Macrosomic Neonates Carry Increased Risk of Dental Caries in Early Childhood: Findings from a Cohort Study, the Okinawa Child Health Study, Japan

Background Headache has not been established as a risk factor for dementia. The aim of this study was to determine whether any headache was associated with subsequent development of vascular dementia (VaD), Alzheimer’s disease (AD) or other types of dementia. Methods This prospective population-based cohort study used baseline data from the Nord-Trøndelag Health Study (HUNT 2) performed during 1995–1997 and, from the same Norwegian county, a register of cases diagnosed with dementia during 1997–2010. Participants aged ≥20 years who responded to headache questions in HUNT 2 were categorized (headache free; with any headache; with migraine; with nonmigrainous headache). Hazard ratios (HRs) for later inclusion in the dementia register were estimated using Cox regression analysis. Results Of 51,383 participants providing headache data in HUNT 2, 378 appeared in the dementia register during the follow-up period. Compared to those who were headache free, participants with any headache had increased risk of VaD ( n = 63) (multivariate-adjusted HR = 2.3, 95% CI 1.4–3.8, p = 0.002) and of mixed dementia (VaD and AD ( n = 52)) (adjusted HR = 2.0, 95% CI 1.1–3.5, p = 0.018). There was no association between any headache and later development of AD ( n = 180). Conclusion In this prospective population-based cohort study, any headache was a risk factor for development of VaD.

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An energy-dense diet is cross-sectionally associated with an increased risk of overweight in male children, but not in female children, male adolescents, or female adolescents in Japan: the Ryukyus Child Health Study

Nutrition Research ◽

10.1016/j.nutres.2012.05.011 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 32 (7) ◽

pp. 486-494 ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

Kentaro Murakami ◽

Yoshihiro Miyake ◽

Satoshi Sasaki ◽

Keiko Tanaka ◽

Masashi Arakawa

Keyword(s):

Child Health ◽

Female Adolescents ◽

Health Study ◽

Male Adolescents ◽

Increased Risk ◽

Female Children

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The Effect of Antibiotic Treatment of Early Childhood Shigellosis on Long-Term Prevalence of Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder

Children ◽

10.3390/children8100880 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 8 (10) ◽

pp. 880

Author(s):

Yair Sadaka ◽

Judah Freedman ◽

Shai Ashkenazi ◽

Shlomo Vinker ◽

Avivit Golan-Cohen ◽

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Keyword(s):

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder ◽

Early Childhood ◽

Cohort Study ◽

Antibiotic Treatment ◽

Attention Deficit ◽

Retrospective Cohort Study ◽

Retrospective Cohort ◽

Hyperactivity Disorder ◽

Increased Risk

It has recently been shown that children with early shigellosis are at increased risk of attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). This study aimed to evaluate the association between antibiotic treatment of shigellosis with long-term ADHD rates. A retrospective cohort study was conducted that included all the Leumit Health Services (LHS) enrollees aged 5–18 years between 2000–2018 with a documented Shigella-positive gastroenteritis before the age of 3 years. Of the 5176 children who were positive for Shigella gastroenteritis before the age of 3 years, 972 (18.8%) were treated with antibiotics early (<5 days), 250 (4.8%) were treated late (≥5 days), and 3954 children (76.4%) were not prescribed antibiotics. Late antibiotic treatment was associated with significantly increased rates of ADHD (adjusted OR = 1.61; 95% CI, 1.1–2.3). Early treatment with antibiotics was not associated with increased ADHD rates (adjusted OR = 1.02; 95% CI, 0.8–1.3). In conclusion, late antibiotic treatment of early childhood shigellosis was associated with increased rates of ADHD.

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Early childhood feeding practices and dental caries in preschool children: a multi-centre birth cohort study

BMC Public Health ◽

10.1186/1471-2458-11-28 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 11 (1) ◽

Cited By ~ 46

Author(s):

Amit Arora ◽

Jane A Scott ◽

Sameer Bhole ◽

Loc Do ◽

Eli Schwarz ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Early Childhood ◽

Cohort Study ◽

Preschool Children ◽

Dental Caries ◽

Birth Cohort ◽

Feeding Practices ◽

Birth Cohort Study

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Early childhood exposure to ambient air pollution is associated with increased risk of paediatric asthma: An administrative cohort study from Stockholm, Sweden

Environment International ◽

10.1016/j.envint.2021.106667 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 155 ◽

pp. 106667

Author(s):

David Olsson ◽

Bertil Forsberg ◽

Lennart Bråbäck ◽

Camilla Geels ◽

Jørgen Brandt ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Air Pollution ◽

Early Childhood ◽

Cohort Study ◽

Ambient Air ◽

Ambient Air Pollution ◽

Childhood Exposure ◽

Paediatric Asthma ◽

Increased Risk

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Cesarean section is associated with increased risk of postpartum depressive symptoms in Japan: the Kyushu Okinawa Maternal and Child Health Study

Journal of Affective Disorders ◽

10.1016/j.jad.2020.09.106 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 278 ◽

pp. 497-501

Author(s):

Maki Yokoyama ◽

Keiko Tanaka ◽

Takashi Sugiyama ◽

Masashi Arakawa ◽

Yoshihiro Miyake

Keyword(s):

Depressive Symptoms ◽

Child Health ◽

Cesarean Section ◽

Maternal And Child Health ◽

Health Study ◽

Postpartum Depressive Symptoms ◽

Increased Risk ◽

And Child Health

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Household smoking and dental caries in schoolchildren: the Ryukyus Child Health Study

BMC Public Health ◽

10.1186/1471-2458-10-335 ◽

2010 ◽

Vol 10 (1) ◽

Cited By ~ 11

Author(s):

Keiko Tanaka ◽

Yoshihiro Miyake ◽

Masashi Arakawa ◽

Satoshi Sasaki ◽

Yukihiro Ohya

Keyword(s):

Dental Caries ◽

Child Health ◽

Health Study

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Sleep Timing May Predict Congestive Heart Failure: A Community‐Based Cohort Study

Journal of the American Heart Association ◽

10.1161/jaha.120.018385 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 10 (6) ◽

Author(s):

Bin Yan ◽

Ruohan Li ◽

Jiamei Li ◽

Xuting Jin ◽

Fan Gao ◽

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Keyword(s):

Heart Failure ◽

Congestive Heart Failure ◽

Cohort Study ◽

Proportional Hazards ◽

Cox Proportional Hazards ◽

Health Study ◽

Sleep Timing ◽

Cox Proportional Hazards Models ◽

Increased Risk

Background Previous studies have suggested that sleep timing is associated with cardiovascular risk factors. However, there is no evidence on the relationship between sleep timing and congestive heart failure (CHF). We aimed to examine this relationship in this study. Methods and Results We recruited 4765 participants (2207 men; mean age, 63.6±11.0 years) from the SHHS (Sleep Heart Health Study) database in this multicenter prospective cohort study. Follow‐up was conducted until the first CHF diagnosis between baseline and the final censoring date. Sleep timing (bedtimes and wake‐up times on weekdays and weekends) was based on a self‐reported questionnaire. Cox proportional hazard models were constructed to investigate the association between sleep timing and CHF. During the mean follow‐up period of 11 years, 519 cases of CHF (10.9%) were reported. The multivariable Cox proportional hazards models revealed that participants with weekday bedtimes >12:00 am (hazard ratio [HR], 1.56; 95% CI, 1.15–2.11; P =0.004) and from 11:01 pm to 12:00 am (HR, 1.25; 95% CI, 1.00–1.56; P =0.047) had an increased risk of CHF compared with those with bedtimes from 10:01 pm to 11:00 pm . After stratified analysis, the association was intensified in participants with a self‐reported sleep duration of 6 to 8 hours. Furthermore, wake‐up times >8:00 am on weekdays (HR, 1.53; 95% CI, 1.07–2.17; P =0.018) were associated with a higher risk of incident CHF than wake‐up times ≤6:00 am . Conclusions Delayed bedtimes (>11:00 pm ) and wake‐up times (>8:00 am ) on weekdays were associated with an increased risk of CHF.

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Maternal diabetes and the risk of feeding and eating disorders in offspring: a national population-based cohort study

BMJ Open Diabetes Research & Care ◽

10.1136/bmjdrc-2020-001738 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 8 (1) ◽

pp. e001738

Author(s):

Hui Wang ◽

Hua He ◽

Yongfu Yu ◽

Xiujuan Su ◽

Fei Li ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Eating Disorders ◽

Early Childhood ◽

Cohort Study ◽

Gestational Diabetes ◽

Fetal Brain ◽

Maternal Diabetes ◽

Population Based ◽

Pregestational Diabetes ◽

Feeding And Eating Disorders ◽

Increased Risk

IntroductionPrevious studies have suggested that maternal diabetes may have programming effect on fetal brain development. However, little is known about the association between maternal diabetes and neurodevelopmental disorders in offspring that mainly manifest in infancy or early childhood. We aimed to examine the association between maternal diabetes before or during pregnancy and feeding and eating disorders (FED) in offspring.Research design and methodsThis population-based cohort study included 1 193 891 singletons born in Denmark during 1996–2015. These children were followed from birth until the onset of FED, the sixth birthday, death, emigration, or 31 December 2016, whichever came first. Relative risk of FED was estimated by HRs using Cox proportional hazards model.ResultsA total of 40 867 (3.4%) children were born to mothers with diabetes (20 887 with pregestational diabetes and 19 980 with gestational diabetes). The incidence rates of FED were 6.8, 4.6 and 2.9 per 10 000 person-years among children of mothers with pregestational diabetes, gestational diabetes and no diabetes, respectively. Offspring of mothers with diabetes had a 64% increased risk of FED (HR 1.64; 95% CI 1.36 to 1.99; p<0.001). The HR for maternal pregestational diabetes and gestational diabetes was 2.01 (95% CI 1.59 to 2.56; p<0.001) and 1.28 (95% CI 0.95 to 1.72; p=0.097), respectively. The increased risk was more pronounced among offspring of mothers with diabetic complications (HR 2.97; 95% CI 1.54 to 5.72; p=0.001).ConclusionsMaternal diabetes was associated with an increased risk of FED in offspring in infancy and early childhood. Our findings can inform clinical decisions for better management of maternal diabetes, in particular before pregnancy, which can reduce early neurodevelopmental problems in the offspring.

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