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Right-Wing Authoritarianism: Protective factor against or risk factor for depression? KU Leuven Ghent University
Because the authoritarian personality was introduced to explain the rise of fascism during World War II, research focused on its ability to predict prejudice, leaving its associations with well-being largely unexplored. Studies that did examine these associations yielded inconsistent results, and some authors even argued that authoritarianism buffers against the negative effects of psychological vulnerability factors (i.e. D-type personality) ...
Risk of recurrent venous thromboembolism according to baseline risk factor profiles KU Leuven
The optimal duration of anticoagulation for venous thromboembolism (VTE) is uncertain. In this prespecified analysis, we used data from 2 randomized trials, which compared once-daily rivaroxaban (20 mg or 10 mg) with aspirin (100 mg) or placebo for extended VTE treatment to estimate the risk of recurrence according to baseline risk factor profiles. Index VTE events were centrally classified as unprovoked, or provoked by major transient or ...
An approximation method for risk aggregations and capital allocation rules based on additive risk factor models KU Leuven
© 2018 Elsevier B.V. This paper proposes the use of convex lower bounds as approximation to evaluate the aggregation of risks, based on additive risk factor models in the multivariate generalized Gamma distribution context. We consider two types of additive risk factor model. In Model 1, the risk factors that contribute to the aggregation are deterministic. In Model 2, we consider contingent risk factors. We work out the explicit formulae of the ...
Relative and Absolute Risk to Guide the Management of Pulse Pressure, an Age-Related Cardiovascular Risk Factor KU Leuven
BACKGROUND: Pulse pressure (PP) reflects the age-related stiffening of the central arteries, but no study addressed the management of the PP-related risk over the human lifespan. METHODS: In 4,663 young (18-49 years) and 7,185 older adults (≥50 years), brachial PP was recorded over 24 hours. Total mortality and all major cardiovascular events (MACEs) combined were coprimary endpoints. Cardiovascular death, coronary events, and stroke were ...
Examination of the population attributable risk of different risk factor domains for suicidal thoughts and behaviors KU Leuven
Despite the fact that suicide is an important public health problem, the etiology is still not well understood. Especially lacking is a societal-level approach that takes into account the extent to which several risk factor domains are attributable to new onset of suicidal thoughts and behaviors (STB).