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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 AccessRETRACTED ARTICLE: Multimorbidity: not just an older person’s issue. Results from an Australian biomedical study
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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 AccessAnemia in relation to body mass index and waist circumference among chinese women
This study aimed to investigate the relationship of anemia and body mass index among adult women in Jiangsu Province, China. Data were collected in a sub-national cross-sectional survey, and 1,537 women aged 2...
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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 AccessIs dietary zinc protective for type 2 diabetes? Results from the Australian longitudinal study on women’s health
Animal studies have shown that zinc intake has protective effects against type 2 diabetes, but few studies have been conducted to examine this relationship in humans. The aim of this study is to investigate if...
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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 AccessTea consumption is inversely related to 5-year blood pressure change among adults in Jiangsu, China: a cross-sectional study
Data relating to the association between tea consumption and blood pressure change are inconsistent. The aim of this analysis was to investigate the association between tea consumption and the change in blood ...
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Open AccessTen-year trends in major lifestyle risk factors using an ongoing population surveillance system in Australia
Understanding how risk factors (tobacco, alcohol, physical inactivity, unhealthy diet, high blood pressure, and high cholesterol) change over time is a critical aim of public health. The associations across th...
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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 AccessPredictive value of serum testosterone for type 2 diabetes risk assessment in men
Effective prevention of type 2 diabetes (T2D) requires early identification of high-risk individuals who might benefit from intervention. We sought to determine whether low serum testosterone, a novel risk fac...
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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 AccessThe impact of dietary risk factors on the burden of non-communicable diseases in Ethiopia: findings from the Global Burden of Disease study 2013
The burden of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) has increased in sub-Saharan countries, including Ethiopia. The contribution of dietary behaviours to the NCD burden in Ethiopia has not been evaluated. This stud...