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Does BMI Really Matter to Our Overall Health? Findings from a Cross-sectional Analysis of Middle-aged and Older Adults in India
AbstractWe explored the association of body mass index (BMI) with overall health among middle-aged and older Indian adults. The cross-sectional sample included 42,575 respondents (45 years) from the Longitudinal Aging Study in India (LASI), Wave 1 (2017-18), including middle-aged (23,811) and older adults (18,764). Overall health was assessed by using 19 health indicators, including 10 chronic diseases. Binary logistic regressions were utilized to examine the effect. The overweight and obese older adults were associated with higher life satisfaction (LS), happiness, better handgrip strength (HGS), better cognition (CS), an...
Source: Journal of Population Ageing - February 9, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research

Insomnia diagnosis, prescribed hypnotic medication use, and risk for serious fall injuries in the Reasons for Geographic and Racial Differences in Stroke (REGARDS) study - Thomas SJ, Sakhuja S, Colantonio LD, Li M, Muntner P, Reynolds K, Bowling CB.
STUDY OBJECTIVES: Insomnia is common among older adults and associated with an increased risk for falls. Determining if falls are more strongly associated with insomnia or prescribed hypnotic medications could be used to guide interventions to reduce falls...
Source: SafetyLit - May 16, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Distraction, Fatigue, Chronobiology, Vigilance, Workload Source Type: news

The relationship between the severity of insomnia and falls in the elderly - İleri, Borazan FY, Cavusoglu C, Göker B.
BACKGROUND: Insomnia is associated with depression, cognitive impairment, hypertension, myocardial infarction, stroke, metabolic syndrome and prostate cancer in the elderly. The aim of this study is to investigate the relationship between severity of insom...
Source: SafetyLit - October 11, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Elder Adults Source Type: news

Evidence to Support the Use of S-Adenosylmethionine for Treatment of Post-Concussive Sequelae in the Military
CONCLUSION: There is evidence of a potential benefit of SAMe as an intervention to help with symptoms across the range of post-concussive sequelae and syndromes commonly seen in military mTBI. Since the discovery of SAMe in 1952, this pleiotropic molecule has shown the significance of its involvement in several metabolic cascades in such disparate systems as epigenetics, bioenergetics, DNA methylation, neurotransmitter systems, and potential usefulness in military TBI. Significant limitations include disparate presentations seen in patients with mild TBI, those with post-concussive syndrome, as well as those with comorbid ...
Source: Military Medicine - April 26, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Danny A Schieffler Sofia E Matta Source Type: research

Sleep-wake disturbances can predict recurrent events in stroke survivors
(Spink Health) The study, conducted in Switzerland, found that having multiple sleep-wake disturbances such as sleep-disordered breathing, extreme long or short sleep duration, insomnia and restless leg syndrome independently and significantly increased the risk of a new cardio-cerebrovascular event in the two years following a stroke.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - May 23, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news

Sleepless nights linked to high blood pressure
(University of Arizona) A bad night's sleep may result in a spike in blood pressure that night and the following day, according to new research led by the University of Arizona. The study, to be published in Psychosomatic Medicine, offers one possible explanation for why sleep problems have been shown to increase the risk of heart attack, stroke and even death from cardiovascular disease.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - June 4, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news

Insomnia is a likely long-term side effect of stroke
(University of Surrey) Stroke patients experience sustained problems with insomnia potentially reducing their ability to relearn key skills and putting them at increased risk of depression, a new study in the journal Scientific Reports finds.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - May 30, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news

The increased risk of stroke in early insomnia following traumatic brain injury: a population-based cohort study - Ao KH, Ho CH, Wang CC, Wang JJ, Chio CC, Kuo JR.
This study aims to investigate whether insomnia is a potential risk factor for stroke after TBI, especially early insomnia. METHOD...
Source: SafetyLit - September 16, 2017 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news

Insomnia associated with increased risk of heart attack and stroke
(European Society of Cardiology) Insomnia is associated with increased risk of heart attack and stroke, according to research published today in the European Journal of Preventive Cardiology.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - March 31, 2017 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news