Developing and assessing the “MultiLife” intervention: a mobile health-based lifestyle toolkit for cardiometabolic multimorbidity in diabetes and hypertension management – a type 1 hybrid effectiveness-implementation trial protocol | BMC Public Health

Developing and assessing the “MultiLife” intervention: a mobile health-based lifestyle toolkit for cardiometabolic multimorbidity in diabetes and hypertension management – a type 1 hybrid effectiveness-implementation trial protocol | BMC Public Health

Our protocol adheres to the Standard Protocol Items: Recommendations for Interventional Trials (SPIRIT) guidelines, with the completed SPIRIT checklist available in Supplementary file S1 [31]. The trial is registered with the Clinical Trial Registry of India [(CTRI/2024/10/074559) (https://www.ctri.nic.in/Clinicaltrials/login.php)]. Study design We will conduct a two-arm, parallel-group, community-based, multi-centre, cluster randomized controlled trial with a 1:1 allocation…

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The impact of early adversity on later life health, lifestyle, and cognition | BMC Public Health

The impact of early adversity on later life health, lifestyle, and cognition | BMC Public Health

ELSA dataset In the ELSA dataset, most of the early adversities (with the exception of sexual assault, which was not associated with cognition, and deprivation, which was only associated with cognition) were associated with BMI, subjective health, depressive symptoms, smoking status, alcohol consumption, and cognition (i.e., immediate memory and verbal fluency). Specifically, in line with…

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Health promoting resources and lifestyle factors among higher education students in healthcare and social work programmes: a survey with a longitudinal multicentre design | BMC Public Health

Associations of an overall healthy lifestyle with the risk of metabolic dysfunction-associated fatty liver disease | BMC Public Health

Study population The UK Biobank study is a prospective cohort of more than 500,000 adults aged 37–73 years recruited from 22 assessment centers across the UK between 2006 and 2010 (instance 0) [36]. At enrollment, participants completed a questionnaire, a verbal interview, and a physical assessment for anthropomorphic data and vital signs. The blood specimens…

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Health promoting resources and lifestyle factors among higher education students in healthcare and social work programmes: a survey with a longitudinal multicentre design | BMC Public Health

Health promoting resources and lifestyle factors among higher education students in healthcare and social work programmes: a survey with a longitudinal multicentre design | BMC Public Health

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Using interpretable machine learning methods to identify the relative importance of lifestyle factors for overweight and obesity in adults: pooled evidence from CHNS and NHANES | BMC Public Health

Using interpretable machine learning methods to identify the relative importance of lifestyle factors for overweight and obesity in adults: pooled evidence from CHNS and NHANES | BMC Public Health

Apovian CM, Obesity: definition, comorbidities, causes, and Burden. Am J Managed Care. 2016;22:s176–85. World Health Organization. Obesity and its root causes. https://www.who.int/india/Campaigns/world-obesity-day. Accessed 05 Mar 2024. Ng M, Fleming T, Robinson M, Thomson B, Graetz N, Margono C, et al. Global, regional, and national prevalence of overweight and obesity in children and adults during 1980–2013:…

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Exploring the association between lifestyle and cardiovascular health metrics and HPV infection risk: insights from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2005–2016 data | BMC Public Health

Exploring the association between lifestyle and cardiovascular health metrics and HPV infection risk: insights from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2005–2016 data | BMC Public Health

Study design and population This study employed a cross-sectional design using data from the NHANES, a large-scale survey conducted by the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS). We analyzed data from seven cycles collected between 2005 and 2016. The NHANES uses a complex, multistage probability sampling design to select participants representative of the civilian, non-institutionalized…

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Risk factor control and adherence to recommended Lifestyle among US hypertension patients | BMC Public Health

Risk factor control and adherence to recommended Lifestyle among US hypertension patients | BMC Public Health

Mittal BV, Singh AK. Hypertension in the developing world: challenges and opportunities. Am J Kidney Dis Mar. 2010;55(3):590–8. https://doi.org/10.1053/j.ajkd.2009.06.044. Article  Google Scholar  Poulter NR, Prabhakaran D, Caulfield M, Hypertension. Lancet. Aug 22 2015;386(9995):801 – 12. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0140-6736(14)61468-9 Whelton PK, Carey RM, Aronow WS, Casey DE Jr., Collins KJ, Dennison Himmelfarb C, DePalma SM, Gidding S, Jamerson KA, Jones…

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The impact of physical activity on the prevalence of edentulism: an analysis of the relationships between active lifestyle and dental health | BMC Public Health

The impact of physical activity on the prevalence of edentulism: an analysis of the relationships between active lifestyle and dental health | BMC Public Health

Ren C, McGrath C, Yang Y. Edentulism and associated factors among community-dwelling middle-aged and elderly adults in China. Gerodontology. 2017;34(2):195–207. PubMed  Google Scholar  Wu B, Liang J, Landerman L, Plassman B. Trends of edentulism among middle-aged and older Asian americans. Am J Public Health. 2013;103(9):e76–82. PubMed  Google Scholar  Starr JM, Hall R. Predictors and correlates…

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Associations between eating habits and mental health among adolescents in five nordic countries: a cross-sectional survey | BMC Public Health

Associations between eating habits and mental health among adolescents in five nordic countries: a cross-sectional survey | BMC Public Health

Inchley J, Currie D, Budisavljevic S, Torsheim T, Jåstad A, Cosma A et al., editors. Spotlight on adolescent health and well-being. Findings from the 2017/2018 Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) survey in Europe and Canada. International report. Volume 2. Key data. Copenhagen: WHO Regional Office for Europe; 2020. Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO. Boe…

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Reducing the incidence of overweight and obesity by a healthy lifestyle intervention program for schoolchildren in Hanoi, Vietnam: a randomized controlled trial | BMC Public Health

Reducing the incidence of overweight and obesity by a healthy lifestyle intervention program for schoolchildren in Hanoi, Vietnam: a randomized controlled trial | BMC Public Health

Study design A randomized controlled trial was designed through the application of a random cluster sampling method. The research was carried out in metropolitan districts of Hanoi, Vietnam. Among the four metropolitan districts, two districts were randomly selected. Four schools were selected among 29 public secondary schools in two districts. In each school, five grade…

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