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Unstable resting heart rate trajectory patterns are associated with an increase in incident risk of type 2 diabetes mellitus: the China-PAR project
Background The association between resting heart rate (RHR) trajectory patterns based on multiple measurements and the risk ...
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Occupational socioeconomic risk associations for head and neck cancer in Europe and South America: individual participant data analysis of pooled case–control studies within ...
Background The association between socioeconomic disadvantage (low education and/or income) and head and neck cancer is well established, with smoking and alcohol consumption explaining up to ...
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OP169 ‘It feels like the system is almost against you’: Self-management of multiple long-term conditions amongst people experiencing socioeconomic deprivation
Background Multiple long-term conditions (MLTCs) have a higher prevalence in socioeconomically deprived populations. Self-management strategies are vital for people with MLTCs, and effective ...
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Scottish Keep Well health check programme: an interrupted time series analysis
Background Effective interventions are available to reduce cardiovascular risk. Recently, health check programmes have been implemented to target those at high risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD), ...
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The long and short term effects of alcohol consumption on cognitive decline
Background With an increase in ageing population, cognitive decline represents a major reason of concern. Alcohol has been shown to have a differential impact on cognitive decline according to the ...
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Racial inequality, racial discrimination and obesity incidence in adults from the ELSA-Brasil cohort
Background This study investigated whether self-reported race/skin colour and perceived racial discrimination predict higher obesity incidence after approximately 4-year follow-up of the Brazilian ...
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P1-250 PUFA: an innovative index to measure the consequences of untreated dental decay
Introduction Untreated dental caries is a global public health problem. Only limited data are available on the clinical consequences of untreated dental caries because there is no measure to quantify ...
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P34 The association between social isolation and a novel measure of intrinsic capacity in the English longitudinal study of ageing (ELSA)
Background The detrimental impact of social isolation has been reported for several individual outcomes, but less evidence has explored the association between isolation and multi-dimensional measures ...
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OP29 Inequalities in mental health among children aged 5–11 before and during the COVID-19 pandemic in the UK: findings from the UK Household Longitudinal Study*
Background There are concerns that social mitigation measures related to the COVID-19 pandemic may have led to declines in child mental health and widened mental health inequalities, because affluent ...
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OP62 Mindfulness-based programmes for mental health promotion in adults in non-clinical settings: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials
Background There is an urgent need for mental health promotion strategies in non-clinical contexts. Mindfulness-based programmes (MBPs) are being widely implemented, but evidence is weak with ...
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OP06 Incident cardiovascular events before and after tuberculosis diagnosis: results from two large electronic health databases
4 Division of Endocrinology, School of Medicine, Emory University, Atlanta, USA 5 Department of Global Health and Epidemiology, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, USA ...