The risk of type 2 diabetes among obese adults who are metabolically healthy has not been
established. We systematically searched M edline (1946–A ugust 2013) and E mbase (1947 …

Background Studies on different populations have shown that a variety of factors influence
attitudes and decision in the general population on vaccine uptake. This study explores …

Introduction Diabetes is a serious and increasing global health burden and estimates of
prevalence are essential for appropriate allocation of resources and monitoring of trends …

INTRODUCTION: Diabetes is an increasingly important condition globally and robust
estimates of its prevalence are required for allocating resources. METHODS: Data sources …

Background Physical activity is associated with improved overall health in those people who
survive to older ages, otherwise conceptualised as healthy ageing. Previous studies have …

Objective To examine the association of body mass index (BMI) and waist-to-hip ratio (WHR)
with brain volume. Methods We used cross-sectional data from the UK Biobank study (n …

Methods We conducted a two year follow-up of 6359 (aged 64.9±9.1 yrs) men and women
from the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing, a cohort of community dwelling older adults …

Background Multimorbidity has become one of the main challenges in the recent years for
patients, health care providers and the health care systems globally. However, literature …

Aims/hypothesis We examined whether small amounts of low-intensity physical activity were
associated with reduced risk of developing type 2 diabetes in a national sample of people …

Background The activity patterns of older adults include more light/mild-intensity or “non-
exercise” activity and less moderate-to vigorous-intensity activity. The health benefits of this …