Identifying and Estimating Frailty Phenotypes by Vocal Biomarkers: Cross-Sectional Study.

Background: Researchers have developed a variety of indices to assess frailty. Recent research indicates that the human voice reflects frailty status. Frailty phenotypes are seldom discussed in the literature on the aging voice.

Dietary Sodium Restriction and Frailty among Middle-Aged and Older Adults: An 8-Year Longitudinal Study.

Frailty is a common geriatric syndrome. However, there is little information about the relationship between dietary sodium restriction (DSR) and frailty in later life. This study aimed to elucidate the relationship between DSR and frailty in middle-aged and older adults.

Impact of Residential Area Characteristics and Political Group Participation on Depression Among Middle-Aged and Older Adults: Results of an 11-Year Longitudinal Study.

Background And Objectives: The claim that political group attendance is associated with poor mental health among older adults may be conditioned on geographic conditions. This study examined the geographical context in which political group participation may be associated with depression.

Research Design And Methods: The 11-year follow-up data from the Taiwan Longitudinal Study on Aging, covering 5,334 persons aged ≥50 years, were analyzed using random-effects panel logit models.

Impact of dietary sodium restriction on falls among middle-aged and older adults: Results of an 8-year longitudinal study.

Aim: This study aimed to understand the relationship between dietary sodium restriction (DSR) and falling experiences in middle-aged and older adults.

Methods: The 8-year follow-up data from the Taiwan Longitudinal Study on Aging, covering 5131 individuals aged ≥50 years, were analyzed using random-effects panel logit models. Participants were asked to indicate whether they were told by a physician to reduce or avoid sodium intake from food and whether they had had fall experiences during the past year.

Predicting frailty in older adults using vocal biomarkers: a cross-sectional study.

Background: Frailty is a common issue in the aging population. Given that frailty syndrome is little discussed in the literature on the aging voice, the current study aims to examine the relationship between frailty and vocal biomarkers in older people.

Methods: Participants aged ≥ 60 years visiting geriatric outpatient clinics were recruited.

The power of women: Does increasing women's parliamentary representation reduce intake of sugar-sweetened beverages among children and adolescents?

Objective: Consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages (SSB) is associated with overweight and obesity in children and adolescents. Although existing research confirms the significance of economic and social factors as determinants of SSB intake, comparative studies on political factors and cross-national analyses are lacking. Research indicates that including women in the process of political decision-making promotes healthcare and child protection.

Association between political group participation and depressive symptoms among older adults: an 11-year longitudinal study in Taiwan.

Background: Given the speculation that political participation is causing an epidemic of depression, this study examined how participation in political and non-political groups influenced depressive symptoms among older adults in Taiwan.

Methods: The 11-year follow-up data from the Taiwan Longitudinal Study on Ageing, covering 5334 persons aged 50 years and older, were analysed using random-effects panel logit models.

Results: Engagement in social groups reduced the likelihood of depression (adjusted odds ratio [AOR]: 0.

Is trade a blessing or a curse? A panel data analysis of the determinants of depressive disorders.

Objectives: Given the speculation of the market economy causing an epidemic of depression, this study aimed to examine the influence of international trade on the prevalence of depressive disorders.

Methods: We used panel data from 1993 to 2015 covering 170 countries (n = 3787) and applied fixed effects regression models. We modeled the prevalence of depressive disorders as a function of international trade, adjusting for economic development, economic growth, and population size.

How time horizons of autocrats impact health expenditure: a mixed methods research.

Background: A country's spending on healthcare significantly improves its population health status. No comparative study has examined how the threat perceived by leaders influences health expenditure and cross-national analyses of authoritarian regimes. The objectives of this study are to examine how time horizons of autocrats influence health expenditure.

A Dictator's Gift: Dominant party regimes and health expenditures.

Background: A country's health expenditure significantly improves its population health status. This study aims to examine the determinants of health expenditure in dictatorships.

Methods: We designed a mixed methods research approach.