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Laura M Lamberti Irena Zakarija-Grković Christa L Fischer Walker Evropi Theodoratou Harish Nair Harry Campbell Robert E Black 《BMC public health》2013,13(Z3):S18
Background
Suboptimal breastfeeding practices among infants and young children <24 months of age are associated with elevated risk of pneumonia morbidity and mortality. We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis to quantify the protective effects of breastfeeding exposure against pneumonia incidence, prevalence, hospitalizations and mortality.Methods
We conducted a systematic literature review of studies assessing the risk of selected pneumonia morbidity and mortality outcomes by varying levels of breastfeeding exposure among infants and young children <24 months of age. We used random effects meta-analyses to generate pooled effect estimates by outcome, age and exposure level.Results
Suboptimal breastfeeding elevated the risk of pneumonia morbidity and mortality outcomes across age groups. In particular, pneumonia mortality was higher among not breastfed compared to exclusively breastfed infants 0-5 months of age (RR: 14.97; 95% CI: 0.67-332.74) and among not breastfed compared to breastfed infants and young children 6-23 months of age (RR: 1.92; 95% CI: 0.79-4.68).Conclusions
Our results highlight the importance of breastfeeding during the first 23 months of life as a key intervention for reducing pneumonia morbidity and mortality.2.
Nazia Darvesh Jai K. Das Tyler Vaivada Michelle F. Gaffey Kumanan Rasanathan Zulfiqar A. Bhutta for the Social Determinants of Health Study Team 《BMC public health》2017,17(4):776
Background
In the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) era, there is growing recognition of the responsibilities of non-health sectors in improving the health of children. Interventions to improve access to clean water, sanitation facilities, and hygiene behaviours (WASH) represent key opportunities to improve child health and well-being by preventing the spread of infectious diseases and improving nutritional status.Methods
We conducted a systematic review of studies evaluating the effects of WASH interventions on childhood diarrhea in children 0–5 years old. Searches were run up to September 2016. We screened the titles and abstracts of retrieved articles, followed by screening of the full-text reports of relevant studies. We abstracted study characteristics and quantitative data, and assessed study quality. Meta-analyses were performed for similar intervention and outcome pairs.Results
Pooled analyses showed diarrhea risk reductions from the following interventions: point-of-use water filtration (pooled risk ratio (RR): 0.47, 95% confidence interval (CI): 0.36–0.62), point-of-use water disinfection (pooled RR: 0.69, 95% CI: 0.60–0.79), and hygiene education with soap provision (pooled RR: 0.73, 95% CI: 0.57–0.94). Quality ratings were low or very low for most studies, and heterogeneity was high in pooled analyses. Improvements to the water supply and water disinfection at source did not show significant effects on diarrhea risk, nor did the one eligible study examining the effect of latrine construction.Conclusions
Various WASH interventions show diarrhea risk reductions between 27% and 53% in children 0–5 years old, depending on intervention type, providing ample evidence to support the scale-up of WASH in low and middle-income countries (LMICs). Due to the overall low quality of the evidence and high heterogeneity, further research is required to accurately estimate the magnitude of the effects of these interventions in different contexts.3.
Yunyun Yang Ju Zhou Ying Yang Zhi Chen Xiaodong Zheng 《Zeitschrift fur Gesundheitswissenschaften》2017,25(6):591-599
Aim
This study conducts a systematic review and meta-analysis to assess the association between dairy consumption and hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) risk.Subjects and methods
The association between consumption of overall dairy, specific dairy products (such as milk, cheese, butter, yoghurt, condensed milk, whey, casein, lactose) and HCC risk has not been assessed before. This association between dairy consumption and HCC risk has been reported in several epidemiological studies, but results were controversial and inconsistent. The PubMed, EMBASE and Cochrane databases were searched for relevant studies published up to September 20, 2015. The relative risks (RRs) and odds ratios (ORs) with 95% confidence intervals (CIs) for dairy consumption associated with HCC risk were extracted from each included cohort as well as case-control study. In our study, the pooled RR was obtained using the random-effects model. Heterogeneity was evaluated by Q and I 2 statistics.Results
A total number of 1,084,666 participants and 2041 HCC patients from three cohort studies and five case-control studies were included in this meta-analysis. The pooled RR of dairy was 1.38 (95% CI: 1.00–1.91, p = 0.00) in all studies. The pooled RR of milk, yoghurt, and cheese was 1.13 (95% CI: 0.67–1.88, p = 0.00), 0.40 (95% CI: 0.14–1.14, p = 0.00) and 1.45 (95% CI: 1.02–2.07, p = 0.80), respectively.Conclusions
This meta-analysis indicates that consumption of overall dairy may be associated with increased HCC risk and a risk factor involved in the etiology of HCC.4.
Background
Two contradictory hypotheses have been proposed to explain the relationship between allergic conditions and malignancies, the immune surveillance hypothesis and the antigenic stimulation hypothesis. The former advocates that allergic conditions may be protective against development of cancer, whereas the latter proposes an increased risk. This relationship has been studied in several case-control studies, but only in a few cohort studies.Methods
The association between allergic conditions and risk of developing leukemia, Hodgkin's disease, non-Hodgkin's lymphoma and myeloma was investigated in a cohort of 16,539 Swedish twins born 1886–1925. Prospectively collected, self-reported information about allergic conditions such as asthma, hay fever or eczema was obtained through questionnaires administered in 1967. The cohort was followed 1969–99 and cancer incidence was ascertained from the Swedish Cancer Registry.Results
Hives and asthma tended to increase the risk of leukemia (relative risk [RR] = 2.1, 95% Confidence Interval [CI] 1.0–4.5 and RR = 1.6, 95% CI 0.8–3.5, respectively). There was also an indication of an increased risk of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma associated with eczema during childhood (RR = 2.3, 95% CI 1.0–5.3).Conclusion
In contrast to most previous studies, our results do not indicate a protective effect of allergic conditions on the risk of developing hematological malignancies. Rather, they suggest that allergic conditions might increase the risk of some hematological malignancies.5.
Y. Wang Q. Hao L. Su Y. Liu S. Liu Birong Dong 《The journal of nutrition, health & aging》2018,22(5):613-618
Background
Frailty is a common geriatric syndrome in old people. It remains controversial whether Mediterranean diet could prevent old people from developing into frailty. The aim of this study is to summarize the relevant studies and assess the effectiveness of adherence to Mediterranean diet on frailty in old people.Method
A systematic search of MEDLINE, EMBASE and Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials was conducted to identify all relevant studies up to Oct 2017. We included studies regarding the associations between adherence to Mediterranean diet and risk of frailty among elders. A meta-analysis was performed to explore the effects of Mediterranean diet on frailty.Results
Six studies matched the inclusion criteria, of which five were prospective and one was cross-sectional. A total of 10,210 participants from the five prospective cohort studies were included to perform the meta-analyses. In comparison with lowest adherence to Mediterranean diet, elders with highest adherence to Mediterranean diet were significantly associated with lower risk of frailty in the future (RR= 0.56, 95% CI=0.36-0.89, p=0.015). Furthermore, the pooled estimates from four studies performed among participants in western countries (European and North American) showed that higher adherence to Mediterranean diet was associated with a 52% reduced risk of frailty (RR= 0.48, 95% CI=0.32-0.72, p<0.001). However, one study showed no association between Mediterranean diet and frailty among Asian elders (RR=1.06, 95% CI=0.83-1.36, p=0.638).Conclusion
A higher adherence to Mediterranean diet is associated with a lower risk of frailty in old people. Meanwhile, the benefits may be more obvious among elders from western countries.6.
H. S. Han C. B. Chang D.-C. Lee Jee-Yon Lee 《The journal of nutrition, health & aging》2017,21(7):750-758
Objectives
Knee pain is one of the most common symptoms of knee osteoarthritis (OA) that affects the quality of life in the older adults, and identifying the contributing factors of knee pain is important. We hypothesized that higher fruit and vegetable consumption might be associated with the severity of knee pain lower prevalence of severe knee pain by affecting pain perception in the knee joint. Therefore, we investigated the relationship between self-reported knee pain and the consumption of fruits vegetables, carotenoids and vitamin C and self-reported knee pain.Design
Nationally representative cross sectional study.Setting
2010-2011 rounds of the Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey.Participants
A total of 6588 subjects aged ≥50 years were participated.Methods
Severity of knee pain was estimated using a 10-point numeric rating scale (NRS). Daily intake of fruits, vegetables, and vitamins were estimated using data from 24-hour recalls and food frequency questionnaires.Results
The NRS scores of knee pain decreased significantly with increasing fruit and vegetable intake quartiles. A multivariate logistic regression analysis showed that the fourth quartile of vegetable and fruit consumption was associated with decreased prevalence of severe knee pain (OR 0.59, 95% CI 0.48-0.73) compared with first quartile of vegetable and fruit consumption; however, carotenoids and vitamin C consumption was not associated with the severity of knee pain.Conclusions
In conclusion, severe knee pain was independently associated with fruit and vegetable consumption. Our findings suggest that intake of whole fruits and vegetables may help improve knee pain in older adults.7.
Y. Okabe M. Furuta S. Akifusa K. Takeuchi M. Adachi T. Kinoshita T. Kikutani S. Nakamura Yoshihisa Yamashita 《The journal of nutrition, health & aging》2016,20(7):697-704
Objectives
Malnutrition is a serious health concern for frail elderly people. Poor oral function leading to insufficient food intake can contribute to the development of malnutrition. In the present study, we explored the longitudinal association of malnutrition with oral function, including oral health status and swallowing function, in elderly people receiving home nursing care.Design
Prospective observational cohort study with 1-year follow-up.Setting
Two mid-sized cities in Fukuoka, Japan from November 2010 to March 2012.Participants
One hundred and ninety-seven individuals, aged ≥ 60 years, living at home and receiving homecare services because of physical disabilities, without malnutrition.Measurements
Oral health status, swallowing function, taking modified-texture diets such as minced or pureed foods, nutritional status, cognitive function, and activities of daily living were assessed at baseline. The associations between malnutrition at 1-year follow-up and these related factors were analyzed using a logistic regression model.Results
Swallowing disorders [risk ratio (RR): 5.21, 95% confidence interval (95% CI): 1.65–16.43] were associated with malnutrition. On the other hand, oral health status did not have a direct association with malnutrition.Conclusion
Swallowing disorders may be associated with the incidence of malnutrition in elderly people receiving home-care. The findings indicate that maintaining swallowing function may contribute to the prevention of malnutrition in frail elderly people.8.
Amanda K Debes Anjalee Kohli Neff Walker Karen Edmond Luke C Mullany 《BMC public health》2013,13(Z3):S19
Background
Early breastfeeding is defined as the initiation of breastfeeding within twenty four hours of birth. While the benefits of breastfeeding have been known for decades, only recently has the role of time to initiation of breastfeeding in neonatal mortality and morbidity been assessed.Objective
To review the evidence for early breastfeeding initiation practices and to estimate the association between timing and neonatal outcomes.Methods
We systematically reviewed multiple databases from 1963 to 2011. Standardized abstraction tables were used and quality was assessed for each study utilizing the Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development and Evaluation (GRADE) methodology. Three meta-analyses were conducted for mortality among babies surviving to 48 hours.Results
We identified 18 studies reporting a direct association between early breastfeeding initiation and neonatal mortality and morbidity outcomes. The results of random effects analyses of data from 3 studies (from 5 publications) demonstrated lower risks of all-cause neonatal mortality among all live births (RR = 0.56 [95% CI: 0.40 – 0.79]) and among low birth weight babies (RR=0.58 [95% CI: 0.43 – 0.78]), and infection-related neonatal mortality (RR = 0.55 [95% CI: 0.36 – 0.84]). Among exclusively breastfed infants, all-cause mortality risk did not differ between early and late initiators (RR = 0.69 [95% CI: 0.27 – 1.75]).Conclusions
This review demonstrates that early breastfeeding initiation is a simple intervention that has the potential to significantly improve neonatal outcomes and should be universally recommended. Significant gaps in knowledge are highlighted, revealing a need to prioritize additional high quality studies that further clarify the specific cause of death, as well as providing improved understanding of the independent or combined effects of early initiation and breastfeeding patterns.9.
Kathleen O’Connor Duffany Katharine H. McVeigh Trace S. Kershaw Heather S. Lipkind Jeannette R. Ickovics 《Maternal and child health journal》2016,20(2):219-230
Objective
To assess the risk for neurodevelopmental delays for children of mothers who were obese (≥200 pounds) prior to pregnancy, and to characterize delays associated with maternal obesity among children referred to and found eligible to receive Early Intervention Program services.Methods
We conducted a retrospective cohort study (N = 541,816) using a population-based New York City data warehouse with linked birth and Early Intervention data. Risks for children suspected of a delay and ‘significantly delayed’, with two moderate or one severe delay, were calculated. Among the group of children eligible by delay for Early Intervention, analyses assessed risk for being identified with a moderate-to-severe delay across each of five functional domains as well as risks for multiple delays.Results
Children of mothers who were obese were more likely to be suspected of a delay (adjusted RR 1.19 [CI 1.15–1.22]) and borderline association for ‘significantly delayed’ (adjusted RR 1.01 [CI 1.00–1.02). Among children eligible by delay, children of mothers who were obese evidenced an increased risk for moderate-to-severe cognitive (adjusted RR 1.04 [CI 1.02–1.07]) and physical (adjusted RR 1.04 [CI 1.01–1.08]) delays and for global developmental delay (adjusted RR 1.05 [CI 1.01–1.08]).Conclusion
Maternal obesity is associated with increased risk of developmental delay in offspring. Among children with moderate or severe delays, maternal obesity is associated with increased risk of cognitive and physical delays as well as with increased risk for global developmental delay. While causation remains uncertain, this adds to the growing body of research reporting an association between maternal obesity and neurodevelopmental delays in offspring.10.
Osteoarthritis Increases the Risk of Cardiovascular Disease: Data from the Osteoarthritis Initiative
Nicola Veronese B. Stubbs M. Solmi T. O. Smith J.-Y. Reginster S. Maggi 《The journal of nutrition, health & aging》2018,22(3):371-376
Objectives
Although osteoarthritis (OA) is a common condition in older adults, the role of OA in increasing cardiovascular disease (CVD) incidence is still debated. The aim of this study was to investigate the association between OA and the onset of CVD in a large database of American adults.Design
Longitudinal.Setting
Community-dwelling.Participants
People with OA or at high risk of OA.Measurements
Osteoarthritis was defined as the presence of OA of the hand, knee, hip, back/neck or of other sites. CVD was defined as self-reported presence of heart attack, heart failure, stroke and other cerebral atherosclerotic conditions, and peripheral artery disease.Results
A total 4,265 persons without CVD (mean age=60.8 years, females=59.2%) at baseline were analyzed (1,775 with OA versus 2,490 without). Over a mean of 8.2 years, according to an adjusted Cox’s regression analysis for 11 potential baseline confounders, study participants with OA of any joint had a significantly higher risk of developing CVD compared to those without OA (Hazard ratio (HR): =1.27; 95% CI: 1.03-1.56). The presence of hand OA was associated with a higher risk of developing CVD (HR=1.31; 95%CI: 1.01-1.68) with respect to those who had no OA. Knee, hip and back/neck OA did not, instead, increase the risk of developing CVD. The association between OA and CVD was significant in the women, but not in the men.Conclusions
OA, in particular, when it affects the hand and in women, was associated with a higher risk of developing CVD.11.
Purpose
We aimed to systematically review available data on the association between adherence to MD and BMD as well as risk of fractures and to summarize this information through a meta-analysis.Methods
Previous studies in the field of adherence to MD in relation to BMD and risk of fracture were selected through searching PubMed, Scopus, ISI Web of Science and Google Scholar databases prior to June, 2016 using Mesh and non-Mesh relevant keywords.Results
In the meta-analysis of four effect sizes, obtained from three studies, we found that adherence to MD was associated with a 21% reduced risk of hip fracture (overall RR 0.79; 95% CIs 0.72–0.87). Adherence to MD was positively associated with lumber spine’s (mean difference of BMD comparing highest and lowest categories of MD score 0.12; 95% CI 0.06–0.19 g/cm2), femoral neck (0.10; 0.06–0.15 g/cm2) and total hip (0.11; 0.09–0.14 g/cm2) BMD. Meta-regression of included observational studies revealed a significant inverse linear association between Mediterranean diet score and risk of hip fracture, such that one unit increase in the score of Mediterranean diet was associated with a reduction in the risk of hip fracture (RR 0.95, 95% CI 0.92–0.98 p = 0.01).Conclusion
Adherence to MD was associated with a reduced risk of fracture as well as with a higher mean BMD.12.
J. Kim Yunhwan Lee C. W. Won K. E. Lee D. Chon 《The journal of nutrition, health & aging》2018,22(7):774-778
Objectives
To examine the association between nutritional status and frailty in older adults.Design
Cross-sectional study.Setting
Community-dwelling older adults were recruited from 10 study sites in South Korea.Participants
1473 volunteers aged 70–84 years without severe cognitive impairment and who participated in the Korean Frailty and Aging Cohort Study (KFACS) conducted in 2016.Measurements
Nutritional status was measured using the Mini Nutritional Assessment Short Form (MNA-SF). Frailty was assessed with the Fried’s frailty index. The relationship between nutritional status and frailty was examined using the multinomial regression analysis, adjusting for covariates.Results
Of the respondents 14.3% had poor nutrition (0.8% with malnutrition, 13.5% at risk of malnutrition). There were 10.7% who were frail, with 48.5% being prefrail, and 40.8% robust. Poor nutrition was related to a significantly increased risk of being prefrail (odds ratio [OR]: 1.59, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.09–2.32) and frail (OR: 3.30, 95% CI: 1.96–5.54).Conclusion
Poor nutritional status is strongly associated with frailty in older adults. More research to understand the interdependency between nutritional status and frailty may lead to better management of the two geriatric conditions.13.
Ana Paula Gomes I. Oliveira Bierhals A. L. Gonçalves Soares N. Hellwig E. Tomasi M. C. Formoso Assunção H. Gonçalves 《The journal of nutrition, health & aging》2018,22(3):387-392
Background
Several observational studies have shown association between diet quality and depression, but few studies have explored the interrelationship between these variables.Objective
The aim of this study was to assess the interrelationship between diet quality and depressive symptoms in elderly.Design
Cross-sectional study.Setting
Population based.Participants
1,378 elderly in the city of Pelotas, Brazil.Measurements
The diet quality was assessed by a short food frequency questionnaire and the prevalence of depressive symptoms was estimated by the abbreviated Brazilian version of the Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS). The association between diet quality and depressive symptoms was assessed using logistic regression.Results
The prevalence of depressive symptoms was 15.3%. Elderly with low-quality diet were more likely to experience depressive symptoms, and the association was almost twice higher in males than in females (men OR = 3.8, 95% CI 1.4, 10.6; women OR = 2.1, 95% CI: 1.4, 3.3). On the other hand, depressive elderly had higher odds of consuming a low-quality diet (OR 2.4, 95% CI: 1.7, 3.8). Limitations: Self-reported data and crosssectional design limit our conclusions.Conclusions
The choice of a low-quality diet was associated to a higher risk of depressive symptoms in elderly, and vice-versa. These results highlight the importance of encouraging the choice of healthy food habits, especially in depressed elderly, in order to promote healthy aging.14.
C. van den Broeke T. de Burghgraeve M. Ummels N. Gescher L. Deckx V. Tjan-Heijnen F. Buntinx Marjan van den Akker 《The journal of nutrition, health & aging》2018,22(2):191-198
Objectives
In older adults, nutritional health is essential for good quality of life and living independently at home. Especially in cancer patients, malnutrition is common and known to complicate treatment. This study aims to evaluate the nutritional status and its associated factors in community-dwelling older adults with and without cancer.Design
This is an observational study.Setting
This study focuses on older community-dwelling people.Participants
This study included older people with and without cancer (≥70 years). Cancer patients included patients with a new diagnosis of breast, lung, prostate, or colorectal cancer.Measurements
Data collection included measures of nutritional status, quality of life, depression, fatigue, distress and functional status. We used multivariate logistic regression analysis to assess the association between personal characteristics and malnutrition.Results
Data were available for 657 people; 383 people without cancer and 274 with a cancer diagnosis. Overall, malnutrition was detected in 245 (37.5%) people; in cancer patients this was 66.1%. Multivariate analysis showed that having cancer (OR 14.4, 95% CI: 8.01 - 23.3), being male (OR 2.38, 95% CI: 1.49–3.70), having depression (OR 13.5, 95% CI: 6.02-30.0), distress (OR 2.60, 95% CI: 1.55–4.37) and impaired instrumental activities of daily living (IADL) (OR 2.63, 95% CI: 1.63–4.24) were associated with a higher risk of malnutrition.Conclusion
The prevalence of malnutrition in community-dwelling older people is high, particularly in patients with cancer. Benchmarking and routine screening of older patients may be helpful strategies to increase awareness of (risk of) malnutrition among professionals.15.
Naoko Kozuki Anne CC Lee Mariangela F Silveira Cesar G Victora Linda Adair Jean Humphrey Robert Ntozini Robert E Black Joanne Katz Child Health Epidemiology Reference Group Small-for-Gestational-Age-Preterm Birth Working Group 《BMC public health》2013,13(Z3):S3
Background
Short and long birth intervals have previously been linked to adverse neonatal outcomes. However, much of the existing literature uses cross-sectional studies, from which deriving causal inference is complex. We examine the association between short/long birth intervals and adverse neonatal outcomes by calculating and meta-analyzing associations using original data from cohort studies conducted in low-and middle-income countries (LMIC).Methods
We identified five cohort studies. Adjusted odds ratios (aOR) were calculated for each study, with birth interval as the exposure and small-for-gestational-age (SGA) and/or preterm birth, and neonatal and infant mortality as outcomes. The associations were controlled for potential confounders and meta-analyzed.Results
Birth interval of shorter than 18 months had statistically significant increased odds of SGA (pooled aOR: 1.51, 95% CI: 1.31-1.75), preterm (pooled aOR: 1.58, 95% CI: 1.19-2.10) and infant mortality (pooled aOR: 1.83, 95% CI: 1.19-2.81) after controlling for potential confounding factors (reference 36-<60 months). It was also significantly associated with term-SGA, preterm-appropriate-for-gestational-age, and preterm-SGA. Birth interval over 60 months had increased risk of SGA (pooled aOR: 1.22, 95% CI: 1.07-1.39) and term-SGA (pooled aOR: 1.14, 95% CI: 1.03-1.27), but was not associated with other outcomes.Conclusions
Birth intervals shorter than 18 months are significantly associated with SGA, preterm birth and death in the first year of life. Lack of access to family planning interventions thus contributes to the burden of adverse birth outcomes and infant mortality in LMICs. Programs and policies must assess ways to provide equitable access to reproductive health interventions to mothers before or soon after delivering a child, but also address underlying socioeconomic factors that may modify and worsen the effect of short intervals.16.
Y. Liu J. Huang G. Xu S. He J. Zhang X. Wang Hui Cai Yi Shen 《The journal of nutrition, health & aging》2016,20(5):574-582
Objective
The aim of this study was to estimate MS prevalence according to three criteria and its risk factors among men in rural China.Design
Cross-sectional study.Setting
The Nantong Metabolic Syndrome Study (NMSS) was conducted during 2007–2008 in Nantong, China.Participants
6997 male participants aged 18–74 years.Measurements
In person interviews, blood glucose and lipid measurements were accomplished.Results
The prevalence of MS was 12.86%, 8.55% and 15.28% according to IDF, ATPIII and ATPIII-modified criteria, respectively. The IDF and ATP III–modified criteria agreed only moderately with ATP III criteria (?= 0.56 and 0.68), whereas ATP III–modified and the IDF criteria agreed perfectly (?= 0.90). Vigorous occupational physical activity was associated with a low prevalence of MS with Odds ratio (OR) of 0.58 (95% confidence interval (CI): 0.45-0.74). Beer drinkers (alcohol ≤ 6.2 g/day) and rice wine drinkers (alcohol ≤ 9.0 g/day) had about 34% and 33% low risks of developing MS respectively, compared with non-drinkers. OR of MS was 1.95 (95% CI: 1.39-2.73) in men who had familial history of at least two diseases, including hypertension and diabetes, compared with men without familial history of those diseases.Conclusions
Our data suggested that MS is highly prevalent among men in rural China. Family history of diabetes and hypertension is a risk factor in MS development. Physical activity, rice wine and beer consumption are associated with a significantly lower risk.17.
Suzanne J. Wilson Gabrielle Davie Helen Harcombe Emma H. Wyeth Ian D. Cameron Sarah Derrett 《Quality of life research》2018,27(12):3167-3178
Purpose
To examine participation in paid work, unpaid work and activities 12 months after a sentinel (initial) injury, and to determine the impact of sustaining a subsequent injury (SI) on these participation outcomes.Methods
Participants were recruited to the Prospective Outcomes of Injury Study following an Accident Compensation Corporation (ACC; New Zealand’s no-fault injury insurer) entitlement claim injury. Outcomes were whether participants reported reduced paid work hours, reduced unpaid work (e.g. housework, gardening) or reduced activities (e.g. socialising, leisure pursuits) at 12 months compared to before the sentinel injury event. SIs were ACC claims of any type. Using multivariable models, characteristics of SIs were examined as potential predictors of reduced participation.Results
At 12 months, 30% had reduced paid work hours, 12% had reduced unpaid work and 25% had reduced activities. Sustaining a SI predicted reduced paid work (RR 1.5; 95% CI 1.2, 1.8), but not unpaid work or activities. Participants who had sustained intracranial SIs were at highest risk of reduced paid work (RR 3.2, 95% CI 1.9, 5.2). Those sustaining SIs at work were less likely to have reduced paid work (RR 0.7; 95% CI 0.6, 1.0) than those with only non-work SIs. Participants sustaining assaultive SIs had higher risk of reduced unpaid work (RR 2.6, 95% CI 1.0, 6.8).Conclusions
Reduced participation is prevalent after a substantive sentinel injury, and sustaining a SI impacts on return to paid work. Identification of SI characteristics that put people at high risk of participation restriction may be useful for focusing on rehabilitative attention.18.
Wahlström J Burström L Hagberg M Lundström R Nilsson T 《International archives of occupational and environmental health》2008,81(5):595-602
Objective
The overall aim of this study was to explore the association between incident musculoskeletal symptoms in the neck and upper limbs and exposure to hand–arm vibration and ergonomic stressors.Methods
The study has a prospective design and data at baseline and follow-up was assessed by self-administered questionnaires. The study population consisted of students that had graduated from vocational high schools in 2001–2003 in northern and western Sweden and a total of 586 men responded to both the baseline and follow-up questionnaires. The mean age was 20.7 (range 19–27) years, and the exposure information included questions regarding hand–arm vibration, postural stress, computer work, mental stress and perception of muscular tension. Musculoskeletal symptoms in the neck and upper limbs were assessed at baseline and at follow-up.Results
Men who reported their daily vibration exposure duration (work and leisure) as more than 1 h at baseline had an increased risk of neck pain in the preceding 7 days at follow-up, when adjusting for all the other exposure variables (PR 3.29, 95% CI 1.02–14.9). Men with a calculated 8-h weighted vibration exposure level [A(8)] above 1.7 m/s2 had an increased risk of developing neck pain in both the unadjusted and adjusted analyses compared to those with an exposure level below 0.5 m/s2.Conclusion
Men who reported their daily vibration exposure duration (work and leisure) to be more than 1 h at baseline had an increased risk of neck pain for the preceding 7 days at follow-up. An increased prevalence of neck pain was also observed in individuals with a calculated 8-h frequency weighted vibration exposure level above 1.7 m/s2 (calculated from data assessed at follow-up) compared to those with an exposure level below 0.5 m/s2. The increased risks remained when adjusting for postural and mental stress; however the results could still be confounded by other ergonomic and physical load factors not adjusted for in the analyses.19.
F. Limongi Marianna Noale A. Gesmundo G. Crepaldi S. Maggi ILSA Working Group 《The journal of nutrition, health & aging》2017,21(5):505-513
Objective
The aim of this study was to evaluate adherence to the Mediterranean Diet (MD) and its association with all-cause mortality in an elderly Italian population.Design
Data analysis of a longitudinal study of a representative, age stratified, population sample.Setting
Study data is based upon the Italian Longitudinal Study on Aging (ILSA) a prospective, community-based cohort study. The baseline evaluation was carried out in 1992 and the follow-up in 1996 and 2000.Participant
Participant food intake assessment was available at baseline for 4,232 subjects; information on survival was available for 2,665 at the 2000 follow-up.Measurements
Adherence to the MD was evaluated with an a priori score based on the Mediterranean pyramid components. Cox proportional hazard models were used to assess the relationship between the MD score and all-cause mortality. Six hundred and sixty five subjects had died at the second follow-up (identified up to the first and second follow-up together; mean follow-up: 7.1±2.6 years).Results
At the 2000 follow-up, adjusting for other confounding factors, participants with a high adherence to MD (highest tertile of the MD score distribution) had an all-cause mortality risk that was of 34% lower with respect to the subjects with low adherence (Hazard Ratio=0.66; 95% CI: 0.49-0.90; p=0.0144).Conclusion
According to study results, a higher adherence to the MD was associated with a low all-cause mortality risk in an elderly Italian population.20.
Mateu Serra-Prat X. Sist A. Saiz L. Jurado R. Domenich A. Roces M. Papiol 《The journal of nutrition, health & aging》2016,20(6):653-658