Preventive medicine
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Preventive medicine · Oct 2024
Association of watching sports games with subsequent health and well-being among adults in Japan: An outcome-wide longitudinal approach.
Although the health benefits of playing sports are well-known, the association between watching sports and health is not well understood. We examined the longitudinal association of watching sports with 20 different health and well-being outcomes. ⋯ Despite the observed detrimental association between watching sports and cardiometabolic health, which should be interpreted cautiously and studied further, the study findings suggest that watching sports could be a new modifiable protective factor for developing healthy lifestyles and improving mental well-being.
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Preventive medicine · Oct 2024
Association between self-reported child maltreatment and risk of hospital-treated infectious diseases in middle-aged and older adults: A UK Biobank cohort study.
This study aimed to explore the association between child maltreatment and hospital-treated infectious diseases in middle-aged and older adults. ⋯ Child maltreatment may increase susceptibility to a broad spectrum of infectious diseases in adulthood, highlighting the need for early-life maltreatment prevention policies.
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Preventive medicine · Oct 2024
Fish oil supplementation, genetic susceptibility and risk of new-onset hypertension.
The risk of new-onset hypertension is influenced by habitual fish oil supplementation, but whether the association is modified by genetic predisposition is unknown. ⋯ This cohort study indicates regular fish oil supplementation could be beneficial in preventing hypertension, particularly among individuals with intermediate or high genetic susceptibility on an additive scale.
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Preventive medicine · Oct 2024
Assessing the association between cigarette smoking and blood C-reactive protein levels using restructured cohort data.
Cigarette smoke exposure is known to induce inflammation, leading to elevated levels of inflammatory markers such as white blood cell (WBC) count and C-reactive protein (CRP). Despite extensive research on this relationship, longitudinal studies are limited. We aimed to explore the association between cigarette smoke exposure and WBC count and CRP levels by restructuring community cohort data. ⋯ In a community cohort, cigarette smoking was associated with elevated WBC count. However, CRP levels did not consistently reflect inflammation associated with cigarette smoking.
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Preventive medicine · Oct 2024
Organized cervical cancer screening: A randomized controlled trial assessing the effect of sending invitation letters.
To evaluate the effect of implementing two modalities of organized Cervical Cancer Screening (CCS) program on screening uptake after a six-month delay. ⋯ The implementation of an organized screening based on an invitation letter resulted in a modest increase in participation among non-adherent women six months later.