Central nervous system (CNS) medications and polypharmacy in later life: cross-sectional analysis of the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing (ELSA) by Natasha Slater, Simon White, Martin Frisher

“…Furthermore, this paper aims to determine whether polypharmacy and other factors, previously found to be associated with overall polypharmacy, are associated with the most common CNS drug classes.Design Cross-sectional study.Setting English Longitudinal Study of Ageing (wave 6).Participants 7730 participants (≥50 years).Main outcome measures Adjusted Odds Ratios (OR) and 95% confidence intervals (CI) for CNS drug classes.Results 31% of the sample were currently taking ≥5 medications (polypharmacy), of whom 58% (n=1362/2356) were taking CNS medicines as part of their regimen. …”
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Sex differences in allostatic load trajectories among midlife and older adults: Evidence from the China health and retirement longitudinal study. by Guannan Li, Gindo Tampubolon, Asri Maharani, Chenglin Tu

“…Using data from the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study (CHARLS) conducted in 2011 and 2015, we included 3,836 male and 3,308 female Chinese adults aged 45 and older. …”
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Atherogenic index of plasma and cardiovascular disease risk in cardiovascular-kidney-metabolic syndrome stage 1 to 3: a longitudinal study by Yu Zhang, Yue Song, Yinfei Lu, Tao Liu, Ping Yin

“…This study aims to explore the association between cumulative AIP, AIP control levels, and the risk of CVD in individuals with CKM syndrome from stages 1 to 3.MethodsParticipants with CKM syndrome were drawn from the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study (CHARLS). Cumulative AIP was calculated using triglycerides (TG) and high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C), while AIP control levels were categorized into four groups via k-means clustering. …”
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Socioeconomic environment and survival in patients after ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI): a longitudinal study for the City of Vienna by Christian Roth, Michael Kühn, Rudolf Berger, Sonja Spitzer, Vanessa di Lego

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Risk of hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome associated with meteorological factors in diverse epidemic regions: a nationwide longitudinal study in China by Nan Chang, Wenzhong Huang, Yanlin Niu, Zhihu Xu, Yuan Gao, Tingting Ye, Zihao Wang, Xiaohui Wei, Yuming Guo, Qiyong Liu

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Longitudinal study on the impact of public health event control measures on physical fitness among Chinese adolescents: a southern city perspective by Chao Zhou, Aowei Zhang

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Fiber length distribution characterizes the brain network maturation during early school-age by Yanlin Yu, Qing Cai, Longnian Lin, Chu-Chung Huang

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Association between triglyceride-glucose (TyG) index and risk of depression in middle-aged and elderly Chinese adults: Evidence from a large national cohort study by Zhang-Yang Xu, Hong Zheng, Zi-Jun Pan, Shou-Yi Hu, Yun-Xia Wang, Wen-Jun Su

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Level measurement, regional variations, and the dynamic evolution of active aging in China—analysis based on CHARLS tracking data by Jiru Guo, Xiaoli Zhang, Xiaoli Zhang, Longyin Chen, Hong Yang

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Prediction of late-onset depression in the elderly Korean population using machine learning algorithms by Jong Wan Park, Chang Woo Ko, Diane Youngmi Lee, Jae Chul Kim

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Pregnancy Loss Was Associated With the Increased Risk of Cardiovascular Diseases in Middle-Aged Women: Evidence From the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study by Xiaoyan Yang, Qingling Fan, Can Shen, Ruirui Hou, Ruoling Chen, Jiaqian Yin, Huifeng Xiang, Yunxia Cao, Xiaoqing Peng

“…Methods: We examined data of 7,486 middle-aged women (mean age 58.1 years) from the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study. Pregnancy loss and CVD including coronary heart disease (CHD) and stroke were self-reported and documented in surveys. …”
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Implicit self-esteem decreases depressive symptoms, but explicit self-esteem does not: longitudinal study in Japan using the Name Letter Test by Hikaru Ohno, Akira Hasegawa

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Achieving prediabetes reversal in China: a nationwide longitudinal study on the role of blood glucose and lipid management in middle-aged and elderly adults by Hongguang Yang, Yao Liu, Zhenhe Huang, Guifang Deng

“…However, scant research has delved into the factors that affect a regression from prediabetes to normal glucose regulation (NGR) in middle-aged and elderly Chinese adults.MethodsWe conducted a longitudinal analysis of 2,655 adults, aged 45 years and above, drawing data from wave 1 and wave 3 of the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study (CHARLS). We employed a stepwise logistic regression model to identify factors associated with the regression to NGR. …”
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Social Networks and Memory over 15 Years of Followup in a Cohort of Older Australians: Results from the Australian Longitudinal Study of Ageing by Lynne C. Giles, Kaarin J. Anstey, Ruth B. Walker, Mary A. Luszcz

“…We used five waves of data from the Australian Longitudinal Study of Ageing, and followed 706 participants with an average age of 78.6 years (SD 5.7) at baseline. …”
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Treatment-related toxicity, utility and patient-reported outcomes of head and neck cancer patients treated with proton therapy: A longitudinal study by Yi Hsuan Chen, Michiel Kroesen, Mischa Hoogeman, Matthijs Versteegh, Carin Uyl-de Groot, Hedwig M. Blommestein

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Adherence to four healthy lifestyles and their influencing factors among residents aged 35 to 75 years in Fujian province: a longitudinal study by Ze YANG, Xin FANG, Yefa ZHANG, Wenling ZHONG, Tiehui CHEN, Jingyu CHEN, Yanrong YIN, Xiaoqing LI

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Problematic Online Video Watching, Boredom Proneness and Loneliness Among First-Year Chinese Undergraduates: A Two-Wave Longitudinal Study by Yan Z, Yang Z, Xu X, Zhou C, Sang Q

“…Zhihao Yan,1,* Zeyang Yang,2,* Xinyuan Xu,3 Chengjun Zhou,2 Qingsong Sang1 1School of Educational Science, Anhui Normal University, Wuhu, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Psychology, School of Education, Soochow University, Suzhou, People’s Republic of China; 3Foreign Language College, Shanghai Normal University, Shanghai, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Qingsong Sang, School of Educational Science, Anhui Normal University, Wuhu, People’s Republic of China, Tel +86 13956186006, Email s7210qs1@ahnu.edu.cn Chengjun Zhou, Department of Psychology, School of Education, Soochow University, Suzhou, People’s Republic of China, Tel +86 13057471246, Email zhouchengjun@suda.edu.cnPurpose: While previous cross-sectional studies have investigated the relationship between problematic online video watching and mental health issues, longitudinal studies exploring their bidirectional relationship remain relatively scarce. …”
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The impact of perceived caregiver anxiety and stress during childhood on late-life depression: evidence from the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study by Liuyin Jin, Liuyin Jin, Dongdong Wang, Dengxian Yang, Qiong Jin, Mengye Cao, Yuanyuan Li, Jiajie Yang, Guoming Xie, Wenwu Zhang

“…Targeted interventions for caregiver mental health, particularly for female caregivers, are crucial. Longitudinal studies are needed to better establish causality and further investigate these mechanisms.…”
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Impact of the COVID-19 vaccination on confusion around vaccination in general: A longitudinal study on a university population over 18 months. by Marine Paridans, Justine Monseur, Nicolas Gillain, Eddy Husson, Gilles Darcis, Claude Saegerman, Laurent Gillet, Fabrice Bureau, Anne-Françoise Donneau, Michèle Guillaume, Benoit Pétré

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Associations of Atopic Dermatitis in Late Adolescence with Occupation, Mental Health, Income from Work and Marital Status: A National Longitudinal Study by Grigorios Theodosiou, Therese Sterner, Ayako Hiyoshi, Michael Carlberg, Åke Svensson, Scott Montgomery, Laura von Kobyletzki

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