Association of Waist Circumference and Body Mass Index Deciles Ratio with All-Cause Mortality: Findings from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey.

Given the importance and continued interest in finding a simple, accessible, and universal measure which reflects both general and abdominal adiposity, this study tested for an association of the ratio of WC decile to BMI decile (WC-d/BMI-d) with all-cause mortality. Individuals aged 18-79 years who had participated in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) during the years 2007 to 2018 were included in the analysis. WC and BMI deciles were defined separately for males and females, while WC-d/BMI-d was calculated for each individual.

Time-varying association of acute and post-acute COVID-19 with new-onset diabetes mellitus among hospitalized and non-hospitalized patients.

Introduction: Previous studies have shown disruption of glycometabolic control and new diabetes mellitus (DM) diagnosis among patients with COVID-19. It is still unclear how the association of COVID-19 and new-onset DM may be modified by disease severity or vary over time, during acute and post-acute phases.

Research Design And Methods: In this retrospective matched cohort study, 157 936 patients with COVID-19 (aged ≥25 years, diagnosis date between March 01, 2020 and August 31, 2021) were compared with individuals without COVID-19, separately for non-hospitalized, hospitalized, and severe hospitalized patients.

The influence of hearing impairment on sleep quality among workers exposed to harmful noise.

Objective: To assess connections between sleeping quality and hearing impairment due to prolonged exposure to industrial noise.

Design: Observational cross-sectional study.

Setting: Occupational clinic of the Clalit Health Services in Israel.