OBJECTIVES To quantify fatigue risk and sleepiness among anesthesia residents in Saudi Arabia (SA). Methods: Between April 2014 and April 2015, all anesthesia residents training in western, central, and eastern regions in SA were invited to fill a survey. We conducted a cross-sectional self-reporting survey that included demographic data, the Epworth sleepiness scale (ESS), and 2 other scales t...

BACKGROUND To investigate the relationship between risk perception, worry, control, trust, exposure to an educational campaign, media exaggeration with recommendations for pandemic influenza H1N1 2009. METHODS Cross sectional telephone survey using random digit dialing. A total of 1010 adult Italians were interviewed by telephone between 16 and 19 February 2010. The survey instrument included...

BACKGROUND Identifying which risk groups have a higher intake of branched chain amino acids (BCAA) is important for the planning of public policies. This study was undertaken to investigate BCAA consumption, the foods contributing to that consumption and their association with demographic, socioeconomic and lifestyle factors. METHODS Data from the Health Survey of São Paulo, a cross-sectional...

BACKGROUND AND AIMS Recent evidence suggests that there has been a sharp increase in non-drinking among Australian adolescents. This study aimed to explore the socio-demographic patterns of this increase to identify the potential causal factors. DESIGN Two waves (2001 and 2010) of cross-sectional data from the National Drug Strategy Household Survey, a large-scale population survey. Logistic ...

Presence of psychological and psychiatric morbidities among medical and nursing students has been reported in various studies conducted across the world. Indian scenarios amenable to these studies are very few or not reported much. Therefore, the presence of disorders which are not much interested by researchers must be put in front of light. Aim: To identify the presence of Body Dysmorphic Dis...

INTRODUCTION This study investigates social determinants of systemic inflammation, focusing on race, SES, and perceived discrimination. METHODS Data on 884 white and 170 black participants were obtained from the Survey of Midlife in the U.S., a cross-sectional observational study combining survey measures, anthropometry, and biomarker assay. Data, collected in 2004-2009, were analyzed in 2016...

BACKGROUND The epidemiology of obesity in primary care populations has not been thoroughly explored. This study contributes to filling this gap by investigating the relationship between obesity and different sources of personal stress, mental health, exercise, and demographic characteristics. METHODS A cross-sectional survey using a convenience sample. Five hundred women who attended family p...

OBJECTIVES To identify the prevalence of knowledge of the current UK physical activity guidelines which were introduced in 2011 and prior physical activity guidelines (30 min on 5 days each week) within two large samples of UK adult's. To investigate whether knowledge of physical activity guidelines differs according to demographics such as ethnicity, age, education and employment status. DES...