Behavioural and socio-demographic characteristics of Dutch neighbourhoods with high prevalence of childhood obesity

Childhood obesity has grown worryingly on a global scale one of the biggest influencers are technological advances exposed early to children. Therefore, this study aimed to seek in the literature the relationship between modernity and the high incidence of children above their ideal weight. The research is a systematic literature review on the factors that are linked to the high prevalence of children above their ideal weight today. After the analysis of the studies, it is notorious the impact generated by technology on the health and development of children when they are used early. Concluding the present study that the negative factors that have been contributing to the triggering of childhood obesity are: passive habits, that is, little physical activity, the large number of hours spent in front of TV, video game, DVD between Other electronic devices this combined with poor consumption feeding of high fat and sugar products and lack of physical exercise are factors that reflect a negative response in children’s lives favoring body fat accumulation.

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Genetic Causes of Severe Childhood Obesity: A Remarkably High Prevalence in an Inbred Population of Pakistan

Diabetes ◽

10.2337/db19-1238 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 69 (7) ◽

pp. 1424-1438

Author(s):

Sadia Saeed ◽

Muhammad Arslan ◽

Jaida Manzoor ◽

Sadia M. Din ◽

Qasim M. Janjua ◽

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Keyword(s):

Childhood Obesity ◽

Genetic Causes ◽

Inbred Population ◽

High Prevalence

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Children’s Intake of Food from Non-Fast-Food Outlets and Child-Specific Menus: A Survey of Parents

Children ◽

10.3390/children6110123 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 6 (11) ◽

pp. 123

Author(s):

Li Kheng Chai ◽

Sze Lin Yoong ◽

Tamara Bucher ◽

Clare E Collins ◽

Vanessa A Shrewsbury

Keyword(s):

Childhood Obesity ◽

Healthy Child ◽

Fast Food ◽

Sociodemographic Characteristics ◽

Fast Food Restaurant ◽

Cross Sectional Survey ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Food Outlets ◽

High Prevalence ◽

Eating Out

Eating out-of-home is associated with higher energy intakes in children. The continued high prevalence of childhood obesity requires a greater understanding of child menu options and eating out frequency to inform appropriate regulatory initiatives. The majority of studies to date have focused on menus from fast-food outlets with few focused on non-fast-food outlets. This study aimed to describe parents’ reports of their child(ren)’s (aged up to 6 years) frequency of consuming foods at non-fast-food outlets, observations of child menus at these outlets, and their purchasing behaviours and future preferences regarding these menus; and if their responses were influenced by sociodemographic characteristics. Ninety-five parents completed a 15-item cross-sectional survey. Overall, children from 54% of families consumed food from non-fast-food outlets at least monthly. Of the 87 parents who reported that their child eats at a non-fast-food restaurant, 71 had children who ordered from child menus every time (7%, n = 5), often (29%, n = 22), sometimes (42%, n = 32) or rarely (16%, n = 12), with a further 7% (n = 5) never ordering from these menus. All parents indicated that they would like to see a higher proportion of healthy child menu items than is currently offered. Parents’ responses were not influenced by sociodemographic characteristics. Parents’ views support implementation of initiatives to increase availability of healthy options on child menus at non-fast-food outlets.

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Prevalence of Dystonia in Antioquia, Colombia

Neuroepidemiology ◽

10.1159/000443834 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 46 (2) ◽

pp. 137-143 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Juan Marcos Solano Atehortúa ◽

Sandra Patricia Isaza Jaramillo ◽

Ana Rendón Bañol ◽

Omar Buritica Henao

Keyword(s):

Epidemiological Studies ◽

Demographic Characteristics ◽

Linear Modeling ◽

Delay In Diagnosis ◽

True Prevalence ◽

High Prevalence ◽

The World ◽

Different Types ◽

Capture Recapture ◽

Log Linear

Background: There are few published epidemiological studies concerning dystonia. Its true prevalence has been difficult to establish. There is no data published in Latin America on this matter. Methods: In this study the prevalence of dystonias in the Department of Antioquia (Colombia) was estimated using a capture-recapture methodology with log-linear modeling, including cases in 3 centers for neurological referrals that cover the Department of Antioquia from 2007 to 2012. Results: The overall prevalence was 712 per 1,000,000 (95% CI 487-937). Of the total of 874 patients, 79% had primary dystonias, and 75.5% had focal dystonias. The delay in diagnosis was longer for primary dystonias, with a median of 1 year. Conclusion: We found a high prevalence of dystonias in Antioquia. The frequency of the different types of dystonias, as well as the demographic characteristics of our patients, is similar to data from other populations of the world.

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Burden in family caregivers of the elderly: prevalence and association with characteristics of the elderly and the caregivers

Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da USP ◽

10.1590/s0080-623420130000500017 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 47 (5) ◽

pp. 1129-1136 ◽

Cited By ~ 10

Author(s):

Lara de Sa Neves Loureiro ◽

Maria das Gracas Melo Fernandes ◽

Sueli Marques ◽

Maria Miriam Lima da Nobrega ◽

Rosalina A. Partezani Rodrigues

Keyword(s):

Data Collection ◽

Family Caregivers ◽

Emotional Support ◽

The Elderly ◽

Demographic Characteristics ◽

Spousal Caregivers ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

High Prevalence ◽

The Mean ◽

The City

A cross-sectional, epidemiological study aimed to estimate the prevalence of burden among family caregivers of impaired elderly residents in the city of João Pessoa, and to identify associations between the mean burden and social and demographic characteristics of the elderly and the caregivers. A total number of 240 elderly residents in a previously drawn census tract participated in this research. The sample was composed of 52 elderly and their caregivers. For data collection, a questionnaire was applied with questions on social and demographic characteristics of elderly and caregivers, and the Burden Interview Scale was used. Results showed a high prevalence of burden among caregivers (84.6%), in which a statistically significant association was found with the following characteristics: retired elderly, elderly as head of family, spousal caregivers, and caregivers with less education. The findings of this study may contribute to the development of activities focused on formal and emotional support for the caregivers.

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Impact of COVID-19 on hospitalization, death rate, and other inpatient measures among Asian patients in hospitals in California

Journal of Hospital Administration ◽

10.5430/jha.v10n5p31 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 10 (5) ◽

pp. 31

Author(s):

Luong Ly ◽

Thida Win ◽

Jessica Mantilla ◽

Ching-Hsiu Chiu ◽

Allan Leung ◽

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Keyword(s):

Length Of Stay ◽

Death Rate ◽

Asian Population ◽

Prevalence Ratio ◽

Demographic Characteristics ◽

County Level ◽

National Data ◽

Hospital System ◽

Asian Patients ◽

High Prevalence

Objective: This study aims to analyze COVID-19 hospitalization and death rate in the Asian population of a predominantly Asian-serving multi-hospital system (ASMHS).Methods: The COVID-19 patient information was collected electronically from March 1 to November 12, 2020, including demographics, insurance, mortality, ICU admissions, and length of stay (LOS). Demographic characteristics were compared with the county-level and national data. A comparison of hospital LOS between Asians and non-Asians was conducted.Results: The prevalence ratio of deaths in Asians at ASMHS was 1.29, which was 53% higher than the county and 77% higher than the nation. The ICU admission for ASMHS Asian patients was 11.8% compared to 5.6% for non-Asian. Overall Asians and Asians aged > 65 had significantly longer LOS than non-Asians (p < .001).Conclusions: High prevalence ratio of deaths was noted in ASMHS’s Asian patients which may be related to older age, higher ICU rate, and longer LOS.

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Health and Demographic Characteristics of Patients Attending a Newly-Opened Medical Facility in a Remote Amazonian Community: A Descriptive Study

Medical Sciences ◽

10.3390/medsci6040106 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 6 (4) ◽

pp. 106 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Lucy Guile ◽

Devon Graham ◽

Anne Jachmann

Keyword(s):

Health Services ◽

Care Facility ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Demographic Characteristics ◽

Access To Health Services ◽

Structured Interviews ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Poor Access ◽

Access To Health ◽

High Prevalence

Peru is a country with wide regional disparities in health. Remote Amazonian communities have high rates of poverty and poor access to health services. There is a lack of data on morbidity and use of health services in the region. We describe a descriptive, cross-sectional study of the demographic characteristics and presenting complaints of attendees to a newly-opened primary care facility in a remote community. This was supplemented by structured interviews of adult attendees to build a picture of sociocultural determinants of health locally, including engagement with traditional forms of medicine. Our study provides novel insights into an under-studied and under-resourced area. We found a young population with a high prevalence of infectious illnesses, particularly dermatological infections - a previously under-recognised source of morbidity in these communities. Poor literacy rates and widespread use of traditional forms of medicine have important implications for the provision of healthcare in this region.

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Predicting Tobacco and Alcohol Consumption Based on Physical Activity Level and Demographic Characteristics in Romanian Students

Children ◽

10.3390/children7070071 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 7 (7) ◽

pp. 71 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Georgian Badicu ◽

Seyed Hojjat Zamani Sani ◽

Zahra Fathirezaie

Keyword(s):

Physical Activity ◽

Alcohol Consumption ◽

Alcohol Use ◽

Significant Relationship ◽

Physical Activity Level ◽

Short Form ◽

Tobacco Consumption ◽

Demographic Characteristics ◽

Activity Level ◽

High Prevalence

Background: This study aims to assess the relationships between alcohol and tobacco consumption, physical activity (PA) and demographic characteristics in Romanian students. Methods: There were 253 participants in this study (112 male and 141 female, age 19.2 ± 0.70 yrs; BMI 22.4 ± 2.2 kg/m2), students of Transilvania University of Brasov. The International Physical Activity Questionnaire Short Form (IPAQ-SF), Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT) and Fagerström Test for Nicotine Dependence (FTND) were employed for the data collection. Results: Results showed that moderate consumption of tobacco and harmful consumption of alcohol had high prevalence among age, gender, year of study and PA level categories. Although the correlation coefficient showed no significant relationship between tobacco and alcohol use, it was shown that a negative correlation between tobacco and PA level existed. Further, age, year of study and PA level had a negative significant relationship with alcohol use among students. In the end, the tobacco and alcohol consumption prediction model showed heterogeneous coefficients. Conclusion: Full models of tobacco and alcohol use were differently predicted by variables, so PAL (Physical Activity Level) could predict tobacco consumption but not alcohol.

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Polymorphisms in Adipokines in Mexican Children with Obesity

International Journal of Endocrinology ◽

10.1155/2019/4764751 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 2019 ◽

pp. 1-5 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Angélica Saraí Jiménez-Osorio ◽

Alma Olivia Aguilar-Lucio ◽

Helios Cárdenas-Hernández ◽

Claudette Musalem-Younes ◽

Jacqueline Solares-Tlapechco ◽

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Keyword(s):

Childhood Obesity ◽

Association Studies ◽

Health Science ◽

Genome Wide Association Studies ◽

Science Field ◽

Mexican Mestizo ◽

Mexican Children ◽

Genome Wide ◽

High Prevalence ◽

Control Study

The high prevalence of childhood obesity in Mexico is alarming in the health-science field. We propose to investigate the contribution of adipokines and cytokines polymorphisms and common BMI/obesity-associated loci, revealed in genome-wide association studies in Caucasian adult cohorts, with childhood obesity. This study included 773 Mexican-Mestizo children (5-15 years old) in a case-control study. The polymorphisms included were ADIPOQ (rs6444174), TNF-α (rs1800750), IL-1β (rs1143643), IL-6 (rs1524107; rs2069845), NEGR1 (rs34305371), SEC16B-RASAL2 (rs10913469), TMEM18 (rs6548238; rs7561317), GNPDA2 (rs16857402), LEP (rs2167270), MTCH2 (rs10838738), LGR4-LIN7C-BDNF (rs925946), BCDIN3D-FAIM2 (rs7138803), FTO (rs62033400), MC4R (rs11872992), MC4R (rs17782313), and KCTD15 (rs29942). No significant contribution was found with adipokines and cytokines polymorphisms in this study. Only both TMEM18 (rs6548238; rs7561317) polymorphisms were found associated with obesity (OR=0.5, P=0.008) and were in linkage disequilibrium (r2=0.87). The linear regression showed that the rs7561317 polymorphism of TMEM18 is negatively associated with obesity. This report highlights the influence of TMEM18 in Mexican-Mestizo children obesity, while adipokine and cytokine polymorphisms were not associated with it.

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