Towards a topographical model of narghile water-pipe caf� smoking: a pilot study in a high socioeconomic status neighborhood of Beirut, Lebanon

2004 ◽  
Vol 79 (1) ◽  
pp. 75-82 ◽  
Author(s):  
A SHIHADEH
2018 ◽  
Vol 24 ◽  
pp. 58-66 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mert Ulaş Barut ◽  
Engin Yildirim ◽  
Mehmet Kahraman ◽  
Murat Bozkurt ◽  
Necat Imirzalioğlu ◽  
...  

1996 ◽  
Vol 47 (4) ◽  
pp. 307-313 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rosa M. Ortega ◽  
Ana M. López-Sobaler ◽  
Ma Jose Zamora ◽  
Rosario Redondo ◽  
Marcela Gonzälez-Gross ◽  
...  

2019 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Petter Fagerberg ◽  
Billy Langlet ◽  
Aleksandra Oravsky ◽  
Johanna Sandborg ◽  
Marie Löf ◽  
...  

Abstract Background Ultra-processed food consumption is a risk factor for obesity and has a negative environmental impact. Food companies spend billions of dollars on advertisements each year to increase the consumption of ultra-processed food. In Australia, USA, and New Zealand, most food advertisements around schools and in train stations promote ultra-processed food, but no similar studies have been conducted in Sweden. The aim of this study was to explore the proportion of ultra-processed food advertisements in two districts of Stockholm, Sweden with low vs. high socioeconomic status (SES). Methods Two independent researchers (per area) mapped all advertisements, including storefronts, in two Stockholm districts. During consecutive days, all advertisements were photographed in Skärholmen (low SES district), and Östermalmstorg (high SES district), on the streets inside and outside the subway stations, as well as inside and outside of local shopping malls. Advertisements promoting food products were identified and a trained dietician categorized whether they promoted ultra-processed foods. Chi-Square test was conducted to test for differences in the proportion of ultra-processed food advertisements between the two study areas. Results In total, 4092 advertisements were photographed in Skärholmen (n = 1935) and Östermalm (n = 2157). 32.8% of all advertisements promoted food, while 65.4% of food advertisements promoted ultra-processed foods. A significantly higher proportion of ultra-processed food advertisements out of total food advertisements was identified in the low SES area, irrespective of the researcher taking the pictures (74.6% vs. 61.8%, p < 0.001 and 70.4% vs. 54.8%, p = 0.001). There was no significant difference in the proportion of food advertisements out of total advertisements between the two areas. Conclusions This study provides initial evidence about the scale and the differences in exposure to food advertisements across areas in Stockholm. The observed high proportion of ultra-processed food advertisements is concerning and is in sharp contrast to the Swedish dietary guidelines that recommend reduced consumption of such foods. Based on our results, residents in low SES areas might be more exposed to ultra-processed food advertisements than those in high SES areas in Stockholm. If such findings are confirmed in additional areas, they should be considered during the deployment of food advertisement regulatory actions.


2013 ◽  
Vol 07 (03) ◽  
pp. 336-346 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carlo Bertoldi ◽  
Michele Lalla ◽  
John Mauricio Pradelli ◽  
Pierpaolo Cortellini ◽  
Andrea Lucchi ◽  
...  

ABSTRACT Objective: Observational studies on the association among systemic/general and oral cavity indices, tooth loss, periodontal conditions, and socioeconomic inequalities are to be still performed in the population of Southern Europe. This study aims to determine the extent of this relationship among Italian healthy adults 50 years of age and above. Materials and Methods: Socioeconomic and lifestyle characteristics, cardiovascular indicators, and systemic indices were examined by contrasting the dental indices among adult people of Northern Italy. Data were processed through correlation analysis, and multivariate analysis was carried out using seemingly unrelated regressions. Results: A total of 118 adults 50 years of age and above, after anamnesis, underwent systemic and dental examination. Their socioeconomic status was found to be inversely associated only with smoking and dental parameters. Unexpected outcomes between lifestyle and risk factors were detected. The statistical analysis showed an uneven correlation among dental indices and between those indices and the socioeconomic status, such as, a periodontal condition, apparently free from influences, unusually became worse as the socioeconomic status enhanced. Conclusions: The study outcomes indicate a relationship between tooth loss and conservative endodontic therapy, but they result in alternative choices. Nevertheless, the socioeconomic status has an inverse relationship with tooth loss and conservative endodontic therapy, but a direct relation with worsening of the periodontal condition. This pilot study highlights a need for the public health administration to adopt a socioeconomic assessment not only based on the household income, but also to accordingly improve its therapeutic course.


2019 ◽  
Vol 31 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Liina Mansukoski ◽  
William Johnson ◽  
Katherine Brooke‐Wavell ◽  
J. Andres Galvez‐Sobral ◽  
Luis Furlan ◽  
...  

2004 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 173-184 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alicia G. Woods ◽  
Elizabeth D. Peña ◽  
Frederick N. Martin

Sociocultural bias on the SCAN-C (R. W. Keith, 2000) was investigated with 20 Anglo American and 20 Latino American 8-year-old children from low- and mid-high-socioeconomic status (SES) backgrounds. Univariate and repeated measures analyses of variance (ANOVAs) failed to reveal any significant differences between the groups when clustered by ethnicity and SES. The Latino American participants' scores were analyzed for dialectal variations, and the ANOVA analyses were repeated using the corrected scores. No significant interactions were observed. Classification analyses revealed that 10% more Latino American children than Anglo American children fell into the borderline-to-disordered category based on SCAN-C composite scores; these classification differences were most apparent on the Filtered Words subtest (with a difference of 25%). When scores with dialectal rescoring were considered, the classification distribution for the Latino American children more closely matched that of the Anglo American children. Given the increased likelihood of Latino American children scoring in the borderline-to-disordered category, caution should be used in interpreting SCAN-C results for Latino American children. Dialect scoring should be applied when Latino American children fall in the borderline-to-disordered category.


1997 ◽  
Vol 80 (3_suppl) ◽  
pp. 1385-1386 ◽  
Author(s):  
Varghese I. Cherian ◽  
Michael J. Glencross

Differences by sex and socioeconomic status in attitude toward applied statistics of 38 students who registered for the Bachelor of Education (18 men and 20 women) and whose ages ranged from 21 to 43 years ( M = 28.9 yr.) were not statistically significant on a two-way analysis of variance of low, middle, and high socioeconomic status.


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