Apollyon Rising 2012 by Thomas Horn

Apollyon Rising 2012 by Thomas Horn

This study was to identify individual and county-level (population-based) predictor variables which would allow for identification of contributing factors to increased risk of LA. It sought to answer three primary questions: (1) Are there variations in risk of LA by race/ethnicity among Type-2 diabetics in the Florida panhandle? (2) Are there variations in risk of LA across socioeconomic and community characteristics? and (3) Is a combination of individual-level and county-level variables better predictors of LA than either one alone? Results of the individual-level analyses were consistent with existing literature. Minority diabetics, specifically blacks showed greater risk for LA than other groups. Men showed greater risk for LA compared to women. Ages 60-69 showed greater risk for LA compared to all other age groups. Hypertension as co-morbidity conferred greater risk for LA compared to those without hypertension. Regression models did not show that county-level and individual-level variables together were better predictors of LA than either one alone. Summarized, a hypertensive black male, ages 60-69 on public insurance has greater risk and more likely to undergo LA.

Thomas Horn, MSW, RSW, is a Registered Social Worker (RSW) with the Ontario College of Social Workers and Social Service Workers (OCSWSSW) and the General Social Care Council (GSCC) in Ontario, Canada. He has over 20 years of experience in the field of social services in a range of settings. He currently works in forensic mental health and supervises social work students at the undergraduate and graduate levels.

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ISBN 13	9780982323564
ISBN 10	0982323565
Title	Apollyon Rising 2012
Author	Thomas Horn
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Defender Publishing
Year published	2009-12-01
Number of pages	352
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