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Intergenerational relationship between parental famine exposure and offsprings obesity risks
Conclusions Famine experiences of parents were associated with increased BMI of offspring, suggesting an intergenerational impact of severe malnutrition on obesity risks. (Source: Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health)
Source: Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health - February 9, 2024 Category: Epidemiology Authors: Hu, K., Cui, A., Zhang, X. Tags: Original research Source Type: research

Role of hospitalisation for substance misuse in marital status transitions: a 47-year follow-up of a Swedish birth cohort
Conclusion Substance misuse is associated with an increased risk of marital dissolution and death when accounting for nearly 50 years of marital biographies. (Source: Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health)
Source: Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health - February 9, 2024 Category: Epidemiology Authors: Bishop, L., Högnäs, R. S. Tags: Original research Source Type: research

Type 2 diabetes, glycaemic traits and upper gastrointestinal cancer risk: a prospective cohort study
Conclusion Our results indicate that T2D and elevated levels of glycaemic traits may be risk factors for incident UGI cancer. Individuals with a high genetic risk and T2D have a significantly increased risk of developing UGI cancer. (Source: Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health)
Source: Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health - February 9, 2024 Category: Epidemiology Authors: Cao, L., Wang, T., Li, H., El Hafa, F., Zhu, X., Yu, Y., Yan, C., Du, L., Zhu, M., Jin, G. Tags: Original research Source Type: research

Cross-sectional study of the associations between circulating vitamin D concentrations and insulin resistance in children aged 9-10 years of South Asian, black African Caribbean and white European origins
Conclusion Circulating vitamin D was inversely associated with insulin resistance in all ethnic groups; higher insulin resistance in South Asian and black African children were partly explained by their lower vitamin D levels. Whether vitamin D supplementation can reduce emerging type 2 diabetes risk needs further evaluation. (Source: Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health)
Source: Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health - February 9, 2024 Category: Epidemiology Authors: Donin, A., Nightingale, C. M., Sattar, N., Fraser, W. D., Owen, C. G., Cook, D. G., Whincup, P. H. Tags: Open access Original research Source Type: research

Response to: 'Impact of COVID-19 on the mental health of children and young people: perspectives on evidence synthesis' by Hossain et al
Thank you to Hossain et al1 for your commentary on our article,2 which indeed raises important points. For what concerns your first comment, we agree that the Joanna Briggs Institute (JBI) offers comprehensive guidance to conduct an umbrella review. However, there is a very large number of umbrella reviews published following the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses guidelines, and several papers that indicate that this is the appropriate method to conduct this type of review.3 4 Also, we argue that following the JBI guidelines would have not led to fundamentally different results from the one...
Source: Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health - January 10, 2024 Category: Epidemiology Authors: Bevilacqua, L., Fox-Smith, L., Lewins, A., Jetha, P., Sideri, A., Barton, G., Meiser-Stedman, R., Beazley, P. Tags: Letters to the editor Source Type: research

Impact of COVID-19 on the mental health of children and young people: perspectives on evidence synthesis
We read the umbrella review on the impact of COVID-19 on the mental health of children and young people by Bevilacqua et al1 with great interest, as this work provides an updated synthesis of evidence after our previously published umbrella review2 on that topic. The inclusion of more recent reviews and PROSPERO registration are notable advances in this work. However, a few concerns about this review should be addressed for scientific clarity and evidence-based decision-making on the mental health of children and young people globally. First, this work ‘was conducted following the Preferred Reporting Items for System...
Source: Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health - January 10, 2024 Category: Epidemiology Authors: Hossain, M. M., Das, J., Aggad, R. Tags: COVID-19 Letters to the editor Source Type: research

Maternal psychiatric and somatic illness, and the risk of unintentional injuries in children: variation by type of maternal illness, type of injury and child age
Conclusions Maternal mental and somatic illness may both increase children’s injury risk. Adequate social and parenting support for families with maternal illness may reduce childhood injury. (Source: Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health)
Source: Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health - January 10, 2024 Category: Epidemiology Authors: Tanskanen, A. O., Metsä-Simola, N., Volotinen, L., Danielsbacka, M., Martikainen, P., Remes, H. Tags: Original research Source Type: research

Sexual orientation, gender expression and socioeconomic status in the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent to Adult Health
Conclusion Socioeconomic differences by sexual orientation and gender expression have important implications for understanding health disparities among gender non-conforming sexual minorities and their gender conforming heterosexual counterparts. (Source: Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health)
Source: Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health - January 10, 2024 Category: Epidemiology Authors: Hernandez, S. M., Halpern, C. T., Conron, K. J. Tags: Open access Original research Source Type: research

Evaluating the impact on physical inactivity of Together an Active Future, a partnership approach to physical activity promotion. A difference-in-differences study
Conclusions The study suggests that a programme of creative engagement, partnership building, training and communication can help reduce physical inactivity, potentially mitigating some of the effect of pandemic restrictions. Further monitoring is required to understand the impact of this intervention outside of the pandemic context. (Source: Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health)
Source: Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health - January 10, 2024 Category: Epidemiology Authors: Owen, G., Fahy, K., Barr, B. Tags: Open access Original research Source Type: research

Population frailty trends by education and income levels over a period of 30 years: findings from Swedish registry data
Conclusion Over time, education and income levels were more equally represented among the frail population in more recent years. More equitable distribution over time may suggest improvement in health disparities, though more work is needed. The overall increase in frailty and unchanged association with mortality indicates that additional research is needed to better understand how to best support the growing ageing population. This would then support the long-term viability of the healthcare system. (Source: Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health)
Source: Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health - January 10, 2024 Category: Epidemiology Authors: Wennberg, A., Tao, Y., Ek, S., Modig, K. Tags: Open access Original research Source Type: research

Persistence of SARS-CoV-2 antibodies over 18 months following infection: UK Biobank COVID-19 Serology Study
Conclusion This study adds to the limited evidence on the long-term persistence of antibodies following SARS-CoV-2 infection, with likely implications for waning immunity following infection and the use of IgG-N in population surveys. (Source: Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health)
Source: Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health - January 10, 2024 Category: Epidemiology Authors: Besevic, J., Lacey, B., Callen, H., Omiyale, W., Conroy, M., Feng, Q., Crook, D. W., Doherty, N., Ebner, D., Eyre, D. W., Fry, D., Horn, E., Jones, E. Y., Marsden, B. D., Peto, T. E. A., Starkey, F., Stuart, D., Welsh, S., Wood, N., Young, A., Young, A., Tags: Open access, COVID-19 Short reports Source Type: research

COVID-19 and mental health in China: the effects of personality
Conclusion We find clear evidence of a moderate level of mental health deterioration between 2018 and 2020. These effects are larger for individuals subject to stricter lockdowns and for individuals with more open personalities. (Source: Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health)
Source: Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health - January 10, 2024 Category: Epidemiology Authors: Zhang, X., Battisti, M., Proto, E. Tags: COVID-19 Original research Source Type: research

Lifestyle factors as mediators of area-level socioeconomic differentials in mental health and cognitive function: the Tromso Study
Conclusions People living in areas with lower ASES are at higher risk of poor mental health, such as depression and insomnia, and have lower cognitive function possibly due to unhealthy lifestyle (smoking, alcohol and physical inactivity). (Source: Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health)
Source: Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health - January 10, 2024 Category: Epidemiology Authors: Tiwari, S., Cerin, E., Wilsgaard, T., Lovsletten, O., Grimsgaard, S., Hopstock, L. A., Schirmer, H., Rosengren, A., Kristoffersen, K., Lochen, M.-L. Tags: Open access Original research Source Type: research

Social security cuts and life expectancy: a longitudinal analysis of local authorities in England, Scotland and Wales
Conclusions Social security cuts, at the UK local authority level, were associated with lower life expectancy. Further research should examine causality. (Source: Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health)
Source: Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health - January 10, 2024 Category: Epidemiology Authors: Seaman, R., Walsh, D., Beatty, C., McCartney, G., Dundas, R. Tags: Open access Original research Source Type: research

Childhood adversity and COVID-19 outcomes in the UK Biobank
Conclusions Childhood adversity was significantly associated with COVID-19-related hospitalisation and COVID-19-related mortality after adjusting for sociodemographic and health confounders. Further research is needed to clarify the biological and psychosocial processes underlying these associations to inform public health intervention and prevention strategies to minimise COVID-19 disparities. (Source: Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health)
Source: Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health - January 10, 2024 Category: Epidemiology Authors: Hanson, J. L., OConnor, K., Adkins, D. J., Kahhale, I. Tags: Editor's choice, COVID-19 Original research Source Type: research