Great leap forward famine exposure and urban-rural migration convolute the modern prevalence of diabetes in China.

Background: Although evidence from birth cohort analysis has indicated the metabolic risk of early-life exposure to the Great Leap Forward Famine (GLFF) in China, three confounding effects, including the exposure windows, aging, and geographical variations in famine severity, have been brought to debates for a decade. This study aimed to address these confounding effects and extensively examine how GLFF exposure is associated with diabetes risk in mid-to-late life and its interaction with urban-rural migration.

Methods: Data from the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study (CHARLS) were analyzed with age-stratification and stepped wedge approaches.

Psychometric properties of the self-care of chronic illness inventory in Chinese older adults with multiple chronic conditions.

Background: Existing self-care measures for the Chinese population are specific to single chronic conditions. No generic self-care measures exist for the Chinese population with multiple chronic conditions.

Objectives: To test the structural validity, concurrent validity and reliability of the Self-care of Chronic Illness Inventory (SC-CII) in Chinese older adults with multiple chronic conditions.

Linking chronic stress to insomnia symptoms in older adults: The role of stress co-occurrence during the pandemic.

Studies examining the associations of chronic stressors with sleep health in older adults have shown conflicting results. While the COVID-19 pandemic increased perceived stress at the population level, less is known about chronic stressors experienced by older adults in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on sleep health in an aging population. This study aims to examine the association of older adults' chronic stress with insomnia symptoms during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Metabolic health disparities driven by financial stress: Behavioural adaptation or modification?

Financial stress has been linked to an increased risk of metabolic syndrome, yet, it remains unclear whether suboptimal sleep duration and physical inactivity are the adaptive responses to financial stress or effect modifiers in the association between financial stress and metabolic syndrome. Hence, this study aims to examine whether physical activity and sleep duration mediate or moderate the bivariate association between financial stress and metabolic syndrome. A prospective secondary analysis was conducted using data from the Wisconsin Sleep Cohort Study (N = 445, mean [SD] age = 64 [7] years).

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Association between stressful life events and non-optimal lipid levels among women with hyperlipidaemia.

Aims: Psychological stress has been linked to lipid dysregulation with noticeable gender differences, but it remains unclear whether women are more susceptible to non-optimal lipid levels than men, when experiencing stressful life events. This study aims to examine the association between stressful life events and non-optimal lipid levels among persons with hyperlipidaemia and whether the association differs between men and women.

Methods And Results: A nested case-control study was performed using data from the Wisconsin Sleep Cohort (WSC) Study from 2011 to 2015, including 224 participants with hyperlipidaemia and without a history of myocardial infarction or heart failure.

In-hospital medical complication in older people after spine surgery: A scoping review.

Objective: Worldwide, older people are suffering from lumbar degenerative disease at an annual rate of 266 million. Although spine surgeries restore mobility, reduce pain and resolve neurological damage, these procedures can place older persons at high-risk for medical complications due to multiple comorbid conditions that are often present in this population. However, the prevalence of complications occurring in older people prior to discharge is unknown.

Relationship between resilience and self-care in people with chronic conditions: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Background: Living with chronic condition(s) is difficult, due in part to the complexities of effective disease self-care. Self-care has been considered a challenging process according to the literature which describes multiple barriers patients with chronic conditions experience. Resilience has the potential to buffer the adversities of daily self-care and maintain physical and emotional well-being.

Gender Differences in the Relationship Between Financial Stress and Metabolic Abnormalities.

Background: Financial stress is associated with higher prevalence of metabolic abnormalities and cardiovascular disease, but the extent to which this association differs by type of metabolic abnormalities or gender is unclear.

Objectives: The study aims were (a) to examine the association between financial stress and the prevalence of common metabolic abnormalities and (b) to test the association for gender differences.

Methods: A cross-sectional secondary analysis was conducted using data from the Retirement and Sleep Trajectories study, an ancillary study of the Wisconsin Sleep Cohort study.

Meta-Analysis of Cultural Influences in Trauma Exposure and PTSD Prevalence Rates.

Introduction: The global prevalence of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) continues to rise, the influence of culture and resilience remains unclear. This review and meta-analysis aimed to (a) examine the prevalence of PTSD among studies addressing culture and resilience, and (b) compare the PTSD prevalence rates across different trauma exposures and cultural contexts.

Methodology: PubMed, CINAHL, and PsycINFO were searched for articles published between 01/01/2000 to 12/01/019 that defined PTSD, reported PTSD prevalence rates, and addressed culture and resilience.

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Does 24-h Activity Cycle Influence Plasma PCSK9 Concentration? A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Purpose Of Review: Higher plasma proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9 (PCSK9) concentration has been associated with a higher risk of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD). Animal and human studies have examined the relationship between 24-h activity cycles (24-HAC) and PCSK9, but conflicting results exist. Therefore, this review aimed to examine the relationship between 24-HAC and plasma PCSK9 concentration in animals and humans.

The association between psychological stress and metabolic syndrome: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Literature suggests that occupational stress is associated with a higher risk of metabolic syndrome; yet less is known whether other sources of stress have similar effects. This review aims to examine whether the relationship between psychological stress and metabolic syndrome differs by sources of stress. Three databases (PubMed, Web of Science, and CINAHL) were searched for eligible articles; meta-analyses were conducted using the random effects model.

Use of a modified spatial-context memory test to detect amnestic mild cognitive impairment.

In this study we sought to differentiate participants with amnestic mild cognitive impairment (a-MCI) from those with mild dementia of Alzheimer's type (m-DAT) and normal controls by modifying an existing test of spatial context memory (SCMT) designed so as to evaluate the function of brain regions affected in early m-DAT. We found that participants with a-MCI had better total scores on our modified SCMT than those with m-DAT. Furthermore, the locational memory subtest was able to discriminate between those with a-MCI and m-DAT.