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Unstable resting heart rate trajectory patterns are associated with an increase in incident risk of type 2 diabetes mellitus: the China-PAR project
Background The association between resting heart rate (RHR) trajectory patterns based on multiple measurements and the risk ...
Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health (JECH)12d
Estimating the risk reduction in disability incidence by adhering to recommendation-based physical activity in older adults: a cohort study
Background The WHO recommends ≥150 min/week of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) for older adults, while the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare suggests ≥6000 steps/day.
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COVID-19: exposing and amplifying inequalities
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Occupational socioeconomic risk associations for head and neck cancer in Europe and South America: individual participant data analysis of pooled case–control studies within ...
Background The association between socioeconomic disadvantage (low education and/or income) and head and neck cancer is well established, with smoking and alcohol consumption explaining up to ...
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Health status of Gypsies and Travellers in England
Objective: To provide the first valid and reliable estimate of the health status of Gypsies and Travellers in England by using standardised instruments to compare their health with that of a UK ...
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OP169 ‘It feels like the system is almost against you’: Self-management of multiple long-term conditions amongst people experiencing socioeconomic deprivation
Background Multiple long-term conditions (MLTCs) have a higher prevalence in socioeconomically deprived populations. Self-management strategies are vital for people with MLTCs, and effective ...
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Neighbourhood deprivation and incidence of coronary heart disease: a multilevel study of 2.6 million women and men in Sweden
Correspondence to: Dr K Sundquist Karolinska Institutet, Family Medicine Stockholm, Alfred Nobels allé 12, SE-141 83 Huddinge, Sweden; Kristina.Sundquistklinvet.ki.se Study objective: To examine ...
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Exposure to environmental chemicals and type 1 diabetes: an update
This narrative review summarises recently published epidemiological and in vivo experimental studies on exposure to environmental chemicals and their potential role in the development of type 1 ...
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Racial inequality, racial discrimination and obesity incidence in adults from the ELSA-Brasil cohort
Background This study investigated whether self-reported race/skin colour and perceived racial discrimination predict higher obesity incidence after approximately 4-year follow-up of the Brazilian ...
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The long and short term effects of alcohol consumption on cognitive decline
Background With an increase in ageing population, cognitive decline represents a major reason of concern. Alcohol has been shown to have a differential impact on cognitive decline according to the ...
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Is the physician's adherence to prescription guidelines associated with the patient's socio-economic position? An analysis of statin prescription in South Sweden
Background Knowledge about the social and economical determinants of prescription is relevant in healthcare systems like the Swedish one, which is based on the principle of equity, and which aims to ...