Adherence to Osteoporosis Screening and Its Related Factors: A Population-Based Study, Kerman, Iran

We aimed to evaluate how Brazilian adults rank seven well-known health-related factors in terms of importance for health. A population-based study was undertaken in Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul State, Brazil (N = 3,100; response rate: 96.5%). Individuals ranked three out of seven factors that, in their opinion, were the most important for health. The factors investigated were: "controlling stress", "practicing physical activity regularly", "avoiding drinking in excess", "avoiding smoking", "visiting a doctor regularly", "keeping the ideal weight", and "having a healthy diet". Healthy diet (73.9%), physical activity (59.9%), and visiting a doctor regularly (45.7%) were the most frequently reported factors. Younger subjects and those with higher socioeconomic status were more likely to report physical activity and stress as important factors for health than their counterparts. The importance attributed to health-related factors changes markedly among population subgroups.

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P3-030: The relation between insulin, insulin-related factors, and plasma amyloid-beta protein levels at mid-life in a large-scale population-based study

Alzheimer s & Dementia ◽

10.1016/j.jalz.2010.05.1523 ◽

2010 ◽

Vol 6 ◽

pp. S457-S457

Author(s):

Mary K. Townsend ◽

Olivia I. Okereke ◽

Weiming Xia ◽

Dennis J. Selkoe ◽

Francine Grodstein

Keyword(s):

Amyloid Beta ◽

Large Scale ◽

Population Based ◽

Amyloid Beta Protein ◽

Related Factors ◽

Population Based Study ◽

Protein Levels ◽

Scale Population

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Population Based Analysis Ependymoma Patients in Alberta from 1975 to 2007

Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences / Journal Canadien des Sciences Neurologiques ◽

10.1017/cjn.2014.107 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 41 (6) ◽

pp. 742-747 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Gloria B. Roldán Urgoiti ◽

Amitabh D. Singh ◽

Roger Y. Tsang ◽

Robert A. Nordal ◽

Gerald Lim ◽

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Keyword(s):

Overall Survival ◽

Young Children ◽

Postoperative Radiotherapy ◽

Population Based ◽

Subtotal Resection ◽

Lower Grade ◽

Related Factors ◽

Population Based Study ◽

Number Of Patients ◽

Adults And Children

AbstractBackground: Ependymomas are rare tumors of the central nervous system whose management is controversial. This population-based study of adults and children with ependymoma aims to (1) identify clinical and treatment-related factors that impact survival and (2) determine if postoperative radiotherapy (RT) can improve survival of patients with subtotal resection (STR) to levels similar to patients who had gross total resection (GTR). Methods: This retrospective population-based study evaluated 158 patients with ependymoma diagnosed between 1975-2007 in Alberta, Canada. Results: Younger patients (<7 years of age) were more likely to be diagnosed with grade III tumors compared with adults in whom grade I tumors were more common (p=0.003). Adults were more likely to have spinally located tumors compared to young children whose tumors were typically found in the brain. Overall, young children with ependymoma were more likely to die than older children or adults (p=0.001). An equivalent number of patients underwent GTR as compared with STR (48% vs 45%, respectively). Overall, older age, spinal tumor location, lower grade, and GTR were associated with improved progression free survival but only GTR was associated with significant improvement in overall survival. Median survival after STR and RT was 82 months compared with 122 months in patients who had GTR (p=0.0022). Conclusions: This is the first Canadian population-based analysis of patients with ependymoma including adults and children. Extent of resection appears to be the most important factor determining overall survival. Importantly, the addition of RT to patients initially treated with STR does not improve survival to levels similar to patients receiving GTR.

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Shift Work and Obesity among Canadian Women: A Cross-Sectional Study Using a Novel Exposure Assessment Tool

10.32920/14668776.v1 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

M. Anne Harris ◽

Natalie McGlynn ◽

Victoria A. Kirsh ◽

Michelle Cotterchio ◽

Victoria Nadalin ◽

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Keyword(s):

Exposure Assessment ◽

Shift Work ◽

High Probability ◽

Assessment Tool ◽

Population Based ◽

Overweight And Obesity ◽

Related Factors ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Population Based Study ◽

The Relationship

Background/Objectives It has been suggested that the association between shift work and chronic disease is mediated by an increase in obesity. However, investigations of the relationship between shift work and obesity reveal mixed findings. Using a recently developed exposure assessment tool, this study examined the association between shift work and obesity among Canadian women from two studies: a cohort of university alumni, and a population-based study. Methods Self-administered questionnaire data were used from healthy, currently employed females in a population-based study, the Ontario Women’s Diet and Health case-control study (n = 1611 controls), and from a subset of a of university alumni from the Canadian Study of Diet, Lifestyle, and Health (n = 1097) cohort study. Overweight was defined as BMI=25 to <30, and obesity as BMI=30. Reported occupation was converted to occupational codes and linked to a probability of shift work value derived from Survey of Labour and Income Dynamics data. Regular evenings, nights, or rotating work comprised shift work. Polytomous logistic regression estimated the association between probability of shift work, categorized as near nil, low, medium, and high probability of shift work, on overweight and obesity, controlling for detected confounders. Results In the population-based sample, high probability of shift work was associated with obesity (reference = near nil probability of shift work, OR: 1.88, 95% CI: 1.01–3.51, p = 0.047). In the alumni cohort, no significant association was detected between shift work and overweight or obesity. Conclusions As these analyses found a positive association between high probability of shift work exposure and obesity in a population-based sample, but not in an alumni cohort, it is suggested that the relationship between shift work and obesity is complex, and may be particularly susceptible to occupational and education-related factors within a given population.

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Personality-related factors as predictors of help-seeking for depression: A population-based study applying the Behavioral Model of Health Services Use

Das Gesundheitswesen ◽

10.1055/s-0033-1354236 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 75 (08/09) ◽

Author(s):

SE Baumeister ◽

G Schomerus ◽

RM Anderson

Keyword(s):

Health Services ◽

Help Seeking ◽

Behavioral Model ◽

Population Based ◽

Health Services Use ◽

Related Factors ◽

Population Based Study ◽

Services Use

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Risk of cancer in middle-aged patients with gout: A nationwide population-based study in Korea

The Journal of Rheumatology ◽

10.3899/jrheum.200497 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. jrheum.200497

Author(s):

Jung Sun Lee ◽

Jisun Myung ◽

Hyun Ah Lee ◽

Seokchan Hong ◽

Chang-Keun Lee ◽

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Keyword(s):

Cancer Risk ◽

Cancer Mortality ◽

Population Based ◽

Lymphoid Organ ◽

Proportional Hazard ◽

Related Factors ◽

Aged Patients ◽

Population Based Study ◽

Cox Proportional Hazard ◽

Risk Of Cancer

Objective Gout is reportedly associated with a higher incidence of cancer. However, patients with gout tend to have several cancer-related factors including obesity, smoking, and alcohol consumption, thus, the precise association between gout and cancer risk remains unclear. We aimed to investigate the risk of cancer in Korean patients with gout. Methods Based on the Korea Health Insurance Service database, the subjects comprised patients aged 41-55 years with gout newly diagnosed between 2003 and 2007. We used a multivariable-adjusted Cox-proportional hazard model in gout patients and a 1:2 ratio for the matched controls by age, sex, and index year. Results We compared 4,176 patients with gout with 8,352 controls. The mean age and followup duration were 48.8 years and 10.1 years in both groups. Overall cancer risk was significantly different between gout patients and controls (HR 1.224, 95% CI 1.073–1.398). The all-cause mortality (HR 1.457, 95% CI 1.149–1.847) and cancer mortality (HR 1.470, 95% CI 1.020– 2.136) were higher in gout patients. In the subgroup analysis, the cancer risk of the stomach (HR 1.710, 95% CI 1.221–2.395), head and neck (HR 1.850, 95% CI 1.071–3.196), and hematologic or lymphoid organ (HR 2.849, 95% CI 1.035–7.844) was higher in gout patients. Conclusion Patients aged 41–55 years with gout have a higher risk of cancer and all-cause and cancer mortality compared with the general population. Therefore, special attention should be paid to higher cancer risk and mortality in these patients who are diagnosed in middle age.

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Primary Brainstem Lymphoma: A Population-Based Study

10.21203/rs.3.rs-728975/v1 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Chen Junyu ◽

Bo Cen ◽

Fei Hu ◽

Yong Qiu ◽

Junge Zhou ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Survival Rates ◽

B Cell Lymphoma ◽

Population Based ◽

Primary Lymphoma ◽

Proportional Hazard ◽

Related Factors ◽

Population Based Study ◽

Cox Proportional Hazard ◽

Tumor Number ◽

Ann Arbor

Abstract Purpose. Primary brainstem lymphoma (PBSL) is rare and malignant. Understanding of this disease is lacking. We aimed to characterize clinical features, estimate survival and explore survival-related factors of PBSL.Methods. Patients with a histological diagnosis of primary lymphoma in the brainstem (C71.7) from 1975 to 2016 were retrieved from Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) program. Log-rank tests, univariate and multivariate Cox proportional hazard analyses were used to identify survival-related factors. Results. PBSL constituted 2.7% of brainstem malignancies. The median age of the PBSL patients were 59.5 years. Diffuse large B cell lymphoma (n = 49, 84.5%) was the most prevalent histology among the 58 cases with reported specific lymphoma subtype. The majority of PBSLs were localized (n = 46, 52.3%), at low Ann Arbor Stage (I/II, n = 63, 70.5%), and presented as a single primary (n = 71, 80.7%). Chemotherapy was applied in 50 (56.8%) cases. Three-year overall survival (OS) and disease-specific survival (DSS) rates were 42.7% and 53.5%, respectively. Multivariate analyses showed that independent predictive/prognostic factors for OS were age (P = 0.004), tumor number (P = 0.029), and chemotherapy (P = 0.001); DSS-related factors only included age (P = 0.014) and chemotherapy (P = 0.008). Conclusions. We estimated survival rates for PBSL patients. Factors associated with OS and DSS were also identified. Our findings addressed the importance of chemotherapy in treating PBSL patients.

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