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Over two hours screen time a day may raise a child's blood pressure
Conclusion The study found a worryingly high incidence of high blood pressure in children of just over 10%, instead of the expected 5%. It also found that low levels of physical activity and high levels of “screen time” raised the risk. Although researchers adjusted their analysis for a range of other factors which might affect blood pressure (called confounders), it is always possible that other unmeasured factors could have affected the results. In addition, the study was reliant on parental estimates of the amount of sedentary behaviour their children had per day, which may be an over- or underestimate. Wearing the ...
Source: NHS News Feed - February 26, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Heart/lungs Lifestyle/exercise Pregnancy/child Source Type: news

Type II Diabetes Complications’ Cost in Estonia
The objective of the study was to evaluate the treatment cost of T2DM in Estonia for 4 serious complications: myocardial infarction (MI), stroke, nephropathy and retinopathy during the year, when the event developed and a year later.
Source: Value in Health - October 23, 2015 Category: Global & Universal Authors: A Männik, H Pisarev, R Kiivet Source Type: research

Atrial fibrillation in immigrant groups: a cohort study of all adults 45  years of age and older in Sweden
In conclusion, we observed substantial differences in incidence of AF between immigrant groups and the Swedish-born population. A greater awareness of the increased risk of AF development in some immigrant groups may enable for a timely diagnos is, treatment and prevention of its debilitating complications, such as stroke.
Source: European Journal of Epidemiology - July 12, 2017 Category: Epidemiology Source Type: research

IJERPH, Vol. 15, Pages 252: Residents ’ Self-Reported Health Effects and Annoyance in Relation to Air Pollution Exposure in an Industrial Area in Eastern-Estonia
IJERPH, Vol. 15, Pages 252: Residents’ Self-Reported Health Effects and Annoyance in Relation to Air Pollution Exposure in an Industrial Area in Eastern-Estonia International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health doi: 10.3390/ijerph15020252 Authors: Hans Orru Jane Idavain Mihkel Pindus Kati Orru Kaisa Kesanurm Aavo Lang Jelena Tomasova Eastern Estonia has large oil shale mines and industrial facilities mainly focused on electricity generation from oil shale and shale oil extraction, which produce high air pollution emissions. The “Study of the health impact of the oil shale sector—SO...
Source: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health - February 2, 2018 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Hans Orru Jane Idavain Mihkel Pindus Kati Orru Kaisa Kesanurm Aavo Lang Jelena Tomasova Tags: Article Source Type: research

Estonia: Health System Review.
Authors: Habicht T, Reinap M, Kasekamp K, Sikkut R, Aaben L, van Ginneken E Abstract This analysis of the Estonian health system reviews recent developments in organization and governance, health financing, health care provision, health reforms and health system performance. In 2017, the Estonian government took the historic step of expanding the revenue base of the health system, which has been a longstanding challenge. However, in terms of percentage of GDP it remains a small increase and long-term financial sustainability could still pose a problem. That said, if these additional funds are invested wisely, they ...
Source: Health systems in transition - October 3, 2018 Category: Health Management Tags: Health Syst Transit Source Type: news

Health impact assessment of transportation noise in two Estonian cities
Environ Res. 2021 Nov 2:112319. doi: 10.1016/j.envres.2021.112319. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTTransportation noise is a growing public health concern worldwide, especially in urban areas, causing annoyance, sleep disturbance, cardiovascular diseases and other health effects. Recently, European Commission (EC) has developed a mutual methodology for assessing health impacts of transportation noise in European Union using strategic noise mapping. Applying this methodology, our aim was to quantify the health effects of road, rail and aircraft noise in two Estonian cities, Tallinn and Tartu. We also aimed to assess sensitivi...
Source: Environmental Research - November 6, 2021 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Triin Veber Tanel Tamm Marko R ündva Hedi Katre Kriit Anderi Pyko Hans Orru Source Type: research

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