Zhao, Fan Gidwani, Risha Wang, May C Chen, Liwei Nianogo, Roch A
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Journal of epidemiology and community health
Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) are the leading cause of death in the USA, and high blood pressure is a major risk factor for CVD. Despite the overall declining rates of CVD mortality in the USA in recent years, marked disparities between racial and ethnic groups persist, with black adults having a higher mortality rate than white adults. We investi...
Bell, Steven
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Journal of epidemiology and community health
Gao, Qian Muniz Terrera, Graciela Mayston, Rosie Prina, Matthew
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Journal of epidemiology and community health
Unmet health needs have the potential to capture health inequality. Nevertheless, the course of healthcare needs fulfilment, and the role of multimorbidity in this process remains unclear. This study assessed the bidirectional transitions between met and unmet health needs and the transition to death and examined the effect of multimorbidity on tra...
Frohlich, Katherine L Collins, Patricia A
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Journal of epidemiology and community health
Automobile-centric community design, or 'motornormativity', severely restricts opportunities for children to engage in active transportation (AT) and outdoor free play (OFP). As these activities are critical to children's health and well-being, their decline has become a major public health concern. Meanwhile, independent mobility (IM) has emerged ...
Ding, Xuejie Akimova, Evelina T Zhao, Bo Dederichs, Kasimir Mills, Melinda C
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Journal of epidemiology and community health
Prepayment meters (PPMs) require energy to be paid in advance. Action groups and media contend that PPMs are concentrated in the most vulnerable groups, prone to run out of credit and experience financial burden. This led to forced installation for those over age 85 being banned in April 2023 and a 'prepayment premium' scrapped in July 2023. Yet, w...
Jensen, Heidi Amalie Rosendahl Møller, Sofie Rossen Christensen, Anne Illemann Davidsen, Michael Juel, Knud Petersen, Christina Bjørk
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Journal of epidemiology and community health
During the past decades, social inequality in mortality has increased in several countries, including Denmark. Modifiable risk factors, such as smoking and harmful alcohol consumption, have been suggested to moderate the association between socioeconomic position and health-related outcomes. The present study aims to investigate the contribution of...
Benny, Claire Siddiqi, Arjumand Pabayo, Roman
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Journal of epidemiology and community health
Rates of drug overdoses, alcohol-related liver disease and suicide attempts represent a major public health burden in Canada. While the existing literature does highlight some evidence of association between income inequality and mental health and deaths of despair, no existing research has investigated more intermediate events. As such, the object...
Jasilionis, Domantas
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Journal of epidemiology and community health
Clair, Amy Baker, Emma Kumari, Meena
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Journal of epidemiology and community health
Numerous aspects of housing are associated with health. However, the pathways between housing and health, particularly the psychosocial elements of housing, are less well understood. Epigenetic information alongside social survey data offers an opportunity to explore biological ageing, measured using DNA methylation, as a potential pathway through ...
Benhammou, Valerie Marchand-Martin, Laetitia Pierrat, Véronique Charkaluk, Marie-Laure Romito, Patrizia Kaminski, Monique Ancel, Pierre-Yves Saurel-Cubizolles, Marie-Josèphe
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Journal of epidemiology and community health
Maternal problems in the postpartum period may lead to suboptimal long-term health for women and could affect mother-child attachment. Social disadvantage is a risk factor for preterm birth, which carries its own burden of health issues and stress. The main aim of this study was to investigate the role for social factors in mothers' physical and em...