Determinants of cardiovascular disease and other non-communicable diseases in Central and Eastern Europe: Rationale and design of the HAPIEE study

Peasey, Anne; Bobák, Martin; Kubínová, Růžena; Malyutina, Sofia; Pająk, Andrzej; Tamošiūnas, Abdonas; Pikhart, Hynek; Nicholson, Amanda; Marmot, Michael

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“…Basic demographic characteristics of the study centres are summarized in table 1. The study has been described in detail elsewhere 25 . Briefly, men and women aged 45-69 years, stratified by gender and 5 year age groups and randomly selected from population registers, were invited to participate.…”

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Neighbourhood socioeconomic indicators and depressive symptoms in the Czech Republic: a population based study

Pikhartova

Chandola

Kubínová

et al. 2009

Int J Public Health

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Neighbourhood socioeconomic indicators and depressive symptoms in the Czech Republic: a population based study

Pikhartova

Chandola

Kubínová

et al. 2009

Int J Public Health

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“…The number of food items listed on these FFQ ranged between sixty-six and 322, with the number of items relating to fruit and vegetables ranging from one item (27,60) to ninety-five items (82) . Several FFQ used non-itemised terms such as 'fruit', 'vegetables', 'fresh fruit', 'raw vegetables' and 'cooked vegetables' (37,42,48,56,58,64,66,67,69,75,84,100,109,110,(114)(115)(116)120) , while others listed individual fruits and vegetables (30,39,41,52,53,82,150) . FFQ could be classed as having low (<5 items relating to fruit or vegetables) or high (>5 items relating to fruit or vegetables) comprehensiveness based on the cut-off used by Cook et al (151) .…”

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“…Thirteen FFQ were classed as having low comprehensiveness for F&V, including the ENERGY and HBSC questionnaires (27,31,48,56,57,64,66,71,75,(114)(115)(116)120) . Some FFQ further subdivided F&V into 'raw/fresh', 'cooked' or 'tinned', each with separate items listed underneath (150) . The NORBAGREEN FFQ (41) and the FFQ used by Larsson et al (113) assessed the consumption of individual fruits and vegetables, but also included a crosscheck question on the total consumption of vegetables and fruits.…”

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A systematic review of methods to assess intake of fruits and vegetables among healthy European adults and children: a DEDIPAC (DEterminants of DIet and Physical Activity) study

Riordan

Ryan

Perry

et al. 2016

Public Health Nutr.

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Evidence suggests that health benefits are associated with consuming recommended amounts of fruits and vegetables (F&V), yet standardised assessment methods to measure F&V intake are lacking. The current review aims to identify methods to assess F&V intake among children and adults in pan-European studies and inform the development of the DEDIPAC (DEterminants of DIet and Physical Activity) toolbox of methods suitable for use in future European studies.\ud A literature search was conducted using three electronic databases and by hand-searching reference lists. English-language studies of any design which assessed F&V intake were included in the review.\ud Studies involving two or more European countries were included in the review.\ud Healthy, free-living children or adults.\ud The review identified fifty-one pan-European studies which assessed F&V intake. The FFQ was the most commonly used (n 42), followed by 24 h recall (n 11) and diet records/diet history (n 7). Differences existed between the identified methods; for example, the number of F&V items on the FFQ and whether potatoes/legumes were classified as vegetables. In total, eight validated instruments were identified which assessed F&V intake among adults, adolescents or children.\ud The current review indicates that an agreed classification of F&V is needed in order to standardise intake data more effectively between European countries. Validated methods used in pan-European populations encompassing a range of European regions were identified. These methods should be considered for use by future studies focused on evaluating intake of F&V

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“…Most studies exploring health inequalities were conducted in western countries, but recently some studies have been conducted in eastern European, Baltic, and other developing countries (6,(8)(9)(10)(11). However, such studies rarely included the countries in southeastern Europe.…”

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Prevalence of Chronic Diseases According to Socioeconomic Status Measured by Wealth Index: Health Survey in Serbia

Vukovic

Bjegović²,

G³

2008

Croat Med J

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Aim To examine socioeconomic inequalities in the prevalence of chronic diseases in Serbia, using the data from 2006 national health survey.Method A stratified sample of 7673 households was selected and 14 522 household members older than 20 years were interviewed (response rate 80.5%). Wealth index was used as a measure of socioeconomic status. Standardized morbidity prevalence ratios were computed using the poorest category as reference. Odds ratios for the prevalence of the selected chronic diseases and their 95% confidence intervals were calculated by multivariate logistic analysis adjusted for age, education, smoking status, and body mass index.Results Hypertension was the most prevalent disease in all socioeconomic categories; standardized morbidity prevalence ratios were higher in richer men (151.3 in the richest) and lower in richer women (86.1 in the richest). Rheumatism/arthritis was the second most prevalent disease in both sexes, with the highest prevalence in the poorest group; the pattern remained the same after standardization (standardized morbidity prevalence ratio in the richest: 86.4 in men and 74.0 in women). The prevalence of hyperlipidemia was associated with wealth index in both men and women and was highest in the richest group; the pattern remained the same after standardization (standardized morbidity prevalence ratio in the richest: 275.9 in men and 138.4 in women). Logistic regression models showed that higher wealth index was associated with higher prevalence of hypertension, hyperlipidemia, and allergy, while lower wealth index was associated with higher prevalence of rheumatism/arthritis.Conclusion There were considerable socioeconomic inequalities in the prevalence of chronic diseases in Serbia. These results indicate an opportunity to reduce inequalities and show a need for further investigation on the determinants of chronic diseases.

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Determinants of cardiovascular disease and other non-communicable diseases in Central and Eastern Europe: Rationale and design of the HAPIEE study

Cited by 284 publications

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Neighbourhood socioeconomic indicators and depressive symptoms in the Czech Republic: a population based study

Neighbourhood socioeconomic indicators and depressive symptoms in the Czech Republic: a population based study

A systematic review of methods to assess intake of fruits and vegetables among healthy European adults and children: a DEDIPAC (DEterminants of DIet and Physical Activity) study

Prevalence of Chronic Diseases According to Socioeconomic Status Measured by Wealth Index: Health Survey in Serbia

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