Decreased liver-to-spleen ratio in low-dose computed tomography as a biomarker of fatty liver disease reflects risk for myocardial ischaemia.

Aims: A strong association between fatty liver disease (FLD) and coronary artery disease is consistently reported. Our aim was to evaluate whether FLD diagnosed using low-dose non-contrast computed tomography (LDCT), as a by-product of myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI), is associated with myocardial ischaemia or left ventricular function parameters.

Methods And Results: We analysed 742 patients who had undergone MPI using single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) and LDCT.

Changes in Resources and Volunteering: A Longitudinal Study of Active Engagement Among Older Europeans.

Background And Objectives: Volunteering is an important dimension of successful aging. Although prior studies have found that personal resources such as health and financial situations are associated with volunteering, there is a lack of research exploring the relationship between resource changes and volunteering. Here, we investigated whether changes in individuals' resources were associated with volunteer engagement among older Europeans.

Is Transition to Retirement Associated With Volunteering? Longitudinal Evidence from Europe.

Studies have shown that retired older adults are more likely to volunteer than their working counterparts. However, whether the transition to retirement is associated with increased volunteering frequency and whether this varies according to material and time resources of participants is unclear. We used four waves of data from the longitudinal Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe, collected between 2011-2018 across 19 countries ( = 12,400 person-observations from 6200 individuals over 50).

Environmental barriers perceived by the Finnish population with spinal cord injury: a cross-sectional survey.

Study Design: Cross-sectional survey of the Finnish population with spinal cord injury (SCI).

Objectives: To explore the frequencies of perceived environmental barriers (EB) that made participation harder for the Finnish population with SCI and to compare the occurrence of perceived EBs by gender, age, time since injury, and injury severity.

Setting: Participants were recruited from the registers of the three SCI outpatient clinics responsible for the lifelong care of people with SCI in Finland.

Step-Gap in Upward Support: The Role of Biological Relatedness and Childhood Co-residence Duration.

Objectives: Although prior research has detected a step-gap in intergenerational relationships in various aspects, there is a lack of studies examining adult children's support toward their biological parents and stepparents. We investigated (i) whether adult children provide more support to their biological parents than stepparents and (ii) whether the childhood co-residence duration is associated with the support given to stepparents.

Methods: The data were drawn from the German Family Panel (pairfam).