Publications by authors named "Noam Damri"
Article Synopsis
- The study investigates how prenatal exposure to heavy metals (Lead, arsenic, cadmium, selenium) relates to adverse pregnancy outcomes, particularly focusing on differences between low-risk and high-risk groups of women with varying preterm birth histories.
- 404 women participated, and their blood metal levels were measured, showing significant differences in concentration between low-risk and high-risk groups, with low-risk having higher levels of these metals.
- Despite the findings of elevated metal levels, the study found no significant correlation between these metals and negative pregnancy outcomes, indicating a need for more research to explore the effects of these metals on pregnancy.
Book-Oriented Environment in Childhood and Current Cognitive Performance among Old-Aged Europeans.
Dement Geriatr Cogn Disord
December 2021
Introduction: Identifying early-life factors that protect against compromised late-life cognition is of great public health interest. We aimed to explore the associations between book-oriented environment in childhood and late-life cognitive performance in the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe (SHARE).
Methods: The sample included 8,239 individuals aged ≥65 years (N = 8,239) free of stroke, Parkinson's disease, or Alzheimer's disease, who participated in both waves 4 (2011) and 5 (2013) of SHARE.
Minority population group status and QOL change: The case of older Israelis.
Eur J Ageing
December 2016
This study explores minority group status in relation to change in Quality of Life (QOL) among three population groups in Israel-Veteran Jews, Arab-Israelis and immigrants from the Former Soviet Union (FSU)-controlling for a set of known predictors. The study uses panel data from two waves (2009/10 and 2013) of the Israeli component of the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe, (N=1,590). A set of Ordinary Least Squares regressions is used to predict positive QOL change over the two waves.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPurpose Of The Study: The aim of the inquiry was to examine whether cognitively stimulating leisure activity (CSLA) can delay or reduce cognitive decline in late life and whether its effect is moderated by education, age, or activity pattern.
Design And Methods: Employing secondary analysis of data on respondents aged 65 and older from the 4th and 5th waves of the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe (N = 16,572), the inquiry regressed cognitive function (memory, numeracy, and fluency) at Time 2 on frequency of engagement in CSLA at baseline, controlling for cognitive function scores at baseline and a range of confounders. The study also considered education by CSLA and age by CSLA interactions, as well as the effect of CSLA patterns.