Preventive medicine
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Preventive medicine · Aug 2013
Associations between active commuting and physical and mental wellbeing.
To examine whether a relationship exists between active commuting and physical and mental wellbeing. ⋯ Greater time spent actively commuting is associated with higher levels of physical wellbeing. Longitudinal studies should examine the contribution of changing levels of active commuting and other forms of physical activity to overall health and wellbeing.
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Preventive medicine · Aug 2013
Cross-sectional and longitudinal associations of lifestyle factors with depressive symptoms in ≥ 53-year old Taiwanese - results of an 8-year cohort study.
The objective of this study is to determine the concurrent and longitudinal associations of lifestyle factors including smoking, alcohol drinking, betel quid chewing, tea (Camellia sinensis) drinking and physical activity with depressive symptoms in older Taiwanese. ⋯ Lifestyle variables can impact the mental wellbeing of older Taiwanese. Interventions to reduce the risk of depressive symptoms in older adults should include strategies aimed at improving these modifiable risk factors.
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Preventive medicine · Aug 2013
Social inequalities in clustering of oral health related behaviors in a national sample of British adults.
1. To assess clustering of oral health related behaviors among a sample of British adults. 2. To determine the variation in clustering of oral health related behaviors by socioeconomic position. ⋯ Very clear and strong educational gradients were observed throughout patterns of clustering of oral health compromising behaviors, suggesting chances of having detrimental behavioral clustering are lower in more educated groups in population.