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Ormiston CK, Mamudu L, McNeel TS, Wang Z, Buckman DW, Williams F. Association of depression and self-reported health status by birthplace and citizenship status: Results from the 2010-2018 National Health Interview Survey. J Affect Disord 2024; 361:157-164. [PMID: 38851433 DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2024.06.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2023] [Revised: 04/16/2024] [Accepted: 06/02/2024] [Indexed: 06/10/2024]
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BACKGROUND Self-reported health (SRH) is an important indicator of mental health outcomes. More information, however, is needed on whether this association varies by birthplace (defined as US-born or non-US-born) and citizenship status (i.e., non-US-born citizen, non-US citizen, and US-born citizen). METHODS We examined the associations between SRH and depression among non-US-born US citizens, non-US citizens, and US-born citizens aged 18 years and older using weighted cross-sectional data from the 2010-2018 National Health Interview Survey (n = 139,884). Logistic regression models were used to assess the association between depression and SRH by citizenship status, adjusting for covariates. RESULTS US-born citizens reported the highest prevalence of depression (40.3 %), and non-US-born citizens reported the highest prevalence of poor/fair SRH (14.5 %). Individuals with fair/poor SRH had a significantly increased likelihood of depression relative to those with good/very good/excellent for non-US-born US citizens (Adjusted Odds Ratio [AOR] = 2.42, 95 % Confidence Interval [95 % CI] = 2.04-2.88), non-US citizens (AOR = 2.80, 95 % CI = 2.31-3.40), and US-born citizens (AOR = 2.31, CI = 2.18-2.45). LIMITATIONS The study is cross-sectional, reducing the strength of determining causal relationships. Also, there is a possible response bias due to the self-reported nature of the data. CONCLUSIONS Our study indicates that fair/poor SRH is significantly associated with an increased likelihood of depression regardless of an individual citizenship status. Additionally, immigrants with fair/poor SRH had higher increased odds of depression. Therefore, mental healthcare interventions tailored for immigrants can reduce mental health problems and disparities among immigrants.
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- Cameron K Ormiston
- Division of Intramural Research, National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities, Bethesda, MD, USA; Department of Medical Education, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA.
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- Department of Public Health, California State University, Fullerton, CA, USA
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- Information Management Services, Inc., Calverton, MD, USA
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- Division of Intramural Research, National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities, Bethesda, MD, USA.
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Wilson M, Al-Hamid A, Abbas I, Birkett J, Khan I, Harper M, Al-Jumeily Obe D, Assi S. Identification of diagnostic biomarkers used in the diagnosis of cardiovascular diseases and diabetes mellitus: A systematic review of quantitative studies. Diabetes Obes Metab 2024. [PMID: 38637978 DOI: 10.1111/dom.15593] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/17/2024] [Revised: 03/15/2024] [Accepted: 03/25/2024] [Indexed: 04/20/2024]
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AIMS To perform a systematic review of studies that sought to identify diagnostic biomarkers for the diagnosis of cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) and diabetes mellitus (DM), which could be used in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) where there is a lack of diagnostic equipment, treatments and training. MATERIALS AND METHODS Papers were sourced from six databases: the British Nursing Index, Google Scholar, PubMed, Sage, Science Direct and Scopus. Articles published between January 2002 and January 2023 were systematically reviewed by three reviewers and appropriate search terms and inclusion/exclusion criteria were applied. RESULTS A total of 18 studies were yielded, as well as 234 diagnostic biomarkers (74 for CVD and 160 for DM). Primary biomarkers for the diagnosis of CVDs included growth differentiation factor 15 and neurogenic locus notch homologue protein 1 (Notch1). For the diagnosis of DM, alpha-2-macroglobulin, C-peptides, isoleucine, glucose, tyrosine, linoleic acid and valine were frequently reported across the included studies. Advanced analytical techniques, such as liquid chromatography mass spectrometry, enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays and vibrational spectroscopy, were also repeatedly reported in the included studies and were utilized in combination with traditional and alternative matrices such as fingernails, hair and saliva. CONCLUSIONS While advanced analytical techniques are expensive, laboratories in LMICs should carry out a cost-benefit analysis of their use. Alternatively, laboratories may want to explore emerging techniques such as infrared, Fourier transform-infrared and near-infrared spectroscopy, which allow sensitive noninvasive analysis.
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- Megan Wilson
- Faculty of Science, School of Pharmacy and Biomolecular Sciences, Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool, UK
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- Pharmacy Practice, College of Clinical Pharmacy, King Faisal University, AlAhsa, Saudi Arabia
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- Faculty of Science, School of Pharmacy and Biomolecular Sciences, Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool, UK
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- Faculty of Science, School of Pharmacy and Biomolecular Sciences, Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool, UK
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- Faculty of Engineering and Technology, School of Computer Science and Mathematics, Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool, UK
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- Faculty of Engineering and Technology, School of Computer Science and Mathematics, Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool, UK
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- Faculty of Science, School of Pharmacy and Biomolecular Sciences, Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool, UK
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Reiß F, Behn S, Erhart M, Strelow L, Kaman A, Ottová-Jordan V, Bilz L, Moor I, Ravens-Sieberer U. Subjective health and psychosomatic complaints of children and adolescents in Germany: Results of the HBSC study 2009/10 - 2022. JOURNAL OF HEALTH MONITORING 2024; 9:7-22. [PMID: 38559686 PMCID: PMC10977472 DOI: 10.25646/11868] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2023] [Accepted: 11/14/2023] [Indexed: 04/04/2024]
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Background Subjective health and well-being are important health indicators in childhood and adolescence. This article shows current results and trends over time between 2009/10 and 2022. Methods The Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) study examined subjective health, life satisfaction and psychosomatic complaints of N = 21,788 students aged 11 to 15 years in the school years 2009/10, 2013/14, 2017/18 and in the calendar year 2022. Multivariate regression analyses show the associations between sociodemographic characteristics and well-being in 2022, as well as trends since 2009/10. Results The majority of children and adolescents indicate a good subjective health and high life satisfaction. About half of the girls and one third of the boys report multiple psychosomatic health complaints, with a clear increase over time. Older adolescents, girls and gender diverse adolescents are at an increased risk of poor well-being. Subjective health and life satisfaction varied between 2009/10 and 2022, with a significant deterioration between 2017/18 and 2022. Conclusions The high proportion of children and adolescents with psychosomatic complaints, as well as the observed gender and age differences, underline the need for target group-specific prevention, health promotion and continuous health monitoring.
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- Franziska Reiß
- University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Center for Psychosocial Medicine, Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics, Research Section Child Public Health, Hamburg, Germany
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- University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Center for Psychosocial Medicine, Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics, Research Section Child Public Health, Hamburg, Germany
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- University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Center for Psychosocial Medicine, Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics, Research Section Child Public Health, Hamburg, Germany
- Alice Salomon University of Applied Sciences Berlin, Health and Rehabilitation Science, Berlin, Germany
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- University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Center for Psychosocial Medicine, Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics, Research Section Child Public Health, Hamburg, Germany
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- University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Center for Psychosocial Medicine, Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics, Research Section Child Public Health, Hamburg, Germany
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- University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Center for Psychosocial Medicine, Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics, Research Section Child Public Health, Hamburg, Germany
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- Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus-Senftenberg, Institute of Health, Cottbus, Germany
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- Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, Medical Faculty, Interdisciplinary Centre for Health Sciences (PZG), Institute of Medical Sociology, Halle (Saale), Germany
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- University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Center for Psychosocial Medicine, Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics, Research Section Child Public Health, Hamburg, Germany
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Abed Al Ahad M, Demšar U, Sullivan F, Kulu H. The spatial-temporal effect of air pollution on individuals' reported health and its variation by ethnic groups in the United Kingdom: a multilevel longitudinal analysis. BMC Public Health 2023; 23:897. [PMID: 37189130 DOI: 10.1186/s12889-023-15853-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/08/2022] [Accepted: 05/09/2023] [Indexed: 05/17/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Air pollution is associated with poor health; though it is unclear whether this association is stronger for ethnic minorities compared to the rest of the population. This study uses longitudinal data to investigate the spatial-temporal effect of air pollution on individuals' reported health and its variation by ethnicity in the United-Kingdom (UK). METHODS Longitudinal individual-level data from Understanding Society: the UK Household Longitudinal Study including 67,982 adult individuals with 404,264 repeated responses over 11 years (2009-2019) were utilized and were linked to yearly concentrations of NO2, SO2, and particulate-matter (PM10, PM2.5) pollution once at the local authority and once at the census Lower Super Output Area (LSOA) of residence for each individual. This allows for analysis at two geographical scales over time. The association between air pollution and individuals' health (Likert scale: 1-5, Excellent to poor) and its variation by ethnicity was assessed using three-level mixed-effects ordered logistic models. Analysis distinguished between spatial (between areas) and temporal (across time within each area) effects of air pollution on health. RESULTS Higher concentrations of NO2, SO2, PM10, and PM2.5 pollution were associated with poorer health. Decomposing air pollution into between (spatial: across local authorities or LSOAs) and within (temporal: across years within each local authority or LSOA) effects showed a significant between effect for NO2 and SO2 pollutants at both geographical scales, while a significant between effect for PM10 and PM2.5 was shown only at the LSOAs level. No significant within effects were detected at an either geographical level. Indian, Pakistani/Bangladeshi, Black/African/Caribbean and other ethnic groups and non-UK-born individuals reported poorer health with increasing concentrations of NO2, SO2, PM10, and PM2.5 pollutants in comparison to the British-white and UK-born individuals. CONCLUSION Using longitudinal data on individuals' health linked with air pollution data at two geographical scales (local authorities and LSOAs), this study supports the presence of a spatial-temporal association between air pollution and poor self-reported health, which is stronger for ethnic minorities and foreign-born individuals in the UK, partly explained by location-specific differences. Air pollution mitigation is necessary to improve individuals' health, especially for ethnic minorities who are affected the most.
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- Mary Abed Al Ahad
- School of Geography and Sustainable Development, University of St Andrews, St Andrews, Scotland, UK.
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- School of Geography and Sustainable Development, University of St Andrews, St Andrews, Scotland, UK
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- School of Medicine, University of St Andrews, St Andrews, Scotland, UK
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- School of Geography and Sustainable Development, University of St Andrews, St Andrews, Scotland, UK
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Loxton D, Forder PM, Cavenagh D, Townsend N, Holliday E, Chojenta C, Melka AS. The impact of adverse childhood experiences on the health and health behaviors of young Australian women. CHILD ABUSE & NEGLECT 2021; 111:104771. [PMID: 33160649 DOI: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2020.104771] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/10/2020] [Revised: 09/30/2020] [Accepted: 10/02/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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BACKGROUND Adverse childhood experiences have been linked to poor health and adverse health behavior in adulthood. OBJECTIVE This study aimed to estimate the prevalence of adverse childhood experiences among young Australian women (aged 20-25) and examine associations between adverse childhood experiences and adult health behaviors and physical and mental health. PARTICIPANTS AND SETTINGS Data were from the 1989-95 cohort of the Australian Longitudinal Study on Women's Health, who completed the Adverse Childhood Experiences Scale at Survey 3 in 2015 (N = 8609). METHODS Outcomes included: self-rated health, sexual health, psychological distress, depression, anxiety, suicide ideation, self-harm, substance abuse (drinking, smoking, illicit drugs), severe obesity, and exercise. Prevalence of childhood adversities were presented, with the association between childhood adversity and outcomes evaluated using log-binomial multivariable regressions (99% CI). RESULTS While 59% of women reported experiencing at least one childhood adversity, 10% of participants reported adverse childhood experiences across four or more categories, indicating a significant burden of risk for young Australian women. Women reporting four or more categories had higher rates of poor physical health (adjPR = 1.79, 99% CI = 1.51-2.12), sexually transmitted infections (adjPR = 1.36, 99% CI = 1.11-1.67), and poor mental health (adjPR = 2.78, 99% CI = 2.34-3.32), and increased rates of severe obesity (adjPR = 2.14, 99% CI = 1.61-2.86) and smoking (adjPR = 2.23, 99% CI = 1.89-2.64). CONCLUSION Using nationally representative data, this study shows adverse childhood experiences directly impact physical and mental health, and health behaviors in adulthood among young Australian women. The management of health and wellbeing in adulthood should look beyond the contemporaneous factors, incorporating a focus on how childhood adversity may negatively influence health behavior, health and wellbeing in later life.
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- Deborah Loxton
- Research Centre for Generational Health and Ageing, Faculty of Health and Medicine, University of Newcastle, Newcastle NSW, Australia.
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- Research Centre for Generational Health and Ageing, Faculty of Health and Medicine, University of Newcastle, Newcastle NSW, Australia
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- Research Centre for Generational Health and Ageing, Faculty of Health and Medicine, University of Newcastle, Newcastle NSW, Australia
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- Research Centre for Generational Health and Ageing, Faculty of Health and Medicine, University of Newcastle, Newcastle NSW, Australia
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- School of Medicine and Public Health, Faculty of Health and Medicine, University of Newcastle, Newcastle NSW, Australia
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- Research Centre for Generational Health and Ageing, Faculty of Health and Medicine, University of Newcastle, Newcastle NSW, Australia
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- Research Centre for Generational Health and Ageing, Faculty of Health and Medicine, University of Newcastle, Newcastle NSW, Australia
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Zhang J, Liu MW, Yu HJ, Chen QT, Tang BW, Yuan S, He QQ. Associations of health-risk behaviors with mental health among Chinese children. PSYCHOL HEALTH MED 2020; 27:528-536. [PMID: 33297726 DOI: 10.1080/13548506.2020.1859559] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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The study aimed to investigate the individual and combined association of health-risk behaviors with mental health among Chinese children. A cross-sectional study was conducted in Wuhan, China, from May to June 2018. Participants self-reported the information on physical activity (PA), screen time (ST), fruit and vegetable (FV) intake, and sleep duration. Mental health, including depression, social anxiety and self-esteem, was assessed using standard questionnaires. A total of 1296 children (704 males and 592 females) aged 9.2 ± 0.4 years were included in the present study. The prevalence of low PA, high ST, low FV intake, and inadequate sleep duration was 45.6%, 18.0%, 69.7%, and 64.7%, respectively. Overall, significant associations were found between individual health-risk behavior and increased risks of mental health. Furthermore, children with three or four health-risk behaviors showed significantly increased risks of anxiety (OR: 3.18, 95%CI: 1.63-6.21), depression (OR: 4.55, 95%CI: 2.28-9.09) and low self-esteem (OR: 3.59, 95%CI: 2.20-5.88) compared with those without health-risk behavior. Results of this study revealed a high prevalence of health-risk behaviors among Chinese children. Furthermore, the clustering of health-risk behavior was associated with significantly increased risks of mental health in this population. Considering these findings, it is important to perform early interventions to reduce children's health-risk behavior and prevent mental health problems.
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- Jie Zhang
- School of Health Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei Province, P.R. China
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- School of Health Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei Province, P.R. China
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- School of Health Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei Province, P.R. China
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- School of Health Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei Province, P.R. China
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- School of Health Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei Province, P.R. China
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- School of Health Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei Province, P.R. China
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- School of Health Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei Province, P.R. China
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Kaman A, Ottová-Jordan V, Bilz L, Sudeck G, Moor I, Ravens-Sieberer U. Subjective health and well-being of children and adolescents in Germany - Cross-sectional results of the 2017/18 HBSC study. JOURNAL OF HEALTH MONITORING 2020; 5:7-20. [PMID: 35146270 PMCID: PMC8734126 DOI: 10.25646/6899] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2020] [Accepted: 05/28/2020] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Subjective health is understood as a multidimensional construct that encompasses the physical, mental and social dimensions of a person's well-being. Promoting the subjective health and well-being of children and adolescents has strong public health relevance because health impairments in childhood and adolescence are often associated with long-term health problems in adulthood. Therefore, it is very important to gain information about potential risk and resource factors involved. This article presents current prevalences for subjective health, life satisfaction and psychosomatic health complaints among children and adolescents in Germany aged 11, 13 and 15 years from the 2017/18 Health Behaviour in School-Aged Children (HBSC) study (N=4,347, 53.0% girls). It also examines the sociodemographic and psychosocial factors that influence subjective well-being. Most children and adolescents provided positive ratings of their health and life satisfaction. Nevertheless, about one third of girls and one fifth of boys were affected by multiple psychosomatic health complaints. Impairments in subjective well-being were particularly evident in girls, older adolescents, young people with low levels of family affluence and those under a lot of pressure at school. In contrast, high family support was associated with better subjective well-being. These results illustrate the need for target group-specific prevention and health promotion measures aimed at improving the subjective health and well-being of children and adolescents.
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- Anne Kaman
- University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf Center for Psychosocial Medicine, Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics
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- University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf Center for Psychosocial Medicine, Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics
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- Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus-Senftenberg Faculty of Social Work, Health Care and Music, Institute of Health
- Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus-Senftenberg Faculty of Health Sciences
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- Eberhard Karls University Tübingen Institute of Sport Science
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- Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg Medical Faculty, Institute of Medical Sociology
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- University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf Center for Psychosocial Medicine, Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics
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Nabulsi NA, Alobaidi A, Talon B, Asfaw AA, Zhou J, Sharp LK, Sweiss K, Patel PR, Ko NY, Chiu BCH, Calip GS. Self-reported health and survival in older patients diagnosed with multiple myeloma. Cancer Causes Control 2020; 31:641-650. [PMID: 32356139 DOI: 10.1007/s10552-020-01305-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2019] [Accepted: 04/24/2020] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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PURPOSE Patient-reported outcomes such as self-reported health (SRH) are important in understanding quality cancer care, yet little is known about links between SRH and outcomes in older patients with multiple myeloma (MM). We evaluated associations between SRH and mortality among older patients with MM. METHODS We analyzed a retrospective cohort of patients ages ≥ 65 years diagnosed with first primary MM using the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER)-Medicare Health Outcomes Survey (MHOS) data resource. Pre-diagnosis SRH was grouped as high (excellent/very good/good) or low (fair/poor). We used Cox proportional hazards models to estimate adjusted hazard ratios (HR) and 95% confidence intervals (CI) for associations between SRH and all-cause and MM-specific mortality. RESULTS Of 521 MM patients with mean (SD) age at diagnosis of 76.8 (6.1) years, 32% reported low SRH. In multivariable analyses, low SRH was suggestive of modest increased risks of all-cause mortality (HR 1.32, 95% CI 1.02-1.71) and MM-specific mortality (HR 1.22, 95% CI 0.87-1.70) compared to high SRH. CONCLUSION Findings suggest that low pre-diagnosis SRH is highly prevalent among older patients with MM and is associated with modestly increased all-cause mortality. Additional research is needed to address quality of life and modifiable factors that may accompany poor SRH in older patients with MM.
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- Nadia A Nabulsi
- Department of Pharmacy Systems, Outcomes and Policy, Center for Pharmacoepidemiology and Pharmacoeconomic Research, University of Illinois at Chicago, 833 S. Wood St. MC 871, Chicago, IL, 60612, USA
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- Department of Pharmacy Systems, Outcomes and Policy, Center for Pharmacoepidemiology and Pharmacoeconomic Research, University of Illinois at Chicago, 833 S. Wood St. MC 871, Chicago, IL, 60612, USA
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- Department of Pharmacy Systems, Outcomes and Policy, Center for Pharmacoepidemiology and Pharmacoeconomic Research, University of Illinois at Chicago, 833 S. Wood St. MC 871, Chicago, IL, 60612, USA
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- Department of Pharmacy Systems, Outcomes and Policy, Center for Pharmacoepidemiology and Pharmacoeconomic Research, University of Illinois at Chicago, 833 S. Wood St. MC 871, Chicago, IL, 60612, USA
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- Department of Pharmacy Systems, Outcomes and Policy, Center for Pharmacoepidemiology and Pharmacoeconomic Research, University of Illinois at Chicago, 833 S. Wood St. MC 871, Chicago, IL, 60612, USA
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- Department of Pharmacy Systems, Outcomes and Policy, Center for Pharmacoepidemiology and Pharmacoeconomic Research, University of Illinois at Chicago, 833 S. Wood St. MC 871, Chicago, IL, 60612, USA
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- Department of Pharmacy Practice, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Division of Hematology and Oncology, Department of Medicine, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Section of Hematology Oncology, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Public Health Sciences, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Department of Pharmacy Systems, Outcomes and Policy, Center for Pharmacoepidemiology and Pharmacoeconomic Research, University of Illinois at Chicago, 833 S. Wood St. MC 871, Chicago, IL, 60612, USA. .,Division of Public Health Sciences, Epidemiology Program, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA, USA.
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Bao X, Borné Y, Yin S, Niu K, Orho-Melander M, Nilsson J, Melander O, Engström G. The associations of self-rated health with cardiovascular risk proteins: a proteomics approach. Clin Proteomics 2019; 16:40. [PMID: 31832026 PMCID: PMC6859604 DOI: 10.1186/s12014-019-9258-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/10/2019] [Accepted: 10/25/2019] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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Background Though subjective, poor self-rated health (SRH) has consistently been shown to predict cardiovascular disease (CVD). The underlying mechanism is unclear. This study evaluates the associations of SRH with biomarkers for CVD, aiming to explore potential pathways between poor SRH and CVD. Methods Based on the Malmö Diet and Cancer Cardiovascular Cohort study, a targeted proteomics approach was used to assess the associations of SRH with 88 cardiovascular risk proteins, measured in plasma from 4521 participants without CVD. The false discovery rate (FDR) was controlled using the Benjamini and Hochberg method. Covariates taken into consideration were age, sex, traditional CVD risk factors (low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, systolic blood pressure, anti-hypertensive medication, diabetes, body mass index, smoking), comorbidity, life-style and psycho-social factors (education level, living alone, alcohol consumption, low physical activity, psychiatric medication, sleep duration, and unemployment). Results Age and sex-adjusted associations with SRH was found for 34 plasma proteins. Nine of them remained significant after adjustments for traditional CVD risk factors. After further adjustment for comorbidity, life-style and psycho-social factors, only leptin (β = − 0.035, corrected p = 0.016) and C–C motif chemokine 20 (CCL20; β = − 0.054, corrected p = 0.016) were significantly associated with SRH. Conclusions Poor SRH was associated with raised concentrations of many plasma proteins. However, the relationships were largely attenuated by adjustments for CVD risk factors, comorbidity and psycho-social factors. Leptin and CCL20 were associated with poor SRH in the present study and could potentially be involved in the SRH–CVD link.
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- Xue Bao
- 1Department of Cardiology, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, The Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School, Nanjing, China.,2Department of Clinical Sciences, Lund University, CRC 60:13, Jan Waldenströms gata 35, 20502 Malmö, Sweden.,3Nutritional Epidemiology Institute and School of Public Health, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, China
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- 2Department of Clinical Sciences, Lund University, CRC 60:13, Jan Waldenströms gata 35, 20502 Malmö, Sweden
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- 2Department of Clinical Sciences, Lund University, CRC 60:13, Jan Waldenströms gata 35, 20502 Malmö, Sweden.,4Department of Orthopedics, Jiangsu Province Hospital of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, China
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- 3Nutritional Epidemiology Institute and School of Public Health, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, China
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- 2Department of Clinical Sciences, Lund University, CRC 60:13, Jan Waldenströms gata 35, 20502 Malmö, Sweden
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- 2Department of Clinical Sciences, Lund University, CRC 60:13, Jan Waldenströms gata 35, 20502 Malmö, Sweden
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- 2Department of Clinical Sciences, Lund University, CRC 60:13, Jan Waldenströms gata 35, 20502 Malmö, Sweden
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- 2Department of Clinical Sciences, Lund University, CRC 60:13, Jan Waldenströms gata 35, 20502 Malmö, Sweden
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Lampert T, Schmidtke C, Borgmann LS, Poethko-Müller C, Kuntz B. The subjective health of adults in Germany. JOURNAL OF HEALTH MONITORING 2018; 3:61-68. [PMID: 35586373 PMCID: PMC8848780 DOI: 10.17886/rki-gbe-2018-073] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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The term 'subjective health' reflects not only existing illnesses and health complaints, but particularly emphasizes the personal well-being. Studies often collect data on subjective health by asking participants to provide self-assessments of their general state of health. This was also the case with GEDA 2014/2015-EHIS, which employed the internationally renowned Minimum European Health Module (MEHM) as part of the study. Its results demonstrate that 68.2% of adults in Germany rate their general health as very good or good, with the remaining 31.8% rating it as fair, poor or very poor. The proportion of women who rate their general health as very good or good is slightly lower than the proportion of men who do so (66.6% compared to 69.9%). With increasing age, women and men view the condition of their general health as worsening. The study also identified educational differences which showed that men and women with low levels of education tend to rate their health worse compared to self-assessments provided by women and men with higher levels of education, and in some cases also regional differences.
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- Thomas Lampert
- Corresponding author PD Dr Thomas Lampert, Robert Koch Institute, Department of Epidemiology and Health Monitoring, General-Pape-Str. 62–66, D-12101 Berlin, Germany, E-mail:
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Harris SE, Hagenaars SP, Davies G, David Hill W, Liewald DCM, Ritchie SJ, Marioni RE, Sudlow CLM, Wardlaw JM, McIntosh AM, Gale CR, Deary IJ. Molecular genetic contributions to self-rated health. Int J Epidemiol 2018; 46:994-1009. [PMID: 27864402 PMCID: PMC5837683 DOI: 10.1093/ije/dyw219] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 07/12/2016] [Indexed: 01/11/2023] Open
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Background: Poorer self-rated health (SRH) predicts worse health outcomes, even when adjusted for objective measures of disease at time of rating. Twin studies indicate SRH has a heritability of up to 60% and that its genetic architecture may overlap with that of personality and cognition. Methods: We carried out a genome-wide association study (GWAS) of SRH on 111 749 members of the UK Biobank sample. Univariate genome-wide complex trait analysis (GCTA)-GREML analyses were used to estimate the proportion of variance explained by all common autosomal single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) for SRH. Linkage disequilibrium (LD) score regression and polygenic risk scoring, two complementary methods, were used to investigate pleiotropy between SRH in the UK Biobank and up to 21 health-related and personality and cognitive traits from published GWAS consortia. Results: The GWAS identified 13 independent signals associated with SRH, including several in regions previously associated with diseases or disease-related traits. The strongest signal was on chromosome 2 (rs2360675, P = 1.77 x 10-10) close to KLF7. A second strong peak was identified on chromosome 6 in the major histocompatibility region (rs76380179, P = 6.15 x 10-10). The proportion of variance in SRH that was explained by all common genetic variants was 13%. Polygenic scores for the following traits and disorders were associated with SRH: cognitive ability, education, neuroticism, body mass index (BMI), longevity, attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), major depressive disorder, schizophrenia, lung function, blood pressure, coronary artery disease, large vessel disease stroke and type 2 diabetes. Conclusions: Individual differences in how people respond to a single item on SRH are partly explained by their genetic propensity to many common psychiatric and physical disorders and psychological traits.
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- Sarah E Harris
- Centre for Cognitive Ageing and Cognitive Epidemiology, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK.,Medical Genetics Section, University of Edinburgh Centre for Genomic and Experimental Medicine and MRC Institute of Genetics and Molecular Medicine, Edinburgh, UK
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- Centre for Cognitive Ageing and Cognitive Epidemiology, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK.,Department of Psychology.,Division of Psychiatry, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
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- Centre for Cognitive Ageing and Cognitive Epidemiology, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK.,Department of Psychology
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- Centre for Cognitive Ageing and Cognitive Epidemiology, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK.,Department of Psychology
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- Centre for Cognitive Ageing and Cognitive Epidemiology, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK.,Department of Psychology
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- Centre for Cognitive Ageing and Cognitive Epidemiology, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK.,Department of Psychology
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- Centre for Cognitive Ageing and Cognitive Epidemiology, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK.,Medical Genetics Section, University of Edinburgh Centre for Genomic and Experimental Medicine and MRC Institute of Genetics and Molecular Medicine, Edinburgh, UK.,Queensland Brain Institute, University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
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- Centre for Cognitive Ageing and Cognitive Epidemiology, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK.,Medical Genetics Section, University of Edinburgh Centre for Genomic and Experimental Medicine and MRC Institute of Genetics and Molecular Medicine, Edinburgh, UK.,Centre for Clinical Brain Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
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- Centre for Cognitive Ageing and Cognitive Epidemiology, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK.,Centre for Clinical Brain Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
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- Centre for Cognitive Ageing and Cognitive Epidemiology, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK.,Department of Psychology.,MRC Lifecourse Epidemiology Unit, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK
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- Centre for Cognitive Ageing and Cognitive Epidemiology, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK.,Department of Psychology
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Caceres BA, Brody A, Luscombe RE, Primiano JE, Marusca P, Sitts EM, Chyun D. A Systematic Review of Cardiovascular Disease in Sexual Minorities. Am J Public Health 2017; 107:e13-e21. [PMID: 28207331 PMCID: PMC5343694 DOI: 10.2105/ajph.2016.303630] [Citation(s) in RCA: 145] [Impact Index Per Article: 20.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 12/15/2016] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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BACKGROUND Mental health and HIV disparities are well documented among sexual minorities, but there is a dearth of research on other chronic conditions. Cardiovascular disease remains the leading cause of death worldwide. Although sexual minorities have high rates of several modifiable risk factors for cardiovascular disease (including stress, tobacco use, and alcohol consumption), there is a paucity of research in this area. OBJECTIVES In this systematic review, we synthesized and critiqued the existing evidence on cardiovascular disease among sexual minority adults. SEARCH METHODS We conducted a thorough literature search of 6 electronic databases for studies published between January 1985 and December 2015 that compared cardiovascular disease risk or prevalence between sexual minority and heterosexual adults. SELECTION CRITERIA We included peer-reviewed English-language studies that compared cardiovascular disease risk or diagnoses between sexual minority and heterosexual individuals older than 18 years. We excluded reviews, case studies, and gray literature. A total of 31 studies met inclusion criteria. DATA COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS At least 2 authors independently abstracted data from each study. We performed quality assessment of retrieved studies using the Crowe Critical Appraisal Tool. MAIN RESULTS Sexual minority women exhibited greater cardiovascular disease risk related to tobacco use, alcohol consumption, illicit drug use, poor mental health, and body mass index, whereas sexual minority men experienced excess risk related to tobacco use, illicit drug use, and poor mental health. We identified several limitations in the extant literature. The majority of included studies were cross-sectional analyses that used self-reported measures of cardiovascular disease. Even though we observed elevated cardiovascular disease risk, we found few differences in cardiovascular disease diagnoses (including hypertension, diabetes, and high cholesterol). Overall, 23 of the 26 studies that examined cardiovascular disease diagnoses used subjective measures. Only 7 studies used a combination of biomarkers and self-report measures to establish cardiovascular disease risk and diagnoses. AUTHORS' CONCLUSIONS Social conditions appear to exert a negative effect on cardiovascular disease risk among sexual minorities. Although we found few differences in cardiovascular disease diagnoses, we identified an elevated risk for cardiovascular disease in both sexual minority men and women. There is a need for research that incorporates subjective and objective measures of cardiovascular disease risk. Public Health Implications: Cardiovascular disease is a major health concern for clinicians, public health practitioners, and policymakers. This systematic review supports the need for culturally appropriate interventions that address cardiovascular disease risk in sexual minority adults.
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- Billy A Caceres
- All the authors are with the Rory Meyers College of Nursing, New York University, New York, NY
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- All the authors are with the Rory Meyers College of Nursing, New York University, New York, NY
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- All the authors are with the Rory Meyers College of Nursing, New York University, New York, NY
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- All the authors are with the Rory Meyers College of Nursing, New York University, New York, NY
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- All the authors are with the Rory Meyers College of Nursing, New York University, New York, NY
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- All the authors are with the Rory Meyers College of Nursing, New York University, New York, NY
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- All the authors are with the Rory Meyers College of Nursing, New York University, New York, NY
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Lahelma E, Pietiläinen O, Rahkonen O, Lahti J, Lallukka T. Mental symptoms and cause-specific mortality among midlife employees. BMC Public Health 2016; 16:1142. [PMID: 27825372 PMCID: PMC5101657 DOI: 10.1186/s12889-016-3816-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/13/2016] [Accepted: 11/03/2016] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Mental symptoms are prevalent among populations, but their associations with premature mortality are inadequately understood. We examined whether mental symptoms contribute to cause-specific mortality among midlife employees, while considering key covariates. METHODS Baseline mail survey data from 2000-02 included employees, aged 40-60, of the City of Helsinki, Finland (n = 8960, 80 % women, response rate 67 %). Mental symptoms were measured by the General Health Questionnaire 12-item version (GHQ-12) and the Short Form 36 mental component summary (MCS). Covariates included sex, marital status, social support, health behaviours, occupational social class and limiting long-standing illness. Causes of death by the end of 2013 were obtained from Statistics Finland (n = 242) and linked individually to survey data pending consent (n = 6605). Hazard ratios (HR) and 95 % confidence intervals (95 % CI) were calculated using Cox regression analysis. RESULTS For all-cause mortality, only MCS showed a weak association before adjustments. For natural mortality, no associations were found. For unnatural mortality (n = 21), there was a sex adjusted association with GHQ (HR = 1.96, 95 % CI = 1.45-2.64) and MCS (2.30, 95 % CI = 1.72-3.08). Among unnatural causes of death suicidal mortality (n = 11) was associated with both GHQ (2.20, 95 % CI = 1.47-3.29) and MCS (2.68, 95 % CI = 1.80-3.99). Of the covariates limiting long-standing illness modestly attenuated the associations. CONCLUSIONS Two established measures of mental symptoms, i.e. GHQ-12 and SF-36 MCS, were both associated with subsequent unnatural, i.e. accidental and violent, as well as suicidal mortality. No associations were found for natural mortality due to diseases. These findings need to be corroborated in further populations. Supporting mental health through workplace measures may help counteract subsequent suicidal and other unnatural mortality among midlife employees.
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- Eero Lahelma
- Department of Public Health, University of Helsinki, PO Box 20 , (Tukholmankatu 8 2B), 00014, Helsinki, Finland.
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- Department of Public Health, University of Helsinki, PO Box 20 , (Tukholmankatu 8 2B), 00014, Helsinki, Finland
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- Department of Public Health, University of Helsinki, PO Box 20 , (Tukholmankatu 8 2B), 00014, Helsinki, Finland
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- Department of Public Health, University of Helsinki, PO Box 20 , (Tukholmankatu 8 2B), 00014, Helsinki, Finland
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- Finnish Institute of Occupational Health, and Department of Public Health, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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Lu WC, Tzeng NS, Kao YC, Yeh CB, Kuo TBJ, Chang CC, Chang HA. Correlation between health-related quality of life in the physical domain and heart rate variability in asymptomatic adults. Health Qual Life Outcomes 2016; 14:149. [PMID: 27765048 PMCID: PMC5073888 DOI: 10.1186/s12955-016-0555-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/17/2016] [Accepted: 10/14/2016] [Indexed: 01/02/2023] Open
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Background Reduced health-related quality of life in the physical domain (HRQOLphysical) has been reported to increase risks for cardiovascular disease (CVD); however, the mechanism underlying this phenomenon is still unclear. The autonomic nervous system (ANS) that connects the body and mind is a biologically plausible candidate to investigate this mechanism. The aim of our study is to examine whether the HRQOLphysical independently contributes to heart rate variability (HRV), which reflects ANS activity. Methods We recruited 329 physically and mentally healthy adults. All participants completed Beck Anxiety Inventory, Beck Depression Inventory and World Health Organization Questionnaire on Quality of Life: Short Form-Taiwanese version (WHOQOL-BREF). They were divided into groups of individuals having high or low scores of HRQOLphysical as discriminated by the quartile value of WHOQOL-BREF. We obtained the time and frequency-domain indices of HRV, namely variance (total HRV), the low-frequency power (LF; 0.05–0.15 Hz), which may reflect baroreflex function, the high-frequency power (HF; 0.15–0.40 Hz), which reflects cardiac parasympathetic activity, and the LF/HF ratio. Results There was an independent contribution of HRQOLphysical to explaining the variance in HRV after excluding potential confounding factors (gender, age, physical activity, alcohol use, depression and anxiety). Compared with the participants with high levels of HRQOLphysical, those with low levels of HRQOLphysical displayed significant reductions in variance and LF. Conclusions This study highlights the independent role of low HRQOLphysical in contributing to the reduced HRV in healthy adults and points to a potential underlying mechanism for HRQOLphysical to confer increased risks for CVD.
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- Wan-Chun Lu
- Department of Psychiatry, Tri-Service General Hospital National Defense Medical Center, No. 325, Cheng-Kung Road, Sec. 2, Nei-Hu District, 114, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Psychiatry, Tri-Service General Hospital National Defense Medical Center, No. 325, Cheng-Kung Road, Sec. 2, Nei-Hu District, 114, Taipei, Taiwan.,Student Counseling Center, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Psychiatry, Tri-Service General Hospital Songshan Branch, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Psychiatry, Tri-Service General Hospital National Defense Medical Center, No. 325, Cheng-Kung Road, Sec. 2, Nei-Hu District, 114, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Institute of Brain Science, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Psychiatry, Tri-Service General Hospital National Defense Medical Center, No. 325, Cheng-Kung Road, Sec. 2, Nei-Hu District, 114, Taipei, Taiwan.
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- Department of Psychiatry, Tri-Service General Hospital National Defense Medical Center, No. 325, Cheng-Kung Road, Sec. 2, Nei-Hu District, 114, Taipei, Taiwan.
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Rincon-Hoyos HG, Castillo A, Prada SI. Alcohol use disorders and psychiatric diseases in Colombia. Colomb Med (Cali) 2016; 47:31-7. [PMID: 27226662 PMCID: PMC4867514] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND An accurate understanding of co-occurrence and comorbidity of alcohol use disorders (AUD) in Colombia is crucial for public health. OBJECTIVE A secondary analysis was conducted, using a 2003/2004 government´s population database to determine the lifetime associations between AUD and other mental and addictive disorders in people of Colombia aged 18-65 years. METHODS Several statistical analysis were performed: testing prevalence difference in mental disorders by whether the individual had an AUD; a stratified analysis by gender and logistic regression analyses accounting for differences in demographic, socio-economic, behavioral and self-reported health status variables. RESULTS People with AUD comprised 9% of the population, of which 88% were males and on average 37 years old. They were more likely to be males, be working, and be current smokers; and less likely to be at home or retired. The population with AUD had greater chance to comply with criteria for all disorders but minor depressive disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder, nicotine dependence, and oppositional defiant disorder. CONCLUSION This study demonstrates a high prevalence of mental disorders in the adult population with AUD in Colombia. The findings highlight the importance of comorbidity as a sign of disease severity and impact on public health and supports the need for training of more professionals and developing appropriate interventions and services.
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- Hernan G Rincon-Hoyos
- Fundacion Valle del Lili Hospital, Cali, Colombia,Escuela de Medicina, Universidad ICESI, Cali, Colombia
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- Fundacion Valle del Lili Hospital, Cali, Colombia,Escuela de Medicina, Universidad ICESI, Cali, Colombia
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- Facultad Ciencias Administrativas y Económicas, Departamento de Economía, Universidad ICESI, Cali, Colombia
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Prata J, Quelhas Martins A, Ramos S, Rocha-Gonçalves F, Coelho R. Gender differences in quality of life perception and cardiovascular risk in a community sample. REVISTA PORTUGUESA DE CARDIOLOGIA (ENGLISH EDITION) 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.repce.2015.09.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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Prata J, Quelhas Martins A, Ramos S, Rocha-Gonçalves F, Coelho R. Gender differences in quality of life perception and cardiovascular risk in a community sample. Rev Port Cardiol 2016; 35:153-60. [PMID: 26923365 DOI: 10.1016/j.repc.2015.09.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/09/2015] [Accepted: 09/13/2015] [Indexed: 10/22/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION Self-reported heath and quality of life is an independent predictor of overall and cardiovascular morbidity and mortality, and incident coronary heart disease. However, less is known regarding how gender differences in cardiovascular risk factors impact quality of life perception. METHODS Primary healthcare users (n=261, 158 women) were screened for cardiovascular risk factors and completed the Medical Outcomes Study Short Form (SF-36). RESULTS Women had significantly lower alcohol consumption, body mass index and exercise frequency than men, but more prevalent psychiatric history, depressive and anxiety symptoms, and negative affectivity. Prevalences of hypertension, diabetes, dyslipidemia and type D personality were similar between genders. Women reported significantly worse quality of life on most SF-36 subscales and gender differences were apparent in predictors of quality of life. Moreover, high negative affectivity was an independent predictor of worse general health for women, whereas high social inhibition and high anxiety had a comparable role for men. CONCLUSION Gender specifics in cardiovascular risk factors should be considered in prevention strategies. Women reported significantly worse quality of life, putting them at higher risk for cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. Therefore, gender differences in predictors of quality of life warrant further investigation.
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- Joana Prata
- Unidade de Investigação & Desenvolvimento Cardiovascular, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal.
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- Instituto Nacional de Engenharia Biomédica (INEB), Porto, Portugal; Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal
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- Unidade de Investigação & Desenvolvimento Cardiovascular, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal
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- Unidade de Investigação & Desenvolvimento Cardiovascular, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal
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- Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal; Departamento de Neurociências Clínicas e Saúde Mental, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal
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Ojike N, Sowers JR, Seixas A, Ravenell J, Rodriguez-Figueroa G, Awadallah M, Zizi F, Jean-Louis G, Ogedegbe O, McFarlane SI. Psychological Distress and Hypertension: Results from the National Health Interview Survey for 2004-2013. Cardiorenal Med 2016; 6:198-208. [PMID: 27275156 DOI: 10.1159/000443933] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/19/2015] [Revised: 01/07/2016] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND/AIMS Psychological conditions are increasingly linked with cardiovascular disorders. We aimed to examine the association between psychological distress and hypertension. METHODS We used data from the National Health Interview Survey for 2004-2013. Hypertension was self-reported and the 6-item Kessler Psychological Distress Scale was used to assess psychological distress (a score ≥13 indicated distress). We used a logistic regression model to test the assumption that hypertension was associated with psychological distress. RESULTS Among the study participants completing the survey (n = 288,784), 51% were female; the overall mean age (±SEM) was 35.3 ± 0.02 years and the mean body mass index was 27.5 ± 0.01. In the entire sample, the prevalence of psychological distress was 3.2%. The adjusted odds of reporting hypertension in psychologically distressed individuals was 1.53 (95% CI = 1.31-1.80, p = 0.01). CONCLUSION The findings suggest that psychological distress is associated with higher odds of hypertension after adjusting for other risk factors for high blood pressure. Further studies are needed to confirm these findings and to elucidate the mechanisms by which stress increases hypertension risk.
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- Nwakile Ojike
- Center for Healthful Behavior Change (CHBC), Division of Health and Behavior, Department of Population Health, New York University Medical Center, New York, N.Y., USA
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- Division of Endocrinology, Department of Medicine, University of Missouri, Columbia, Mo., USA
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- Center for Healthful Behavior Change (CHBC), Division of Health and Behavior, Department of Population Health, New York University Medical Center, New York, N.Y., USA
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- Center for Healthful Behavior Change (CHBC), Division of Health and Behavior, Department of Population Health, New York University Medical Center, New York, N.Y., USA
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- Division of Endocrinology, Department of Medicine, SUNY-Downstate/Kings County Hospital Center, Brooklyn, N.Y., USA
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- Division of Endocrinology, Department of Medicine, SUNY-Downstate/Kings County Hospital Center, Brooklyn, N.Y., USA
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- Center for Healthful Behavior Change (CHBC), Division of Health and Behavior, Department of Population Health, New York University Medical Center, New York, N.Y., USA
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- Center for Healthful Behavior Change (CHBC), Division of Health and Behavior, Department of Population Health, New York University Medical Center, New York, N.Y., USA
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- Center for Healthful Behavior Change (CHBC), Division of Health and Behavior, Department of Population Health, New York University Medical Center, New York, N.Y., USA
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- Division of Endocrinology, Department of Medicine, SUNY-Downstate/Kings County Hospital Center, Brooklyn, N.Y., USA
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Dong XS, Wang X, Largay JA, Sokas R. Long-term health outcomes of work-related injuries among construction workers--findings from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth. Am J Ind Med 2015; 58:308-18. [PMID: 25678458 DOI: 10.1002/ajim.22415] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 11/21/2014] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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BACKGROUND This study examined the relationship between work-related injuries and health outcomes among a cohort of blue-collar construction workers. MATERIALS AND METHODS Data were from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth, 1979 cohort (NLSY79; n = 12,686). A range of health outcomes among blue-collar construction workers (n = 1,435) were measured when they turned age 40 (1998-2006) and stratified by these workers' prior work-related injury status between 1988 and 2000. Univariate and multivariate analyses were conducted to measure differences among subgroups. RESULTS About 38% of the construction cohort reported injuries resulting in days away from work (DAFW); another 15% were injured but reported no DAFW (NDAFW). At age 40, an average of 10 years after injury, those with DAFW injury had worse self-reported general health and mental health, and more diagnosed conditions and functional limitations than those without injury. This difference was statistically significant after controlling for major demographics. DISCUSSION Adverse health effects from occupational injury among construction workers persist longer than previously documented.
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- Xiuwen Sue Dong
- CPWR-The Center for Construction Research and Training; Data Center; Maryland
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- CPWR-The Center for Construction Research and Training; Data Center; Maryland
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- CPWR-The Center for Construction Research and Training; Data Center; Maryland
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- Department of Human Science; Georgetown University School of Nursing and Health Studies; Washington District of Columbia
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Ul-Haq Z, Mackay DF, Pell JP. Association between physical and mental health-related quality of life and adverse outcomes; a retrospective cohort study of 5,272 Scottish adults. BMC Public Health 2014; 14:1197. [PMID: 25416612 PMCID: PMC4256892 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-14-1197] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2014] [Accepted: 10/30/2014] [Indexed: 01/16/2023] Open
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Background Health-related quality of life (HRQoL) is associated with adverse outcomes in disease-specific populations. This study examines whether it is also independent predictor of incident cancer, coronary heart disease (CHD) and mortality in the general population. Methods The records of adult participants in the Scottish Health Survey 2003 were linked with hospital admissions, cancer registrations and death certificates. Cox proportional hazard models were used to explore the associations between quintiles of physical and mental component summary score (PCS and MCS respectively) of the SF-12 and adverse outcomes. Higher quintiles of both PCS and MCS indicate better health status. Results Among the 5,272 study participants, the mean PCS score was 49 (standard deviation (SD) 10.3). Participants were followed-up for a mean of 7.6 years. On survival analysis the lowest quintile of PCS was a strong predictor of all-cause death (hazard ratio (HR) 2.81, 95% CI 1.76, 4.49), incident cancer (HR 1.63, 95% CI 1.10, 2.42), and CHD events (HR 1.99, 95% CI 1.00, 3.96), compared to the highest quintile. This association was independent of adiposity and other confounders. The mean MCS score 52 (SD 8.8). MCS quintile was not associated with incident cancer and CHD, and the association between MCS and all-cause death (HR 1.33, 95% CI 1.01, 1.75) became non-significant after adjustment for adiposity. Conclusion Physical HRQoL is a significant predictor of a range of adverse outcomes, even after adjustment for adiposity and other confounders. This study highlights the importance of perceived health in the general population. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (doi:10.1186/1471-2458-14-1197) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- Institute of Health & Wellbeing, University of Glasgow, 1 Lilybank Gardens, Glasgow G12 8RZ, UK.
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