Generalized anxiety and depression in the general population: risk factors according to the Belgian Health Interview Survey 2001

2006 ◽  
Vol 23 (8) ◽  
pp. 509-511 ◽  
Author(s):  
Katia Levecque
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
General Population ◽  
Anxiety And Depression ◽  
Generalized Anxiety ◽  
Health Interview Survey ◽  
Health Interview ◽  
Interview Survey

scholarly journals Gender disparities in health and healthcare: results from the Portuguese National Health Interview Survey

2012 ◽  
Vol 28 (12) ◽  
pp. 2339-2348 ◽  
Author(s):  
Julian Perelman ◽  
Ana Fernandes ◽  
Céu Mateus
Keyword(s):  
National Health ◽  
National Health Interview Survey ◽  
Early Death ◽  
Gender Disparities ◽  
Anxiety And Depression ◽  
Health Interview Survey ◽  
Health Interview ◽  
Frequent Use ◽  
Medical Consultations ◽  
Interview Survey

Although women experience poorer health conditions during their lives, they live longer than men. The main explanations for this paradox suggest that women's excess of ill-health is limited to minor illnesses and their different attitudes toward health. The authors test these assumptions by investigating disparities between men and women in health and healthcare in Portugal. Data are used from the Portuguese National Health Interview Survey 2005/2006 (N = 33,662). Multivariate regressions showed that women were more likely to report worse self-rated health, more days with disability, higher prevalence of hypertension, chronic pain, cancer, anxiety and depression, and more medical consultations. Heart disease was significantly more prevalent among men, possibly explaining part of the paradox. Women's more frequent use of medical consultations may reflect their heightened awareness of health problems, which may protect them against early death. Gender differences in socioeconomic status explain part of the differences in health, but fail to provide a complete understanding.

1645-P: Risk Factors for Household Food Insecurity among Adults with Dysglycemia: Evidence from the 2013-2017 National Health Interview Survey

Diabetes ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 68 (Supplement 1) ◽  
pp. 1645-P
Author(s):  
LUCINE FRANCIS ◽  
RUTH-ALMA N TURKSON-OCRAN ◽  
ERIN SPAULDING ◽  
BINU KOIRALA ◽  
DIANA BAPTISTE ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Food Insecurity ◽  
National Health ◽  
National Health Interview Survey ◽  
Household Food Insecurity ◽  
Health Interview Survey ◽  
Household Food ◽  
Health Interview ◽  
Interview Survey

Abstract MP11: Acculturation is Associated with a Higher Prevalence of Cardiometabolic Risk Factors in US Immigrants: An Analysis of the 2010-2014 National Health Interview Survey

Circulation ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 133 (suppl_1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Nwakaego Ukonu ◽  
Olawunmi Obisesan ◽  
Jonathan Aboagye ◽  
Kojo Amoakwa ◽  
Charles Agyemang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
National Health ◽  
National Health Interview Survey ◽  
Cardiometabolic Risk ◽  
Cardiometabolic Risk Factors ◽  
Cardiometabolic Disease ◽  
Health Interview Survey ◽  
Health Interview ◽  
The Us ◽  
Interview Survey

Background: The burden of cardiometabolic disease and associated risk factors including overweight/obesity, diabetes and hypertension is high in ethnic minorities in the United States (US). The size of the immigrant population in the US continues to grow rapidly. It has been posited that acculturation to the US society results in an elevation or reduction of risk for cardiometabolic disease in immigrants. Hypothesis: We hypothesized that increased years of US residence (proxy measure for acculturation) would be associated with a higher prevalence of overweight/obesity, diabetes and hypertension, known risk factors for cardiometabolic disease, in US immigrants. Methods: We analyzed data on adult US immigrants in the National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) from 2010-2014. The immigrants were from the following 9 regions of birth: Europe, South America, Mexico/Central America/Caribbean, Russia, Africa, Middle East, India, Central and Southeast Asia. The main independent variable was length of US residence; <10 years and ≥10 years. The main outcome variables were hypertension, overweight/obesity and diabetes. We used multivariable logistic regression to examine these associations and adjusted for known confounders. Results: Of the 54,984 immigrants, 62% were overweight/obese, 20 % had hypertension and 8% had diabetes. The mean age (± SE) was 43 (±0.15) years. Half were females and those who had resided in the US for ≥10 years were more likely to have health insurance coverage (70% vs 54%, p<0.001) and older (46 years vs 35years, p<0.001) compared to immigrants with <10 years of duration of stay. After adjusting for region of birth, poverty income ratio, age and sex, we observed that immigrants residing in the US for ≥10 years were more likely to be overweight/obese (Odds Ratio[OR] 1.21, 95% CI 1.11-1.31), diabetic (OR: 1.58, 95% CI 1.32-1.90) and hypertensive(OR: 1.34, 95% CI 1.19-1.50) than those residing in the US for <10 years. Conclusion: In an ethnically diverse sample of contemporary US immigrants, we found that increased length of US residence (acculturation) was associated with overall presence of cardiometabolic risk factors. Culturally-tailored public health strategies should be developed and implemented in immigrant sub-populations in the US to prevent the development of cardiometabolic disease.

How Many and Which Sexual Minorities Will Be Impacted by The New “Tobacco 21” Law? Evidence from the National Health Interview Survey

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (3) ◽  
pp. 200-209
Author(s):  
Gilbert Gonzales ◽  
Rohan Patel
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
National Health ◽  
Sexual Minority ◽  
National Health Interview Survey ◽  
Tobacco Cessation ◽  
Descriptive Statistics ◽  
Health Interview Survey ◽  
High School Degree ◽  
Health Interview ◽  
Interview Survey

The objective of this study was to identify and describe the number of sexual minority and heterosexual young adults who will be impacted by the new “Tobacco 21” law signed by President Trump in December 2019. Data came from the 2015 to 2018 National Health Interview Survey. We used descriptive statistics and multivariable logistic regression to identify key risk factors for tobacco use among adults aged 18–20 years by sexual orientation. Sexual minority tobacco users were more likely to be women, have a high school degree or less, and not living with a parent. Sexual minority tobacco users share similarities with heterosexual tobacco users, but they may remain a hard-to-reach population for tobacco cessation interventions.

scholarly journals The GAD-7 and the PHQ-8 exhibit the same mathematical pattern of item responses in the general population: analysis of data from the National Health Interview Survey

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Shinichiro Tomitaka ◽  
Toshiaki A. Furukawa
Keyword(s):  
Anxiety Disorder ◽  
General Population ◽  
Generalized Anxiety Disorder ◽  
National Health ◽  
National Health Interview Survey ◽  
Rating Scales ◽  
Generalized Anxiety ◽  
Health Interview Survey ◽  
Item Responses ◽  
Interview Survey

Abstract Background Recent studies have shown that, among the general population, responses to depression-rating scales follow a common mathematical pattern. However, the mathematical pattern among responses to the items of the Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7 (GAD-7) is currently unknown. The present study investigated whether item responses to the GAD-7, when administered to the general population, follow the same mathematical distribution as those of depression-rating scales. Methods We used data from the 2019 National Health Interview Survey (31,997 individuals), which is a nationwide survey of adults conducted annually in the United States. The patterns of item responses to the GAD-7 and the Patient Health Questionnaire-8 (PHQ-8), respectively, were analyzed inductively. Results For all GAD-7 items, the frequency distribution for each response option (“not at all,” “several days,” “more than half the days,” and “nearly every day,” respectively) was positively skewed. Line charts representing the responses to each GAD-7 item all crossed at a single point between “not at all” and “several days” and, on a logarithmic scale, showed a parallel pattern from “several days” to “nearly every day.” This mathematical pattern among the item responses was identical to that of the PHQ-8. This characteristic pattern of the item responses developed because the values for the “more than half the days” to “several days” ratio were similar across all items, as were the values for the “nearly every day” to “more than half the days” ratio. Conclusions Our results suggest that the symptom criteria of generalized anxiety disorder and major depression have a common distribution pattern in the general population.

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