scholarly journals Owner-Reported Pica in Domestic Cats Enrolled onto a Birth Cohort Study

Animals ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 1101
Author(s):  
Rachel Kinsman ◽  
Rachel Casey ◽  
Jane Murray
Keyword(s):  
Logistic Regression ◽  
Cohort Study ◽  
Longitudinal Study ◽  
Birth Cohort ◽  
Birth Cohort Study ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Pica Pica ◽  
Domestic Cats ◽  
Prospective Data ◽  
Explanatory Variables

The prevalence and cooccurrence of pica towards different target materials were investigated using prospective data from three questionnaires completed by owners participating in a longitudinal study of UK pet cats. Pica towards one or more material types was reported in 42.9% (229/534), 32.0% (171/534), and 30.9% (165/534) of cats aged approximately 6, 12, and 18 months, respectively. At all timepoints, it was most common for only one material type to be targeted. Associations between potential explanatory variables and “chronic pica” (pica exhibited at all three timepoints) were also explored. Multivariable logistic regression revealed moving to a new house when the cat was aged approximately 6–12 months, renting rather than owning a home, and living in a household without a dog(s) when the cat was aged 2–4 months increased the odds of chronic pica occurrence. This study provides novel data from a cohort of UK pet cats and it is hoped this will increase the understanding of pica and provide direction for areas for future research.

scholarly journals Association between maternal ritodrine hydrochloride administration during pregnancy and childhood wheezing up to three years of age: The Japan Environment and Children’s Study

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tsuyoshi Murata ◽  
Hyo Kyozuka ◽  
Shun Yasuda ◽  
Toma Fukuda ◽  
Akiko Yamaguchi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Logistic Regression ◽  
Cohort Study ◽  
Regression Model ◽  
Birth Cohort ◽  
Logistic Regression Model ◽  
Preterm Births ◽  
Birth Cohort Study ◽  
Odds Ratios ◽  
Ritodrine Hydrochloride ◽  
Term Births

Background: The effects of maternal ritodrine hydrochloride administration (MRA) during pregnancy on fetuses and offspring are not entirely clear. The present study aimed to evaluate the association between MRA and childhood wheezing using data from a nationwide Japanese birth cohort study. Methods: This study retrospectively analyzed data from the Japan Environment and Children’s Study, a nationwide birth cohort study, conducted between 2011 and 2014. Data of women with singleton births after 22 weeks of gestation were analyzed. The participants were divided according to MRA status. Considering childhood factors affecting the incidence of wheezing, a logistic regression model was used to calculate adjusted odds ratios for “wheezing ever,” diagnosis of asthma in the last 12 months, and “asthma ever” in women with MRA, with women who did not receive MRA as the reference. Participants were stratified by term births, and adjusted odds ratios for outcomes were calculated using a logistic regression model. Results: A total of 68,123 participants were analyzed. The adjusted odds ratio for wheezing ever was 1.17 (95% confidence interval, 1.12–1.22). The adjusted odds ratios for the other outcomes did not significantly increase after adjusting for childhood factors. The same tendency was confirmed after excluding women with preterm births. Conclusion: MRA was associated with an increased incidence of childhood wheezing up to three years, irrespective of term births or preterm births. It is important that perinatal physicians consider both the adverse maternal side effects of MRA and its potential effects on the offspring’s childhood.

scholarly journals Bi-directional associations between religious attendance and mental health: findings from a British birth cohort study

2021 ◽  
pp. jech-2021-216943
Author(s):  
Aradhna Kaushal ◽  
Mai Stafford ◽  
Dorina Cadar ◽  
Marcus Richards
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Cohort Study ◽  
Birth Cohort ◽  
General Health Questionnaire ◽  
Poor Mental Health ◽  
Religious Attendance ◽  
Birth Cohort Study ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Underlying Mechanisms ◽  
The Uk

BackgroundThere is evidence that religious attendance is associated with positive outcomes for mental health; however, there are few longitudinal studies, and even fewer, which take into account the possibility of bi-directional associations. This study aimed to investigate bi-directional associations between religious attendance and mental health.MethodsParticipants were 2125 study members who provided data at age 68–69 from the Medical Research Council National Survey of Health and Development (1946 British birth cohort study). Mental health was assessed using the 28-item General Health Questionnaire at ages 53, 60–64 and 68–69. Religious attendance was measured using a 4-point scale (weekly=3, monthly=2, less than monthly=1 or never=0) at ages 43, 60–64 and 68–69. Cross-lagged path analysis was used to assess reciprocal associations between mental health and religious attendance, adjusting for gender and education.ResultsPrevious religious attendance was strongly related to later attendance (r=0.62–0.74). Similarly, mental health at baseline was strongly associated with subsequent mental health scores (r=0.46–0.54). Poor mental health at age 53 and 60–64 was associated with more frequent religious attendance at age 60–64 (b=0.04; 95% CI: 0.02 to 0.06; p<0.05), and 68–69 (b=0.03; 95% CI: 0.02 to 0.06; p<0.05), respectively. There was no evidence that religious attendance at age 43, 60–64 or 68–69 was associated with later or concurrent mental health.ConclusionUsing birth cohort data from the UK, it was found that poor mental health was associated with later religious attendance but not vice versa. Future research should confirm these novel findings and explore the underlying mechanisms between religious attendance and mental health.

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