 0 (Nicotinic Agonists); 6M3C89ZY6R (Nicotine); 2009/07/21 [accepted]; ppublish Place of Publication United States ISSN/ISBN 1879-114X; 0149-2918 Accession Number PMID: 19843485 Language eng SubFile Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; IM DOI 10.1016/j.clinthera.2009.08.029 [doi] Output Language Unknown(0) PMID 19843485 Abstract BACKGROUND: Smoking cessation outcomes are calculated as the probability of abstinence at follow-up among all enrolled smokers, but it is also useful to estimate the probability of success for those who experienced success or failure at earlier time points. OBJECTIVES: The primary aims were to estimate the probability of maintaining abstinence through week 10 among subjects who were abstinent at week 2, and to assess the effect of active treatment with a nicotine patch. We also examined outcomes at week 6 and, among subjects who smoked during the first 2 weeks of treatment, the probability of reestablishing abstinence later, as well as the effect of active treatment on this outcome. METHODS: We analyzed pooled data from 2 previously published, parallel, double-blind studies in which subjects were initially randomized to receive an active nicotine patch (starting at 21 mg) or a placebo patch. Subjects randomized to active treatment followed a double-blind step-down dosing regimen: 24-h/21-mg patches for the first 6 weeks of treatment, followed by 14- and 7-mg patches for successive 2-week periods. Biochemically verified abstinence (exhaled carbon monoxide <or=8 ppm) was assessed during laboratory visits. RESULTS: Most subjects were white (94.8%) and female (61.6%), with a mean (SD) age of 43.1 (10.2) years. Subjects had been smoking for a mean of 24.5 (10.2) years and smoked a mean of 30.6 (10.4) cigarettes per day. In both the nicotine (n = 249) and placebo (n = 253) groups, all subjects who were abstinent during the first 2 weeks had a high probability of maintaining abstinence through week 10, but subjects treated with the active patch were significantly more likely to remain abstinent (active: 79.8% [67/84], placebo: 52.6% [20/38]; relative risk [RR] = 1.52 [95% CI, 1.10-2.09]). Also, at week 6, subjects receiving active treatment had a greater chance of remaining abstinent (active: 94.3% [82/87], placebo: 78.0% [32/41]; RR = 1.21 [95% CI, 1.02-1.43]). To assess the effect of treatment on recovery from smoking lapses, we examined the probability of abstinence during week 10 among subjects who smoked during the first 2 weeks of treatment. Among them, treatment was associated with a greater probability of later success: 31.4% (50/159) of those treated with the active patch and 12.5% (26/208) of those receiving placebo were abstinent at week 10 (RR = 2.52 [95% CI, 1.64-3.85]). Similar results were observed at week 6 (49.4% [80/162] vs 21.2% [45/212]; RR = 2.33 [95% CI, 1.72-3.15]). CONCLUSIONS: More than two thirds (71.3%) of subjects who were abstinent 2 weeks into a quit attempt maintained that abstinence through the end of 10 weeks of treatment. Use of a nicotine patch was significantly associated with maintaining abstinence and with recovering abstinence after an early lapse. Descriptors Administration, Cutaneous, Adult, Dose-Response Relationship, Drug, Double-Blind Method, Female, Follow-Up Studies, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Nicotine/administration & dosage/therapeutic use, Nicotinic Agonists/administration & dosage/therapeutic use, Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic, Recurrence, Smoking/prevention & control, Smoking Cessation/methods/statistics & numerical data, Time Factors, Treatment Outcome Links Book Title Database Publisher Data Source Authors Ferguson,S. G., Gitchell,J. G., Shiffman,S., Sembower,M. A. Original/Translated Title URL Date of Electronic PMCID Editors
Prediction of Barrett's esophagus among men	2013	Center for Clinical Management Research, Ann Arbor Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, USA. jhr@umich.edu	Read more...
Source Type Print(0) Ref Type Journal Article Periodical, Full The American Journal of Gastroenterology Periodical, Abbrev. Am.J.Gastroenterol. Pub Date Free Form Mar Volume 108 Issue 3 Start Page 353 Other Pages 362 Notes LR: 20150219; GR: K23 DK079291/DK/NIDDK NIH HHS/United States; GR: K23DK079291/DK/NIDDK NIH HHS/United States; GR: K24 DK080941/DK/NIDDK NIH HHS/United States; GR: K24 DK084208/DK/NIDDK NIH HHS/United States; GR: K24DK080941/DK/NIDDK NIH HHS/United States Place of Publication United States ISSN/ISBN 1572-0241; 0002-9270 Accession Number PMID: 23318485 Language eng SubFile Journal Article; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; IM DOI 10.1038/ajg.2012.446 [doi] Output Language Unknown(0) PMID 23318485 Abstract OBJECTIVES: Risk factors for Barrett's esophagus include gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) symptoms, age, abdominal obesity, and tobacco use. We aimed to develop a tool using these factors to predict the presence of Barrett's esophagus. METHODS: Male colorectal cancer (CRC) screenees were recruited to undergo upper endoscopy, identifying newly diagnosed cases of Barrett's esophagus. Logistic regression models predicting Barrett's esophagus using GERD symptoms alone and together with abdominal obesity, tobacco use, and age were compared. RESULTS: Barrett's esophagus was found in 70 (8.5%) of 822 CRC screenees. Mutually adjusting for other covariates, Barrett's esophagus was associated with weekly GERD (odds ratio (OR)=2.33, 95% confidence interval (CI)=1.34, 4.05), age (OR per 10 years=1.53, 95% CI=1.05, 2.25), waist-to-hip ratio (OR per 0.10=1.44, 95% CI=0.898, 2.32) and pack-years of cigarette use (OR per 10 pack-years=1.09, 95% CI=1.04, 1.14). A model including those four factors had a greater area under the receiver operating characteristics curve than did a model based on GERD frequency and duration alone (0.72 vs. 0.61, P Descriptors Links Book Title Database Publisher Data Source Authors Rubenstein,J.H., Morgenstern,H., Appelman,H., Scheiman,J., Schoenfeld,P., McMahon,L.F.,Jr, Metko,V., Near,E., Kellenberg,J., Kalish,T., Inadomi,J.M. Original/Translated Title URL Date of Electronic 20130115 PMCID PMC3903120 Editors
Prediction of fishing effort distributions using boosted regression trees	2014		Read more...
Source Type Print(0) Ref Type Journal Article Periodical, Full Ecological applications : a publication of the Ecological Society of America Periodical, Abbrev. Ecol.Appl. Pub Date Free Form Jan Volume 24 Issue 1 Start Page 71 Other Pages 83 Notes JID: 9889808; ppublish Place of Publication United States ISSN/ISBN 1051-0761; 1051-0761 Accession Number PMID: 24640535 Language eng SubFile Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; IM DOI Output Language Unknown(0) PMID 24640535 Abstract Concerns about bycatch of protected species have become a dominant factor shaping fisheries management. However, efforts to mitigate bycatch are often hindered by a lack of data on the distributions of fishing effort and protected species. One approach to overcoming this problem has been to overlay the distribution of past fishing effort with known locations of protected species, often obtained through satellite telemetry and occurrence data, to identify potential bycatch hotspots. This approach, however, generates static bycatch risk maps, calling into question their ability to forecast into the future, particularly when dealing with spatiotemporally dynamic fisheries and highly migratory bycatch species. In this study, we use boosted regression trees to model the spatiotemporal distribution of fishing effort for two distinct fisheries in the North Pacific Ocean, the albacore (Thunnus alalunga) troll fishery and the California drift gillnet fishery that targets swordfish (Xiphias gladius). Our results suggest that it is possible to accurately predict fishing effort using Descriptors Links Book Title Database Publisher Data Source Authors Soykan,C.U., Eguchi,T., Kohin,S., Dewar,H. Original/Translated Title URL Date of Electronic PMCID Editors
Prediction of water pipe damage based on assumed seismic ground motion in Osaka city	2000	Aoyama, T., Osaka Municipal Waterworks Bureau, Osaka, Japan	Read more...
Source Type Print(0) Ref Type Journal Article Periodical, Full Water Supply Periodical, Abbrev. Water Supply Pub Date Free Form 2000/ Volume 18 Issue 3 Start Page 57 Other Pages 62 Notes Place of Publication ISSN/ISBN 0735-1917 Accession Number Language SubFile DOI Output Language Unknown(0) PMID Abstract Descriptors city planning, conference paper, earthquake, environmental management, environmental planning, Japan, pipeline, water supply Links Book Title Database Embase Publisher Data Source Embase Authors Aoyama,T. Original/Translated Title URL Date of Electronic PMCID Editors
Predictions: hubble bubble.	1986	Naughtie, J.	Read more...
Source Type Print(0) Ref Type Journal Article Periodical, Full Nursing times Periodical, Abbrev. Nurs.Times Pub Date Free Form / Volume 82 Issue 1 Start Page 18 Other Pages 19 Notes Place of Publication ISSN/ISBN 0954-7762 Accession Number Language SubFile DOI Output Language Unknown(0) PMID Abstract Descriptors article, human, national health service, politics, United Kingdom Links Book Title Database MEDLINE Publisher Data Source Embase Authors Naughtie,J. Original/Translated Title URL Date of Electronic PMCID Editors
Predictive global trends in the incidence and mortality of pancreatic cancer based on geographic location, socio-economic status, and demographic shift	2016	Division of Surgical Oncology, Department of Surgery, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska.; Section of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, Boston University Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts.; Department of Surgery, Gundersen	Read more...
Source Type Print(0) Ref Type Journal Article Periodical, Full Journal of surgical oncology Periodical, Abbrev. J.Surg.Oncol. Pub Date Free Form 11-Aug Volume Issue Start Page Other Pages Notes LR: 20160811; CI: (c) 2016; JID: 0222643; OTO: NOTNLM; 2016/01/27 [received]; 2016/07/25 [accepted]; aheadofprint Place of Publication ISSN/ISBN 1096-9098; 0022-4790 Accession Number PMID: 27511902 Language ENG SubFile JOURNAL ARTICLE DOI 10.1002/jso.24410 [doi] Output Language Unknown(0) PMID 27511902 Abstract BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Pancreatic Cancer (PC) is a lethal malignancy that accounts for about 4% of cancer-related deaths worldwide. The aim of this study is to describe the influence of geography (based on WHO regions), socio-economic development (based on Human Development Index [HDI]) and demographic shift on the temporal trends in global incidence and mortality of PC. METHODS: Data (2012-2030) relating to the incidence, mortality of PC and demographic shifts based on WHO regions and HDI areas were extracted from GLOBOCAN 2012. Linear regression was used to evaluate trends in total incidence and mortality. RESULTS: We noted a definite association between PC and higher socio-economic status. Advanced age (age >/=65) contributed to the rising burden in all socio-economic regions of the world except in the Low Human Development (LHD) countries where the disease predominantly affected population Descriptors Links Book Title Database Publisher Wiley Periodicals, Inc Data Source Authors Are,C., Chowdhury,S., Ahmad,H., Ravipati,A., Song,T., Shrikandhe,S., Smith,L. Original/Translated Title URL Date of Electronic 20160811 PMCID Editors

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