[HTML][HTML] Sex and gender driven modifiers of Alzheimer's: the role for estrogenic control across age, race, medical, and lifestyle risks

A Rahman, H Jackson, H Hristov… - Frontiers in aging …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Research indicates that after advanced age, the major risk factor for late-onset Alzheimer's
disease is female sex. Out of every three AD patients, two are females with postmenopausal …

[HTML][HTML] Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease prevalence in Latin America: a systematic review and meta-analysis

YAO Rojas, CLV Cuellar, KMA Barrón, JP Arab… - Annals of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) produces high morbidity and mortality rates. Its
worldwide prevalence is 25%, but evidence from Latin America (LA) is lacking. We aimed to …

Physical activity, mental health and well-being of adults during initial COVID-19 containment strategies: A multi-country cross-sectional analysis

J Faulkner, WJ O'brien, B McGrane… - Journal of science and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Objectives To assess physical activity (PA), mental health and well-being of adults in the
United Kingdom (UK), Ireland, New Zealand and Australia during the initial stages of …

Level of cardiovascular disease knowledge, risk perception and intention towards healthy lifestyle and socioeconomic disparities among adults in vulnerable …

HY Hassen, M Bowyer, L Gibson, S Abrams… - BMC Public Health, 2022 - Springer
Background The burden of cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) greatly varies between and
within countries. Low-and middle-income countries (LMICs) and vulnerable communities of …

The tendency to avoid physical activity and sport scale (TAPAS): Rasch analysis with differential item functioning testing among a Chinese sample

CW Fan, YL Chang, PC Huang, XCC Fung, JK Chen… - BMC psychology, 2023 - Springer
Background The benefits of physical activity are well-known to prevent multiple long-term
health conditions. Physical appearance and weight-related stigma may influence …

[HTML][HTML] Physical activity for health and fitness: past, present and future

G Kapoor, P Chauhan, G Singh… - Journal of lifestyle …, 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
It'sa saying “The early we start, the early we attain good health”. Health is a state of complete
physical, mental and social well-being and not merely absence of disease Fitness is an …

Dance fitness classes improve the health-related quality of life in sedentary women

Y Barranco-Ruiz, S Paz-Viteri… - International journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Introduction: This study aims to analyze the effect of two dance-focused and choreographic
fitness classes on Health-Related Quality of Life (HRQoL) in sedentary worker women …

Understanding physical activity from a cultural-contextual lens

CJ Rio, LN Saligan - Frontiers in public health, 2023 - frontiersin.org
This paper aims to emphasize the need to acknowledge unique cultural and contextual
meanings of physical activity to improve health outcomes in different communities …

Adolescent gender norms and adult health outcomes in the USA: a prospective cohort study

HB Shakya, B Domingue, JM Nagata… - The Lancet Child & …, 2019 - thelancet.com
Background Previous research has documented differences in health behaviours between
men and women, with differential risks and health outcomes between the sexes. Although …

Effectiveness of the Walking in ScHools (WISH) Study, a peer-led walking intervention for adolescent girls: results of a cluster randomised controlled trial

MH Murphy, SM O'Kane, A Carlin, IM Lahart… - International Journal of …, 2024 - Springer
Background Most adolescent girls fail to meet current physical activity guidelines. Physical
activity behaviours track from childhood into adulthood and providing adolescent girls with …