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Changes in preventive care utilisation and its influencing factors among Chinese adults before and after the healthcare reform: cross-sectional evidence from the China Health and Nutrition Survey in 2004-2015.
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BMJ Publishing Group Ltd
, 2020 , Article)
China launched its health reform in 2009. This study aimed to assess changes in preventive care utilisation (PCU) and its relationship with the healthcare reform. A cross-sectional study using demographic characteristics, ...
Growing Burden of Hypertension in China: Causes, Challenges, and Opportunities
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Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention (China CDC)
, 2020 , Article Review)
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of
death in China, and an estimated 290 million
individuals are affected by CVD in China (1).
Hypertension is the most important risk factor of
CVD (2). Good control ...
Association Between Self-Reported Food Preferences and Psychological Well-Being During Perimenopausal Period Among Chinese Women
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Frontiers Media
, 2020 , Article)
Objective: The purpose of this study was sought to assess the association between
food preferences and Psychological well-being (PWB) in Chinese women undergoing
perimenopause and whether the association is different ...
Dietary patterns and cardiovascular disease risk among Chinese adults: a prospective cohort study
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Springer Nature
, 2020 , Article)
Background and objective
We aimed to examine the prospective association between dietary patterns and cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk in Chinese adults.
Methods
Adults aged ≥20 years in the China Health and Nutrition ...
Validation of vitamin D-specific food frequency questionnaire against food records for Qatari women
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MDPI
, 2020 , Article)
Measurement of vitamin D nutritional status through dietary assessment is cost effective. Food frequency questionnaire (FFQ) is usually validated against food records (FR). There is no vitamin D-specific FFQ for Qatar ...
Importance of Nutrition Intervention in Autistic Patients
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Springer, Cham
, 2020 , Book chapter)
Along with the issues of inflated social and financial burden associated with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), specific treatment for this disorder has also not been developed. Having a thorough look at previous trials done ...
Fat intake and the risk of coronary heart disease among Jordanians
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Aula Médica Ediciones
, 2020 , Article)
Introduction: dietary fat has been reported as one of the significant risk factors in the development of cardiovascular diseases (CVD). Objective: this study aimed at assessing the possible association between fat intake ...
Muscle Strength and Glycaemic Control among Patients with Type 2 Diabetes.
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MDPI
, 2020 , Article)
Poor glycaemic control is associated with chronic life-threatening complications. This cross-sectional study examined whether there is an association between handgrip strength and glycaemic control among patients with ...
The Effects of Gum Acacia on the Composition of the Gut Microbiome and Plasma Levels of Short-Chain Fatty Acids in a Rat Model of Chronic Kidney Disease
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Frontiers Media
, 2020 , Article)
Chronic kidney disease (CKD) may be fatal for its victims and is an important long-term public health problem. The complicated medical procedures and diet restrictions to which patients with CKD are subjected alter the gut ...
Dietary patterns and glycaemic control among Qatari adults with type 2 diabetes.
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Cambridge University Press
, 2020 , Article)
To assess the association between dietary patterns and glycaemic control among Qatari adults with type 2 diabetes (T2DM). Cross-sectional analysis using data from the Qatar Biobank Study. Poor glycaemic control was defined ...