Background To quantify inequalities in obesity-related complication (ORC) prevalence and differences in healthcare costs ...

Background Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) represent a significant cause of morbidity and mortality globally. Despite a strong evidence base outlining increased risk of communicable diseases and poor ...

Background Behaviours across a 24-hour day, including physical activity, sedentary time and sleep, are disrupted following cancer and contribute to cancer-related outcomes. This study describes the ...

Background Socioeconomic exposures related to anaemia in Peruvian children have been modelled assuming additive or log-additive relationships, yet such approaches overlook the fact that illness ...

Background Reports on socioeconomic inequalities in cancer mortality are limited in East Asia. We investigated educational inequalities in cancer mortality in Japan, serving as an advanced example of ...

Observational studies aiming to estimate causal effects often rely on conceptual frameworks that are unfamiliar to many researchers and practitioners. We provide a clear, structured overview of key ...

a Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine, University of Geneva, Switzerland, b Quality of Care Unit, Geneva University Hospitals Dr Etter, Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine, University ...

Background The most direct way in which climate change is expected to affect public health relates to changes in mortality rates associated with exposure to ambient temperature. Many countries ...

4 Department of Psychology and Health Sciences Research Institute, Warwick Medical School, The University of Warwick, Coventry, UK Correspondence to Dr Yvonne Kelly, Department of Epidemiology and ...

Background Food marketing exposure has the potential to influence children’s dietary behaviours and health status, however, few studies have identified how ‘obesogenic’ the outdoor food marketing ...

Background One size rarely fits all in population health. Differing outcomes may compete for best allocations of time. Among children aged 11–12 years, we aimed to (1) describe optimal 24-hour time ...