scholarly journals The relationship of socioeconomic status in childhood and adulthood with compassion: A study with a prospective 32-year follow-up

PLoS ONE ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (3) ◽  
pp. e0248226
Author(s):  
Aino I. Saarinen ◽  
Dacher Keltner ◽  
Henrik Dobewall ◽  
Terho Lehtimäki ◽  
Liisa Keltikangas-Järvinen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Educational Level ◽  
Middle Age ◽  
Alcohol Intoxication ◽  
Early Adulthood ◽  
Occupational Status ◽  
Population Based ◽  
Composite Score ◽  
Parental Alcohol Use ◽  
Family Ses

The objective of this study was to investigate (i) whether childhood family SES predicts offspring’s compassion between ages 20–50 years and (ii) whether adulthood SES predicts compassion or vice versa. We used the prospective population-based Young Finns data (N = 637–2300). Childhood family SES was evaluated in 1980; participants’ adulthood SES in 2001 and 2011; and compassion for others in 1997, 2001, and 2012. Compassion for others was evaluated with the Compassion scale of the Temperament and Character Inventory. The results showed that high childhood family SES (a composite score of educational level, occupational status, unemployment status, and level of income) predicted offspring’s higher compassion between ages 30–40 years but not in early adulthood or middle age. These results were obtained independently of a variety of potential confounders (disruptive behavior in childhood; parental mental disorder; frequency of parental alcohol use and alcohol intoxication). Moreover, high compassion for others in adulthood (a composite score of educational level, occupational status, and unemployment status) predicted higher adulthood SES later in their life (after a 10-year follow-up), but not vice versa. In conclusion, favorable socioeconomic environment in childhood appears to have a positive effect on offspring’s compassion in their middle adulthood. This effect may attenuate by middle age. High compassion for others seems to promote the achievement of higher SES in adulthood.

Association of snus experimentation in late adolescence with daily cigarette smoking in early adulthood: A longitudinal study among Finnish men

2019 ◽  
Vol 48 (6) ◽  
pp. 638-645 ◽  
Author(s):  
David Araneda ◽  
Tellervo Korhonen ◽  
Tiina Laatikainen ◽  
Ari Haukkala ◽  
Richard J. Rose ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cigarette Smoking ◽  
Smoking Status ◽  
Alcohol Intoxication ◽  
Early Adulthood ◽  
Young Men ◽  
Late Adolescence ◽  
Population Based ◽  
Tobacco Product ◽  
Increased Risk

Aims: Swedish smokeless tobacco (snus) is a lower-risk tobacco product than cigarette smoking for individuals. However, the public health impact of snus use is less well studied. Critically, it is uncertain whether use of snus leads to the onset of smoking. This study aimed to investigate prospectively the association between snus experimentation in late adolescence and daily cigarette smoking in early adulthood among Finnish young men. Methods: Data were obtained from 1090 young men within the population-based FinnTwin12 cohort. At baseline (mean age 17 years), we assessed lifetime use of cigarettes and snus, plus other potential predictors of cigarette smoking. At follow-up (mean age 24 years), participants were categorized according to their current smoking status. The final analyses were conducted among 375 young men who were never smokers at baseline with adequate data on follow-up smoking status and other potential predictors of cigarette smoking. Results: Age-adjusted logistic regressions showed an increased risk of becoming a daily smoker at follow-up among those participants who had at least tried snus but had never smoked cigarettes at baseline (odds ratio (OR) 6.48, 95% confidence interval (CI) 2.02–20.7), compared with those who had never used snus. When additionally adjusted for monthly alcohol intoxication, maternal smoking, and peer drug use, the association between snus experimentation and later daily cigarette smoking was attenuated, but remained significant (OR 3.94, 95% CI 1.22–12.7). Conclusions: Our data support the proposition that snus experimentation during late adolescence is longitudinally associated with daily cigarette smoking in early adulthood. Although a causal association cannot be inferred with certainty, snus experimentation might constitute an indicator of the propensity to proceed to regular snus use and initiation of use of other tobacco or nicotine products.

Anorectal Malformations and the Risk of Colorectal Cancer—Is Early Routine Endoscopic Screening Indicated?

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anna Svenningsson ◽  
Anna Gunnarsdottir ◽  
Tomas Wester
Keyword(s):  
Colorectal Cancer ◽  
Early Adulthood ◽  
Anorectal Malformations ◽  
Population Based ◽  
Observational Period ◽  
Endoscopic Screening ◽  
Medical Birth Register ◽  
National Patient ◽  
And Gender

Abstract Introduction Colorectal cancer (CRC) has been reported in early adulthood in patients with anorectal malformation (ARM), and therefore, the need of endoscopic controls has been discussed. The aim of this study was to assess the risk of CRC in patients with ARM. Materials and Methods This was a nationwide population-based study with data from Swedish national health care registers. All patients diagnosed with ARM born in Sweden between 1964 and 1999 were identified in the National Patient Register. The same group was followed up in the Swedish Cancer Register from birth to December 31, 2014, for occurrences of CRC. Five age- and gender-matched individuals randomly selected from the Medical Birth Register served as controls for each ARM patient born between 1973 and 1999. Results A total of 817 patients (474 males) with ARM were included and followed up from birth to the end of observational period. Time of follow-up ranged from 15 to 50 years (mean: 28 years). None of the patients was diagnosed with CRC during the observational period. One case of rectal cancer and one case of sigmoid cancer were detected among the 3,760 controls. Conclusion In our study, the risk of CRC in early adulthood in patients with ARM is low. Our result does not support routine endoscopic follow-up for patients with ARM during the first decade of life.

scholarly journals Association between anxiety but not depressive disorders and leukocyte telomere length after 2 years of follow-up in a population-based sample

2012 ◽  
Vol 43 (4) ◽  
pp. 689-697 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. W. Hoen ◽  
J. G. M. Rosmalen ◽  
R. A. Schoevers ◽  
J. Huzen ◽  
P. van der Harst ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Anxiety Disorders ◽  
Telomere Length ◽  
Life Events ◽  
Educational Level ◽  
Depressive Disorders ◽  
Population Based ◽  
Lifestyle Factors ◽  
Adverse Life Events ◽  
Antidepressant Use

BackgroundTelomere length is considered an emerging marker of biological aging. Depression and anxiety are associated with excess mortality risk but the mechanisms remain obscure. Telomere length might be involved because it is associated with psychological distress and mortality. The aim of this study was to test whether anxiety and depressive disorders predict telomere length over time in a large population-based sample.MethodAll analyses were performed in a longitudinal study in a general population cohort of 974 participants. The Composite International Diagnostic Interview (CIDI) was used to measure the presence of anxiety and depressive disorders. Telomere length was measured using monochrome multiplex polymerase chain reaction (PCR) at approximately 2 years of follow-up. We used linear multivariable regression models to evaluate the association between anxiety and depressive disorders and telomere length, adjusting for adverse life events, lifestyle factors, educational level and antidepressant use.ResultsThe presence of anxiety disorders predicted shorter telomeres at follow-up (β = –0.073, t = –2.302, p = 0.022). This association was similar after controlling for adverse life events, lifestyle factors, educational level and antidepressant use (β = –0.077, t = –2.144, p = 0.032). No association was found between depressive disorders and shorter telomeres at follow-up (β = 0.010, t = 0.315, p = 0.753).ConclusionsThis study found that anxiety disorders predicted shorter telomere length at follow-up in a general population cohort. The association was not explained by adverse life events, lifestyle factors, educational level and antidepressant use. How anxiety disorders might lead to accelerated telomere shortening and whether this might be a mediator explaining the excess mortality risk associated with anxiety deserve further investigation.

Mortality Risk Among Offspring of Psychiatric Inpatients: A Population-Based Follow-Up to Early Adulthood

2006 ◽  
Vol 163 (12) ◽  
pp. 2170-2177 ◽  
Author(s):  
Roger T. Webb ◽  
Kathryn M. Abel ◽  
Andrew R. Pickles ◽  
Louis Appleby ◽  
Sarah A. King-Hele ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mortality Risk ◽  
Early Adulthood ◽  
Psychiatric Inpatients ◽  
Population Based

DT-02-06: Middle age protective score based on self-reported measures predicts dementia status in old age: A population-based study with 28-year follow-up

2015 ◽  
Vol 11 (7S_Part_7) ◽  
pp. P335-P335
Author(s):  
Eero Vuoksimaa ◽  
Kauko Heikkilä ◽  
Markku Koskenvuo ◽  
Juha O. Rinne ◽  
Jaakko Kaprio
Keyword(s):  
Old Age ◽  
Middle Age ◽  
Population Based ◽  
Population Based Study

P3436T-wave inversion in middle age is associated with higher mortality risk compared to occurrence of a new T-wave inversion later in life

2019 ◽  
Vol 40 (Supplement_1) ◽  
Author(s):  
H Sjoland ◽  
M Fu ◽  
P O Hansson ◽  
A Pivodic ◽  
K Caidahl
Keyword(s):  
Cardiovascular Risk ◽  
Survival Data ◽  
Middle Age ◽  
Population Based ◽  
Activity Level ◽  
Parametric Models ◽  
T Wave ◽  
Wave Inversion ◽  
Increased Risk

Abstract Background Minor ECG abnormalities, such as T-wave inversions, are frequently seen in clinical practice in asymptomatic patients. Its prognostic role is incompletely studied. We have previously reported an association between T-wave inversion, and all-cause mortality during lifetime. Purpose To study the prognostic prediction of new-onset of T-wave inversion in ECG recorded at various ages, in a male random population-based cohort in lifetime follow up. Methods Subjects from a random longitudinal, prospective, population-based study: “The study of men born in 1913” (n=854) were examined at 50-years of age and re-examined at 60, 67, 75 and 80 years, including a 12-lead ECG recording, classified according to the Minnesota code. Participants were followed until death or year 2015 (48 years follow-up), and data were obtained through the Cause of Death Register. Unadjusted and adjusted Cox proportional hazards models, producing an overall hazard ratio (HR), and flexible parametric models for survival data by Royston and Parmar, producing continuous HR over studied time, were applied for prediction of time to all-cause death and cardiovascular disease (CVD) death by the incident negative T-wave. Results An increased risk of all-cause and CVD death associated with negative T-waves was evident at the majority of observational ages in unadjusted analyses. After adjustment for other conditions (smoking, physical activity level, BMI, systolic blood pressure (BP), hypertension, BP medication, s-cholesterol, hematocrit, Q/QS patterns, and ST-junction/segment depression), a negative T-wave at 50 years of age was significantly associated with all-cause and CVD death, [HR 1.46 (95% CI 1.06–2.01), p=0.021, and HR 1.58 (95% CI 1.06–2.36), p=0.025], respectively. However, the HR of 1.58 for CVD death interacted significantly with time (p=0.034), with greater risk in the years adjacent to observation than for later follow-up (Figure, right panel). The corresponding adjusted analyses of a newly diagnosed negative T-wave appearing at 60, 67 and 75 years were not statistically significant for either of the two outcomes. However, an incident negative T-wave at 80 years of age was shown to have numerically higher overall impact, but not statistically significant for all-cause death [HR 1.52 (95% CI 0.80–2.86), p=0.20], but for CVD death [HR 2.41 (95% CI 1.03–5.66), p=0.043], with no significant interaction with time. Conclusion In this population cohort, a first time registered negative T-wave at 50 years carried a considerably increased risk of mortality, specifically CVD mortality, which cannot be explained by other cardiovascular risk factors. The risk was greatest in middle age, and weakened with increasing age. Our findings warrant verification in other cohorts. If an independent risk indication of negative T-wave at middle age is confirmed it could be a valuable adjunct in screening and cardiovascular risk assessment. Acknowledgement/Funding Sweden Heart-Lung Foundation, ALF Västra Götalandsregionen-Göteborgs Universitet

scholarly journals Prevalence and predictors of heated tobacco products use among male ever smokers: results from a Korean longitudinal study

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jeeeun Yi ◽  
Cheol Min Lee ◽  
Seung-sik Hwang ◽  
Sung-il Cho
Keyword(s):  
Educational Level ◽  
Middle Age ◽  
Smoking Behavior ◽  
Related Factors ◽  
Tobacco Products ◽  
Current Smoking ◽  
Health And Nutrition ◽  
Interview Survey ◽  
Level Of Motivation

Abstract Background This study examined sociodemographic and tobacco-related factors of heated tobacco products (HTPs) use among adult ever smokers in South Korea where the sales of HTPs have been rapidly increasing since their launch in June 2017. Methods Before the launch of HTPs in Korea, participants comprised male ever smokers (234 current smokers and 37 quitters) who participated in the Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey from 2015 to 2017 through one-to-one interview survey and agreed to participate in the follow-up surveys through telephone in December 2017. Data were analyzed using logistic regression, to explore sociodemographic and smoking behavior-related factors of HTPs use. Results Overall, 10.7% (29/271) of participants responded to using HTPs and 8.1% (22/271) were current HTPs users at the time of the follow-up survey. Multivariate analysis showed that HTPs use is associated with middle age (36 to 49 years old) (aOR = 3.72, CI = 1.16–12.0) (vs. ≥ 50 years), higher income (4Q vs 1Q: aOR = 2.71, CI = 1.16–6.34), and higher educational level (college or higher: aOR = 2.40, CI = 0.87–6.60). Also, vaping experience at baseline was highly associated with HTPs use (aOR = 3.11, CI = 1.22–7.93 for the former experience; aOR = 9.14, CI = 2.34–35.6 for current). However, smoking amount and level of motivation for smoking cessation were not found to be predictors of future HTPs use when limited to current smokers at baseline. Conclusions The results showed that vaping experience regardless of current smoking behavior and higher socioeconomic status were found to be associated with subsequent HTPs use among ever smokers. Further studies are required to explore whether this association is causal.

scholarly journals Compassion protects against vital exhaustion and negative emotionality

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aino Saarinen ◽  
Liisa Keltikangas-Järvinen ◽  
Essi Viding ◽  
Henrik Dobewall ◽  
Kaisa Kaseva ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Stress Response ◽  
Middle Age ◽  
Early Adulthood ◽  
Negative Emotionality ◽  
Developmental Courses ◽  
Vital Exhaustion ◽  
Long Term Follow Up ◽  
Predictive Relationships

AbstractWe investigated (i) the predictive relationships of compassion with negative emotionality (a marker of susceptibility to stress) and vital exhaustion (a marker of chronic stress response) and (ii) the effect of compassion on the developmental courses of negative emotionality and vital exhaustion over a follow-up from early adulthood to middle age. We used the prospective Young Finns data (n = 1031–1495, aged 20–50). Compassion was evaluated in 1997, 2001, and 2012; and vital exhaustion and negative emotionality in 2001, 2007, and 2012. The predictive paths from compassion to vital exhaustion and negative emotionality were stronger than vice versa: high compassion predicted lower vital exhaustion and lower negative emotionality. The effect of high compassion on lower vital exhaustion and lower negative emotionality was evident from early adulthood to middle age. Overall, high compassion appears to protect against dimensions of stress from early adulthood to middle age, whereas this study found no evidence that dimensions of stress could reduce disposition to feel compassion for others’ distress over a long-term follow-up.

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