Impact of handgrip strength on cardiovascular, cancer and all-cause mortality in the Korean longitudinal study of ageing by Gyu Ri Kim, Jiyu Sun, Minkyung Han, Sohee Park, Chung Mo Nam

“…Objective To examine whether reduced handgrip strength, as a marker of muscle weakness, is linked with the risk of cardiovascular, cancer and all-cause mortality among older adults.Design We used data from the 2006 to 2014 Korean longitudinal study of ageing study. …”
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Mortality trends during the first three waves of the COVID-19 pandemic at an urban district hospital in South Africa: A retrospective comparative analysis by O Hirachund, C Pennefather, M Naidoo

“…This was a retrospective cohort study at a district level hospital of 311 adults who died within the first three waves of COVID‐19. …”
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A systematic review and meta-analysis assessing adverse event profile and tolerability of nicergoline by Amit Garg, Jun Xu, Mario Fioravanti, Taku Nakashima

“…Objective To evaluate the safety profile of nicergoline compared with placebo and other active agents from published randomised controlled trials.Design Systematic review and meta-analysis of nicergoline compared with placebo and other active agents across various indications.Data sources MEDLINE, Medline-in-process, Cochrane, EMBASE, EMBASE alerts, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (CENTRAL), Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews (CDSR) and Cochrane Methodology Register (CMR) for all the randomised controlled trials, open-label or blinded, in adults treated with nicergoline. Studies published until August 2013 were included.Review method 29 studies were included for data extraction. …”
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ERCP-Related Adverse Events in Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Navneet Natt, Faith Michael, Hope Michael, Sacha Dubois, Ahmed Al Mazrou’i

“…Eligible studies included adults with PSC undergoing ERCP and reported at least one ERCP-related adverse event (cholangitis, pancreatitis, bleeding, and perforation) or an associated risk factor. …”
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Dietary Patterns and Fitness Level in Mexican Teenagers by César Estrada-Reyes, Patricia Tlatempa-Sotelo, Roxana Valdés-Ramos, María Cabañas-Armesilla, Rafael Manjarrez-Montes-de-Oca

“…However, the association between dietary patterns and the physical fitness level has not been evaluated in both adults and adolescents. This association is most important in adolescents due to the fact that establishing healthy dietary behaviors and a favorable nutritional profile in early stages of life prevents various chronic-degenerative diseases. …”
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Overview of Radar-Based Gait Parameter Estimation Techniques for Fall Risk Assessment by Sevgi Z. Gurbuz, Mohammad Mahbubur Rahman, Zahra Bassiri, Dario Martelli

“…Thus, radar-based QGA has the potential to capture day-to-day variations in gait, is time efficient and removes the burden for the subject to come to a clinic, providing a more realistic picture of older adults’ mobility. Although there has been research on gait-related health monitoring, most of this work focuses on classification-based methods, while only a few consider gait parameter estimation. …”
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Evaluation of the Content Validity of the COVID-19 Symptoms Daily Diary by Dine J, Guan Y, Milien M, Ervin C, Byrne DD, Brown ML, De Anda C, Norquist JM

“…Hybrid (concept elicitation and cognitive debriefing) semistructured qualitative interviews were then conducted across 3 iterative rounds with 30 adults in the United States recently diagnosed with COVID-19.Results: The CSDD included concepts that were most frequently reported by interview participants, including those identified as most bothersome and most important to treat. …”
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Anaemia in the Hospitalized Elderly in Tanzania: Prevalence, Severity, and Micronutrient Deficiency Status by Clara Chamba, Ahlam Nasser, William F. Mawalla, Upendo Masamu, Neema Budodi Lubuva, Erius Tebuka, Pius Magesa

“…A total of 156 hospitalized adults aged 60 years and above were enrolled in this study. …”
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Dose-response relationship between the fatty liver index and asthma risk: NHANES 2001~2018 by Tengfei Sun, Kexin Fan, Zhuoxiao Han, Hua Qiao

“…This study aims to investigate the potential association between asthma risk and the fatty liver index (FLI), a validated indicator of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). We screened 16,223 adults from National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) data between 2001 and 2018. …”
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The association between recent stressful life events and brain structure: a UK Biobank longitudinal MRI study by Cheryl R.Z. See, Annabel X. Tan, Lucia R. Valmaggia, Matthew J. Kempton

“…Conclusions Our findings suggest recent SLEs are not directly associated with an accelerated decline in brain volumes in a population sample of older adults, but instead may alter brain structure via affective disorder psychopathology. …”
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Economic evaluation of tranexamic acid for the treatment of acute gastrointestinal bleeding: a cost-effectiveness analysis using data from the HALT-IT randomised controlled trial by Ian Roberts, Vipul Jairath, Alec Miners, Jack Williams, Haleema Shakur-Still, Nuha Bazeer

“…Objective To perform an economic evaluation of tranexamic acid (TXA) versus no-TXA, in addition to current clinical practice, for acute gastrointestinal bleeding, using the results of the HALT-IT trial (NCT01658124), a large randomised controlled trial which included 11 937 patients.Design A cost-effectiveness modelling analysis, performed over a lifetime time horizon.Setting The analysis was performed from a UK health service perspective.Participants The model includes adults with acute gastrointestinal bleeding.Outcomes measures The model reports costs in Great British pounds in 2021 and outcomes as life years (LYs) and quality-adjusted life years (QALYs). …”
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Long-Haul COVID: Investigating the Effects Within the Mauritian Context by Aïsha B. Soreefan, Manish Putteeraj, Jhoti Somanah

“…Long COVID manifests as a complex and long-lasting affliction that affects even young adults with disabling outcomes, owing to multiple lingering symptoms but, most importantly, fatigue. …”
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An Innovative Clinic-Based Intervention to Improve Adolescent Access to Sexual and Mental Health Services: The Total Teen Program by Whitney Garney, Gan Han, Christi Esquivel, Kristen Garcia, Kobi V. Ajayi, Kelly Wilson

“…Researchers developed the Total Teen (TT) program to improve access to sexual and reproductive health (SRH) and mental health (MH) services in settings providing adolescents and young adults (12-25) health services. This pilot study assessed the TT’s impact on care across three settings: school-based health clinics, a federally qualified health center, and an adolescent health clinic for 12 weeks. …”
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Association between weight change across adulthood and risk of chronic kidney disease: NHANES 1999–2020 by Xunliang Li, Mengqian Liu, Qihui Ye, Jiaxin Zhu, Wenman Zhao, Haifeng Pan, Deguang Wang

“…This research aimed to investigate the relationship between weight change patterns across adulthood and the risk of CKD.Methods Data for 34,187 adults participating in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 1999–2020 were analyzed. …”
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A narrative review about cognitive impairment in Metabolic Dysfunction–Associated Steatotic Liver Disease (MASLD): Another matter to face through a holistic approach by Marica Meroni, Miriam Longo, Erika Paolini, Paola Dongiovanni

“…Background: Metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD) is the most common chronic hepatic disorder worldwide in both adults and children. It is well established that MASLD represents the hepatic manifestation of the metabolic syndrome whose definition includes the presence of obesity, type 2 diabetes (T2D), dyslipidemia, hypertension and hypercoagulability. …”
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Awareness and attitude about mental illness in the rural population of India: A mixed method study by Kaustubh S. Kulkarni, Mudita N. Joshi, Harshal S. Sathe, Chetna Maliye

“…It included administration of a pre-tested questionnaire adapted from CAMI scale on 196 adults aged 18-60 years from an adopted village in the field practice area of medical college along with 8 in-depth interviews of key people in the same community. …”
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Correlation Between Serum Uric Acid, Insulin and Hba1c In Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus by Maryam Imtiaz, Samina Saeed, Muhammad Aqeel, Abrar Akbar, Shafaq Saleem, Lubna Meraj

“… Objective: The study aims to determine the relation of serum uric acid levels, glycated haemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) and insulin levels in Type II Diabetes Mellitus as well as their role as potential disease predictors Method: This cross-sectional study was conducted in the Department of General Medicine, FFH Rawalpindi (Jan-Jul 2020). A total of 160 adults with diagnosed type II diabetes mellitus were included. …”
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Association between a body shape index and colorectal cancer in US population: a cross-sectional study based on NHANES by Hui Liu, Jialu Kang, Wei Liu, Yongqing Shen

“…Subgroup analysis indicated a notable interaction between age and BMI subgroups (interaction p < 0.05), and ROC curves indicated that the ABSI was effective in predicting CRC risk (AUC = 0.658), demonstrating good sensitivity, particularly in individuals under 60 years of age.ConclusionA positive correlation exists between ABSI levels and the increased incidence of CRC among U.S. adults. This is especially true for people under 60 years of age (40–60 years), with a BMI below 25 kg/m2, and those with a BMI of 30 kg/m2 or beyond. …”
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Clinical Characteristics and Outcomes of COVID-19 in Children in Northern Iran by Leila Shahbaznejad, Hamed Rouhanizadeh, Mohammad Reza Navaeifar, Fatemeh Hosseinzadeh, Faeze Sadat Movahedi, Mohammad Sadegh Rezai

“…In the first week, upper and lower respiratory symptoms can occur which has lower severity and prevalence compared to adults. But after 2-3 weeks following infection, symptoms of MIS-C or multisystem involvement can occur and COVID-19 should be considered. …”
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Association between prior tuberculosis disease and dysglycemia within an HIV-endemic, rural South African population. by Alison C Castle, Susanne S Hoeppner, Itai M Magodoro, Urisha Singh, Yumna Moosa, Ingrid V Bassett, Emily B Wong, Mark J Siedner, Vukuzazi Study Team

“…<h4>Methods</h4>We analyzed data from a community-based population cohort that enrolled adults in rural South Africa. Individuals were considered to have prior TB if they self-reported a history of TB treatment. …”
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