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Associations Between Ambient Nitrogen Dioxide and Daily Cause-specific Mortality: Evidence from 272 Chinese Cities
Conclusions: The present study provided robust epidemiologic evidence of associations between day-to-day NO2 and mortality from total natural causes and main cardiorespiratory diseases that might be independent of other criteria air pollutants.
Source: Epidemiology - June 1, 2018 Category: Epidemiology Tags: Environmental Epidemiology Source Type: research

Functional limitation and chronic diseases are associated with food insecurity among U.S. adults.
CONCLUSIONS: Findings indicate that food insecurity is associated with functional limitation and chronic diseases, whereas directionality is unknown. Besides the traditional food assistance program for food-insecure populations, interventions to prevent or manage chronic diseases may be necessary to help them reduce the risk of the diseases and manage their conditions. PMID: 29482742 [PubMed - in process]
Source: Annals of Epidemiology - March 1, 2018 Category: Epidemiology Authors: Venci BJ, Lee SY Tags: Ann Epidemiol Source Type: research

Association of leisure-time physical activity with total and cause-specific mortality: a pooled analysis of nearly a half million adults in the Asia Cohort Consortium
ConclusionsRegular participation in LTPA is associated with reduced mortality in middle-aged and elder Asians regardless pre-existing health conditions.
Source: International Journal of Epidemiology - February 27, 2018 Category: Epidemiology Source Type: research

Prevalence of Self-Reported Hypertension and Antihypertensive Medication Use Among Adults Aged ≥18 Years - United States, 2011-2015.
Abstract Hypertension, which affects nearly one third of adults in the United States, is a major risk factor for heart disease and stroke (1), and only approximately half of those with hypertension have their hypertension under control (2). The prevalence of hypertension is highest among non-Hispanic blacks, whereas the prevalence of antihypertensive medication use is lowest among Hispanics (1). Geographic variations have also been identified: a recent report indicated that the Southern region of the United States had the highest prevalence of hypertension as well as the highest prevalence of medication use (3). U...
Source: MMWR Morb Mortal Wkl... - February 23, 2018 Category: Epidemiology Authors: Fang J, Gillespie C, Ayala C, Loustalot F Tags: MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep Source Type: research

Tobacco smoking and the risk of sudden cardiac death: a systematic review and meta-analysis of prospective studies
AbstractSmoking is an established risk factor for cardiovascular disease including coronary heart disease and stroke, however, data regarding smoking and sudden cardiac death have not been summarized in a meta-analysis previously. We therefore conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis to clarify this association. We searched the PubMed and Embase databases for studies of smoking and sudden cardiac death up to July 20th 2017. Prospective studies were included if they reported adjusted relative risk (RR) estimates and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) for smoking and sudden cardiac death. Summary RRs were estimated by use...
Source: European Journal of Epidemiology - February 7, 2018 Category: Epidemiology Source Type: research

Functional limitation and chronic diseases are associated with food insecurity among U.S. adults
This study examined associations of functional limitation due to any health problems and six chronic diseases (arthritis, diabetes, coronary heart disease, heart attack, hypertension, and stroke) with food security among U.S. adults.
Source: Annals of Epidemiology - January 10, 2018 Category: Epidemiology Authors: Brittany J. Venci, Seung-Yeon Lee Tags: Original article Source Type: research

Functional limitation and chronic diseases are associated with food insecurity among U.S. adults1
This study examined associations of functional limitation due to any health problems and six chronic diseases (arthritis, diabetes, coronary heart disease, heart attack, hypertension, and stroke) with food security among US adults.
Source: Annals of Epidemiology - January 10, 2018 Category: Epidemiology Authors: Brittany J. Venci, Seung-Yeon Lee Tags: Original article Source Type: research

Accordance to the Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension diet pattern and cardiovascular disease in a British, population-based cohort
This study provides evidence for the cardioprotective effects of DASH diet in a UK context.
Source: European Journal of Epidemiology - January 9, 2018 Category: Epidemiology Source Type: research

Smoke-Free Policies in the World's 50 Busiest Airports - August 2017.
Abstract Exposure to secondhand smoke from burning tobacco products causes premature death and disease, including coronary heart disease, stroke, and lung cancer among nonsmoking adults and sudden infant death syndrome, acute respiratory infections, middle ear disease, exacerbated asthma, respiratory symptoms, and decreased lung function in children (1,2). The U.S. Surgeon General has concluded that there is no risk-free level of exposure to secondhand smoke (1). Previous CDC reports on airport smoke-free policies found that most large-hub airports in the United States prohibit smoking (3); however, the extent of ...
Source: MMWR Morb Mortal Wkl... - November 24, 2017 Category: Epidemiology Authors: Tynan MA, Reimels E, Tucker J, King BA Tags: MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep Source Type: research

Heart rate variability and lifetime risk of cardiovascular disease: the  Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Study.
CONCLUSIONS: Greater HRV was modestly associated with lower lifetime CVD risk. PMID: 29033120 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Annals of Epidemiology - October 3, 2017 Category: Epidemiology Authors: Kubota Y, Chen LY, Whitsel EA, Folsom AR Tags: Ann Epidemiol Source Type: research

A dose-response meta-analysis of chronic arsenic exposure and incident cardiovascular disease
ConclusionsAlthough limited by the small number of studies, this analysis supports quantitatively including CVD in inorganic arsenic risk assessment, and strengthens the evidence for an association between arsenic and CVD across low-moderate to high levels.
Source: International Journal of Epidemiology - September 23, 2017 Category: Epidemiology Source Type: research

Surveillance for Certain Health Behaviors and Conditions Among States and Selected Local Areas - Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, United States, 2013 and 2014.
Abstract PROBLEM: Chronic diseases and conditions (e.g., heart diseases, stroke, arthritis, and diabetes) are the leading causes of morbidity and mortality in the United States. These conditions are costly to the U.S. economy, yet they are often preventable or controllable. Behavioral risk factors (e.g., excessive alcohol consumption, tobacco use, poor diet, frequent mental distress, and insufficient sleep) are linked to the leading causes of morbidity and mortality. Adopting positive health behaviors (e.g., staying physically active, quitting tobacco use, obtaining routine physical checkups, and checking blood pr...
Source: MMWR Surveill Summ - September 15, 2017 Category: Epidemiology Authors: Gamble S, Mawokomatanda T, Xu F, Chowdhury PP, Pierannunzi C, Flegel D, Garvin W, Town M Tags: MMWR Surveill Summ Source Type: research

Adherence to the 2015 Dutch dietary guidelines and risk of non-communicable diseases and mortality in the Rotterdam Study
AbstractWe aimed to evaluate the criterion validity of the 2015 food-based Dutch dietary guidelines, which were formulated based on evidence on the relation between diet and major chronic diseases. We studied 9701 participants of the Rotterdam Study, a population-based prospective cohort in individuals aged 45  years and over [median 64.1 years (95%-range 49.0–82.8)]. Dietary intake was assessed at baseline with a food-frequency questionnaire. For all participants, we examined adherence (yes/no) to fourteen items of the guidelines: vegetables (≥200 g/day), fruit (≥200 g/day), whole-grains (≥90  g/day), legumes...
Source: European Journal of Epidemiology - August 19, 2017 Category: Epidemiology Source Type: research

Hypertension Prevalence, Awareness, Treatment, and Control Among Adults Aged ≥18 Years - Los Angeles County, 1999-2006 and 2007-2014.
Abstract Hypertension is an important and common risk factor for heart disease and stroke, two of the leading causes of death in adults in the United States. Despite considerable improvement in increasing the awareness, treatment, and control of hypertension, undiagnosed and uncontrolled hypertension remain public health challenges (1). Data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) were used to estimate the prevalence of hypertension, as well as awareness, treatment, and control of hypertension among adults aged ≥18 years in Los Angeles County compared with adults aged ≥18 years in th...
Source: MMWR Morb Mortal Wkl... - August 18, 2017 Category: Epidemiology Authors: Hales CM, Carroll MD, Simon PA, Kuo T, Ogden CL Tags: MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep Source Type: research

Validity of Cardiovascular Disease Event Ascertainment Using Linkage to UK Hospital Records
Conclusion: Our analyses support the validity of cardiovascular disease ascertainment using linkage to the UK Hospital Episode Statistics database records by showing agreement with high resolution disease data collected in the Whitehall II cohort.
Source: Epidemiology - August 2, 2017 Category: Epidemiology Tags: Validation Studies Source Type: research