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Association between physical activity energy expenditure and cardiometabolic risk factor clustering among Chinese adults in 2015

open access: yesSports Medicine and Health Science, 2022
To understand the association between cardiometabolic risk factor (CMRF) clustering and physical activity (PA) levels, we included 86520 Chinese adults aged 18–64 years having at least one CMRF (hypertension, diabetes, dyslipidemia, or obesity) from the ...
Xiaorong Chen   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Diabetes in Sub Saharan Africa 1999-2011: Epidemiology and Public Health Implications. A Systematic Review. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
Diabetes prevalence is increasing globally, and Sub-Saharan Africa is no exception. With diverse health challenges, health authorities in Sub-Saharan Africa and international donors need robust data on the epidemiology and impact of diabetes in order to ...
Hall, Victoria   +3 more
core   +2 more sources

Prevention of dental caries as a non‐communicable disease

open access: yesEuropean Journal of Oral Sciences, 2018
Today, dental caries is regarded as a preventable non-communicable disease (NCD) that affects a majority of the population across their lifespan. As such, it shares a number of behavioural, socio-economic, and lifestyle factors with other NCDs, such as ...
S. Twetman
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Twin epidemics of covid-19 and non-communicable disease

open access: yesBritish medical journal, 2020
Worse than the sum of their ...
T. Sheldon, John Wright
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Factors associated with frailty status compared to pre-frailty in community-dwelling older adults: a cross-sectional study

open access: yesFrontiers in Public Health
ObjectiveTo identify factors distinguishing frail from pre-frail status in community-dwelling older adults and construct a risk prediction model with logistic regression as the primary method to identify independent risk factors, and a neural network as ...
Wei Li   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Combined consideration of body mass index and waist circumference identifies obesity patterns associated with risk of stroke in a Chinese prospective cohort study

open access: yesBMC Public Health, 2022
Background In China, few studies have examined the relationship between the combination of body mass index and waist circumference and the risk of stroke. Moreover, the relationship may also be different in different genders.
Xiangfeng Cong   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

The methodology for assessing smoking-attributed mortality based on All Causes of Death Surveillance in Tianjin, China, 2010–2015

open access: yesTobacco Induced Diseases, 2020
Introduction The All Causes of Death Surveillance (ACDS) system was used to measure smoking-attributed mortality by inserting questions on smoking on death certificates.
Wei Li*   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Characteristics of unintentional injuries reported to Shanghai hospitalized injury surveillance system, 2017‒2020

open access: yesShanghai yufang yixue, 2023
ObjectiveTo analyze the characteristics of hospitalized unintentional injuries and to provide evidence for formulating injury prevention and control strategies.MethodsDescriptive analysis was conducted on injury information of unintentional injury cases ...
XU Naiting   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Medical education and the pursuit of excellence : the quest for the Holy Grail? [PDF]

open access: yes, 2008
Medical education in Europe is currently facing enormous challenges brought about by the number and the diversity of medical schools that are now within the fold.
Vassallo, Josanne
core  

Socioeconomic status, non-communicable disease risk factors, and walking speed in older adults: multi-cohort population based study

open access: yesBritish medical journal, 2018
Objective To assess the association of low socioeconomic status and risk factors for non-communicable diseases (diabetes, high alcohol intake, high blood pressure, obesity, physical inactivity, smoking) with loss of physical functioning at older ages ...
S. Stringhini   +29 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

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