Objectives. Although a growing body of evidence demonstrates the public health burden of prostate cancer in SSA, relatively little is known about the underlying factors surrounding the low levels of testing for the disease in the context of this region. Using Namibia Demographic Health Survey dataset (NDHS, 2013), we examined the factors that influence men's decision to screen for prostate canc...

OBJECTIVE Concern that disturbances of sleep and light exposures at night might increase cancer risks have been expressed, but little actual exposure data has been collected. Measurements from a representative population sample were examined to understand the magnitude of in-bed light exposure at night and possible correlates. METHODS From 1990 to 1994, a home survey of sleep disorders among ...

AIM: To investigate predictors of incident stroke in a large epidemiological sample of cognitively healthy individuals in their early 60’s. METHODS: Cardiovascular (systolic and diastolic blood pressure, hypertension status and medication, body mass index, lung forced vital capacity), lifestyle 14 World Journal of Neurology W J N Submit a Manuscript: http://www.wjgnet.com/esps/ Help Desk: http:...

OBJECTIVE To present the one-year prevalence of 14 psychiatric disorders in a community sample of Ontarians aged 15 to 64 years. METHOD Data on psychiatric disorders were collected on 9953 respondents using the University of Michigan revision of the Composite International Diagnostic Interview (UM-CIDI). DSM-III-R criteria were used to define the psychiatric disorders. RESULTS Almost 1 in 5...

INTRODUCTION Suicide rates among middle-aged men and women in the U.S. have been increasing since 1999, with a sharp escalation since 2007. PURPOSE To examine whether suicides with circumstances related to economic crises increased disproportionately among the middle-aged between 2005 and 2010. METHODS This study used the National Violent Death Reporting System (NVDRS) in 2014 to explore tr...

Polyphenols have been suggested as protective factors for a range of chronic diseases. However, studying the impact of individual polyphenols on health is hindered by the intrinsic inter-correlations among polyphenols. Alternatively, studying foods rich in specific polyphenols fails to grasp the ubiquity of these components. Studying overall dietary patterns would allow for a more comprehensive...

OBJECTIVE To examine the costs of hospitalizations related to heart failure (HF) among patients aged 18 to 64 years by diagnosis status. BACKGROUND There are few reports on HF-related hospitalization costs in patients aged 18 to 64 years, although this group has had increased HF hospitalization rates in recent decades. METHODS Using the 2005 MarketScan Commercial Claims and Encounters inpat...

We assessed the impact of the publication of trials and changes in recommendations on the rates of prostate-specific antigen (PSA) screening in men aged 40 to 64 years by analyzing monthly medical claims for PSA testing in a commercial insurance database from 2001 to 2011, covering more than 1.5 million men in each year. The testing rates for men aged 40 to 49 years, 50 to 59 years, and 60 to 6...