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Definition of Suboptimal Health

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All Around Suboptimal Health

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This chapter clarifies the definition of suboptimal health status (SHS). SHS is commonly characterised by reversible loss of vitality, decline of physiological function and less capacity for self-adaptation, which is defined as a period preceding the occurrence of diagnosable manifestations of diseases, and different from either the early stage or preclinical period of diseases. Five domains are mainly used to explain the syndromes of SHS: fatigue, cardiovascular system, digestive tract, immune system and mental state. Based on these five aspects, this chapter also demonstrates a variety of physical or psychological disorders that are closely associated with SHS.

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Abbreviations

ASCVD:

Atherosclerotic cardiovascular diseases

CFIDS:

Chronic fatigue immune dysfunction syndrome

CFS:

Chronic fatigue syndrome

CVH:

Cardiovascular health

HELLP:

Haemolysis elevated liver enzymes and low platelet count

ME:

Myalgic encephalomyelitis

NCDs:

Non-communicable chronic diseases

NO:

Nitric oxide

PE:

Preeclampsia

PVFS:

Post-viral fatigue syndrome

RA:

Rheumatoid arthritis

SHS:

Suboptimal health status

SHSQ-25:

Suboptimal Health Status Questionnaire-25

SLE:

Systemic lupus erythematosus

TL:

Telomere length

UMS:

Unexplained medical syndrome

VD:

Vaginal dryness

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  1. School of Public Health, Shandong First Medical University and Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, **an, China

    Haifeng Hou

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  3. Centre for Precision Health, Edith Cowan University, Perth, Australia

    Haifeng Hou & Wei Wang

  4. First Affiliated Hospital, Shantou University Medical College, Shantou, China

    Wei Wang

  5. Bei**g Key Laboratory of Clinical Epidemiology, Capital Medical University, Bei**g, China

    Wei Wang

  6. **an, China

    Wei Wang

  7. Suboptimal Health Study Consortium, Kumasi, Ghana

    Wei Wang

  8. Suboptimal Health Study Consortium, Perth, Australia

    Wei Wang

  9. Suboptimal Health Study Consortium, Bei**g, China

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  10. Suboptimal Health Study Consortium, Bonn, Germany

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Hou, H., Wang, W. (2024). Definition of Suboptimal Health. In: Wang, W. (eds) All Around Suboptimal Health . Advances in Predictive, Preventive and Personalised Medicine, vol 18. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-46891-9_2

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