scholarly journals Factors Predicting afterward Childbirth for Infertile Women: The Intensity of Physical Activity

2021 ◽  
Vol 25 (3) ◽  
pp. 197-203
Author(s):  
Kyueun Han ◽  
Min Young Km
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Body Mass Index ◽  
Health Insurance ◽  
Linear Regression ◽  
Body Mass ◽  
National Health Insurance ◽  
National Health ◽  
Descriptive Statistics ◽  
Infertile Women ◽  
Intense Physical Activity

Purpose: The aim of this study was to investigate the intensity of physical activity predicting afterward childbirth for infertile women in order to improve the development of an infertility support.Methods: The complete enumeration data of the National Health Insurance Service of Korea for women who had been diagnosed with infertility in 2016 were analyzed to investigate the predictors of childbirth in 2016–2017. The data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and linear regression with SPSS.Results: When age and body mass index were controlled for, intermediate intense physical activity increased the rate of childbirth, but low or heavy intensity did not.Conclusion: Women who have been diagnosed with infertility should be given advice to engage in intermediate levels of physical activity in order to increase their chances of having a child.

scholarly journals Waist Circumference and All-Cause Mortality Independent of Body Mass Index in Korean Population from the National Health Insurance Health Checkup 2009–2015

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 72 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yang-Hyun Kim ◽  
Seon Kim ◽  
Kyung-Do Han ◽  
Jin-Hyung Jung ◽  
Seong-Su Lee ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Body Mass Index ◽  
Health Insurance ◽  
Waist Circumference ◽  
Body Mass ◽  
National Health Insurance ◽  
National Health ◽  
Normal Weight ◽  
Health Checkup ◽  
All Cause Mortality ◽  
Level 3

Background: Waist circumference (WC) is an index of abdominal obesity and associated with co-morbidities and mortality. Higher WC is positively associated with increased mortality; therefore, we examined the relationship between WC and mortality in Korean populations with the interaction of body mass index (BMI) and WC for mortality. Methods: A total of 23,263,878 subjects (men = 11,813,850 and women = 11,450,028) who were older than 20 years and underwent the National Health Insurance Service health checkup were included. WC was divided into six categories by 5 cm increments and level 3 (85–90 cm in men and 80–85 cm in women) was referenced. Multivariable Cox proportional hazard models were used to obtain the hazard ratios (HRs) and 95% confidence intervals for all-cause mortality according to the six levels of WC. Results: WC in 5 cm increments showed a positively increased all-cause mortality after adjusting for all covariates including BMI. Men showed higher HRs for mortality than women as WC increased, and the HRs were higher in the lower WC levels, but lower in the higher WC levels among the subjects aged 65–85 years than subjects aged 40–65 years. Even in subjects with normal weight and overweight, increased WC (levels 4, 5, and 6) showed increased HRs for mortality (HRs = 1.156, 1.412, and 1.614 in normal BMI and 1.145, 1.401, and 1.909 in overweight, respectively). Conclusion: There was a linear association between WC and all-cause mortality across all BMI categories even in the subjects with normal or overweight BMI. Physicians should check WC routinely even in the subjects with normal weight or overweight.

Enrolling Caregivers in Obesity Interventions to Improve Obesity-Related Outcomes in Children

2021 ◽  
pp. 019394592110370
Author(s):  
Hannah Bessette ◽  
MinKyoung Song ◽  
Karen S. Lyons ◽  
Sydnee Stoyles ◽  
Christopher S. Lee ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Body Mass Index ◽  
Weight Loss ◽  
Linear Regression ◽  
Body Mass ◽  
Sedentary Time ◽  
Vigorous Physical Activity ◽  
Weight Loss Program ◽  
Weight Loss Programs ◽  
Obesity Interventions

In this study, we assessed the influences of change in moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA)/sedentary time (ST) of caregivers participating in a commercial weight-loss program on their children’s change in MVPA/ST. Data from 29 caregivers and their children were collected over 8 weeks. We used multivariable linear regression to assess associations of changes in caregiver’s percent of time spent in MVPA/ST and changes in their child’s percent of time spent in MVPA/ST. For caregivers that decreased body mass index (BMI) over 8 weeks, changes in caregivers’ MVPA was strongly associated with the change in children’s MVPA (β = 2.61 [95% CI: 0.45, 4.77]) compared to caregivers who maintained/increased BMI (β = 0.24 [–2.16, 2.64]). Changes in caregivers’ ST was strongly associated with changes in children’s ST (β = 2.42 [1.02, 3.81]) compared to caregivers who maintained/increased BMI (β = 0.35 [–0.45, 1.14]). Findings reinforce encouraging caregivers to enroll in weight-loss programs for the benefit of their children as well as for themselves.

scholarly journals Association between physical activity and conversion from mild cognitive impairment to dementia

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yeo Jin Kim ◽  
Kyung-Do Han ◽  
Min Seok Baek ◽  
Hanna Cho ◽  
Chul Hyoung Lyoo
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Cognitive Impairment ◽  
Health Insurance ◽  
Mild Cognitive Impairment ◽  
Protective Effect ◽  
National Health Insurance ◽  
National Health ◽  
Regular Physical Activity ◽  
The Other ◽  
Reduced Risk

Abstract Background Physical activity has been suggested to prevent the conversion of mild cognitive impairment (MCI) to dementia in patients. We investigated the association between the continuance and regularity of physical activity and the risk of developing dementia in patients with MCI. Methods We analyzed data for 247,149 individuals in the National Health Insurance Service (NHIS) cohort who were enrolled between January 1, 2009 and December 31, 2015. The patients were divided into four groups: those who did not engage in physical activity consistently (Never-PA group), those who initiated physical activity (Initiation-PA group), those who ceased physical activity (Withdrawal-PA group), and those who performed physical activity consistently (Maintenance-PA group). We also divided the patients into two groups: those who engaged in physical activity irregularly (Irregular-PA) and those who undertook physical activity regularly (Regular-PA). Results When the risk for the Never-PA group was set as the benchmark (ref=1), the Maintenance-PA group had the lowest incidence of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) compared to the other groups (HR= 0.82, 95% CI 0.79-0.86). The AD risk of Initiation-PA group (HR = 0.89, 95% CI 0.85-0.93) and Withdrawal-PA group (HR = 1, 95% CI 0.96-1.04) was still lower than the Never-PA group. In addition, compared to the Irregular-PA group, the Regular-PA group had a 15% reduced risk for developing AD. Conclusions Continued regular physical activity in patients with MCI is associated with a protective effect against developing AD. Moreover, ceasing physical activity could halt this protective effect.

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