BACKGROUND Perinatal stress may programme overweight and obesity. We examined whether maternal pre- and post-natal bereavement was associated with overweight and obesity in young men. METHODS A cohort study was conducted including 119,908 men born from 1976 to 1993 and examined for military service between 2006 and 2011. Among them, 4,813 conscripts were born to mothers bereaved by death of a...

AIM Smoking is a major health hazard in young adults. Reducing smoking is the only well established effective primary prevention of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. We undertook a prospective cross sectional study to determine the prevalence of respiratory symptoms, smoking behaviour and willingness to participate in a smoking cessation program in Swiss conscripts. METHODS Conscripts co...

BACKGROUND Knowledge about the most recent HIV epidemic among young generation in Thailand is crucial for improving the prevention programs. It is important to distinguish between recent and long-term HIV-1 infections among the sero-surveillance populations to estimate the HIV-1 incidence. OBJECTIVE To obtain the HIV-1 incidence estimates in young Thai men from the HIV-1 sero-surveillance amo...

BACKGROUND In Finland, all men are liable to military service and a clear majority completes service. The increasing prevalence of obesity also among soldiers concerns conscripts' food choices. Conscripts are served nutritionally planned regular main meals but individual choices take place in free-time eating. This study assesses the effects in conscripts' eating habits in an intervention targe...

BACKGROUND The purpose of this study was to identify the most important risk factors that influence cigarette smoking among young adult military conscripts in Taiwan. METHODS A cross-sectional survey was conducted among young conscripts (19-25 years old) in Taiwan from August to December 2001. A total of 3,569 conscripts who had served more than 1 month in the military were chosen. Informatio...

BACKGROUND Rising levels of overweight and obesity are important public-health concerns worldwide. The purpose of this study is to elucidate their prevalence and trends in Switzerland by analyzing variations in Body Mass Index (BMI) of Swiss conscripts. METHODS The conscription records were provided by the Swiss Army. This study focussed on conscripts 18.5-20.5 years of age from the seven one...

OBJECTIVE This study is conducted to investigate the effect of symptoms of Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) on symptoms of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) among 224 conscripts during 5 weeks of military basic training. METHODS Total number of subject is 224 conscripts. We evaluated past and present symptoms of ADHD with Korean-Wender Utah rating scale (K-WURS) and Kore...

BACKGROUND Although there is convincing evidence that the prevalence of asthma among children has increased over the last three decades, it remains uncertain whether such an upward trend has occurred in adults. The aim of this study was to assess whether the prevalence of asthma has changed in young Belgian adults in recent years. METHODS A retrospective analysis was conducted of available st...

BACKGROUND Firefighters have increased risk of cardiovascular disease and of sudden death from coronary heart disease on duty while suppressing fires. This study investigated the effect of firefighting activities, using appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE), on biomarkers of cardiovascular effects in young conscripts training to become firefighters. METHODS Healthy conscripts (n = 4...