This study investigated the relationship between the individual's self-assessed health status (SAHS) and health-risk factors (smoking, alcohol consumption and obesity), in 16 European countries. The associations were studied for the individual and for the country measures-and in particular, for the...
Health Behavior and Risk Factors International Encyclopedia of Public Health, 2017, Pages 393-398 Karen Glanz This article describes why health behavior is important, defines key types of health-related behavior, and notes the distinctions between various categories of behavior that contribute to at-r...
health policyBackground It is well known that behavioral risk factors such as obesity, smoking, physical activity, diet, and excessive alcohol are linked to general health in northern Sweden. This study aimed to explore the joint relationship between these risk factors and the quality of life (...
This finding was independent of sociodemographic factors and health risk behavior factors for self-rated health and mortality, respectively. It was also independent of self-rated health on mortality risk for older adults, indicating that self-rated health might make unique contributions to predicting ...
Self-Reported Body Mass Index and Health-Related Quality of Life: Findings from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Objective: To examine the relationship between self-reported body mass index (BMI) and health-related quality of life in the general adult population in th... ES Ford,DG...
1 The motivations are that attempted suicide is both one of the strongest risk factors for completed suicide2-4 and an important indicator of extreme emotional distress.5,6 Previous epidemiologic studies in the United States have estimated that between 1.1%7 and 4.3%8 of the population attempt ...
The impact of genetic variation on overall disease burden has not been comprehensively evaluated. We introduce an approach to estimate the effect of genetic risk factors on disability-adjusted life years (DALYs; ‘lost healthy life years’). We use genet
Mokdad, PhDBackground:It is well established that smoking has detrimental effects on physical health, but itsassociations with health-related quality of life (HRQOL) and a variety of health behaviorshave not been widely investigated in the U.S. population.Methods:Data obtained from the Behavioral....
ContextAlthough both genetic and environmental factors affect risk of individual personality disorders (PDs), we know little of how they contribute to the
Literature was examined to check the comparability of the data; age and sex specific prevalence with same data structures were merged and used for further analysis. A variety of assumed social, economical, behavioral, and ecological risk factors were studied on the Plateau. Those most at risk ...