Vitamin D concentration and psychotic disorder: associations with disease status, clinical variables and urbanicity
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DOI: 10.1017/s0033291719001739
Abstract: Abstract Background The association between schizophrenia and decreased vitamin D levels is well documented. Low maternal and postnatal vitamin D levels suggest a possible etiological mechanism. Alternatively, vitamin D deficiency in patients with schizophrenia is… read more here.
Keywords: vitamin concentration; urbanicity; concentration; psychotic disorder ... See more keywords
S158. URBANICITY INDEX AND CORTICAL GYRIFICATION IN SCHIZOPHRENIA
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DOI: 10.1093/schbul/sbaa031.224
Abstract: Abstract Background Urban birth and upbringing are considered to be risk factors for schizophrenia, but recent studies do not support the same. While several hypotheses are suggested, the pathogenic mechanisms are not known. Notably, no… read more here.
Keywords: cortical gyrification; schizophrenia; index; urbanicity ... See more keywords
Urbanicity, posttraumatic stress disorder, and effect modification by socioeconomic position: A nested case–control study of the Korean National Health Insurance Database
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DOI: 10.1111/acps.13499
Abstract: We aimed to estimate the association between urbanicity and the onset of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and to investigate heterogeneity therein according to age and socioeconomic position (SEP). read more here.
Keywords: socioeconomic position; urbanicity; posttraumatic stress; stress disorder ... See more keywords
The relationship between early life urbanicity and depression in late adulthood: evidence from the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe
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DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2018-028090
Abstract: Objectives We aimed to study the association of childhood urbanicity with depressive symptoms in late adulthood. Design, setting and participants We used linear and logistic regressions to analyse data drawn from 20 400 respondents from the… read more here.
Keywords: depression; late adulthood; childhood urbanicity; evidence ... See more keywords
Places Change Minds: Exploring the Psychology of Urbanicity Using a Brief Contemplation Method
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DOI: 10.1177/2158244017707004
Abstract: An accruing body of research suggests that urban environments negatively affect mental health and well-being. It is thought that some of this so-called “urbanicity effect” can be explained by the perceived quality of the living… read more here.
Keywords: change minds; brief contemplation; places change; urbanicity ... See more keywords
An urban-to-rural continuum of malaria risk: new analytic approaches characterize patterns in Malawi
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DOI: 10.1186/s12936-021-03950-5
Abstract: Background The urban–rural designation has been an important risk factor in infectious disease epidemiology. Many studies rely on a politically determined dichotomization of rural versus urban spaces, which fails to capture the complex mosaic of… read more here.
Keywords: risk; rural continuum; continuum malaria; urban rural ... See more keywords
Urbanicity, biological stress system functioning and mental health in adolescents
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0228659
Abstract: Growing up in an urban area has been associated with an increased chance of mental health problems in adults, but less is known about this association in adolescents. We examined whether current urbanicity was associated… read more here.
Keywords: mental health; biological stress; urbanicity; system ... See more keywords
Spatiotemporal Variation of the Association between Urbanicity and Incident Hypertension among Chinese Adults
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DOI: 10.3390/ijerph17010304
Abstract: Urbanization is believed to result in a transition towards energy-dense diets, sedentary lifestyles, and a subsequent increase in the burden of hypertension (HTN) and other cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) in developing countries. However, the extent to… read more here.
Keywords: urbanicity incident; east coast; association; urbanicity ... See more keywords
Analysis of dietary trends in Chinese adolescents from 1991 to 2011.
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DOI: 10.6133/apjcn.042018.02
Abstract: BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES To examine temporal trends in dietary energy, fat, carbohydrate, protein, sodium and potassium intake of Chinese adolescents aged 12 - 17 years by sex and urbanicity, using data from the China Health… read more here.
Keywords: sodium potassium; energy; chinese adolescents; 1991 2011 ... See more keywords