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Juuso I Blomster - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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the impact of Level of Education on vascular events and mortality in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus results from the advance study
Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice, 2017Co-Authors: Juuso I Blomster, Sophia Zoungas, Mark Woodward, Bruce Neal, Stephen B Harrap, Neil Poulter, M Marre, Bryan Williams, John ChalmersAbstract:Abstract Aims The relationship between Educational Level and the risk of all-cause mortality is well established, whereas the association with vascular events in individuals with type 2 diabetes is not well described. Any association may reflect a link with common cardiovascular or lifestyle-based risk factors. Methods The relationships between the highest Level of Educational attainment and major cardiovascular events, microvascular complications and all-cause mortality were explored in a cohort of 11,140 individuals with type 2 diabetes. Completion of formal Education before the age of 16 was categorized as a low Level of Education. Regional differences between Asia, East Europe and Established Market Economies were also assessed. Results During a median of 5 years of follow up, 1031 (9%) patients died, 1147 (10%) experienced a major cardiovascular event and 1136 (10%) a microvascular event. After adjustment for baseline characteristics and risk factors, individuals with lower Education had an increased risk of cardiovascular events (hazard ratio (HR) 1.31, 95% CI 1.16–1.48, p p = 0.0013) and all-cause mortality (HR 1.34, 95% CI 1.18–1.52, p Conclusions A low Level of Education is associated with an increased risk of vascular events and death in patients with type 2 diabetes, independently of common lifestyle associated cardiovascular risk factors. The effect size varies between geographical regions.
John Chalmers - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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the impact of Level of Education on vascular events and mortality in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus results from the advance study
Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice, 2017Co-Authors: Juuso I Blomster, Sophia Zoungas, Mark Woodward, Bruce Neal, Stephen B Harrap, Neil Poulter, M Marre, Bryan Williams, John ChalmersAbstract:Abstract Aims The relationship between Educational Level and the risk of all-cause mortality is well established, whereas the association with vascular events in individuals with type 2 diabetes is not well described. Any association may reflect a link with common cardiovascular or lifestyle-based risk factors. Methods The relationships between the highest Level of Educational attainment and major cardiovascular events, microvascular complications and all-cause mortality were explored in a cohort of 11,140 individuals with type 2 diabetes. Completion of formal Education before the age of 16 was categorized as a low Level of Education. Regional differences between Asia, East Europe and Established Market Economies were also assessed. Results During a median of 5 years of follow up, 1031 (9%) patients died, 1147 (10%) experienced a major cardiovascular event and 1136 (10%) a microvascular event. After adjustment for baseline characteristics and risk factors, individuals with lower Education had an increased risk of cardiovascular events (hazard ratio (HR) 1.31, 95% CI 1.16–1.48, p p = 0.0013) and all-cause mortality (HR 1.34, 95% CI 1.18–1.52, p Conclusions A low Level of Education is associated with an increased risk of vascular events and death in patients with type 2 diabetes, independently of common lifestyle associated cardiovascular risk factors. The effect size varies between geographical regions.
Bruce Neal - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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the impact of Level of Education on vascular events and mortality in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus results from the advance study
Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice, 2017Co-Authors: Juuso I Blomster, Sophia Zoungas, Mark Woodward, Bruce Neal, Stephen B Harrap, Neil Poulter, M Marre, Bryan Williams, John ChalmersAbstract:Abstract Aims The relationship between Educational Level and the risk of all-cause mortality is well established, whereas the association with vascular events in individuals with type 2 diabetes is not well described. Any association may reflect a link with common cardiovascular or lifestyle-based risk factors. Methods The relationships between the highest Level of Educational attainment and major cardiovascular events, microvascular complications and all-cause mortality were explored in a cohort of 11,140 individuals with type 2 diabetes. Completion of formal Education before the age of 16 was categorized as a low Level of Education. Regional differences between Asia, East Europe and Established Market Economies were also assessed. Results During a median of 5 years of follow up, 1031 (9%) patients died, 1147 (10%) experienced a major cardiovascular event and 1136 (10%) a microvascular event. After adjustment for baseline characteristics and risk factors, individuals with lower Education had an increased risk of cardiovascular events (hazard ratio (HR) 1.31, 95% CI 1.16–1.48, p p = 0.0013) and all-cause mortality (HR 1.34, 95% CI 1.18–1.52, p Conclusions A low Level of Education is associated with an increased risk of vascular events and death in patients with type 2 diabetes, independently of common lifestyle associated cardiovascular risk factors. The effect size varies between geographical regions.
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does Education Level affect the efficacy of a community based salt reduction program a post hoc analysis of the china rural health initiative sodium reduction study crhi srs
BMC Public Health, 2016Co-Authors: Xin Wang, Bruce Neal, Xian Li, Ilonca Vaartjes, Michiel L Bots, Arno W Hoes, Yangfeng WuAbstract:Background Whether Educational Level influences the effects of health Education is not clearly defined. This study examined whether the impact of a community-based dietary salt reduction program was affected by the Level of Education of participants.
J Jolles - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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cognitive functioning in healthy older adults aged 64 81 a cohort study into the effects of age sex and Education
Aging Neuropsychology and Cognition, 2007Co-Authors: S A H Van Hooren, A M Valentijn, Hans Bosma, Rudolf W H M Ponds, M P J Van Boxtel, J JollesAbstract:The objective of this study was to determine a possible differential effect of age, Education, and sex on cognitive speed, verbal memory, executive functioning, and verbal fluency in healthy older adults. A group of 578 healthy participants in the age range of 64-81 was recruited from a large population study of healthy adults (Maastricht Aging Study). Even in healthy individuals in this restricted age range, there is a clear, age-related decrease in performance on executive functioning, verbal fluency, verbal memory, and cognitive speed tasks. The capacity to inhibit information is affected most. Education had a substantial effect on cognitive functioning: participants with a middle or high Level of Education performed better on cognitive tests than did participants with a low Level of Education. Women performed better than men on verbal memory tasks. Therefore, Education and sex must be taken into account when examining an older individual's cognitive performance.
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the stroop color word test influence of age sex and Education and normative data for a large sample across the adult age range
Assessment, 2006Co-Authors: Wim Van Der Elst, Martin P J Van Boxtel, Gerard J P Van Breukelen, J JollesAbstract:The Stroop Color-Word Test was administered to 1,856 cognitively screened, healthy Dutchspeaking participants aged 24 to 81 years. The effects of age, gender, and Education on Stroop test performance were investigated to adequately stratify the normative data. The results showed that especially the speed-dependent Stroop scores (time to complete a subtest), rather than the accuracy measures (the errors made per Stroop subtask), were profoundly affected by the demographic variables. In addition to the main effects of the demographic variables, an Age Low Level of Education interaction was found for the Error III and the Stroop Interference scores. This suggests that executive function, as measured by the Stroop test, declines with age and that the decline is more pronounced in people with a low Level of Education. This is consistent with the reserve hypothesis of brain aging (i.e., that Education generates reserve capacity against the damaging effects of aging on brain functions). Normative Stroop data wer...
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the letter digit substitution test normative data for 1 858 healthy participants aged 24 81 from the maastricht aging study maas influence of age Education and sex
Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology, 2006Co-Authors: Wim Van Der Elst, Martin P J Van Boxtel, Gerard J P Van Breukelen, J JollesAbstract:The Letter Digit Substitution Test (LDST) is based on earlier developed substitution tests (e.g., Digit Symbol Substitution Test; Wechsler, 1955, 1981) but uses over-learned signs instead of the symbols used in other substitution tests. The written and oral versions of the LDST were administered to a large, cognitively screened sample (N = 1,858) of adults aged 24 to 81 years. Age was the most important predictor of LDST performance, and females outperformed males. A low Level of Education profoundly influenced LDST performance: the effect of a low versus high Level of Education on LDST performance was comparable to about 20 years of aging. Regression-based normative data were prepared for both the written and oral versions of the LDST.
Steinar Westin - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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social determinants of disability pension a 10 year follow up of 62 000 people in a norwegian county population
International Journal of Epidemiology, 2002Co-Authors: Steinar Krokstad, Roar Johnsen, Steinar WestinAbstract:Background Non-medical factors may be important determinants for granting disability pension (DP) even though disability is medically defined, as in Norway. The aim of this analysis was to identify determinants of DP in a total county population in a 10-year follow-up study. Methods Participants were people without DP, 20- to 66-years-old in 1984‐1986. The baseline data were obtained in the Nord-Trondelag Health Study (HUNT): 90 000 people were invited to answer questionnaires on health, disease, social, psychological, occupational, and lifestyle factors. Information on those who later received DP was obtained from the National Insurance Administration database in 1995. Data analyses were performed using Cox regression analyses. Results The incidence of DP showed great variation with regards to age and gender, accounting for an overall increase in the follow-up period. Low Level of Education, low self-perceived health, occupation-related factors and any long-standing health problem were found to be the strongest independent determinants of DP. Low Level of Education and socioeconomic factors contributed more to younger people’s risk compared to those over 50 years. For people under 50 years of age with a low Level of Education compared to those with a high Level of Education, the age-adjusted relative risk for DP was 6.35 for men and 6.95 for women. The multivariate-adjusted relative risk was 2.91 and 4.77, respectively. Conclusions Even for a medically based DP, low socioeconomic status, low Level of Education and occupational factors might be strong determinants when compared to medical factors alone. These non-medical determinants are usually not addressed by individual based health or rehabilitation programmes.
