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Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
S. Cuschieri, S. Grech
Summary: The study in Malta explored the characteristics of multimorbidity in the population, revealing a prevalence of 33% with a higher occurrence among those in low socio-economic status and residents of Gozo. The most common multimorbidity combination was hypertension and myocardial infarction in the young age group.
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Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Thilagavathi Ramamoorthy, Sravya Leburu, Vaitheeswaran Kulothungan, Prashant Mathur
Summary: This study examines variations in key NCD risk factors within different regions of India based on the National NCD Monitoring Survey. The northeast region had high rates of tobacco and alcohol use, while the south showed the highest prevalence of metabolic risk factors and clustering of multiple risk factors. Older age, urban residence, alcohol consumption, and overweight/obesity were associated with higher odds of certain NCD risk factors.
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Rufi Shaikh, Junaid Khan
Summary: The study found that Indian men are more likely than women to exhibit clustering of multiple non-communicable disease risk factors. Adults aged 30-49, urban residents, those with no education, separated couples, and individuals from poor economic backgrounds are more likely to have multiple unhealthy lifestyle risk factors. The prevalence of clustering of risk factors is higher among men and women from the North-Eastern part of India.
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Siyu Zou, Zhicheng Wang, Maria Bhura, Guoting Zhang, Kun Tang
Summary: The prevalence of multimorbidity among middle-aged and elderly population in China is 15.9%. Age, gender, and education level are factors associated with the occurrence of multimorbidity. Actions are needed to address the multimorbidity epidemic in China.
JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH
(2022)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Mahendra M. Reddy, Kamran Zaman, Rajaram Yadav, Priyanka Yadav, Kaushik Kumar, Rajni Kant
Summary: Noncommunicable disease (NCD) multimorbidity presents challenges to healthcare systems globally. This study aimed to determine the prevalence of NCD multimorbidity and its associated risk factors among adults living in a rural area. The overall prevalence of NCD multimorbidity was low, with higher rates among the elderly and women. Sociodemographic factors were found to be independently associated with NCD multimorbidity. Those with NCD multimorbidity had significantly higher out-of-pocket expenditures compared to those without NCDs.
FRONTIERS IN PUBLIC HEALTH
(2022)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Mariana Alejandra Rivero, Alejandra Kruger, Edgardo Mario Rodriguez, Marcelo Lisandro Signorini Porchietto, Paula Maria Alejandra Lucchesi
Summary: This study describes the seroepidemiology of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) in rural and urban populations in Argentina. The study found that rural residents had a higher infection rate compared to urban residents, and the infection rate was associated with lower socioeconomic status. Thawing homemade hamburgers before cooking them and a lack of knowledge about hemolytic-uremic syndrome (HUS) were also associated with seropositivity. The study highlights the importance of considering socioeconomic status and risk factors associated with different socioeconomic levels when implementing consumer-level public health interventions.
JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH
(2023)
Review
Sport Sciences
Leandro Garcia, Matthew Pearce, Ali Abbas, Alexander Mok, Tessa Strain, Sara Ali, Alessio Crippa, Paddy C. Dempsey, Rajna Golubic, Paul Kelly, Yvonne Laird, Eoin McNamara, Samuel Moore, Thiago Herick de Sa, Andrea D. Smith, Katrien Wijndaele, James Woodcock, Soren Brage
Summary: This study aims to estimate the dose-response associations between non-occupational physical activity and chronic disease outcomes and mortality. The results show that even small increases in non-occupational physical activity can significantly reduce the risk of various diseases and mortality compared to being inactive.
BRITISH JOURNAL OF SPORTS MEDICINE
(2023)
Review
Endocrinology & Metabolism
Mark Thomaz Ugliara Barone, Belinda Ngongo, Simone Bega Harnik, Lucas Xavier de Oliveira, Daniel Vegh, Patricia Vieira de Luca, Hermelinda Cordeiro Pedrosa, Franco Giraudo, Roque Cardona-Hernandez, Nayanjeet Chaudhury, Luiz Menna-Barreto
Summary: COVID-19 poses a serious threat to high-risk populations, and timely measures to protect these populations could have prevented or minimized the health crisis at national and global levels. In addition to general interventions, specific measures for diabetes patients are crucial for continuing care services during the pandemic.
DIABETES RESEARCH AND CLINICAL PRACTICE
(2021)
Article
Immunology
Dadong Li, Donna M. Wolk, Michael N. Cantor
Summary: This study compared results in inpatients and outpatients infected with coronavirus or influenza, finding that coronavirus patients had significantly higher rates of pneumonia and death within 30 days compared to influenza patients. Coronaviruses also showed a higher risk of death and pneumonia compared to influenza, despite no significant difference in ICU admission rates.
JOURNAL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES
(2021)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Gerard Thomas Portela, Traci Leong, Andrew Webster, Anthony Giarrusso, Scott Fridkin, Susan M. Ray, David Swerdlow, Lilly Cheng Immergluck
Summary: The risk of MRSA infections in children and adults can be defined by unique area-level sociodemographic characteristics which were distinct for those areas associated with MSSA infections. Place-based risks of MRSA or MSSA can be used to develop target public health interventions to decrease transmission and incidence.
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Yuko Yamaguchi, Maria Teresa Reyes Tuliao, Hiroya Matsuo
Summary: Noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) are a significant cause of disability and death in Muntinlupa, Manila, Philippines. Research in the community found insufficient awareness in preventative behaviors among Filipino adults, with diet control associated with health awareness and smoking and alcohol control related to economic status.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Nerida Nadia H. Valero, Paula Prist, Maria Uriarte
Summary: Leishmaniasis, a vector-borne disease caused by Leishmania spp., is influenced by various factors such as vegetation cover, climate, and socioeconomic factors. Studies have shown that high vegetation cover, economic inequality, precipitation, and other factors are associated with the probability of leishmaniasis occurrence, highlighting the need for effective public health policies and interventions based on these risk factors.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2021)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Probir Kumar Ghosh, Md. Golam Dostogir Harun, Ireen Sultana Shanta, Ausraful Islam, Kaniz Khatun E. Jannat, Haider Mannan
Summary: The prevalence of hypertension among adults in Bangladesh has increased significantly from 2011 to 2018. Socio-economic status, awareness of hypertension, and excessive body weight are significant determinants of hypertension. The causal pathways of socio-economic status are influenced by hypertension awareness and excessive body weight.
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Maria Fernanda Garcia, Philipp Hessel, Paul Rodriguez-Lesmes
Summary: Socioeconomic inequalities contribute to the detection and treatment disparities of hypertension in middle-income countries. The prevalence of undetected hypertension is significantly associated with lower socioeconomic status. In some countries, there is a significant gradient in uncontrolled hypertension. Differences in rural-urban areas and education levels account for the largest proportion of socioeconomic inequalities in hypertension detection and control.
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Maria Fernanda Garcia, Philipp Hesselid, Paul Rodriguez-Lesmes
Summary: Socioeconomic status is a crucial factor influencing the detection and control of hypertension in middle-income countries, with individuals of lower SES more likely to have undetected hypertension. Improving access to primary healthcare services may help reduce health inequalities in the detection and treatment of hypertension.
Article
Nutrition & Dietetics
Francine Silva dos Santos, Gicele Costa Mintem, Isabel Oliveira de Oliveira, Bernardo Lessa Horta, Elisabete Ramos, Carla Lopes, Denise Petrucci Gigante
Summary: This study evaluated the association between ultra-processed foods (UPF) and serum IL-6 concentration, finding that it is not explained by adiposity.
BRITISH JOURNAL OF NUTRITION
(2023)
Article
Psychology, Developmental
Betina Soldateli, Rita C. Silveira, Renato Soibelmann Procianoy, Mandy Belfort, Arthur Caye, Douglas Leffa, Adelar Pedro Franz, Fernando C. Barros, Ina S. Santos, Alicia Matijasevich, Aluisio J. D. Barros, Luciana Tovo-Rodrigues, Ana M. B. Menezes, Helen Goncalves, Fernando C. Wehrmeister, Luis Augusto Paim Rohde
Summary: The objective of this study is to examine the association between preterm infants' size at 1 year and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) assessed in childhood and adolescence. The findings suggest that increased head circumference at 1 year is associated with a lower risk of ADHD diagnosis and fewer attention symptoms.
EUROPEAN CHILD & ADOLESCENT PSYCHIATRY
(2023)
Review
Pediatrics
Bernardo Lessa Horta, Nigel Rollins, Mariane S. Dias, Valquiria Garcez, Rafael Perez-Escamilla
Summary: Breastfeeding reduces the odds of overweight or obesity in children. Even after considering the effects of publication bias and residual confounding, breastfeeding remains beneficial. The benefits of breastfeeding are also observed in studies that are susceptible to positive confounding by socioeconomic status.
Article
Dentistry, Oral Surgery & Medicine
L. A. Chisini, F. D. S. Costa, B. L. Horta, L. Tovo-Rodrigues, F. F. Demarco, M. B. Correa
Summary: This research investigates the association between dental caries trajectory and rs307355 (TAS1R3) and rs35874116 (TAS1R2), as well as the epistatic association between rs307355 (TAS1R3) and rs35874116 (TAS1R2). A representative sample of 5,914 individuals from the 1982 Pelotas birth cohort was prospectively studied. Group-based trajectory modeling identified different groups with similar dental caries trajectories throughout life. Genetic material was collected for genotyping rs307355 (TAS1R3) and rs35874116 (TAS1R2). The study found that the genotype and allele of rs307355 (TAS1R3) were positively associated with the trajectory of decayed and missing dental components. Epistatic interaction between rs307355 and rs35874116 may increase the decayed caries trajectory.
JOURNAL OF DENTAL RESEARCH
(2023)
Article
Dentistry, Oral Surgery & Medicine
Tatiana Pereira Cenci, Mariana Gonzalez Cademartori, Laylla Galdino dos Santos, Marcos Britto Correa, Bas Loomans, Bernardo Lessa Horta, Flavio Fernando Demarco
Summary: This study investigated the prevalence of tooth wear and its associated factors in adults from the 1982 Pelotas Birth Cohort. The results showed that 61.6% of the individuals had tooth wear, with females having a lower prevalence compared to males. Additionally, the consumption of acid and alcoholic beverages was positively associated with tooth wear.
JOURNAL OF DENTISTRY
(2023)
Article
Clinical Neurology
Adriana Kramer Fiala Machado, Andrea Wendt, Ana Maria Baptista Menezes, Helen Goncalves, Fernando C. Wehrmeister
Summary: By studying the sleep clusters among young adults, the prevalence of modifiable risk behaviors for noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) was determined and described according to these clusters.
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Franciney Anselmo Ferreira, Fernando Jose Herkrath, Bernardo Lessa Horta, Luiza Garnelo
Summary: This study analyzed the work processes of institutional supporters in delivering care services through a mobile river clinic. The findings highlight the lack of institutionalization in the work of supporters, the importance of immersion in rural mobile activities, and the centrality of daily living work. The study also reveals that the lack of administrative support and underfunding for infrastructure and logistics weaken the interventions of supporters and multiprofessional teams.
INTERFACE-COMUNICACAO SAUDE EDUCACAO
(2023)
Article
Dentistry, Oral Surgery & Medicine
Luiz Alexandre Chisini, Francine da costa Santos, Rodrigo Varella de Carvalho, Bernardo Lessa Horta, Luciana Tovo-Rodrigues, Flavio Fernando Demarco, Marcos Britto Correa
Summary: This study aimed to investigate the influence of Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms (SNPs) in tooth mineral tissue genes on dental caries trajectory and the potential gene-gene interaction. A representative sample of 5,914 births from the 1982 Pelotas birth cohort study was prospectively investigated. The findings suggest that certain SNPs in tooth mineral tissue genes are associated with dental caries trajectory and epistatic interactions, expanding the understanding of individual caries experience. The results highlight the clinical significance of SNPs in the pathway of tooth mineral tissue genes in the development of dental caries throughout the lifespan.
JOURNAL OF DENTISTRY
(2023)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Natalia E. Poveda, Linda S. Adair, Reynaldo Martorell, Shivani A. Patel, Manuel Ramirez-Zea, Santosh K. Bhargava, Sonny A. Bechayda, Delia B. Carba, Maria F. Kroker-Lobos, Bernardo Lessa Horta, Natalia Peixoto Lima, Monica Mazariegos, Ana Maria Baptista Menezes, Shane A. Norris, Lukhanyo H. Nyati, Linda M. Richter, Harshpal Sachdev, Fernando C. Wehrmeister, Aryeh D. Stein
Summary: This study found that higher birth weight and relative weight gains in infancy, childhood, and adolescence were positively associated with adult body composition. Relative weight gains in childhood and adolescence were the strongest predictors of adult body composition, while a faster linear growth in infancy weakly predicted higher adult adiposity.
Article
Respiratory System
Rogelio Perez-Padilla, Maria Montes de Oca, Ireri Thirion-Romero, Fernando C. Wehrmeister, Maria Victorina Lopez, Gonzalo Valdivia, Jose R. Jardim, Adriana Muino, Ana Maria B. Menezes, Rogelio Perez-Padilla
Summary: PRISm is a heterogeneous and unstable condition with a prevalence of 5.0% in the population. It is associated with adverse outcomes such as increased mortality risk and transition to other spirometric categories. Adequate follow-up and monitoring are important for patients with PRISm.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE
(2023)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Bruna Goncalves Cordeiro da Silva, Ana Maria Baptista Menezes, Helen Goncalves, Charles Phillipe de Lucena Alves, Felipe Mendes Delpino, Rafaela Costa Martins, Fernando Cesar Wehrmeister
Summary: This study aimed to evaluate the association between physical activity (PA) during adolescence and depression and anxiety disorders in young adulthood. The study found that active participants in leisure-time PA and total PA at 11 years had a lower risk of depression at age 22. Additionally, the more PA recommendations were met during adolescence, the lower the prevalence of depression. However, PA during adolescence was not associated with anxiety in young adults after controlling for potential confounders.
JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL ACTIVITY & HEALTH
(2023)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Charles Phillipe de Lucena Alves, Inacio Crochemore-Silva, Natalia P. Lima, Pieter Coenen, Bernardo Lessa Horta
Summary: This study found that there was no association or limited clinical relevance between occupational and leisure-time physical activity and cardiovascular risk factors in early adulthood.
JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL ACTIVITY & HEALTH
(2023)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Vania Pereira Oliveira, Mariane da Silva Dias, Natalia Peixoto Lima, Bernardo Lessa Horta
Summary: This study aimed to investigate the association between birth conditions, nutritional status, childhood growth, and cardiometabolic risk factors at 30 years of age. The researchers also examined whether body mass index (BMI) at 30 years old mediated the relationship between childhood weight gain and cardiometabolic risk factors. The findings suggest that rapid relative weight gain after 2 years of age may have long-term consequences on the risk of metabolic and cardiovascular disorders.
CADERNOS DE SAUDE PUBLICA
(2023)
Article
Pediatrics
Elma Izze da Silva Magalhaes, Natalia Peixoto Lima, Ana Maria Baptista Menezes, Helen Goncalves, Fernando C. Wehrmeister, Maria Cecilia Formoso Assuncao, Bernardo Lessa Horta
Summary: The purpose of this study was to investigate the impact of grandmother's smoking during pregnancy on the birthweight of grandchildren, as well as whether maternal smoking during pregnancy modified this association. The study found that although grandmother's smoking was not associated with grandchild's birthweight, it had an effect when the mother also smoked during pregnancy.
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS
(2023)
Article
Psychiatry
Dominique P. Behague, Helen Goncalves, Suelen Henriques da Cruz, Larissa de Cruz, Bernardo L. Horta, Natalia P. Lima
Summary: This paper explores how Brazilian socially sensitive therapy can respond to care-users' desire to change the social and political forces shaping their lives. The study shows that the use of socially sensitive therapy is associated with increased political participation and reporting of discrimination, with greater empowering effects observed in individuals with lower education and family income.
SOCIAL PSYCHIATRY AND PSYCHIATRIC EPIDEMIOLOGY
(2023)
