{"title":"Low intensity exercise in healthy-weight women reduces risk of breast cancer","authors":"Pirjo E Rintala MD,PhD (Commentary Author)","doi":"10.1016/j.ehbc.2004.02.012","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ehbc.2004.02.012","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Question</h3><p>Is there an association between physical activity and the risk of breast cancer in post-menopausal women?</p></div><div><h3>Study design</h3><p>Prospective cohort study with mean follow-up of 4.7 years.</p></div><div><h3>Main results</h3><p>During follow-up, 1780 new cases of breast cancer were diagnosed. Post-menopausal women exercising strenuously ⩾ 3 times per week at age 35 years had a significantly reduced risk of breast cancer, compared with sedentary women (RR 0.86, 95% CI 0.78 to 0.95). Strenuous exercise at age 18 and 50 years was not significantly associated with a reduction in breast cancer risk (<em>p</em>⩾0.08). Women currently walking briskly for 1.25–2.25<!--> <!-->h per week (or equivalent) had a significantly reduced risk of breast cancer compared with sedentary women (RR 0.82, 95% CI to 0.68 to 0.97). Further analysis showed that increasing total current physical activity was related to a lower risk of breast cancer in women whose BMI⩽24.13 (<em>p</em>-value for trend=0.03) but not where BMI⩾28.44 (<em>p</em>-value for trend = 0.30). There was some evidence for breast cancer risk reduction with low levels of physical activity by women in the middle weight range.</p></div><div><h3>Authors’ conclusions</h3><p>The risk of breast cancer was reduced in healthy-weight and moderately overweight women who undertake increased amounts of low intensity physical activity after menopause. Regular vigorous activity at age 35 was linked to breast cancer risk reduction.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":100512,"journal":{"name":"Evidence-based Healthcare","volume":"8 2","pages":"Pages 69-70"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2004-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/j.ehbc.2004.02.012","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"71823465","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"High alcohol and low folate intake increases risk of major chronic disease in women","authors":"L. Mennen","doi":"10.1016/J.EHBC.2004.02.007","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/J.EHBC.2004.02.007","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":100512,"journal":{"name":"Evidence-based Healthcare","volume":"19 1","pages":"71-73"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2004-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"81891595","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Oestrogen plus progestin significantly improves bone mineral density and reduces risk of fracture","authors":"B. Tengstrand","doi":"10.1016/J.EHBC.2004.02.004","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/J.EHBC.2004.02.004","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":100512,"journal":{"name":"Evidence-based Healthcare","volume":"215 1","pages":"102-104"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2004-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"76554412","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Surgical patients are at lower risk of death in hospitals with more degree-educated nurses","authors":"M. Callahan","doi":"10.1016/J.EHBC.2004.02.002","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/J.EHBC.2004.02.002","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":100512,"journal":{"name":"Evidence-based Healthcare","volume":"8 1","pages":"67-68"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2004-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"86436288","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Smoking is a major cause of premature death worldwide","authors":"A. Gavin","doi":"10.1016/J.EHBC.2004.02.006","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/J.EHBC.2004.02.006","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":100512,"journal":{"name":"Evidence-based Healthcare","volume":"15 1","pages":"95-96"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2004-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"91426911","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The whispered voice test detects hearing impairment in adults and children, but needs to be standardised","authors":"Diane L Sabo PhD,CCC-A (Commentary Author)","doi":"10.1016/j.ehbc.2004.02.009","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ehbc.2004.02.009","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Question</h3><p>How accurate is the whispered voice test in detecting hearing impairment in adults and children?</p></div><div><h3>Study design</h3><p>Systematic review.</p></div><div><h3>Main results</h3><p>Seventeen primary reports were found (eight studies met inclusion criteria: four in 290 adults aged 17–89 years; four in 716 children aged 3–12 years). The quality of reporting in the majority of studies was low. There was heterogeneity in the methods, reliability, and reproducibility of the studies. Only one adult study met all quality criteria. In adults, the sensitivity of the whispered voice test was 90–100% and the specificity ranged from 70% to 87%. In children, sensitivity was 80–96% and specificity ranged from 90% to 99%.</p></div><div><h3>Authors’ conclusions</h3><p>The whispered voice test detects hearing impairment and is both simple and accurate. Further investigation should determine why sensitivity is apparently lower when used on children. Standardisation of the technique should be promoted.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":100512,"journal":{"name":"Evidence-based Healthcare","volume":"8 2","pages":"Pages 97-98"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2004-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/j.ehbc.2004.02.009","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"71822413","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Persistent and relapsed wheezing is associated with sensitivity to domestic allergens, gender and smoking status","authors":"Theresa Guilbert MD (Commentary Author)","doi":"10.1016/j.ehbc.2004.02.013","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ehbc.2004.02.013","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Question</h3><p>How common and persistent is childhood asthma? What risk factors are associated with persistence and relapse into adulthood?</p></div><div><h3>Study design</h3><p>Population-based study using New Zealand birth cohort from 1972 to 1973.</p></div><div><h3>Main results</h3><p>From childhood to 26 years, 14.5% of participants reported persistent wheezing and 12.4% episodic wheezing; 72.6% reported wheezing at some stage. Participants with persistent or relapsing wheezing were more sensitive to house dust mites and cat allergen, had more hyper-responsive airways and lower lung-function (see Table 1).<span><div><div><table><tbody><tr><td><strong>Table 1</strong> Odds ratio (univariate analysis) for factors contributing to wheezing at 26 years compared to all other study members (except those who never reported wheezing).</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Persistent wheezing</td><td>Relapsed wheezing</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>OR</td><td>95% CI</td><td>OR</td><td>95% CI</td></tr><tr><td>Airway hyper-responsiveness (PC20 or BDR) at 9 years</td><td>4.32</td><td>2.64 to 7.06</td><td>6.82</td><td>3.89 to 11.95</td></tr><tr><td>Airway hyper-responsiveness (PC20≤8<!--> <!-->mg/ml) at 9 to 15 years</td><td>4.24</td><td>2.64 to 6.79</td><td>6.93</td><td>4.07 to 11.77</td></tr><tr><td>Airway hyper-responsiveness (PC20≤8<!--> <!-->mg/ml or BDR) up to 21 years</td><td>4.13</td><td>2.59 to 6.59</td><td>7.22</td><td>4.29 to 12.17</td></tr><tr><td>Positive skin test for house dust mite allergen at 13 years</td><td>3.38</td><td>2.12 to 5.37</td><td>4.17</td><td>2.49 to 7.01</td></tr><tr><td>Positive skin test for cat allergen at 13 years</td><td>2.81</td><td>1.65 to 4.79</td><td>3.27</td><td>1.78 to 6.03</td></tr><tr><td>Smoking at 21 years</td><td>2.05</td><td>1.30 to 3.24</td><td>1.84</td><td>1.11 to 3.04</td></tr><tr><td>Age at onset of wheezing</td><td>0.97</td><td>0.94 to 1.01</td><td>0.87</td><td>0.83 to 0.91</td></tr><tr><td>PC<sub>20</sub>=concentration of methacholine causing a 20% decrease in forced expiratory volume in 1<!--> <!-->s; BDR=increase from baseline in the forced expiratory volume in 1<!--> <!-->s to a bronchodilator.</td></tr></tbody></table></div></div></span></p></div><div><h3>Authors’ conclusions</h3><p>Childhood asthma is common. In about one in four people it persists to adulthood. Persistence and relapse are associated with airway hyper-responsiveness, allergen sensitivity, reduced lung function and smoking.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":100512,"journal":{"name":"Evidence-based Healthcare","volume":"8 2","pages":"Pages 92-94"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2004-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/j.ehbc.2004.02.013","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"71822416","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Individuals born in the USA in the year 2000 have a 1 in 3 risk of contracting diabetes mellitus in their lifetime","authors":"Chittaranjan S Yajnik MD (Commentary Author)","doi":"10.1016/j.ehbc.2004.02.018","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ehbc.2004.02.018","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Question</h3><p>How likely are people in the United States to contract diabetes mellitus?</p></div><div><h3>Study design</h3><p>Prevalence study.</p></div><div><h3>Main results</h3><p>For people born in 2000, the lifetime risk of contracting diabetes mellitus was about 1 in 3 (in females 38.5%, 95% CI 36.0% to 41.5%; in males 32.8%, 95% CI 30.3% to 35.8%). For virtually all age groups, the residual risk appeared lower in males than females and in the white population compared with other ethnic groups.</p></div><div><h3>Authors’ conclusions</h3><p>Diabetes mellitus is common. It should be a public health priority.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":100512,"journal":{"name":"Evidence-based Healthcare","volume":"8 2","pages":"Pages 80-81"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2004-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/j.ehbc.2004.02.018","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"71822426","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Ethics consultations reduce time and procedures in intensive care","authors":"Lawrence J Nelson PhD, JD (Commentary Author)","doi":"10.1016/j.ehbc.2004.02.010","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ehbc.2004.02.010","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Question</h3><p>What effect do ethics consultations have on number of life-sustaining treatments and length of stay in intensive care units?</p></div><div><h3>Study Design</h3><p>Randomised controlled trial.</p></div><div><h3>Main Results</h3><p>There were no differences in mortality between groups. In people who died in hospital, ethics consultation significantly reduced the number of days spent in intensive care and hospital (−1.44 days in intensive care, <em>p</em>=0.03; −2.95 days in hospital, <em>p</em>=0.01; −1.7 days on ventilation, <em>p</em>=0.03). Among people surviving to discharge, there were no significant differences in clinical outcomes between groups (<em>p</em>>0.05). At least 80% of people interviewed during follow-up (including patients or family members and healthcare professionals) indicated that ethics consultations were helpful and would recommend them to others.</p></div><div><h3>Authors’ Conclusions</h3><p>Ethics consultations reduced length of stay in intensive care by people who did not survive to discharge, but did not alter outcomes for survivors. The consultations were well received by healthcare professionals, patients and their family members.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":100512,"journal":{"name":"Evidence-based Healthcare","volume":"8 2","pages":"Pages 63-64"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2004-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/j.ehbc.2004.02.010","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"71823466","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Supervised prescription of methadone plus heroin is more effective than methadone alone","authors":"M. Lapeyre-Mestre","doi":"10.1016/J.EHBC.2004.02.017","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/J.EHBC.2004.02.017","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":100512,"journal":{"name":"Evidence-based Healthcare","volume":"4 1","pages":"110-111"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2004-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"90719609","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}