OBJECTIVE: This study examines three specific questions about obesity and overweight, using a nationally representative sample of Canadians. Are sociodemographic and lifestyle behaviors associated with body weight? Is body weight correlated with specific health outcomes? Has the prevalence of obesity in ...
obesity rate continues to rise, with an especially large jump in the ranks of people who are severely obese. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green, File) By MIKE STOBBE, AP Medical Writer NEW YORK (AP) — About 4 in 10 American adults are obese, and nearly 1 in 10 is severely so,...
Obesity (肥胖) has become a serious problem now. According to a recent survey, teenage obesity has increased at an alarming rate across America. Teenage obesity is mainly due to the increased consumption (消耗) of junk food which contains large amounts of fat. This has exposed the teens to...
We anticipate that these numbers will be adequate to examine our main research question, which is “What is young adults’ level of knowledge and awareness about dementia and their own brain health?” Providing power analyses for all possible research questions is not feasible, however, we can ...
The classification of UI was based on two questions from the “Kidney Condition-Urology” section of the survey. If participants answered positively to either question 1 (“During the past 12 months, have you leaked or lost control of even a small amount of urine with an activity like coughin...
This study aims to expand the evaluation of normal weight obesity (NWO) and its association with insulin resistance using an NHANES (1999–2006) sample of US adults. A cross-sectional study including ...
Specific questions about musculoskeletal symptoms in various body regions were based on the standardized Cornell Musculoskeletal Disorders Questionnaire (CMDQ)27, which includes a body map to identify areas with symptoms. Respondents were asked to indicate the frequency of discomfort using a scale (Never...
In brief, in addition to demographic information, the survey contains questions about selected common comorbidities, medications use, physical examination findings, home safety concerns, social network and social services nearby the participants’ residence. In 2015, the ministry of interior affairs was ...
The program project core is dedicated to cross-cultural studies including development of survey questions that are comparable in four languages. This article describes the Pathways surveys, summarizes the challenges encountered in question translation, and presents an adapted approach to translation. ...
mood changes—were notably more common among former players who reported CTE diagnoses, regardless of age. Those who reported a CTE diagnosis were also more likely to report sleep apnea, heart disease, hypertension, stroke, depression,high cholesterol, obesity, use of prescription pain medication and...