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{"title":"Lockdown influence on diet and physical activity of seniors; has it weight consequences?","authors":"Lívia Kaňuková, Kvetoslava Rimárová, Erik Dorko, Pavol Makovický, Miroslav Kopecký, Paulína Kubalcová","doi":"10.21101/cejph.a8284","DOIUrl":"10.21101/cejph.a8284","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objectives: </strong>Many studies draw attention to the negative consequences of the pandemic or lockdown on the well-being and lifestyle of different sections of the population. This study considers whether changes occurred in dietary regime and level of physical activity during three periods - before the pandemic, during the lockdown, and during the present in older Slovak adults. We also investigate whether individual weights changed during the pandemic.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>The study has a cross-sectional design. We collected 436 questionnaires from older adults (60+) living in Slovakia; 277 come from the first phase of online data collection (04/2022-06/2022) in university students of the third age, and 159 from the second phase of offline collection (07/2022-11/2022) in social service facilities. We monitored if there were any changes within the observed periods in the variables of diet regime, physical activity, and BMI. The database has been processed in IBM SPSS Statistics.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>During the lockdown, the frequency of physical activity decreased (p < 0.001), the quality of movement worsened (p < 0.001), and the time respondents devoted to physical activity during the week decreased (p < 0.001). At present, the variables have increased. Within the dietary regimen, statistically significant changes occurred in appetite and non-alcoholic beverage intake (p = 0.002). However, there were no significant changes in the number of daily meals (p = 0.190), or the amount of alcohol consumed (p = 0.066). The BMI of older men and women did not change after the pandemic (p = 0.519), and it did not differ between men and women either before the pandemic (p = 0.281) or after it (p = 0.449). Also there is no difference between UTA students and social facility living seniors before the pandemic (0.933) and now (0.317). The results showed that even though physical activity significantly decreased during the lockdown, the older adults in our study did not eat more during the lockdown, nor did they gain weight. However, this probably had negative consequences for the quality of their movement.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>It is essential to simultaneously create compensatory measures while implementing future anti-epidemic (or other) measures. They would help maintain the desired amount of physical activity or other healthy habits on an optimal level.</p>","PeriodicalId":9823,"journal":{"name":"Central European journal of public health","volume":"32 Supplement","pages":"34-41"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2024-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143001109","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Attitudes of pregnant women toward vaccination against COVID-19 - a study conducted in Poland in the first quarter of 2022.","authors":"Magdalena Konieczny, Dariusz Sobieraj, Aleksandra Niezgoda, Izabela Gąska, Aneta Mielnik, Mateusz Niemiec, Elżbieta Cipora","doi":"10.21101/cejph.a8177","DOIUrl":"10.21101/cejph.a8177","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objectives: </strong>The study aimed to assess the attitudes of pregnant women toward vaccination against COVID-19.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>The research was conducted using a diagnostic survey with our original questionnaire among 283 pregnant women. The survey was carried out in Poland in the first quarter of 2022. Statistical analyses were performed using IBM SPSS 26.0 (p < 0.05).</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>It was shown that 140 (49.5%) pregnant women were vaccinated against COVID-19, of which 90 (64.3%) received vaccination during pregnancy. In the group of 143 (50%) unvaccinated people, only 11.9% of respondents expressed willingness to be vaccinated against COVID-19. The most frequently cited arguments for receiving the vaccine were fear of a severe course of the disease (37.5%) and the possibility of passing antibodies to a child (37.1%). Women who did not undergo vaccination believed that they did not want to put themselves and their babies at risk (39.9%) and were concerned about adverse post-vaccination reactions (35.2%) and the safety of the vaccine (32.5%). Women with higher education and professionally active (p = 0.004) were vaccinated more often than respondents with a lower level of education (p < 0.001). Age (p = 0.101) and place of residence (p = 0.179) did not indicate statistically significant differences in decision-making regarding vaccination against COVID-19.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Pregnant women presented both pro- and anti-vaccination attitudes. Less than half of the respondents were vaccinated against COVID-19, and most of the women took the preparation during pregnancy. Selected socio-demographic factors determined women's attitudes toward vaccinations against COVID-19. Medical personnel should play a role in deciding whether a pregnant woman is vaccinated.</p>","PeriodicalId":9823,"journal":{"name":"Central European journal of public health","volume":"32 4","pages":"225-230"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2024-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143188333","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Findings on impact of COVID-19 on mental health using keyword visualization.","authors":"Gabriela Štefková, Kvetoslava Rimárová, Erik Dorko, Lucia Dimunová, Martina Tejová","doi":"10.21101/cejph.a8281","DOIUrl":"10.21101/cejph.a8281","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>The EU global health priorities focus on ensuring better health and well-being for people throughout their lives as well as on reducing inequalities between countries. The COVID-19 pandemic can be understood as a set of several events that directly or indirectly affected the mental health of people around the world. The aim of this study was to identify the main groupings of co-occurrence of all keywords related to the main keywords \"COVID-19\" and \"mental health\" acquired through search in the Scopus database using the VOSviewer tool.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Descriptive study based on a bibliometric analysis of the occurrence of the keywords \"COVID-19\" and \"mental health\" in scientific articles retrieved from the Scopus database on 31 January 2023 covering period from 2020 to 2022 plus January 2023 in the field of medical research. The result was 1,625 articles extracted into a csv file and inserted into VOSviewer tool. By counting the number of co-occurrences of keywords using the VOSviewer, the final result was 1,211 keywords. Out of the 1,211 keywords 44 different keywords with the total power link strength of association with the keywords \"COVID-19\" and \"mental health\" were selected.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The presence of high rates and power links of depression and anxiety after the pandemic situation has been confirmed by visualization of keywords in scientific articles retrieved from Scopus database. The keywords \"social support\", \"social isolation\", \"perceived social support\", and \"dementia\" inform us about potential areas of research and trigger discussion about the impact of the recent pandemic on mental health. Another warning was the occurrence of the keyword \"obesity\" and its association with health consequences for individuals and society. Among all countries, the United States, the United Kingdom and China contributed the most with scientific publications focusing on pandemic and mental health.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The visualization of the keywords \"COVID-19\" and \"mental health\", specifically \"depression\" and \"anxiety\" create a new area for further research as well as establishing preventive measures leading to protection from mental health damage in the events of possible dangers of this type.</p>","PeriodicalId":9823,"journal":{"name":"Central European journal of public health","volume":"32 Supplement","pages":"72-77"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2024-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143001103","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Influence of smoking on human hearing - literature review.","authors":"Karol Myszel, Piotr Henryk Skarżyński","doi":"10.21101/cejph.a8218","DOIUrl":"10.21101/cejph.a8218","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objectives: </strong>Smoking is a strong addiction, that affects a huge number of people worldwide, including the young ones. Due to composition of cigarette smoke, which contains nicotine and other chemical substances, lots of harmful effects on human health were described. Apart from the influence on other organs smoking is associated with hearing loss.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>The literature review was conducted using PubMed and the combination of the following words: smoking, hearing impairment and hearing loss.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The total number of 585 articles published in the recent 10 years were analysed. The review results show a strong association of hearing loss with smoking, both active and passive. As the main reason for hearing loss, a damage to outer hair cells was identified. Hearing loss in such cases is basically sensorineural and usually affects high frequencies. It was also observed that the risk of hearing loss increases with time of smoking. Smoking cessation reduces the risk of hearing loss associated with smoking. This article is a review of the literature that summarizes the results of studies aiming to analyse the influence of smoking on human hearing.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>As smoking causes serious health problems, public health policies in societies should promote primary prevention as well as smoking cessation (secondary prevention) to diminish the total burden of healthcare systems.</p>","PeriodicalId":9823,"journal":{"name":"Central European journal of public health","volume":"32 4","pages":"251-255"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2024-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143188308","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Continuous metabolic syndrome score in cardiovascular risk assessment in adolescents.","authors":"Ivana Kachútová, Katarína Hirošová, Martin Samohýl, Katarína Mayer Vargová, Jana Babjaková, Lenka Matejáková, Ľubica Argalášová, Kvetoslava Rimárová, Erik Dorko, Jana Jurkovičová","doi":"10.21101/cejph.a7889","DOIUrl":"10.21101/cejph.a7889","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objectives: </strong>This study aimed to determine the metabolic syndrome (MS) prevalence in a sample of adolescents, to calculate their continuous metabolic syndrome scores, and to determine the associations of continuous metabolic syndrome score with overweight/obesity and selected cardiometabolic and lifestyle factors.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>We enrolled a sample of 2,590 adolescents (1,180 males, mean age 17.1 ± 1.04 years) from 14 grammar schools and 48 secondary schools in the Bratislava Self-Governing Region, Slovakia. Data were collected from a standard anthropometric examination, biochemical analysis of fasting venous blood, blood pressure measurement, physical fitness assessment, and a comprehensive questionnaire focused on selected lifestyle characteristics. Continuous metabolic syndrome score and paediatric simple metabolic syndrome scores were calculated.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The criteria for the MS diagnosis according to the International Diabetes Federation (IDF) guidelines for children and adolescents were fulfilled in the whole sample by 38 (1.4%) adolescents; all were classified as overweight/obese. In the obese subgroup (n = 270), the MS prevalence rose to 13.3%. The largest number of adolescents was in the group without any of the MS components (67.5%). In the groups with 1, 2 or 3 MS components, males predominated; 0.6% of males and no females had 4 components of MS. The increasing number of individual components of MS is accompanied by a continuous increase (in the case of HDL-cholesterol - a decrease) of mean values mostly of blood lipid levels. Mean values of blood pressure (BP) and anthropometric parameters were highest in the group with three MS components. Significant correlations with body fat content or with selected lifestyle factors were not found. Using the continuous MS score calculation we found 31 adolescents, of whom 14 (45.2%) had only 1 or at most 2 MS components, i.e., they did not meet the criteria for the MS diagnosis.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>From the point of view of atherosclerosis prevention and early intervention, it is extremely important to monitor the MS prevalence in children and adolescents, especially in the current obesity pandemic. The paediatric MS score calculation is simple and accurate, allowing assessment of the severity of cardiometabolic risk in individuals even before the diagnosis of MS. The continuous MS score is useful in identifying individuals at increased risk and in the management of preventive health care for children and youth.</p>","PeriodicalId":9823,"journal":{"name":"Central European journal of public health","volume":"32 Supplement","pages":"25-33"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2024-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143001050","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Long-term consequences of COVID-19 on mental and physical health in young adults.","authors":"Darina Falbová, Viktória Kovalčíková, Radoslav Beňuš, Lenka Vorobeľová","doi":"10.21101/cejph.a8118","DOIUrl":"10.21101/cejph.a8118","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objectives: </strong>This study investigates the impact of COVID-19 on various long-term psychological and physical symptoms in young adults from Slovakia.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>We assessed 229 Slovak young adults aged 18 to 30 years. Probands were interviewed using standardised questionnaires. The relationship between COVID-19 and long-term health symptoms was determined using Pearson's chi-square test. The McNemar test was used to determine the differences in health symptoms before and after COVID-19 recovery.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The statistically significant effect of COVID-19 after recovery on adverse cognitive health was only documented in women in the following symptoms: memory deterioration (p < 0.001), problems with concentration (p < 0.001), difficulty in handling tasks requiring thinking, planning and problem-solving (p < 0.001), and problems with finding the correct words in their expressions (p = 0.001). The prevalence of these symptoms was higher in women after the COVID-19 recovery than before. Participants also reported the most pronounced long-term changes in the following physiological symptoms: decreased physical fitness (p < 0.001 for women and men) and headaches (p < 0.001 for women). In addition, women menstrual cycle changes were reported significantly more frequently in women after COVID-19 recovery than before (p < 0.001). Furthermore, it was found that in addition to overcoming COVID-19, physical inactivity was also significantly associated with a deterioration in memory (p = 0.042), concentration problems (p = 0.041), and decreased physical fitness in women (p = 0.014). Smoking was associated with changes in the menstrual cycle (p = 0.002).</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Significant effects of COVID-19 on mental and physical health were found. These effects demonstrate that COVID-19 has had a negative impact on the long-term health and quality of life of young adults.</p>","PeriodicalId":9823,"journal":{"name":"Central European journal of public health","volume":"32 4","pages":"219-224"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2024-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143188309","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Predictive parameters of cardiovascular risk in younger school-age children.","authors":"Zlatana Sulinová, Erik Dorko, Kvetoslava Rimárová, Jana Diabelková, Martina Tejová, Andrea Houžvičková","doi":"10.21101/cejph.a8376","DOIUrl":"10.21101/cejph.a8376","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objectives: </strong>Overweight and obesity are important concerns for global health. They are characterized by excessive fat accumulation that can harm health. Childhood obesity has reached alarming levels around the world due to urbanization and changes in lifestyle. This trend highlights an urgent need for effective public health strategies to promote healthier lifestyles, prevent chronic diseases, and support the wellbeing of future generations. This study aimed to monitor the impact of the risk factors on blood pressure and lipid profile parameters.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Data were collected from 267 school-age children from Slovakia. The study assessed blood pressure using the sphygmomanometer technique, where systolic (SBP) and diastolic (DBP) blood pressure were measured in a seated position and repeated three times. The pulse rate was evaluated using Ruffier's physical fitness test. Anthropometric measurements included body weight, height, waist circumference, hip, and chest circumference, body mass index (BMI), and fat skinfolds measurement. The children's parents completed a comprehensive questionnaire. The data were statistically evaluated using IBM-SPSS version 19.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Our analysis showed a statistically significant difference in SBP between obese and non-obese children (p < 0.001), but no significant differences for DBP and total cholesterol. Similar results were found between normal-weight and overweight children for SBP (p < 0.001), with overweight children showing higher SBP. No significant differences were noted for DBP or total cholesterol. Among children with \"bad fitness\", 57.9% had elevated SBP, compared to 37.86% with \"good fitness\" (p < 0.01). Additionally, 41.67% of children with bad fitness had elevated DBP, versus 23.05% in good fitness (p < 0.001). Significant differences in total cholesterol were also observed in these two groups (p < 0.05).</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>The results of this study confirm the importance of monitoring risk factors that significantly influence cardiovascular parameters.</p>","PeriodicalId":9823,"journal":{"name":"Central European journal of public health","volume":"32 Supplement","pages":"58-65"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2024-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143000701","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Birth outcomes of advanced maternal age pregnancies.","authors":"Jana Diabelková, Erik Dorko, Kvetoslava Rimárová, Peter Urdzík, Zlatana Sulinová, Andrea Houžvičková, Miroslav Kopecký","doi":"10.21101/cejph.a8317","DOIUrl":"10.21101/cejph.a8317","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>Pregnancy at advanced maternal age has become more common over the last decades. Therefore, the study aimed to describe the characteristics and maternal and perinatal outcomes of women giving birth at advanced maternal age and very advanced age.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>We conducted a retrospective cohort study of 2,300 singleton births that occurred in 2020-2021 at the Department of Gynaecology and Obstetrics of the Louis Pasteur University Hospital in Košice. The control (age 20-34 years), advanced maternal age (35-39 years), and very advanced maternal age (≥ 40 years) groups included 1,851, 382, and 67 women, respectively. Exclusion criteria were multiple pregnancies, maternal age less than 20 years, smoking and alcohol use, foetal malformation and intrauterine foetal death, and birth weight of 500 grams or less. Data on mothers and newborn infants have been reported from the birth book and the reports on mothers at childbirth. The data were analysed using IBM SPSS Statistics 23.0.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Our results confirmed statistically significant differences regarding the rate of preterm birth (p = 0.004), very preterm birth (p = 0.010), caesarean delivery rate (p < 0.001), very low birth weight (p = 0.027), extremely low birth weight (p = 0.001), and Apgar score at 5 minutes < 7 (p = 0.020) between newborns in the compared maternal age groups.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Advanced maternal age is a prognostic factor for poor pregnancy outcomes. Women of advanced maternal age are at higher risk of adverse obstetric and perinatal outcomes.</p>","PeriodicalId":9823,"journal":{"name":"Central European journal of public health","volume":"32 Supplement","pages":"8-11"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2024-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143000959","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Comparison of occupational diseases development during one decade in the Slovak and Czech Republic.","authors":"Erik Drabiščák, Erik Dorko, Kvetoslava Rimárová, Jozef Varga","doi":"10.21101/cejph.a7885","DOIUrl":"10.21101/cejph.a7885","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objectives: </strong>An occupational disease (OD) is a disorder or health condition which arises due to work related activities and tasks or is caused by work environment. The impact of ODs on medical and social system may be considered as a very important in relation to mortality, morbidity, and invalidity. The most common ODs in the European Union are musculoskeletal disorders (58% of all ODs in 2015). The aim of the study was to determine the differences in the incidence of occupational diseases between the Slovak Republic (SK) and the Czech Republic (CZ).</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Data were obtained from the Health Statistics Yearbooks of the National Health Information Centre of the Slovak Republic and in CZ from the Institute of Health Information and Statistics of the Czech Republic. We worked with records from 2009 to 2019. The average incidence rates (aIR) per 100,000 labourers were calculated based on the number of workers in a given year. All data were calculated separately for SK and CZ, and for males and females. P < 0.05 was considered a significant value.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>In SK, the number of ODs diagnosed from 2009 to 2019 amounted to 2,351 cases in males and 1,605 cases in females. In CZ, the amount of ODs diagnosed from 2009 to 2019 reached 6,616 cases in males and 5,513 cases in females. In SK, from 2009 to 2019, the incidence of ODs decreased significantly from 7.3 to 4.8 cases per 100,000 labourers (rs = -0.76; p = 0.006). Diseases from one-sided excessive load were the most common ODs in SK (aIR = 7.6 ± 2.2) and in CZ (aIR = 8.2 ± 3.5), followed by ODs caused by vibration. Occupational diseases due to noise, vibrations and SiO₂ inhalation were considerably more common among males. Diseases due to long-term excessive one-sided load, skin and infectious diseases were more prevalent in females. Occupational hearing damage due to noise was more frequent in SK and silicosis, asthma bronchiale, respiratory allergies, dermatoses, and infectious diseases were remarkably more frequent in CZ.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Regarding the main goal, we found a significantly higher aIR of ODs caused by noise in SK than in CZ. In CZ, there was a markedly higher presence of ODs caused by SiO₂ inhalation, asthma and respiratory allergy, ODs of skin and infectious and parasitic ODs when compared to SK. In both countries different principles for discontinuance in work are applied when a risk factor occurs. It is necessary to enhance surveillance data and reporting of ODs and increase investments in occupational safety, health education and research for the future.</p>","PeriodicalId":9823,"journal":{"name":"Central European journal of public health","volume":"32 Supplement","pages":"12-17"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2024-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143001045","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Risk of metabolic syndrome linked to tobacco smoking and caffeine consumption among Palestinian university students.","authors":"Ahmad Farhoud, Ibrahim Mahamid, Mohab Najjar, Anas Owda, Omar Safarini, Majdeddin MohammedAli, Ammar Thabaleh, Ahmed Mousa, Abdulraziq Zarour, Yazan Alhabil, Lubna Suadi, Zaher Nazzal, Basma Damiri","doi":"10.21101/cejph.a7320","DOIUrl":"10.21101/cejph.a7320","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objectives: </strong>The aim of the study was to determine the prevalence of metabolic syndrome (MetS) and its association with the use of tobacco smoking and caffeine consumption among Palestinian university students.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A cross-sectional study was conducted in 2020 among university students at An-Najah National University in the West Bank. MetS was diagnosed according to the National Cholesterol Education Programme. We employed adjusted multiple logistic regression models to address the association between MetS and tobacco smoking and caffeine consumption.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The number of participants was 392. The findings revealed that 9.2% of the students met the diagnostic criteria for MetS, with a significantly higher prevalence in males (14.1%) than females (4.8%) (p = 0.001). The study highlighted various substance use rates among participants: 20.2% smoked cigarettes, 28.6% smoked waterpipes, 5.6% smoked e-cigarettes, and 39% consumed energy drinks. Coffee (83.9%) and black tea (84.7%) were also widely consumed. Mean values of triglyceride level (p = 0.006), systolic blood pressure (p < 0.001), and diastolic blood pressure (p = 0.016) were higher in cigarette smokers than nonsmokers. Energy drink consumers had higher levels of triglycerides than non-consumers (p = 0.015). Tea consumers had decreased mean values of fast blood sugar (p = 0.020) than non-users. The adjusted binary regression revealed that cigarette smokers were at greater risk of MetS (OR = 3.48, p = 0.009), and black tea consumers were less likely to have MetS (OR = 0.37, p = 0.032). Furthermore, increased BMI was associated with an increased risk of MetS (OR = 1.09, p = 0.008). Moreover, waterpipe smokers were at a higher risk of having high triglyceride levels (OR = 5.18, p = 0.027).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The study illustrates the health implications of tobacco and energy drink consumption on MetS among Palestinian university students, underlining waterpipe smoking as a pressing health concern linked to elevated triglycerides. These results clarify the MetS burden in Palestine and explore new risks and protective factors.</p>","PeriodicalId":9823,"journal":{"name":"Central European journal of public health","volume":"32 4","pages":"243-250"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2024-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143188348","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}