Are mortality rates similar between jobs in the Queensland coal mine workers’ cohort? | BMC Public Health
The cohort included 161,534 men and 23,967 women had experienced a health assessment from 1993 onwards and had…
Assessing the impact of childhood pneumococcal vaccination on pneumonia mortality in Colombia: a 14-year analysis | BMC Public Health
This 14-year time-series analysis, encompassing both pre-PCV10 and post-PCV10 data, provides valuable insights into the effect of pediatric…
Links between Korean baby boomers’ physical activity and health outcomes: a community health survey study | BMC Public Health
Statement of principal findings This study found that higher physical PA levels among Korean BBs were associated with…
Psychosocial moderators of the effect of lifestyle interventions in primary prevention of cardiovascular disease: a scoping review | BMC Public Health
The aim of this scoping review was to systematically chart studies assessing psychosocial factors as moderators of behavioral…
Detecting inactivity in aging populations: the discriminative potential of the physical activity scale for the elderly | BMC Public Health
To our knowledge, this is the first study to propose a cut-off value for classifying physical inactivity in…
Vitamin intake and its association with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) among Malaysian adults | BMC Public Health
The prevalence of T2DM in this study was 16.9%, lower than that in the National Health and Morbidity…
Interplay of genetic predisposition, plasma metabolome and Mediterranean diet in dementia risk and cognitive function
Integrating genetics, plasma metabolomics and dietary intakes to study ADRD etiology in long-running prospective studies We prospectively followed…
The combined associations of excess body weight, hypertension, and hypertriglyceridemia with hyperglycemia among nondiabetic older adults in regional China
Study design and participants Nanjing municipality, a typical megacity in eastern China, comprised 12 administrative districts and had…
The Effect of Women’s Empowerment on Unmet Needs for Family Planning in Tanzania: Analysis of 2022 Tanzania Demographic and Health Survey (TDHS) | BMC Public Health
This research employed a cross-sectional design, using secondary data from the most recent 2022 Tanzania Demographic Health Survey…
Inappropriate Prescribing Tied to Mortality Risk in Seniors
TOPLINE: Older adults who were prescribed medications flagged as potentially inappropriate had an increased risk for mortality, with…
ADHD Meds Offer Benefits Far Beyond Core Symptom Relief
Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) medications appeared to reduce the risk of suicide, drug misuse, transport incidents, and criminal activity,…
Rural-Urban differentials in the factors associated with modern contraceptive usage among married reproductive-aged women in Hubei province, China | BMC Public Health
From 1994 to 2013, family planning decisions among married couples in China followed the firm “one-child” family planning…