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Relationship between sedentary behaviors and sleep duration in university students from five ASEAN countries
(Kowsar, 2019)
Background: Sedentary behavior may negatively affect sleep.
Objectives: This study aimed to assess the effects of sedentary behavior and its different domains on sleep duration in ASEAN university students.
Methods: A ...
The problem of hospital malnutrition in the African continent
(MDPI, 2019)
This study aims to determine the prevalence of risk of malnutrition on admission and
discharge in African hospitals, and to identify the association with selected indicators. In this
multi-center prospective cohort study, ...
Longitudinal influences of socio-economic status on visual-motor integration: the North-West Child Health, Integrated with Learning and Development study
(AOSIS, 2019)
Background: Visual motor integration plays an important role in academic skills of learners in the early school years and can have an impact on their overall academic performance.
Aim: This study aimed to determine the ...
Magnesium intake predicts bone turnover in postmenopausal black South African women
(MDPI, 2019)
This prospective study investigated the association between nutrient intake, dietary patterns, and changes in bone turnover and bone mineral density (BMD) in postmenopausal urban black South African women over two years. ...
Behavioral risk factors of non-communicable diseases among a nationally representative sample of school-going adolescents in Indonesia
(Dove Press, 2019)
Background: The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence and correlates of behavioral non-communicable diseases (NCD) risk factors among adolescents in Indonesia.
Methods: Cross-sectional national data were ...
Early substance use initiation and psychological distress among adolescents in five ASEAN countries: a cross-sectional study
(Dove Press, 2019)
Aim: The study aimed to assess the associations between substance use early initiation (<12 years) (smoking cigarettes, alcohol and drug use) with psychological distress among adolescents in five ASEAN countries.
Methods: ...
Exercise, illness and drug use: guiding principles for approaching a complex triad
(Taylor & Francis, 2019)
Regular, low to moderate intensity exercise is considered
beneficial to the human body, not only having ergogenic
advantages, but also being anti-inflammatory, cardio- and
neuroprotective.1 On the other hand, although ...
Esketamine and rapastinel, but not imipramine, have antidepressant-like effect in a treatment-resistant animal model of depression
(Cambridge Univ Press, 2019)
Objectives:
Treatment-resistance to antidepressants is a major problem in the pharmacotherapy of major depressive disorder (MDD). Unfortunately, only a few animal models are suitable for studying treatment-resistant ...
Food insecurity and associated factors among university students
(Sage, 2019)
Background:
Food insecurity is a growing public health issue and a barrier to students achieving adequate nutrition. Data regarding food insecurity among university students in Nigeria are scarce.
Objective:
The study ...
Leisure-time sedentary behavior is associated with psychological distress and substance use among school-going adolescents in five Southeast Asian countries: a cross-sectional study
(MDPI, 2019)
Sedentary behavior has been found to be associated with poorer mental health. The aim of this study was to estimate associations of sedentary behavior with psychological distress and substance use among adolescents in five ...