Risk behaviors and sports facilities do not explain socioeconomic differences in childhood obesity: a cross-sectional study.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Several studies regarding the effect of retirement on physical as well as mental health have been performed, but the results thereof remain inconclusive. The aim of this review is to systematically summarise the literature on the health effects of retirement, describing differences in terms of voluntary, inv...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： van der Heide I,van Rijn RM,Robroek SJ,Burdorf A,Proper KI

更新日期：2013-12-13 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Globally, mental health promotion related to psychological distress in the workplace has become a great concern, and a focus of much research attention. However, a sense of contribution to society and sense of bonding with the workplace have not been examined in relation to psychological distress. Thus, the ...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Ozaki K,Motohashi Y,Kaneko Y,Fujita K

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Existing studies reporting on the levels of physical fitness among college students used relatively few fitness tests as a reflection of physical fitness, which could not comprehensively evaluate the levels of physical fitness. Thus, the current study aimed to investigate the cross-sectional relationship bet...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Chen X,Cui J,Zhang Y,Peng W

更新日期：2020-04-05 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Schools are an important setting for health promotion. In England, around one third of publicly funded schools have become independent of local authorities since 2000 and are now academies, run by an academy trust. The aim of this research was to examine attitudes towards health promotion held by academy tru...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Jessiman PE,Campbell R,Jago R,Van Sluijs EMF,Newbury-Birch D

更新日期：2019-08-28 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:When an influenza pandemic occurs most of the population is susceptible and attack rates can range as high as 40-50 %. The most important failure in pandemic planning is the lack of standards or guidelines regarding what it means to be 'prepared'. The aim of this study was to assess the preparedness of acute...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Reidy M,Ryan F,Hogan D,Lacey S,Buckley C

更新日期：2015-09-03 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Hypertension, known as the silent killer, is a major risk factor for cardiovascular disease. Awareness and treatment of hypertension is not appropriate in the world, and this has led to an increase in mortality and morbidity caused by uncontrolled hypertension. This study aims to estimate awareness, treated,...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Mirzaei M,Mirzaei M,Bagheri B,Dehghani A

更新日期：2020-05-12 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:While obesity has been shown to be difficult to treat in school aged children and in adolescence, promising results have been detected for children who started treatment in early childhood. Yet knowledge on the effectiveness of structured early childhood obesity treatment programs is limited, preventing the ...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Ek A,Chamberlain KL,Ejderhamn J,Fisher PA,Marcus C,Chamberlain P,Nowicka P

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There is strong evidence for the beneficial effects of physical activity in diabetes. There has been little research demonstrating a dose-response relationship between physical activity and self-rated health in diabetics. The aim of this study was to explore the dose-response association between leisure time...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Li CL,Lai YC,Tseng CH,Lin JD,Chang HY

更新日期：2010-05-26 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:To efficiently plan appropriate public health interventions during possible epidemics, governments must take into consideration the following factors about the general population: their knowledge of epidemics, their fears of and psychological responses to them, their level of compliance with government measu...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Saadatian-Elahi M,Facy F,Del Signore C,Vanhems P

更新日期：2010-04-13 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:This study explored the association of unemployment and an increased risk of receiving disability pension, and the possibility that this risk is attributed to municipality-specific characteristics. METHODS:A cohort of 7,985 40-42 year olds was followed for 18 years in national registers, identifying new epi...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Støver M,Pape K,Johnsen R,Fleten N,Sund ER,Claussen B,Bjørngaard JH

更新日期：2012-02-28 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Physical inactivity is deemed to be the fourth leading cause for premature death. Nevertheless, only a minority of children and adolescents in Germany fulfil the guideline of the World Health Organization of at least 60 min of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity per day. Children and adolescents with a lo...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Demetriou Y,Bachner J

更新日期：2019-05-06 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Globally, alcohol consumption contributes to 3.3 million deaths and 5.1% of Disability Adjusted Life Years (DALYs), and its use is linked with more than 200 disease and injury conditions. Our study assessed the frequency and patterns of Heavy Episodic Drinking (HED) in Kenya. HED is defined as consumption of...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Kendagor A,Gathecha G,Ntakuka MW,Nyakundi P,Gathere S,Kiptui D,Abubakar H,Ombiro O,Juma P,Ngaruiya C

更新日期：2018-11-07 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Greater availability of community exercise facilities is recommended to promote physical activity in the large number of people with chronic disease. The Heart Wise Exercise (HWE) program encourages existing community-based exercise facilities to build capacity to serve such patients, by working with interes...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Reed JL,Harris JM,Midence L,Yee EB,Grace SL

更新日期：2016-02-27 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is often associated with chronic pain, but pain in COPD remains poorly understood, particularly in comparison to pain in other groups. We compared the pain reported by people with COPD with that reported by arthritis, heart disease, diabetes, and those not reporti...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Andenæs R,Momyr A,Brekke I

更新日期：2018-01-25 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Today industrialized countries face a burgeoning aged population. Thus, there is increasing attention on the functioning and disabilities of aged adults as potential determinants of autonomy and independent living. However, there are few representative findings on the prevalence and determinants of disabilit...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Strobl R,Müller M,Emeny R,Peters A,Grill E

更新日期：2013-02-14 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Maternal morbidity and mortality continued to be major issues in many countries. Globally a total of 10.7 million women have died between 1990 and 2015 due to maternal causes where sub-Saharan Africa alone accounts for 66% of maternal death. Since most maternal deaths are avoidable; skilled attendance during...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Ayele GS,Melku AT,Belda SS

更新日期：2019-11-11 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Zimbabwe is a Southern African country with a high HIV-TB burden and is ranked 19th among the 22 Tuberculosis high burden countries worldwide. Recurrent TB is an important problem for TB control, yet there is limited information about treatment outcomes in relation to HIV status. This study was therefore con...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Takarinda KC,Harries AD,Srinath S,Mutasa-Apollo T,Sandy C,Mugurungi O

更新日期：2012-02-13 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Currently there are very limited empirical data available on the prevalence of pulmonary tuberculosis among residents of marginalized settings in Pakistan. This study assessed the prevalence of pulmonary tuberculosis through active case detection and evaluated predictors of pulmonary tuberculosis among resid...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Akhtar S,White F,Hasan R,Rozi S,Younus M,Ahmed F,Husain S,Khan BS

更新日期：2007-05-03 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Whether educational level influences the effects of health education is not clearly defined. This study examined whether the impact of a community-based dietary salt reduction program was affected by the level of education of participants. METHODS:The China Rural Health Initiative Sodium Reduction Study (CR...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Wang X,Li X,Vaartjes I,Neal B,Bots ML,Hoes AW,Wu Y

更新日期：2016-08-11 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Excessive alcohol consumption is a leading cause of death and morbidity worldwide and interventions to help people reduce their consumption are needed. Interventions delivered by smartphone apps have the potential to help harmful and hazardous drinkers reduce their consumption of alcohol. However, there has ...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Garnett C,Crane D,Michie S,West R,Brown J

更新日期：2016-07-08 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Recent years have seen a number of attempts to reduce the stigma related to mental illness; the media can play a significant role in perpetuating this stigma. This paper analyses trends in newspaper coverage of mental illness in the UK between 1992-2008 across a range of psychiatric diagnoses. METHODS:A con...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Goulden R,Corker E,Evans-Lacko S,Rose D,Thornicroft G,Henderson C

更新日期：2011-10-12 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:To describe the identification, adaptation, and testing of an evidence-based pediatric weight management program for a health disparate community. METHODS:A community advisory board (CAB) of decision-makers and staff from local health care, public health, and recreation organizations engaged with academic p...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Hill JL,Zoellner JM,You W,Brock DJ,Price B,Alexander RC,Frisard M,Brito F,Hou X,Estabrooks PA

更新日期：2019-01-29 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Public housing residents face significant social, economic, and physical barriers to the practice of health behaviors for prevention of chronic disease. Research shows that public housing residents are more likely to report higher rates of obesity, current smoking, disability, and insufficient physical activ...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Bowen DJ,Quintiliani LM,Bhosrekar SG,Goodman R,Smith E

更新日期：2018-07-16 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of death in the world. With effective intervention and control of cardiovascular risk factors, mortality rates may be reduced. The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence of modifiable risk factors across five municipalities in Yazd city. METHODS...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Mirzaei M,Mirzaei M,Sarsangi AR,Bagheri N

更新日期：2020-01-30 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Epidemiological studies show wide variability in the occurrence of cannabis smoking and related disorders across countries. This study aims to estimate cross-national variation in cannabis users' experience of clinically significant cannabis-related problems in three countries of the Americas, with a focus o...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Fiestas F,Radovanovic M,Martins SS,Medina-Mora ME,Posada-Villa J,Anthony JC

更新日期：2010-03-23 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Vitamin D deficiency has been implicated in several chronic, non-communicable diseases independent of its conventional role in bone and calcium homeostasis. In this retrospective study, we determined the prevalence of vitamin D deficiency and its association to several cardiometabolic indices among patients ...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Alfawaz H,Tamim H,Alharbi S,Aljaser S,Tamimi W

更新日期：2014-02-13 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Death rates due to hypertension in low and middle income countries are higher compared to high income countries. The present study is designed to combine life style modification and home blood pressure monitoring for control of hypertension in the context of low and middle income countries. METHODS:The stud...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Su TT,Majid HA,Nahar AM,Azizan NA,Hairi FM,Thangiah N,Dahlui M,Bulgiba A,Murray LJ

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Childhood mortality has remained a major challenge to public health amongst families in Nigeria and other developing countries. The menace of incessant childhood mortality has been a major concern and this calls for studies to generate new scientific evidence to determine its prevalence and explore predispos...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Yaya S,Ekholuenetale M,Tudeme G,Vaibhav S,Bishwajit G,Kadio B

更新日期：2017-05-22 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Failure to promote early detection and better management of hypertension will contribute to the increasing burden of cardiovascular diseases. This study aims to assess the gender differences in the prevalence, awareness, treatment and control of hypertension, together with its associated factors, in China an...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Santosa A,Zhang Y,Weinehall L,Zhao G,Wang N,Zhao Q,Wang W,Ng N

更新日期：2020-11-23 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The evidence linking stress to hypertension has been scarcely documented in population-based studies. METHODS:Participants were selected through a multi-stage probability sampling and interviewed at home, being submitted to measures of demographics, anthropometrics, blood pressure (BP), and risk factors for...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Sparrenberger F,Fuchs SC,Moreira LB,Fuchs FD

更新日期：2008-10-15 00:00:00