{"title":"International comparisons of nutrition and mortality from cancers of the oesophagus, stomach and pancreas.","authors":"J P Thouez, P Ghadirian, C Petitclerc, P Hamelin","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The average per capita consumption of certain foods in 29 countries during 1964-66 was related to the average mortality rates for cancers of the oesophagus, stomach and pancreas in these same countries for the period 1978-79. No significant correlation was found between consumption of nutrients from different food groups and mortality rates for oesophageal cancer, with the exception of meat intake in females. Consumption of eggs, milk and particularly meat was inversely related to mortality from stomach cancer in males and females. Caloric and fat intakes from animal sources were also significantly and negatively related to mortality from stomach cancer in both sexes, while caloric intake from vegetable sources was positively associated, particularly in females. The absence of correlation between vegetable fat intake and mortality from stomach cancer strongly suggests carbohydrates as a major caloric source related to stomach cancer. Mortality from pancreatic cancer was strongly and positively related to consumption of eggs, milk and meat in both sexes. Caloric and fat intakes from animal sources had a strong positive correlation with mortality from pancreatic cancer in males and females, while caloric intake from vegetable sources showed a strong negative correlation in both sexes. The weak and not significant correlation of vegetable fat with mortality from pancreatic cancer mortality strongly suggests carbohydrates as a major caloric source related to pancreatic cancer. No significant correlation was found between age-adjusted mortality rates from stomach or pancreatic cancer or a given per capita caloric intake from animal or vegetable source. For both cancers, age-adjusted mortality rates were about twice those of females.</p>","PeriodicalId":75877,"journal":{"name":"Geographia medica","volume":"20 ","pages":"39-50"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1990-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"13442315","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":"Index of years of potential life lost in Mexico.","authors":"L Fuentes Aguilar","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":75877,"journal":{"name":"Geographia medica","volume":"20 ","pages":"109-17"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1990-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"13443764","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":"Assessment of the medico-geographical consequences of farming (the case study of natural endemic diseases in Africa).","authors":"S M Malkhazova, Karimova TYu","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":75877,"journal":{"name":"Geographia medica","volume":"20 ","pages":"51-60"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1990-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"13442316","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":"[Small mammals as leptospirosis carriers on waste dumps].","authors":"Z Sebek, M Vlcek","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>In 1980-1986 the authors examined 2,720 small mammals (17 species) from six dumps of wastes in South-Bohemia serologically for leptospirosis. 397 small mammals from the agglomeration of Ceské Budĕjovice and 1,399 from four characteristic biotops in the valley of the river Vltava in South-Bohemia were investigated for a comparison. In small mammals from the dump of wastes at Ceské Budĕjovice antibodies against L. grippotyphosa were detected in 4.9%, against the serovars from the serogroup Sejroe in 2.6% and against L. icterohaemorrhagiae in 0.1%. In other five dumps of wastes only L. grippotyphosa antibodies were ascertained in small mammals, namely from 1.6% to 6.7%. In the agglomeration of the town Ceské Budejovice small mammals were positive in 4.0%, also for L. grippotyphosa only, in seven localities in the valley of the river Vltava with the same serovar in an average of 2.3%, with sorex-jalna in 0.1%.</p>","PeriodicalId":75877,"journal":{"name":"Geographia medica","volume":"20 ","pages":"61-76"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1990-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"13442318","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":"Evaluating respiratory allergy in Varanasi and environs.","authors":"D C Roy, J K Mishra","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":75877,"journal":{"name":"Geographia medica","volume":"20 ","pages":"91-104"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1990-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"13442322","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":"Climatic characteristics of the high urinary tract calculi areas all over the world.","authors":"S J Kotinis-Zambakas","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":75877,"journal":{"name":"Geographia medica","volume":"20 ","pages":"25-31"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1990-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"13442311","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":"A simultaneous interpretation by wind speed and direction, of ambient air CO in Athens, Greece.","authors":"E G Mariolopoulos, S J Kotinis-Zambakas","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The rectangular frequency isopleth diagram, a data presentation technique, has been applied to examine the effect of wind speed and direction, acting simultaneously, on the CO concentrations. The CO concentrations decrease, in the majority of directions and wind speed intervals, as the wind speed increases. The absolute maximum of CO concentrations occur when the wind blows from highly urbanized and industrialized area. The influence of the CO on human health is also discussed.</p>","PeriodicalId":75877,"journal":{"name":"Geographia medica","volume":"20 ","pages":"7-13"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1990-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"13442319","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}