scholarly journals When You Can't Walk a Mile: Walking Limitation Prevalence and Associations Among Middle‐Aged and Older US Adults with Arthritis: A Cross‐Sectional, Population‐Based Study

2019 ◽  
Vol 1 (6) ◽  
pp. 350-358
Author(s):  
K. A. Theis ◽  
L. B. Murphy ◽  
N. A. Baker ◽  
J. M. Hootman
Keyword(s):  
Population Based ◽  
Middle Aged ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Population Based Study

scholarly journals Cadmium Exposure and Coronary Artery Atherosclerosis: A Cross-Sectional Population-Based Study of Swedish Middle-Aged Adults

2021 ◽  
Vol 129 (6) ◽  
pp. 067007
Author(s):  
Lars Barregard ◽  
Gerd Sallsten ◽  
Florencia Harari ◽  
Eva M. Andersson ◽  
Niklas Forsgard ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Coronary Artery ◽  
Population Based ◽  
Cadmium Exposure ◽  
Middle Aged ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Population Based Study ◽  
Coronary Artery Atherosclerosis ◽  
Middle Aged Adults

Minerals Intake Distributions in a Large Sample of Iranian at-Risk Population Using the National Cancer Institute Method: Do They Meet Their Requirements?

2015 ◽  
Vol 85 (3-4) ◽  
pp. 129-144 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zahra Heidari ◽  
Awat Feizi ◽  
Leila Azadbakht ◽  
Nizal Sarrafzadegan
Keyword(s):  
At Risk ◽  
National Cancer Institute ◽  
Population Based ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Normal Function ◽  
Dietary Intakes ◽  
Middle Aged ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Nutritional Interventions ◽  
High Prevalence

Abstract. Background: Minerals are required for the body’s normal function. Aim: The current study assessed the intake distribution of minerals and estimated the prevalence of inadequacy and excess among a representative sample of healthy middle aged and elderly Iranian people. Methods: In this cross-sectional study, the second follow up to the Isfahan Cohort Study (ICS), 1922 generally healthy people aged 40 and older were investigated. Dietary intakes were collected using 24 hour recalls and two or more consecutive food records. Distribution of minerals intake was estimated using traditional (averaging dietary intake days) and National Cancer Institute (NCI) methods, and the results obtained from the two methods, were compared. The prevalence of minerals intake inadequacy or excess was estimated using the estimated average requirement (EAR) cut-point method, the probability approach and the tolerable upper intake levels (UL). Results: There were remarkable differences between values obtained using traditional and NCI methods, particularly in the lower and upper percentiles of the estimated intake distributions. A high prevalence of inadequacy of magnesium (50 - 100 %), calcium (21 - 93 %) and zinc (30 - 55 % for males > 50 years) was observed. Significant gender differences were found regarding inadequate intakes of calcium (21 - 76 % for males vs. 45 - 93 % for females), magnesium (92 % vs. 100 %), iron (0 vs. 15 % for age group 40 - 50 years) and zinc (29 - 55 % vs. 0 %) (all; p < 0.05). Conclusion: Severely imbalanced intakes of magnesium, calcium and zinc were observed among the middle-aged and elderly Iranian population. Nutritional interventions and population-based education to improve healthy diets among the studied population at risk are needed.

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