Preventive medicine
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Preventive medicine · Oct 2023
ReviewDisparities in physical activity between sexual minority and heterosexual women: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Research examining potential differences in physical activity (PA) between sexual minority women (SMW) and heterosexual women have yielded inconsistent results. ⋯ Although the results of the current analysis did not indicate significant differences in PA behaviors between SMW and heterosexual women, age and BMI modify the association and are curvilinear in nature; such that smaller differences in PA were observed between SMW and heterosexual women when samples were middle-aged and overweight.
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Preventive medicine · Oct 2023
The role of sleep duration in suicide risk among sexual and gender minority adolescents.
Short sleep duration is linked with suicide risk in adolescence. Sexual and gender minority (SGM) adolescents experience substantially increased risk for suicide compared to their non-SGM peers. ⋯ Sleep duration is a crucial and understudied mechanism underlying suicide risk disparities affecting SGM adolescents. Family-based interventions may improve SGM adolescent sleep and reduce suicide risk.
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Preventive medicine · Oct 2023
Effect of chronic viral hepatitis and metabolic factors on renal cancer risk in a large cohort in Republic of Korea.
We investigated the association between hepatic and metabolic factors and renal cancer risk. ⋯ High serum HDL-C levels reduced and HBV antigen and chronic HBV infection increased renal cancer risk across different adjusted analysis models. This effect of low HDL-C and chronic HBV infection persisted in sex-based subanalysis.
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Preventive medicine · Oct 2023
Short-term exposure to ozone and mortality from AIDS-related diseases: A case-crossover study in the middle Yangtze River region, China.
Previous investigations have predominantly concentrated on the influence of ozone (O3) on general population mortality. However, a noticeable gap exists regarding the attention directed towards susceptible demographics, specifically individuals afflicted by human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS). ⋯ Our study presents novel evidence spotlighting the deleterious repercussions of O3 on mortality in the HIV/AIDS population.
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Preventive medicine · Oct 2023
Electronic cigarette use and cigarette smoking associated with inadequate sleep duration among U.S. young adults.
Nicotine use can influence inadequate sleep, but less is known about the associations of exclusive and dual use of electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) with combustible cigarettes in U.S. young adults. This study assessed the associations between current exclusive e-cigarette use, exclusive cigarette smoking, and dual e-cigarette and combustible cigarette use and inadequate sleep duration among U.S. young adults. ⋯ Current e-cigarette and cigarette use may influence inadequate sleep among U.S. young adults. Tobacco cessation efforts may encourage increased sleep health.