Association between balance ability and cardiovascular disease onsets among middle-aged and older adults: an observational cohort study from the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study by Yinghe Lin, Shanshan Zhong, Zhihua Sun

“…We aimed to examine the relationship between the balance ability and incident CVD risk.MethodsThis study retrospectively included participants (≥45 years) without CVD at baseline from the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study (CHARLS) in 2011 and those who were followed up in 2018. …”
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A comparative longitudinal study between bilateral and unilateral totally extraperitoneal repair among patients with unilateral inguinal hernia at a tertiary care hospital in eastern Nepal by Bikash Kumar Sah, Jatin Goel, Vijay Pratap Sah, Bhawani Khanal, Abhijeet Kumar, Rakesh Kumar Gupta

“…MATERIALS AND METHODS: A total of 60 patients were included in this prospective longitudinal study from March 2018 to March 2019. Patients attending the outpatient department for unilateral inguinal hernia were counseled about the trial. …”
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Association of Chlamydia trachomatis infection with cervical atypia in adolescent women with short-term or long-term use of oral contraceptives: a longitudinal study in HPV vaccinated women by Indira Adhikari, Tiina Eriksson, Tapio Luostarinen, Dan Apter, Matti Lehtinen, Katja Harjula, Pekka Nieminen, Mari Hokkanen

“…Objective We assessed the relationship between Chlamydia trachomatis infection, duration of oral contraceptive (OC) use and cervical atypia among young adult Finnish women.Design A longitudinal study.Setting and participants Women who were included in this study participated in a community-randomised trial on the effectiveness of human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination and C. trachomatis screening at ages 18.5 and 22 years in Finland. …”
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Building a new life in Australia: an analysis of the first wave of the longitudinal study of humanitarian migrants in Australia to assess the association between social integration and self-rated health by Wen Chen, Li Ling, Andre M N Renzaho

“…Objectives To assess the relationship between social integration and physical and mental health among humanitarian migrants (HMs) in Australia.Design, setting and participants We used the recently released first wave of data from the 2013 ‘Building a New Life in Australia’ survey, which is an ongoing nationwide longitudinal study. A total of 2399 HMs participated in the survey.Main outcome measures Self-rated physical health was measured using four items selected from the SF-36 which is a generic measure of health status. …”
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Improving explainability of post-separation suicide attempt prediction models for transitioning service members: insights from the Army Study to Assess Risk and Resilience in Servicemembers — Longitudinal Study by Emily R. Edwards, Joseph C. Geraci, Sarah M. Gildea, Claire Houtsma, Jacob A. Holdcraft, Chris J. Kennedy, Andrew J. King, Alex Luedtke, Brian P. Marx, James A. Naifeh, Nancy A. Sampson, Murray B. Stein, Robert J. Ursano, Ronald C. Kessler

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Retrospective observational study of the association between changes in physical activity and frailty in middle-aged and older adults: evidence from the Korean Longitudinal Study of Aging (2006–2022) by Eun-Cheol Park, Ye Jun Jung, Junhyuk Kim, Yun Seo Jang

“…Objectives This study aimed to investigate the relationship between changes in physical activity and frailty among middle-aged and older adults in Korea, using panel data from the 2006–2022 Korean Longitudinal Study of Aging (KLoSA).Design Retrospective observational study.Setting For this longitudinal panel study, data were sourced from the KLoSA dataset.Participants We analysed data from 5594 participants (2855 males and 2739 females) extracted from KLoSA data collected between 2006 and 2022.Primary and secondary outcome measures The frailty index was calculated based on 6 clinical domains comprising 34 age-related health deficits. …”
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Corrigendum to’ The association of agricultural and non-agricultural work on the healthy ageing of older adults in Japan: A 6-year longitudinal study from the Japan Gerontological evaluation study’ by Hiroki Takeuchi, Kazushige Ide, Hequn Wang, Motoki Tamura, Katsunori Kondo

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Association of a novel nutritional index with cognitive impairment in middle-aged and elderly Chinese adults: a cross-sectional analysis from the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study by Guotao Liu, Jianyuan Zhang

“…This study explored the association between TCBI and cognitive impairment in middle-aged and elderly Chinese populations.Patients and methodsThis cross-sectional study employed data from the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study (CHARLS) baseline survey, including 7,145 participants. …”
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Blood-based prognostic scores and early dynamics under immunotherapy to select patients with metastatic solid tumors for continuing immune check-point inhibition: a prospective longitudinal study by Javier García-Corbacho, Alberto Indacochea, Iván Victoria, Débora Moreno, Laura Angelats, Azucena E. González Navarro, Laura Mezquita, Fara Brasó-Maristany, Patricia Galván, Begoña Mellado, Nuria Viñolas, Tamara Sauri, Miquel Nogué, Barbara Adamo, Joan Maurel, Estela Pineda, Lydia Gaba, Oscar Reig, Neus Basté, Esther Sanfeliu, Manel Juan, Aleix Prat, Francesco Schettini

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Sense of belonging and its positive association with physical activity levels and negative association with sedentary behaviors in residential aged care facilities in COVID-19 pandemic: a longitudinal study by Gonzalo Marchant, Emma Guillet-Descas, Natacha Heutte

“…This study examines the relationship between physical activity, sedentary behavior, and sense of social belonging in older adults.MethodsThis longitudinal study, which lasted 10 months, involved 57 older adults in residential care facilities. …”
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Whole-genome sequencing and phylogenetic analysis of Salmonella isolated from pullets through final raw product in the processing plant of a conventional broiler complex: a longitudinal study by Yagya Adhikari, Matthew A. Bailey, Steven Kitchens, Pankaj Gaonkar, Luis R. Munoz, Stuart B. Price, Dianna V. Bourassa, Laura Huber, Richard J. Buhr, Kenneth S. Macklin

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Relationships between muscle strength, lung function, and cognitive function in Chinese middle-aged and older adults: A study based on the China health and retirement longitudinal study (CHARLS) by Yixuan Ma, Xinze Wu, Yinjiao Zhao, Weihao Hong, Yisheng Luan, Peiyu Song, Bing Zhang

“…Methods: This study used data from the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study (CHARLS) wave 3, including 13 716 participants aged 45 years or older. …”
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Can the Use of Artificial Intelligence-Generated Content Bridge the Cancer Knowledge Gap? A Longitudinal Study With Health Self-Efficacy as a Mediator and Educational Level as a Moderator by Zehang Xie MA, Ru Chen MA, Wenjuan Ding MA

“…Methods A 6-month longitudinal study was conducted using online surveys distributed to undergraduate students in non-medical disciplines at one university and graduate students in medical specialties at another university in China. …”
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The association of self-perceived changes due to COVID-19 with mental and physical health among adult primary care patients with multiple chronic conditions: A US-based longitudinal study by Levi N Bonnell, Jessica Clifton, Lisa W Natkin, Juvena R Hitt, Benjamin Littenberg

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Associations between autistic traits and early ear and upper respiratory signs: a prospective observational study of the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children (ALSPAC) geographically defined childhood population by Amanda Hall, Dheeraj Rai, Jean Golding, Yasmin Iles-Caven, Steven Gregory, Richard Maw

“…Objective To determine whether early ear and upper respiratory signs are associated with the development of high levels of autistic traits or diagnosed autism.Design Longitudinal birth cohort: Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children (ALSPAC).Setting Area centred on the city of Bristol in Southwest England. …”
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THE EFFECT OF ACADEMIC MOTIVATION ON ACHIEVEMENT: A ROLE OF ACADEMIC ACTIVITY by Tatiana V. Semenova

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Temporal trends, associated risk factors and longitudinal cardiovascular outcomes of body roundness among middle-aged and older Chinese adults: from the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study 2011–2018 by Ying-Yuan Gan, Yun-Dan Luo, Lu Zhai, Rong-Rui Huo, Xia Dai, Qian Liao

“…However, despite evidence of BRI's effectiveness in predicting obesity-related diseases, national-level data, especially from non-Western populations like China, remain limited.MethodsThis study utilized data from the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study (CHARLS), a large, nationally representative cohort of Chinese adults, to examine the temporal trends of BRI, identify associated risk factors, and investigate the longitudinal associations between BRI and cardiovascular disease (CVD) outcomes. …”
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COVID-19 in the context of pregnancy, infancy and parenting (CoCoPIP) study: protocol for a longitudinal study of parental mental health, social interactions, physical growth and cognitive development of infants during the pandemic by Topun Austin, Jane Barlow, Ezra Aydin, Staci M Weiss, Kevin A Glasgow, Mark H Johnson, Sarah Lloyd-Fox

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The co-occurrence of multimorbidity and polypharmacy among middle-aged and older adults in Canada: A cross-sectional study using the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging (CLSA) and the Canadian Primary Care Sentinel Surveillance Network (CPCSSN). by Kathryn Nicholson, Jennifer Salerno, Sayem Borhan, Benoit Cossette, Dale Guenter, Meredith Vanstone, John Queenan, Michelle Greiver, Michelle Howard, Amanda L Terry, Tyler Williamson, Lauren E Griffith, Martin Fortin, Saverio Stranges, Dee Mangin

“…<h4>Methods and findings</h4>This study reported on multimorbidity and polypharmacy among middle-aged and older adults in two national datasets: the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging (CLSA) and the Canadian Primary Care Sentinel Surveillance Network (CPCSSN). …”
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Admission Blood Glucose Level with a Cutoff Value of 15&nbsp;mmol/L Is a Reliable Predictor of Mortality in Polytraumatized Patients&mdash;a Prospective, Observational, Longitudinal Study From a North African Level One Trauma Center by Armanious TR, Khalifa AA, Abubeih H, Badran M, Adam FF, Farouk O

“…The secondary objectives were to investigate other possible mortality predictors and if a cutoff value for each could be obtained.Methods: In this prospective longitudinal study, over one year, we included adult (≥ 18 years) patients who were polytraumatized (ISS ≥ 17) and presented to our trauma center within six hours of the trauma incident. …”
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