Wei Zheng, Dale McLerran, Betsy Rolland, Xianglan Zhang et al.
BACKGROUND: Most studies that have evaluated the association between the body-mass index (BMI) and the risks of death from any cause and from specific causes have been conducted in populations of European origin. METHODS: We performed pooled analyses to evaluate the association between BMI and the r...
Paolo Boffetta, Dale McLerran, Yu Chen, Manami Inoue et al.
BACKGROUND: The occurrence of diabetes has greatly increased in low- and middle-income countries, particularly in Asia, as has the prevalence of overweight and obesity; in European-derived populations, overweight and obesity are established causes of diabetes. The shape of the association of overwei...
Jae Jeong Yang, Danxia Yu, Wanqing Wen, Eiko Saito et al.
Importance: Asia is home to the largest diabetic populations in the world. However, limited studies have quantified the association of diabetes with all-cause and cause-specific mortality in Asian populations. Objectives: To evaluate the association of diabetes with all-cause and cause-specific mort...
Wei Zheng, Dale McLerran, Betsy Rolland, Zhenming Fu et al.
BACKGROUND: Tobacco smoking is a major risk factor for many diseases. We sought to quantify the burden of tobacco-smoking-related deaths in Asia, in parts of which men's smoking prevalence is among the world's highest. METHODS AND FINDINGS: We performed pooled analyses of data from 1,049,929 partici...
Md. Ismail Hosen, Mahdi Sheikh, Maria I. Zvereva, Ghislaine Scélo et al.
BACKGROUND: Detecting pre-clinical bladder cancer (BC) using urinary biomarkers may provide a valuable opportunity for screening and management. Telomerase reverse transcriptase (TERT) promoter mutations detectable in urine have emerged as promising BC biomarkers. METHODS: We performed a nested case...
Nicole Jankovic, Anouk Geelen, Martinette T. Streppel, C.P.G.M. de Groot et al.
BACKGROUND: Cardiovascular disease (CVD) represents a leading cause of mortality worldwide, especially in the elderly. Lowering the number of CVD deaths requires preventive strategies targeted on the elderly. OBJECTIVE: The objective was to generate evidence on the association between WHO dietary re...
Keming Yang, Ying Zhang, Eiko Saito, Md. Shafiur Rahman et al.
Objective To study the association of educational level and risk of death from all causes, cardiovascular disease (CVD) and cancer among Asian populations. Design A pooled analysis of 15 population-based cohort studies. Setting and participants 694 434 Asian individuals from 15 prospective cohorts w...
George S. Downward, Perry Hystad, Saira Tasmin, Sarah Krull Abe et al.
Exposure to ambient air pollution is associated with a significant number of deaths. Much of the evidence associating air pollution with adverse effects is from North American and Europe, partially due to incomplete data in other regions limiting location specific examinations. The aim of the curren...
Giulia Collatuzzo, Sarah Krull Abe, Md. Shafiur Rahman, Rokshana Parvin et al.
BACKGROUND Information on the attributable fraction (AF) of cancer in Bangladesh is scarce. We aimed at estimating the AF of tobacco-related cancer in Bangladesh in 2020. METHODS Data on prevalence of tobacco use (smokeless, smoking products, and second-hand smoke [SHS]) were derived from the Global...
Catalina Ciocan, Nicolò Franco, Enrico Pira, Ihab Mansour et al.
BACKGROUND: Descriptive epidemiology identifies associations between environmental exposures and health effects that require results from methodologically stronger studies before causation can be considered. OBJECTIVE: To critically review the methodology and results of Sentieri, a descripitive stud...
Darshi Shah, Veer Shah, K. Shah, Prachi Shah et al.
Abstract Purpose: This study aims to estimate the global population attributable fraction (PAF) of cancer incidence and mortality due to tobacco smoking, further stratified by country, human development index (HDI) categories, cancer types, gender, and smoking status (current versus former smokers)....