Inequities in cardiovascular risk and lifestyle factors among individuals with developmental disabilities: evidence from Korea’s national health screening program

Inequities in cardiovascular risk and lifestyle factors among individuals with developmental disabilities: evidence from Korea’s national health screening program

Data sources We derived the study population from the National Health Insurance Service (NHIS) database. The NHIS provides mandatory health care coverage for nearly all Koreans (approximately 50 million people), including NHI enrollees (97%) and Medical Aid beneficiaries (3%), including emergency, inpatient, and outpatient care. The NHIS database contains socio-demographic data such as sex, age, residence,…

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Optimal dietary patterns for healthy aging

Optimal dietary patterns for healthy aging

Study population Analyses were performed in the NHS and HPFS. The NHS was established in 1976 and included 121,700 US female registered nurses aged 30–55 years33. The HPFS was initiated in 1986 and recruited 51,525 male health professionals aged 40–75 years34. Details about the cohorts were published previously33,34. Biennial assessments of lifestyle factors and medical…

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Exploring influencing factors of healthy lifestyles in rural area among older adults with diabetes based on socioecological model

Exploring influencing factors of healthy lifestyles in rural area among older adults with diabetes based on socioecological model

Statement of principal findings This study aimed to identify the factors associated with healthy lifestyle behaviors in older adults with diabetes, adopting a socioecological model as a theoretical framework. The study demonstrated significant disparities in the health profiles of the five lifestyles: sleep, diet, physical activity, drinking, and smoking. Notably, sleep emerged as a major…

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The association between metabolomic profiles of lifestyle and the latent phase of incident chronic kidney disease in the UK Population

The association between metabolomic profiles of lifestyle and the latent phase of incident chronic kidney disease in the UK Population

In this large prospective cohort study involving over 50,000 participants, we identified 15 plasma metabolites associated with lifestyle factors, the majority of which were lipids. Through enrichment analysis, we hypothesize that lifestyle factors may influence the linoleic acid metabolism pathway and the glycerolipid metabolism pathway, thereby affecting overall health. Subsequently, we employed accelerated failure time…

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Computational algorithm based on health and lifestyle traits to categorize lifemetabotypes in the NUTRiMDEA cohort

Computational algorithm based on health and lifestyle traits to categorize lifemetabotypes in the NUTRiMDEA cohort

Descriptive characteristics of NUTRiMDEA population Participants’ phenotypic characteristics in the NUTRiMDEA study were categorized by sex (female and male) and age (< 40 years and ≥ 40 years), whose data are shown in Tables 1, 2 and 3. Regarding the analysis of factorial interactions between sex and age, significant differences were found in education, home situation, number of…

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Co-occurrence of unhealthy lifestyle behaviours in middle-aged adults: findings from the Swedish CArdioPulmonary bioImage Study (SCAPIS)

Co-occurrence of unhealthy lifestyle behaviours in middle-aged adults: findings from the Swedish CArdioPulmonary bioImage Study (SCAPIS)

This study used data from the Swedish CArdioPulmonary bioImage Study (SCAPIS)14, a Swedish nationwide population-based cohort mainly designed to research cardiovascular and chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases. All Swedish residents have a unique personal identification number, which allowed unbiased and randomized recruitment from the Swedish population register. Initial contact was made by sending out an informational…

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