Fahad Razak
Biographic Data
| ID | 3448100 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Fahad Razak |
| GIVEN NAMES | Fahad |
| FAMILY NAME | Razak |
| SIGNATURE | RAZAK F |
| AFFILIATIONS | St. Michael's Hospital |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-9195-7286 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 9 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 7 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2005 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Variations in Processes of Care and Outcomes for Hospitalized General Medicine Patients Treated by Female vs Male Physicians
In this cross-sectional study of patients admitted to general medical units in Canada, patients cared for by female physicians had lower mortality rates than those treated by male physicians, adjusting for patient characteristics. This finding was nonsignificant after adjustment for other physician characteristics
Population-level trends in the distribution of body mass index in Canada, 2000–2014
Inter-individual inequality in BMI: An analysis of Indonesian Family Life Surveys (1993–2007)
Widening inequalities in mean Body Mass Index (BMI) between social and economic groups are well documented. However, whether changes in mean BMI are followed by changes in dispersion (or variance) and whether these inequalities are also occurring within social groups or across individuals remain understudied. In addition, a substantial body of literature exists on the global increase in mean BMI and prevalence of overweight and obesity. However, …
Population-level trends in the distribution of body mass index in England, 1992–2013
BACKGROUND: Changes over time of mean body weight or prevalence of overweight and obesity have been well documented. Less consideration has been given to describing the distribution to these changes particularly by socioeconomic status and sex. METHODS: We use data from the Health Survey for England for the years 1992-2013 to calculate the median, 5th and 95th centiles, and SD of body mass index (BMI). We tested differences using analysis of vari…
Going beyond the disability-based morbidity definition in the compression of morbidity framework
BACKGROUND: As originally proposed by Fries, conceptualizing morbidity solely through associated functional limitation/disability (FL/D) remains the most widely accepted metric to assess whether increases in longevity have been accompanied by a compression of morbidity. OBJECTIVE: To propose a departure from a highly restrictive FL/D-based definition of "morbidity" to a broader view that considers the burden of chronic diseases even when no overt…
J-shapedness: An often missed, often miscalculated relation: the example of weight and mortality
We present three considerations in analysing the association between weight and mortality, as well as other relations that might be non-linear in nature. First, authors must graphically plot their independent and dependent variables in a continuous manner. Second, authors should assess the shape of that relation, and note its shape. If it is non-linear, and specifically, J-shaped or U-shaped, careful consideration should be given to using the ‘be…
Obesity and the risk of myocardial infarction in 27 000 participants from 52 countries: A case-control study
Population-level trends in the distribution of body mass index in England, 1992–2013
BACKGROUND: Changes over time of mean body weight or prevalence of overweight and obesity have been well documented. Less consideration has been given to describing the distribution to these changes particularly by socioeconomic status and sex. METHODS: We use data from the Health Survey for England for the years 1992-2013 to calculate the median, 5th and 95th centiles, and SD of body mass index (BMI). We tested differences using analysis of vari…
J-shapedness: An often missed, often miscalculated relation: the example of weight and mortality
We present three considerations in analysing the association between weight and mortality, as well as other relations that might be non-linear in nature. First, authors must graphically plot their independent and dependent variables in a continuous manner. Second, authors should assess the shape of that relation, and note its shape. If it is non-linear, and specifically, J-shaped or U-shaped, careful consideration should be given to using the ‘be…
Obesity and the risk of myocardial infarction in 27 000 participants from 52 countries: A case-control study
Going beyond the disability-based morbidity definition in the compression of morbidity framework
BACKGROUND: As originally proposed by Fries, conceptualizing morbidity solely through associated functional limitation/disability (FL/D) remains the most widely accepted metric to assess whether increases in longevity have been accompanied by a compression of morbidity. OBJECTIVE: To propose a departure from a highly restrictive FL/D-based definition of "morbidity" to a broader view that considers the burden of chronic diseases even when no overt…
J-shapedness: An often missed, often miscalculated relation: the example of weight and mortality
We present three considerations in analysing the association between weight and mortality, as well as other relations that might be non-linear in nature. First, authors must graphically plot their independent and dependent variables in a continuous manner. Second, authors should assess the shape of that relation, and note its shape. If it is non-linear, and specifically, J-shaped or U-shaped, careful consideration should be given to using the ‘be…
Inter-individual inequality in BMI: An analysis of Indonesian Family Life Surveys (1993–2007)
Widening inequalities in mean Body Mass Index (BMI) between social and economic groups are well documented. However, whether changes in mean BMI are followed by changes in dispersion (or variance) and whether these inequalities are also occurring within social groups or across individuals remain understudied. In addition, a substantial body of literature exists on the global increase in mean BMI and prevalence of overweight and obesity. However, …
Population-level trends in the distribution of body mass index in England, 1992–2013
BACKGROUND: Changes over time of mean body weight or prevalence of overweight and obesity have been well documented. Less consideration has been given to describing the distribution to these changes particularly by socioeconomic status and sex. METHODS: We use data from the Health Survey for England for the years 1992-2013 to calculate the median, 5th and 95th centiles, and SD of body mass index (BMI). We tested differences using analysis of vari…
Population-level trends in the distribution of body mass index in Canada, 2000–2014
Variations in Processes of Care and Outcomes for Hospitalized General Medicine Patients Treated by Female vs Male Physicians
In this cross-sectional study of patients admitted to general medical units in Canada, patients cared for by female physicians had lower mortality rates than those treated by male physicians, adjusting for patient characteristics. This finding was nonsignificant after adjustment for other physician characteristics
Medicine (6 works) · Gerontology (4 works) · Statistics (4 works) · Body mass index (3 works) · Demography (3 works) · Internal Medicine (3 works) · Mathematics (3 works) · Obesity (3 works) · Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (3 works) · Overweight (3 works)