Trends in old-age functioning and disability in Japan, 1993-2002.

Robert Schoeni , Jersey Liang , Joan Bennett , Hidehiro Sugisawa , Taro Fukaya , Erika Kobayashi Trends in Old - Age Functioning and Disability in Japan : 1993 - 2002

بررسی روند شیوع اضافه وزن، چاقی و چاقی شکمی در بزرگسالان ساکن منطقه 13 تهران در سالهای 81 - 1378 : مطالعه قند و لیپید تهران

 Trends in overweight, obesity, and central obesity among adults residing in district 13 of Tehran: Tehran Lipid and Glucose Study  Background :  This study was conducted to examine trends of prevalence in overweight , obesity and central obesity among Tehranian adults during a 3-year period , between 1999-2002 .  Materials and methods : Lipid and Glucose Study (TLGS) were measured twice betwee...

The State of Health in Older Adults in Japan: Trends in Disability, Chronic Medical Conditions and Mortality

Both life expectancy and healthy life expectancy in Japan have been increasing and are among the highest in the world, but the gap between them has also been widening. To examine the recent trends in old age disability, chronic medical conditions and mortality in Japan, we retrospectively analyzed three nationally representative datasets: Comprehensive Survey of Living Conditions (2001-2013), P...

Time trends of liver cancer incidence (1973-2002) in Asia, from cancer incidence in five continents, Vols IV-IX.

We compared time trends of age-standardized incidence rate of liver cancer (ICD-10: C22) across 13 cancer registries and ethnic/racial groups in Asia. We obtained the cancer incidence data from the Cancer Incidence in Five Continents, Vols IV–IX (years at diagnosis: 1973–77, 1978–82, 1983–87, 1993–97 and 1998–2002, respectively) and used the world population for age-standardization. Asia was di...

Length and weight growth trends for children less than two years old in Zanjan, Iran: Longitudinal modeling

Background: Growth failure in children less than five years old can lead to the serious complications such as increased mortality, learning difficulties or physical disability. The aim of this study was to investigate the non-organic factors affecting the growth trend in less than two years children living in Zanjan, Iran.   Methods: This longitudinal study was conducted on a sample of ...