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Open AccessSociodemographic correlates of food habits among school adolescents (12–15 year) in north Gaza Strip
There is little information about meal patterns and food consumption of adolescents in Palestine. The objective of this study was to describe the association between sociodemographic factors and food intake, a...
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Open AccessShort sleep duration and obesity among Australian children
There is limited information on sleep duration and obesity among Australian children. The objective of the study is to cross-sectionally examine the relationship between sleep duration and obesity in Australia...
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Open AccessMultimorbidity - not just an older person's issue. Results from an Australian biomedical study
Multimorbidity, the simultaneous occurrence of two or more chronic conditions, is usually associated with older persons. This research assessed multimorbidity across a range of ages so that planners are inform...
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Open AccessReactions of Chinese adults to warning labels on cigarette packages: A survey in Jiangsu Province
To compare reactions to warning labels presented on cigarette packages with a specific focus on whether the new Chinese warning labels are better than the old labels and international labels.
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Open AccessInteraction between physical activity and sleep duration in relation to insulin resistance among non-diabetic Chinese adults
It is of a public health interest to explore the relationship between different types of physical activity, sleep duration and diabetes/insulin resistance. However, little is known about such relationship. Thi...
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Empirically Derived Dietary Patterns and Hypertension
The association between dietary patterns and hypertension or systolic blood pressure/diastolic blood pressure was described in 27 papers identified between January 2008 and December 2011. The majority were cro...
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Open AccessThe prevalence of childhood asthma in China: a systematic review
It is well known that the prevalence of asthma has been reported to increase in many places around the world during the last decades. Therefore, the aim of this study was to identify and review studies of asth...
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Open AccessExposure to the Chinese famine in early life and the risk of anaemia in adulthood
Famine exposure during the early stage of life is related to a number of adulthood diseases. The objective of this study was to examine the association of early life exposure to the famine in China (1959–1961)...
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Open AccessAssociation of dietary pattern and body weight with blood pressure in Jiangsu Province, China
To identify risk factors, associations between dietary patterns, body mass index (BMI), and hypertension in a Chinese population.
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Open AccessVitamin D levels in an Australian population
Levels of vitamin D in the population have come under increasing scrutiny, however there are only a few studies in Australia which measure levels in the general population. The aim of this study was to measure...
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Open AccessEffect of social mobility in family financial situation and housing tenure on mental health conditions among South Australian adults: results from a population health surveillance system, 2009 to 2011
To assess the association of socioeconomic position (SEP), measured by family financial situation and housing tenure in childhood and adulthood, with mental health conditions in adulthood.
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Open AccessPrevalence and factors associated with stunting and thinness among adolescent students in Northern Ethiopia: a comparison to World Health Organization standards
Adolescence is last chance for curbing the consequences of malnutrition and breaking the intergenerational cycle of malnutrition and poor health. This study aimed to assess the prevalence and the factors assoc...
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Open AccessDietary pattern transitions, and the associations with BMI, waist circumference, weight and hypertension in a 7-year follow-up among the older Chinese population: a longitudinal study
Few studies explored the effects of nutritional changes on body mass index (BMI), weight (Wt), waist circumference (WC) and hypertension, especially for the older Chinese population.
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Open AccessBurden of disease attributable to suboptimal diet, metabolic risks and low physical activity in Ethiopia and comparison with Eastern sub-Saharan African countries, 1990–2015: findings from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015
Twelve of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are related to malnutrition (both under- and overnutrition), other behavioral, and metabolic risk factors. However, comparative evidence on the impact of b...
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Open AccessFactors associated with door-in to door-out delays among ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) patients transferred for primary percutaneous coronary intervention: a population-based cohort study in Ontario, Canada
Compared to ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) patients who present at centres with catheterization facilities, those transferred for primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) have subst...
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Open AccessDecreasing the use of edible oils in China using WeChat and theories of behavior change: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial
The consumption of edible oils in China has increased rapidly in recent years, and the total amount of edible-oil intake in the country has ranked first in the world. The choice and intake of edible oils, as a...
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Epidemic T2DM, early development and epigenetics: implications of the Chinese Famine
The gene–environment interactions resulting from famine and the subsequent increased intergenerational risk of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) have contributed to the current epidemic of T2DM in China, which p...
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Author Correction: Epidemic T2DM, early development and epigenetics: implications of the Chinese Famine
In the version of this article published online and in print, there was a mistake in the legend of Fig. 2 regarding the descriptions of the red and blue colours in the Figure. The text should have read ‘The bl...
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Chinese Famine and the diabetes mellitus epidemic
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Open AccessDesign and implementation of an intelligent monitoring system for household added salt consumption in China based on a real-world study: a randomized controlled trial
A high intake of salt is a major risk factor for cardiovascular diseases. Despite decades of effort to reduce salt consumption, the salt intake in China is still considerably above the recommended level. Thus,...