BMJ public healthPub Date : 2023-04-17DOI: 10.1101/2023.04.16.23288205
M. Brown, J. Gerrard, L. McKinlay, J. Marquess, T. Sparrow, R. Andrews
{"title":"Ongoing symptoms and functional impairment 12 weeks after testing positive to SARS-CoV-2 or influenza in Australia: an observational cohort study","authors":"M. Brown, J. Gerrard, L. McKinlay, J. Marquess, T. Sparrow, R. Andrews","doi":"10.1101/2023.04.16.23288205","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1101/2023.04.16.23288205","url":null,"abstract":"Objective In a highly vaccinated Australian population we aimed to compare ongoing symptoms and functional impairment 12 weeks after PCR-confirmed COVID-19 infection with PCR-confirmed influenza infection. Methods and Analysis The study commenced upon a positive PCR test for either COVID-19 or influenza in June 2022 during concurrent waves of both viruses. Participants were followed up 12 weeks later in September 2022 and self-reported ongoing symptoms and functional impairment. We conducted a multivariate logistic regression analysis, controlling for age, sex, First Nations status, vaccination status, and socio-economic profile. Results There were 2 195 and 951 participants in the COVID-19 and influenza-positive cohorts respectively. After controlling for potential predictor variables, we found no evidence to suggest adults with COVID-19 were more likely to have ongoing symptoms (21.4% vs 23.0%, aOR 1.18; 95% CI 0.92-1.50) or moderate to severe functional impairment (4.1% vs 4.4%, OR 0.81; 95% CI 0.55-1.20) at 12 weeks after their diagnosis than adults who had influenza. Conclusions In a highly vaccinated population exposed to the SARS-CoV-2 omicron variant, long COVID may manifest as a post-viral syndrome of no greater severity than seasonal influenza but differing in terms of the volume of people affected and the potential impact on health systems. This study underscores the importance of long COVID research featuring an appropriate comparator group.","PeriodicalId":101362,"journal":{"name":"BMJ public health","volume":"70 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-04-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"130857610","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}
BMJ public healthPub Date : 2023-04-01DOI: 10.1136/bmjph-2023-000008
Adrian Aldcroft, Amy Branch-Hollis, Thomas Phillips, Richard Sands
{"title":"BMJ Public Health: a new public health journal from BMJ","authors":"Adrian Aldcroft, Amy Branch-Hollis, Thomas Phillips, Richard Sands","doi":"10.1136/bmjph-2023-000008","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjph-2023-000008","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":101362,"journal":{"name":"BMJ public health","volume":"20 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"129155753","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}
BMJ public healthPub Date : 2023-01-01Epub Date: 2023-12-26DOI: 10.1136/bmjph-2023-000655
Sonali Gupta, I King Jordan, Leonardo Mariño-Ramírez
{"title":"Sick individuals, sick populations revisited: a test of the Rose hypothesis for type 2 diabetes disparities.","authors":"Sonali Gupta, I King Jordan, Leonardo Mariño-Ramírez","doi":"10.1136/bmjph-2023-000655","DOIUrl":"10.1136/bmjph-2023-000655","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>The Rose hypothesis predicts that since genetic variation is greater within than between populations, genetic risk factors will be associated with individuals' risk of disease but not population disparities, and since socioenvironmental variation is greater between than within populations, socioenvironmental risk factors will be associated with population disparities but not individuals' disease risk.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>We used the UK Biobank to test the Rose hypothesis for type 2 diabetes (T2D) ethnic disparities in the UK. Our cohort consists of 26 912 participants from Asian, black and white ethnic groups. Participants were characterised as T2D cases or controls based on the presence or absence of T2D diagnosis codes in electronic health records. T2D genetic risk was measured using a polygenic risk score (PRS), and socioeconomic deprivation was measured with the Townsend Index (TI). The variation of genetic (PRS) and socioeconomic (TI) risk factors within and between ethnic groups was calculated using analysis of variance. Multivariable logistic regression was used to associate PRS and TI with T2D cases, and mediation analysis was used to analyse the effect of PRS and TI on T2D ethnic group disparities.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>T2D prevalence differs for Asian 23.34% (OR=5.14, CI=4.68 to 5.65), black 16.64% (OR=3.81, CI=3.44 to 4.22) and white 7.35% (reference) ethnic groups in the UK. Both genetic and socioenvironmental T2D risk factors show greater within (w) than between (b) ethnic group variation: PRS w=64.60%, b=35.40%; TI w=71.18%, b=28.19%. Nevertheless, both genetic risk (PRS OR=1.96, CI=1.87 to 2.07) and socioeconomic deprivation (TI OR=1.09, CI=1.08 to 1.10) are associated with T2D individual risk and mediate T2D ethnic disparities (Asian PRS=22.5%, TI=9.8%; black PRS=32.0%, TI=25.3%).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>A relative excess of within-group versus between-group variation does not preclude T2D risk factors from contributing to T2D ethnic disparities. Our results support an integrative approach to health disparities research that includes both genetic and socioenvironmental risk factors.</p>","PeriodicalId":101362,"journal":{"name":"BMJ public health","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10795613/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139492258","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
BMJ public healthPub Date : 2023-01-01Epub Date: 2023-10-12DOI: 10.1136/bmjph-2023-000107
Emily B Levitan, Parag Goyal, Joanna Bryan Ringel, Orysya Soroka, Madeline R Sterling, Raegan W Durant, Todd M Brown, C Barrett Bowling, Monika M Safford
{"title":"Myocardial infarction and physical function: the REasons for Geographic And Racial Differences in Stroke prospective cohort study.","authors":"Emily B Levitan, Parag Goyal, Joanna Bryan Ringel, Orysya Soroka, Madeline R Sterling, Raegan W Durant, Todd M Brown, C Barrett Bowling, Monika M Safford","doi":"10.1136/bmjph-2023-000107","DOIUrl":"10.1136/bmjph-2023-000107","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>To examine associations between myocardial infarction (MI) and multiple physical function metrics.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Among participants aged ≥45 years in the REasons for Geographic And Racial Differences in Stroke prospective cohort study, instrumental activities of daily living (IADL), activities of daily living (ADL), gait speed, chair stands, and Short Form-12 physical component summary (PCS) were assessed after approximately 10 years of follow-up. We examined associations between MI and physical function (no MI [n = 9,472], adjudicated MI during follow-up [n = 288, median 4.7 years prior to function assessment], history of MI at baseline [n = 745], history of MI at baseline and adjudicated MI during follow-up [n = 70, median of 6.7 years prior to function assessment]). Models were adjusted for sociodemographic characteristics, health behaviours, depressive symptoms, cognitive impairment, body mass index, diabetes, hypertension, and urinary albumin to creatinine ratio. We examined subgroups defined by age, gender, and race.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The average age at baseline was 62 years old, 56% were women, and 35% Black. MI was significantly associated with worse IADL and ADL scores, IADL dependency, chair stands, and PCS, but not ADL dependency or gait speed. For example, compared to participants without MI, IADL scores (possible range 0-14, higher score represents worse function) were greater for participants with MI during follow-up (difference: 0.37 [95% CI 0.16, 0.59]), MI at baseline (0.26 [95% CI 0.12, 0.41]), and MI at baseline and follow-up (0.71 [95% CI 0.15, 1.26]), p < 0.001. Associations tended to be greater in magnitude among participants who were women and particularly Black women.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>MI was associated with various measures of physical function. These decrements in function associated with MI may be preventable or treatable.</p>","PeriodicalId":101362,"journal":{"name":"BMJ public health","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10618954/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"71430822","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}