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Rising rural body-mass index is the main driver of the global obesity epidemic in adults.
2019
Body-mass index (BMI) has increased steadily in most countries in parallel with a rise in the proportion of the population who live in cities1,2. This has led to a widely reported view that urbanization is one of the most important drivers of the global rise in obesity3,4,5,6. Here we use 2,009 population-based studies, with measurements of height and weight in more than 112 million adults, to report national, regional and global trends in mean BMI segregated by place of residence (a rural or urban area) from 1985 to 2017. We show that, contrary to the dominant paradigm, more than 55% of the global rise in mean BMI from 1985 to 2017—and more than 80% in some low- and middle-income regions—w…
Sauna Bathing and Risk of Psychotic Disorders : A Prospective Cohort Study
2018
<b><i>Objective:</i></b> Sauna bathing has been suggested to promote mental well-being and relaxation, but the evidence is uncertain with respect to mental disorders. We aimed to assess the association of frequency of sauna bathing with risk of psychosis in the Kuopio Ischemic Heart Disease prospective population-based study. <b><i>Subjects and Methods:</i></b> Baseline sauna bathing habits were assessed in 2,138 men aged 42–61 years who had no history of psychotic disorders. Participants were classified into three groups based on the frequency of sauna bathing (once, 2–3, and 4–7 times per week). <b><i>Results:</i></b>…
Joint effect of blood pressure and C-reactive protein and the risk of sudden cardiac death : a prospective cohort study
2020
Background Both blood pressure and C-reactive protein (CRP) are each independently related to mortality risk. However, the combined effect of systolic blood pressure (SBP) and CRP on sudden cardiac death (SCD) risk has not been studied. Patients and methods We studied the joint impact of SBP and CRP and the risk of SCD in the Kuopio Ischemic Heart Disease prospective cohort study of 1953 men aged 42–61 years with no history of ischemic heart disease. Baseline investigations were conducted between March 1984 and December 1989. SBP and CRP were measured. SBP was divided based on median values to low and high (median cutoffs 132 mmHg) and CRP as low and high (median cut-off 1.30 mg/L). Hazard …
Cardiovascular Benefits of Group Sport Interventions: Importance of Improved Fitness in Risk Reduction
2018
BACKGROUND: Physical inactivity is a leading risk factor for cardiovascular disease worldwide. Group sport participation offers a unique, engaging approach for delivering physical activity interventions, but its overall effect on cardiometabolic risk factors is unclear. OBJECTIVE: To estimate the pooled effects of community-based, recreational-level group sports on cardiometabolic risk factors and fitness parameters among adults. METHODS AND RESULTS: We systematically searched electronic databases for English articles reporting the effectiveness of recreational-level group sports, published between January 1, 1965 and January 17, 2017. We extracted baseline and end of intervention means for…
Physical inactivity from youth to adulthood and adult cardiometabolic risk profile
2020
Adults with a low physical activity (PA) level are at increased risk for cardiometabolic diseases, but little is known on the association between physical inactivity since youth and cardiometabolic health in adulthood. We investigated the association of persistent physical inactivity from youth to adulthood with adult cardiometabolic risk factors. Data were drawn from the ongoing Cardiovascular Risk in Young Finns Study with seven follow-ups between 1980 and 2011 (baseline age 3–18 years, n = 1961). Physical activity data from a standardized questionnaire was expressed as a PA-index. Using the PA-index, four groups were formed: 1)persistently physically inactive (n = 246), 2)decreasingly ac…
Assessing the influence of confounding biological factors when estimating bioaccumulation of PCBs with passive samplers in aquatic ecosystems
2017
Passive samplers are promising surrogates for organisms, mimicking bioaccumulation. However, several biological characteristics disturb the passive partitioning process in organisms by accelerating or restraining bioaccumulation, resulting in species-specific body residues of hydrophobic organic contaminants (HOCs). In addition to site-specific characteristics and HOC concentrations, age, sex, diet, biotransformation capability and habitat-specific characteristics may affect body residues. Two passive sampler types, polyethylene (PE) and polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) were deployed in a PCB-contaminated freshwater lake water and sediment, respectively, to assess their bioaccumulation predictio…
Pricing of electricity futures based on locational price differences : The case of Finland
2018
We find that the pricing of Finnish electricity market futures has been inefficient during the latest 10 years, when the trading volumes of Electricity Price Area Differentials (EPADs) have more than doubled. Even though the calculated futures premium on EPADs is related to some risk measures and the variables capturing the demand and supply conditions in the spot electricity markets, there has been a significant positive excess futures premium in the Finnish market, and financial market participants should have been able to utilize this also in economic terms. This finding is new and relevant for the participants of the Nordic electricity markets also in the future, because both the specul…
Auditorijas iesaistes paņēmieni Rīsa lekcijās
2020
Šī pētījuma mērķis bija analizēt izvēlētas lekcijas, kas tika pārraidītas BBC Radio kā daļa no Rīsa lekciju projekta, un noteikt auditorijas iesaistes paņēmienus šajās lekcijās. Šis darbs sastāv no piecām nodaļām. Pirmajā nodaļā tiek aprakstītas Rīsa lekcijas un to izcelsme. Otrajā nodaļā tiek aprakstītas lekcijas un to struktūra, kā arī apskatīta komunikācija un tās saistība ar auditorijas iesaisti. Trešajā nodaļā tiek apskatīti retoriskie līdzekļi un ceturtajā nodaļā tiek paskaidrota stāstu iesaistes nozīme lekcijās. Piektajā nodaļā tiek analizētas izvēlētās lekcijas un sniegti secinājumi. Šī pētījuma rezultāti rāda, ka izvēlētajās Rīsa lekcijās tiek izmantoti dažādi auditorijas iesaistes…
Protocol for developing a mental imagery intervention: a randomised controlled trial testing a novel implementation imagery e-health intervention to …
2019
IntroductionDrowning due to driving into floodwater accounts for a significant proportion of all deaths by drowning. Despite awareness campaigns such as 'If it's flooded, forget it', people continue to drive into floodwater. This causes loss of life, risk to rescuers and damage to vehicles. The aim of this study was to develop and evaluate an online e-health intervention to promote safe driving behaviour during flood events.Methods and analysisThe study will use a 2×3 randomised controlled trial in which participants are randomised into one of two conditions: (1) education about the risks of driving into floodwater or (2) education about the risks of driving into floodwater plus a theory-ba…
Banku darbinieku darbspējas un veselības veicināšanas pasākumi
2017
“Banku darbinieku darbspējas un veselības veicināšanas pasākumi”. Darba autore:M.Kukoja. Darba zinātniskais vadītājs Dr. chem. Anda Prikšāne. Darbs izklāstīts uz 63 lpp., ietver 36 attēlus, 5 tabulas, 33 informatīvos avotus, 8 pielikumus. Pētījuma mērķis pētīt psihosociālos riskus banku darbiniekiem un izstrādāt vadlīnijas veselības veicināšanai. Pētījumā ietvertas četras daļas. Pirmajā daļā analizēta literatūra par banku darbinieku nozīmīgākajiem darba vides riskiem, kas parāda, ka izplatītākie ir psihoemocionālie un ergonomiskie. Otrajā daļā ir aprakstītas pētījumā izmantotās metodes. Trešajā daļā apkopoti iegūtie rezultāti aptaujas anketai, analizēti riski pēc metodēm un apkopoti iegūtie…