Mortality Risk

Low insulin resistance, as measured by estimated glucose disposal rate, is associated with an increased risk for stroke and mortality for adults with type 2 diabetes, according to a speaker.

Among patients hospitalized with COVID-19, in-hospital mortality risk was more substantial among those with HF history, according to new data published in Circulation: Heart Failure.

Antipsychotic treatment did not increase risk for mortality among adults with serious mental illness diagnosed with COVID-19 infection, according to study results in a research letter published in JAMA Psychiatry.

In patients at low surgical risk who underwent transcatheter aortic valve replacement with a balloon-expandable valve, those with bicuspid aortic valves had no excess death and stroke risk compared with those with tricuspid aortic valves.

Sleeping less or more than 7 hours was significantly associated with an increased mortality risk in men and women, according to an East Asian study published in JAMA Network Open.

Men and women who took at least 7,000 steps per day had a 50% to 70% lower risk for mortality than those who took fewer than 7,000 steps per day, according to findings published in JAMA Network Open.

The risk for mortality after an ischemic stroke increased with longer follow-up time and younger age for adults with diabetes, according to findings published in the Journal of Diabetes and Its Complications.

Eating breakfast regularly, especially when the meal included more than 25 grams of fiber, was linked to lower overall and cardiovascular mortality, a cohort study showed.

Treating to a vitamin D level of at least 30 ng/mL is associated with significantly lower risk for myocardial infarction and all-cause mortality among adults with no prior MI history, according to an analysis of Veterans Affairs data.

Patients with primary immunodeficiencies demonstrated higher COVID-19 mortality rates than the general population, according to a study conducted in Turkey and published in Journal of Clinical Immunology.