Predictors of elevated capillary blood glucose in overweight railway French employees: a cross-sectional analysis.

Background: Hyperglycaemia is a risk factor of cardiovascular disease and a high risk state for progression to type 2 diabetes. Moreover, overweight, defined as a body mass index (BMI) between 25 and 29.9 kg/m, increases the risk of diabetes.

Field testing of a European quality of life instrument for children and adolescents with chronic conditions: the 37-item DISABKIDS Chronic Generic Module.

Objectives: The aim of this study was to shorten the Health-Related Quality of Life (HRQL) DISABKIDS Chronic Generic Measure (DCGM) for children and adolescents and to test its reliability, construct, and external validity.

Study Design: 1153 children and adolescents (8-16 years) with chronic health conditions (asthma, arthritis, epilepsy, cerebral palsy, diabetes, atopic dermatitis, cystic fibrosis) and their family were recruited from different paediatric clinical settings in seven European countries. A two-time assessment comprised reports on sociodemographics, health status and HRQL of children/adolescents.

The DISABKIDS generic quality of life instrument showed cross-cultural validity.

Objective: The aim was to test the performance of a cross-culturally developed disease-generic quality of life (QoL) measure for children with chronic diseases in a multinational clinical study.

Study Design And Setting: The study was conducted in pediatric hospitals across seven European countries in a sample of 1,153 children with seven chronic conditions, aged 8-16. The design included test and retest on child, parent, and clinical measures concerning health status, functioning, and quality of life.

[Media and public health: example of heat wave during summer 2003].

Background: The summer of 2003 was the hottest for France in the last 50 years with record day and nighttime temperatures. INSERM statistics estimated that 14,802 heat-related deaths occurred during August 2003 heat wave in France. In the aftermath of this crisis, we thought that it was useful to analyze how the French media dealt with public health during the period from June 1 to August 31, 2003.

A meta-analytical approach to the efficacy of antihypertensive drugs in reducing blood pressure.

Introduction: Hypertension constitutes a veritable public health issue. Several classes of drugs are available for the treatment of hypertension. The objective of this meta-analytical approach was to assess the efficacy of antihypertensive drugs most commonly used in France in reducing clinical SBP and DBP.