Abstract Background Although tubers play a significant role in Brazilian agriculture, very little is known about the intake of among population. The objective this study was to characterize across Brazil. types consumed were quantified, and impact geographic sociodemographic factors assessed. Methods This cross-sectional based on dietary data 33,504 subjects obtained from National Dietary Surve...

Introduction Cognitive aging is defined as the cognitive decline during process. Most skills deteriorate in old age; however, there are individual differences speed of and severity neuropsychological deficits. Objectives The aim study was to delineate associations sociodemographic, clinical, lifestyle factors with aging. Methods 302 participants aged 60 years above (mean age 69,6±7,2; range 60-...

OBJECTIVES To describe the patterns of handwashing behaviour among Chinese adults, and assess their associations with sociodemographic factors and knowledge of hand hygiene. STUDY DESIGN A representative sample (n = 6159) of Chinese adults aged 18-60 years in five provinces was attained by multiple-stage, stratified sampling mainly based on geographical location and economic status. Data on h...

BACKGROUND Dental caries is one of the most common chronic childhood diseases affecting a large portion of children in the United States. The prevalence of childhood dental caries in Kentucky is among the highest in the nation. The purposes of this study are to (1) compare sociodemographic differences between caries and no caries groups and (2) investigate factors associated with untreated dent...

OBJECTIVE To describe activity preferences of typically developing Israeli Jewish children; examine the effect of age, gender, and sociodemographic variables on these preferences; and add information about the construct validity and reliability of the Preference Assessment of Children (PAC; King et al., 2004). METHOD A total of 310 typically developing Jewish Israeli children and youths ages ...

BACKGROUND Chronic temporomandibular disorder (TMD) is known to have strong correlations with psychological factors and to display gender disparity. However, while chronic TMD is known to affect quality of life, large-scale studies investigating the influence on quality of life by gender are scarce. METHODS This cross-sectional study assessed the data of 17,198 participants aged ≥19 years who...