Article
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Odayme Quesada, Marie Lauzon, Rae Buttle, Janet Wei, Nissi Suppogu, Sheryl F. Kelsey, Steven E. Reis, Leslee J. Shaw, George Sopko, Eileen Handberg, Carl J. Pepine, C. Noel Bairey Merz
Summary: This study aims to determine the role of physical fitness in the obesity paradox in women with ischaemic heart disease (IHD). The findings suggest that physical fitness plays a role in the association between obesity and cardiovascular outcomes in women. Overweight and obese women with good physical fitness had lower long-term all-cause mortality, while normal weight women with poor physical fitness had higher risk of major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE).
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PREVENTIVE CARDIOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Yan Sun, Siyue Yu, Aiwei Wang, Hardaway Chun-Kwan Chan, Alison Xiaoting Ou, Dexing Zhang, Yaojie Xie, Shirley S. M. Fong, Yang Gao
Summary: This study examines the effects of an adapted physical activity intervention on health-related physical fitness in adolescents with intellectual disability. The results show that the intervention improves cardiorespiratory fitness and flexibility in adolescents with intellectual disability, but has no significant effects on muscular strength and endurance.
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2022)
Article
Sport Sciences
Drazenka Macak, Boris Popovic, Natasa Babic, Cristina Cadenas-Sanchez, Dejan M. Madic, Nebojsa Trajkovic
Summary: The study found that after 6 months of daily physical activity, preschool children showed significant improvements in muscular strength, such as grip strength and sit-ups. However, there were no significant differences between the experimental group and the control group in other fitness components.
JOURNAL OF SPORTS SCIENCES
(2022)
Article
Pediatrics
Sofi Oktaviani, Mayumi Mizutani, Ritsuko Nishide, Susumu Tanimura
Summary: The study identified factors associated with overweight/obesity in children in Indonesia, including older age, having an overweight/obese father, membership of certain ethnic groups, and urban residence. A main protective factor was parents' perception of a child's food consumption.
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Davide Rasella, Lorenzo Richiardi, Nicolai Brachowicz, H. Xavier Jara, Mark Hanson, Delia Boccia, Matteo G. Richiardi, Costanza Pizzi
Summary: The study used the MICH model to analyze the impact of fiscal policies on childhood overweight and obesity in Italy, finding that both universal benefits and targeted interventions have significant effects on childhood overweight, with family income playing a crucial role in child health.
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Jason M. Nagata, Natalia Smith, Sana Alsamman, Christopher M. Lee, Erin E. Dooley, Orsolya Kiss, Kyle T. Ganson, David Wing, Fiona C. Baker, Kelley Pettee Gabriel
Summary: This study aimed to identify the independent associations and interactions between physical activity, screen time, and BMI in adolescents. The findings showed that a combination of low screen time and high step count was associated with lower BMI percentile in adolescents. These results have significant implications for future guidance on screen time and physical activity for adolescents.
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Alvaro Huerta Ojeda, Guillermo Barahona-Fuentes, Sergio Galdames Maliqueo
Summary: This study investigated the effects of a 12-week period without mandatory physical training on VO2 max and anthropometric parameters in naval cadets. The results showed a significant decrease in VO2 max, as well as an increase in tricipital skinfold thickness and the endomorphic component during this time frame.
Article
Nutrition & Dietetics
Nur Nadia Mohamed, Abdul Jalil Rohana, Noor Aman A. Hamid, Frank B. Hu, Vasanti S. Malik, Muhammad Fadhli Mohd Yusoff, Tahir Aris
Summary: Research suggests a strong association between maternal overweight and obesity and intergenerational overweight and obesity among children in Malaysia. Factors such as older maternal age, lower education levels, younger child age, Chinese ethnicity, large household size, and low-income households are associated with intergenerational overweight and obesity.
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Jairo Azocar-Gallardo, Alex Ojeda-Aravena, Eduardo Baez-San Martin, Victor Campos-Uribe, Luis Gonzalez-Rojas, Maria A. Castillo Cerda, Jose Manuel Garcia-Garcia
Summary: The aim of this study was to determine the influence of body composition on cardiorespiratory fitness and metabolic markers. The results showed that higher fat-free mass and lower body mass index were positively related to better cardiorespiratory fitness, regardless of insulin resistance status.
APPLIED SCIENCES-BASEL
(2023)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Pontus Henriksson, Johanna Sandborg, Maria Henstrom, Christine Delisle Nystrom, Evelina Ek, Francisco B. Ortega, Marie Lof
Summary: The study found a positive association between fat mass and cardiovascular disease risk factors in children, while fat-free mass had weaker associations. Additionally, cardiorespiratory fitness and motor fitness were related to CVD risk factors, but these associations were influenced by basic covariates and body composition adjustments.
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2022)
Review
Endocrinology & Metabolism
Ricardo Augusto Leoni De Sousa, Leticia Gomes Santos, Paulo Mauricio Lopes, Bruno Raphael Ribeiro Cavalcante, Alex Cleber Improta-Caria, Ricardo Cardoso Cassilhas
Summary: Exercise, regardless of intensity, has positive effects on memory in both obese patients and animal models, making it an excellent intervention to prevent and inhibit cognitive impairment and memory loss.
Article
Pediatrics
J. Aarestrup, D. C. Pedersen, L. G. Bjerregaard, B. W. Jensen, K. B. Leth-Moller, R. K. Jacobsen, W. Johnson, J. L. Baker
Summary: Among Danish schoolchildren, the prevalence of underweight remained stable until the 1950s to 1970s, and then declined until the early 2000s. The prevalence of overweight plateaued until the 1950s to 1970s and then increased steeply. The prevalence of obesity particularly increased from the 1980s onwards. These trends slightly differed by age.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Glade L. Topham, Isaac J. Washburn, Laura Hubbs-Tait, Tay S. Kennedy, Julie M. Rutledge, Melanie C. Page, Taren Swindle, Lenka H. Shriver, Amanda W. Harrist
Summary: This cluster randomized controlled trial aimed to compare three treatments for overweight and obese children, involving psychoeducation interventions for parents and children, as well as a peer group intervention. The results showed that interventions aimed at improving parent, child, and peer-group behaviors had a positive impact on slowing down BMI growth in overweight and obese children.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH
(2021)
Review
Psychology, Educational
Aiwei Wang, Yang Gao, Jingjing Wang, Tamara J. Brown, Yan Sun, Siyue Yu, Tomas K. Tong, Linda L. D. Zhong, Shirley Siu Ming Fong, Frederic Dutheil, Julien S. Baker
Summary: Physical activity is an effective intervention for improving cardiopulmonary fitness in children with intellectual disabilities, with significant effects seen on 6-minute walk distance. However, more research is needed to draw conclusive results on obesity-related outcomes.
JOURNAL OF APPLIED RESEARCH IN INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES
(2022)
Article
Endocrinology & Metabolism
John M. Jakicic, Renee J. Rogers, Wei Lang, Bethany B. Gibbs, Nalingna Yuan, Yaron Fridman, Erik B. Schelbert
Summary: This study aimed to examine the changes in left ventricular mass (LVM) in adults with overweight or obesity during a behavioral weight-loss intervention, with varying levels of physical activity (PA) prescriptions. The results showed that weight loss through dietary modification resulted in reduced LVM, while combining with moderate-to-vigorous PA helped preserve LVM.
Editorial Material
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Stephen E. Gilman, Allison Aiello, Sandro Galea, Chanelle J. Howe, Ichiro Kawachi, Gina S. Lovasi, Lorraine T. Dean, J. Michael Oakes, Arjumand Siddiqi, M. Maria Glymour
Summary: Social epidemiology focuses on how social forces influence population health, encompassing all social and economic determinants of health. This commentary encourages researchers to expand knowledge on emerging and underresearched social determinants, advance new empirical evidence on health inequities and solutions to promote health equity, generate evidence to inform the translation of research on social determinants into public health impact, contribute to methodological innovation in social epidemiology, and encourage critical self-reflection on the field's direction, challenges, successes, and failures.
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Jesse J. Plascak, Stephen J. Mooney, Mario Schootman, Andrew G. Rundle, Adana A. M. Llanos, Bo Qin, Chi-Chen Hong, Kitaw Demissie, Elisa Bandera, Xinyi Xu
Summary: This study tested the accuracy and validity of spatio-temporal model prediction of observed neighborhood physical disorder collected from virtual audits. The results showed that the full models had lower prediction error compared to large-scale models and had higher correlations with respondent-reported perceptions of physical disorder. The study demonstrates the validity of a spatio-temporal Kriging model for predicting observed physical disorder.
SPATIAL AND SPATIO-TEMPORAL EPIDEMIOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Gina S. Lovasi, Christian A. Treat, Dustin Fry, Isha Shah, Jane E. Clougherty, Alique Berberian, Frederica P. Perera, Marianthi-Anna Kioumourtzoglou
Summary: The deployment of cleaner buses in the New York Metropolitan Transit Agency has successfully reduced air pollution concentrations, particularly in nitrogen dioxide. This study demonstrates the importance of clean public transportation for improving urban air quality and public health.
JOURNAL OF EXPOSURE SCIENCE AND ENVIRONMENTAL EPIDEMIOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Pediatrics
Emily A. Knapp, Yanan Dong, Anne L. Dunlop, Judy L. Aschner, Joseph B. Stanford, Tina Hartert, Susan L. Teitelbaum, Mark L. Hudak, Kecia Carroll, Thomas G. O'Connor, Cindy T. McEvoy, T. Michael O'Shea, Susan Carnell, Margaret R. Karagas, Julie B. Herbstman, Dana Dabelea, Jody M. Ganiban, Assiamira Ferrara, Monique Hedderson, Traci A. Bekelman, Andrew G. Rundle, Akram Alshawabkeh, Diane Gilbert-Diamond, Rebecca C. Fry, Zhanghua Chen, Frank D. Gilliland, Rosalind J. Wright, Carlos A. Camargo, Lisa Jacobson, Barry M. Lester, Christine W. Hockett, Marie L. Hodges, Aruna Chandran
Summary: The COVID-19 pandemic has led to an increased rate of BMI gain in children compared to previous years. Children in the obese range are at higher risk of BMI gain during the pandemic, while children from higher-income households have a decreased risk.
Article
Pediatrics
Traci A. Bekelman, Emily A. Knapp, Yanan Dong, Dana Dabelea, Tracy M. Bastain, Carrie Breton, Kecia N. Carroll, Carlos A. Camargo, Ann M. Davis, Anne L. Dunlop, Amy J. Elliott, Assiamira Ferrara, Rebecca C. Fry, Jody M. Ganiban, Diane Gilbert-Diamond, Frank D. Gilliland, Monique M. Hedderson, Alison E. Hipwell, Christine W. Hockett, Kathi C. Huddleston, Margaret R. Karagas, Nichole Kelly, Jin-Shei Lai, Barry M. Lester, Maristella Lucchini, Melissa M. Melough, Nicole L. Mihalopoulos, T. Michael O'Shea, Andrew G. Rundle, Joseph B. Stanford, Sara VanBronkhorst, Rosalind J. Wright, Qi Zhao, Katherine A. Sauder
Summary: Societal changes during the COVID-19 pandemic may affect children's health behaviors. Parents experiencing financial strain may need additional support to promote healthy behaviors. Changing work schedules to care for children can lead to shorter screen time and longer sleep duration.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Allison Kupsco, Andreas Sjodin, Whitney Cowell, Richard Jones, Sharon Oberfield, Shuang Wang, Lori A. Hoepner, Dympna Gallagher, Andrea A. Baccarelli, Jeff Goldsmith, Andrew G. Rundle, Julie B. Herbstman
Summary: Data collected from a birth cohort in New York City revealed that prenatal PBDE exposures were not associated with child growth trajectories in Dominican and African American children. The study found no significant impact of cord levels of individual PBDEs or total PBDE mixture on childhood BMIz. Adjusting for postnatal PBDE exposures did not alter the results.
ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH
(2022)
Article
Substance Abuse
Abhinav Suri, Daniel J. Feaster, Raymond R. Balise, James Quinn, Edward V. Nunes, Louisa Gilbert, Nabila El-Bassel, Andrew G. Rundle
Summary: This study aims to examine the impact of the March 2020 New York State emergency orders on opioid dispensing and access to medications for opioid use disorder. The study found that the emergency orders were associated with a decline in non-MOUD opioid dispensing, but access to MOUD remained unaffected.
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Andrew G. Rundle, Eliza W. Kinsey, Elizabeth M. Widen, James W. Quinn, Mary Huynh, Gina S. Lovasi, Kathryn M. Neckerman, Gretchen Van Wye
Summary: This study examined the association between neighbourhood walkability and the risk of gestational diabetes in New York City. The results showed that living in more walkable neighbourhoods was associated with a lower risk of gestational diabetes.
PAEDIATRIC AND PERINATAL EPIDEMIOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Jana A. Hirsch, Yuzhe Zhao, Steven Melly, Kari A. Moore, Nicolas Berger, James Quinn, Andrew Rundle, Gina S. Lovasi
Summary: This study examines national disparities in retail food environments across different neighborhoods in terms of race/ethnicity and socio-economic status. The findings show that non-White and low-income communities have more unhealthy food sources, and this disparity has been increasing over time. There is an inverse relationship between income and access to food stores, although the gap has been narrowing over time.
PUBLIC HEALTH NUTRITION
(2023)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Andrew G. G. Rundle, Remle P. P. Crowe, Henry E. E. Wang, Alexander X. X. Lo
Summary: This study presents a method to use emergency medical services data as a public health surveillance tool for fall injuries, with a focus on outdoor falls. Using the 2019 NEMSIS data, it was found that 4% of fall injuries were secondary to syncope and heat illness, and 9% of fall injuries occurred outdoors, with 85% of them happening on streets and sidewalks. The strengths and weaknesses of using this method for routine public health surveillance of fall injuries are discussed.
INJURY EPIDEMIOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Andrew G. Rundle, Kathryn M. Neckerman, Suzanne E. Judd, Natalie Colabianchi, Kari A. Moore, James W. Quinn, Jana A. Hirsch, Gina S. Lovasi
Summary: This study provides additional longitudinal evidence that residential neighborhood features that support pedestrian activity are associated with lower adiposity.
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY
(2023)
Meeting Abstract
Ophthalmology
Noah Heilenbach, Titilola Ogunsola, Ceyhun Elgin, Dustin Fry, Yara Abazah, Ahmed Aboseria, Rahm Alshamah, Jad Alshamah, Steve Mooney, Gladys Maestre, Gina Lovasi, Vipul Patel, Mina Iskander, Lama A. Al-Aswad
INVESTIGATIVE OPHTHALMOLOGY & VISUAL SCIENCE
(2022)
Proceedings Paper
Computer Science, Information Systems
Kaiyuan Hou, Yanchen Liu, Peter Wei, Chenye Yang, Hengjiu Kang, Stephen Xia, Teresa Spada, Andrew Rundle, Xiaofan Jiang
Summary: SIFTER is a low-cost system based on a RGB-thermal camera for continuous fever screening of multiple people, significantly improving screening throughput while minimizing disruption to normal activities. It can achieve 100% true positive rate with 22.5% false positive rate without requiring any human interaction, greatly outperforming the baseline.
2022 21ST ACM/IEEE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON INFORMATION PROCESSING IN SENSOR NETWORKS (IPSN 2022)
(2022)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Andrew G. Rundle, Michael D. M. Bader, Stephen J. Mooney
Summary: Innovations in information technology and data sharing have led to the emergence of Urban Health Informatics. Machine learning is applied to various data, such as image analysis, variable selection, and spatial interpolation, to study the effects of neighborhood environments on health.
CURRENT EPIDEMIOLOGY REPORTS
(2022)
Meeting Abstract
Allergy
Samuel Cochran, Luis Acosta, Adnan Divjan, Angela Lemons, Andrew Rundle, Rachel Miller, Brett Green, Matthew Perzanowski, Karen Dannemiller
JOURNAL OF ALLERGY AND CLINICAL IMMUNOLOGY
(2022)
