Respiratory health in cleaners in northern Europe: is susceptibility established in early life? (Publications)
significantly stronger for those with early life disadvantage than in those without (1.8 [1.5-2.3] vs. 1.3 [0.96-1.8]; pinteraction 0.035). CONCLUSIONS: Occupational cleaners had increased risk of asthma [...] Among 2138 ever-cleaners the risks of wheeze (OR 1.4, 95% CI 1.3-1.6), adult-onset asthma (1.5 [1.2-1.8]) and self-reported COPD (1.7 [1.3-2.2]) were increased. The risk increased with years in occupational
Air pollution and asthma severity in adults (Publications)
asthma severity score was significantly related to the 8-hour average of ozone during April-September (O(3)-8 h) and the number of days (O(3)-days) with 8-hour ozone averages above 110 microg.m(-3) (for a 36-day
Levels of physical activity and sedentary time among 10- to 12-year-old boys and girls across 5 European countries using accelerometers: an... (Publications)
sedentary time and PA according to gender and country. METHODS: 686 children (mean age = 11.6 +/- 0.8 years, 53% girls, mean BMI = 19.0 +/- 3.4 kg/m2) from Belgium, Greece, Hungary, the Netherlands and [...] accelerometers and had at least 2 weekdays with minimum 10 h-wearing time and 1 weekend day with minimum 8 h-wearing time. Data were analyzed using multivariate analyses of covariance. RESULTS: Girls spent [...] minutes/day) than boys (284 minutes/day; 43 minutes/day respectively; p <...
Cost estimate of bovine tuberculosis to Ethiopia (Publications)
Ethiopian Birr (95 % Confidence Interval (CI) 53.8-77.7 billion Birr), which is the equivalent of 7.5 billion US$ (95 %CI 6.1-8.9 billion US$) at a rate of 8.7 Birr per US$ in 2005. The cost of BTB ranges
Incidence and types of adverse events during mass vaccination campaign with the meningococcal A conjugate vaccine (MENAFRIVACTM) in Cameroon (Publications)
d reactions (IR: 0.2/100 000 doses administered/8 weeks). Fever was the most common reported AEFI with 626 cases (IR: 31.4/100 000 doses administered/8 weeks). The proportion of people with the SOC "G [...] because of not meeting inclusion criteria and 1124 (83.1%) included (IR: 53.7/100 000 doses administered/8 weeks). Of the 82 serious AEFIs reported, 52 (63.2%) met the case definition. 23 (28.1%) were investigated
Prevalence of hepatitis B and C infection in persons living with HIV enrolled in care in Rwanda (Publications)
4% [5.1-5.6] vs. 3.7% [3.5-3.8]; HCVAb, 5.0% [4.8-5.2] vs. 4.4% [4.3-4.6]) and increased with age; HCVAb prevalence was significantly higher in people aged > /=65 years (17.8% [16.4-19.2]). Prevalence varied
Transient hyperglycemia in patients with tuberculosis in Tanzania: implications for diabetes screening algorithms (Publications)
TB treatment (aOR(95% CI) at enrolment vs follow-up: FCG 9.6(3.7-24.7) vs 2.4(0.7-8.7); 2-hCG 6.6(4.0-11.1) vs 1.6(0.8-2.9); HbA1c 4.2(2.9-6.0) vs 1.4(0.9-2.0)). FCG hyperglycemia at enrolment was associated [...] prevalence was significantly higher among TB patients (N=539; FCG> 7mmol/L:4.5%, 2-hCG> 11mmol/L:6.8% and HbA1c> 6.5%:9.3%) compared to controls (N=496; 1.2%, 3.1% and 2.2%). Association between hyperglycemia
Bovine leptospirosis in abattoirs in Uganda: molecular detection and risk of exposure among workers (Publications)
2%) had Leptospira DNA in their kidneys (carriers), 29 (5.8%) in their urine (shedders); with an overall prevalence (kidney and/or urine) of 8.8%. Leptospira borgpetersenii was confirmed as the infecting
Global, regional, and national burden of diabetes from 1990 to 2021, with projections of prevalence to 2050: a systematic analysis for the Global... (Publications)
total diabetes prevalence was 6·1% (5·8-6·5). At the super-region level, the highest age-standardised rates were observed in north Africa and the Middle East (9·3% [8·7-9·9]) and, at the regional level, [...] diabetes, which in 2021 accounted for 96·0% (95·1-96·8) of diabetes cases and 95·4% (94·9-95·9) of diabetes DALYs worldwide. In 2021, 52·2% (25·5-71·8) of global type 2 diabetes DALYs were attributable to [...] diabetes prevalence rates greater than 10% in two super-regions: 16·8%...
Global, regional, and national burden of diabetes from 1990 to 2021, with projections of prevalence to 2050: a systematic analysis for the Global... (Publications)
total diabetes prevalence was 6·1% (5·8-6·5). At the super-region level, the highest age-standardised rates were observed in north Africa and the Middle East (9·3% [8·7-9·9]) and, at the regional level, [...] diabetes, which in 2021 accounted for 96·0% (95·1-96·8) of diabetes cases and 95·4% (94·9-95·9) of diabetes DALYs worldwide. In 2021, 52·2% (25·5-71·8) of global type 2 diabetes DALYs were attributable to [...] diabetes prevalence rates greater than 10% in two super-regions: 16·8%...
