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Prevalence of and factors associated with multimorbidity among 18 101 adults in the South East Asia Community Observatory Health and Demographic Surveillance System in Malaysia: a population-based, cross-sectional study of the MUTUAL consortium
Conclusions The current single-disease services in primary and secondary care should be accompanied by strategies to address complexities associated with multimorbidity, taking into account the factors associated with multimorbidity identified. Future research is needed to identify the most commonly occurring clusters of chronic diseases and their risk factors to develop more efficient and effective multimorbidity prevention and treatment strategies.
Source: BMJ Open - December 23, 2022 Category: General Medicine Authors: Tan, M. M. C., Prina, A. M., Muniz-Terrera, G., Mohan, D., Ismail, R., Assefa, E., Keinert, A. A. M., Kassim, Z., Allotey, P., Reidpath, D., Su, T. T. Tags: Open access, Epidemiology Source Type: research

Prevalence of overweight and obesity and associated factors among women of childbearing age in Brazil.
CONCLUSION: The results showed an association between excess weight and sociodemographic factors, both determinants of general and reproductive health history. Implementation of effective public health policies is necessary to prevent unfavorable outcomes related to the health of women of childbearing age with excess weight. PMID: 33500016 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Public Health Nutrition - January 27, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Lyrio AO, Souza ES, Conceição SDS, Batista JET, Brito SM, Gomes Filho IS, Figueiredo ACMG, da Cruz SS Tags: Public Health Nutr Source Type: research

Early-Term Complications after Carotid Endarterectomy and Their Risk Factors: Eight-Year Employment of Local Treatment Protocol of a Russian High-Volume Center
Conclusions: The present retrospective analysis of the local carotid surgery register showed appropriate outcomes after CEA regarding the cumulative incidence of MACE, which is comparable to previously published international register data. A previous history of stroke, myocardial infarction, COPD, a prolonged clamping time during CEA, and diabetes mellitus were found to be factors of high-risk for cardiovascular mortality. A prolonged clamping was identified as an independent predictor of any stroke.Eur Surg Res
Source: European Surgical Research - December 17, 2020 Category: Surgery Source Type: research

Factors Associated with Participation in Stool Based Colorectal Screening in Brunei Darussalam.
CONCLUSIONS: Our study showed that older age and professional employment status were significantly associated with willingness to participate in a stool based CRC screening. PMID: 32856849 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention - August 29, 2020 Category: Cancer & Oncology Tags: Asian Pac J Cancer Prev Source Type: research

The global burden of disease attributable to high body mass index in 195 countries and territories, 1990 –2017: An analysis of the Global Burden of Disease Study
ConclusionsIn this study, we observed that the number of global deaths and DALYs attributable to high BMI has substantially increased between 1990 and 2017. Successful population-wide initiatives targeting high BMI may mitigate the burden of a wide range of diseases. Given the large variations in high-BMI-related burden of disease by SDI, future strategies to prevent and reduce the burden should be developed and implemented based on country-specific development status.
Source: PLoS Medicine - July 27, 2020 Category: Internal Medicine Authors: Haijiang Dai Source Type: research

Interactions of Behavioral Changes in Smoking, High-risk Drinking, and Weight Gain in a Population of 7.2 Million in Korea.
Conclusions: These results obtained using a large-scale population-based database documented interactions among lifestyle factors over time. PMID: 31396377 [PubMed - in process]
Source: Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health - August 11, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: J Prev Med Public Health Source Type: research

The potential impact of new stent platforms for coronary revascularization in diabetics
Publication date: Available online 1 March 2018 Source:Canadian Journal of Cardiology Author(s): Gustavo S. Guandalini, Sripal Bangalore Coronary artery disease in patients with diabetes mellitus (DM) is characterized by extensive atherosclerosis, longer lesions and diffuse distal disease. Consequently, these patients have worse outcomes following coronary revascularization, regardless of the modality employed. Traditionally, coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) has been regarded as more effective than percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) in patients with DM, owing likely to more complete revascularization and prote...
Source: Canadian Journal of Cardiology - March 2, 2018 Category: Cardiology Source Type: research

Spinal Cord Infarction in Clinical Neurology: A Review of Characteristics and Long-Term Prognosis in Comparison to Cerebral Infarction
Spinal cord stroke is rare accounting for 0.3-1% of all strokes and is classified into upper (cervical) and lower (thoracolumbar) strokes. Patients present with severe deficits but later often show good functional improvement. On admission, younger age, male gender, hypertension, diabetes mellitus and elevated blood glucose indicate more severe spinal cord strokes. Treatment of these risk factors is essential in the acute phase. Biphasic spinal cord strokes are seen in one-fifth of the patients. These present with acute or transient sensory spinal cord deficits often preceded by radiating pain between the shoulders, and sh...
Source: European Neurology - August 3, 2016 Category: Neurology Source Type: research

Risk factors, aetiology and outcome of ischaemic stroke in young adults: the Swiss Young Stroke Study (SYSS)
In conclusion, most young adults with IS had modifiable vascular risk factors, emphasizing the importance of prevention strategies. Outcome was unfavourable in more than a third of patients and was associated with initial stroke severity and diabetes mellitus. Previous cerebrovascular events predicted recurrent ones.
Source: Journal of Neurology - June 12, 2015 Category: Neurology Source Type: research

Many African Americans Still Only Dream of High Quality Health Care
Recently, AARP conducted a study to determine how perceptions of key social issues ranked in importance to African Americans age 50 and over. Ninety-one percent gave the answer "high quality health care." Eighty-nine percent gave the answer, "Access to high quality health care information." We were not surprised at the high percentage of either response. Why wouldn't the foremost issue on the minds of African Americans be the key issue that would prolong, enhance or save lives? Why wouldn't the dominant issue on the minds of Black people age 50 and over be their health; even more so than education, employment and access t...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - February 16, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

The global impact of non-communicable diseases on healthcare spending and national income: a systematic review
Abstract The impact of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in populations extends beyond ill-health and mortality with large financial consequences. To systematically review and meta-analyze studies evaluating the impact of NCDs (including coronary heart disease, stroke, type 2 diabetes mellitus, cancer (lung, colon, cervical and breast), chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and chronic kidney disease) at the macro-economic level: healthcare spending and national income. Medical databases (Medline, Embase and Google Scholar) up to November 6th 2014. For further identification of suitable studies, we searched refere...
Source: European Journal of Epidemiology - January 18, 2015 Category: Epidemiology Source Type: research

Prediction of Severe, Persistent Activity-of-Daily-Living Disability in Older Adults
In conclusion, a simple risk score based on routinely available clinical information can predict severe, persistent disability in 5 years. Future studies should examine whether physical performance measures can further improve prediction in the oldest old.
Source: American Journal of Epidemiology - September 25, 2013 Category: Epidemiology Authors: Kim, D. H., Newman, A. B., Lipsitz, L. A. Tags: RESEARCH-ARTICLE Source Type: research