Cent Eur J Public Health 2018, 26(1)
Determinants of healthy ageing and its relation to 10-year cardiovascular disease incidence: the ATTICA study
Natasa Kollia, Demosthenes B. Panagiotakos, Christina Chrysohoou, Ekavi Georgousopoulou, Dimitrios Tousoulis, Christodoulos Stefanadis, Charalabos Papageorgiou, Christos Pitsavos
Cent Eur J Public Health 2018, 26(1):3-9 | DOI: 10.21101/cejph.a5165 
Objectives: The aim of the study was to understand determinants of ageing in relation to future cardiovascular disease (CVD) events at population level, and to explore determinants of healthy ageing and its relation to 10-year CVD incidence among apparently healthy individuals. Methods: In the context of the ATTICA study 453 apparently healthy men (45 ± 13 years) and 400 women (44 ± 18 years) with complete psychological evaluation were studied and followed during 2002-2012. Healthy Ageing Index (HAI) (range 0-7) was calculated based on socio-economical, bio-clinical, psychological, and lifestyle characteristics (i.e. dietary...
Short-term prediction of coronary heart disease mortality in the Czech Republic based on data from 1968-2014
Jindra Reissigová, Miroslav Zvolský
Cent Eur J Public Health 2018, 26(1):10-15 | DOI: 10.21101/cejph.a4936
Objectives: The aim was to explore the patterns of the coronary heart disease (CHD) mortality rates over the past almost 50 years (1968-2014) in the Czech Republic, and to predict the mortality rates in 2015-2019. Methods: The number of deaths from CHD and the population size were stratified by sex and age. The mortality rates were age-standardized to European population. Their values in 2015-2019 were estimated using the joinpoint log-linear regression, local log-linear regression and negative binomial log-linear regression, separately for males and females. Results: A positive change in the trend of the age-standardized mortality...
Elevated blood pressure and its predictors among secondary school students in Sarawak: a cross-sectional study
Woei Feng Grace Kho, Whye Lian Cheah, Helmy Hazmi
Cent Eur J Public Health 2018, 26(1):16-21 | DOI: 10.21101/cejph.a5186
Objectives: Hypertension is a health issue affecting adolescents. Accumulating evidence affirms that elevated blood pressure begins in childhood and tracks into adulthood. This cross-sectional study was conducted to determine the prevalence of elevated blood pressure and its predictors among secondary school students in Sarawak, Malaysia. Methods: A total of 2,461 secondary school students aged 12-17 years from 19 schools in Sarawak participated in the study. Questionnaire was used to obtain socio-demographic data, parental history of hypertension, and self-reported physical activity. Anthropometric and blood pressure measurements were...
Serological survey of measles immunity in the Czech Republic, 2013
Hana Tomášková, Hana Zelená, Alena Kloudová, Ivan Tomášek
Cent Eur J Public Health 2018, 26(1):22-27 | DOI: 10.21101/cejph.a5251
Objectives: The aim of the serological survey of measles was to obtain information on the prevalence of antibodies against measles and to verify the effectiveness of vaccination in the Czech population in order to protect public health. Methods: The serological survey was carried out in the Czech Republic in 2013. Antibodies against measles were tested in 3,111 serum samples of participants aged 1-64 years. Serum samples were tested for the presence of immunoglobulin G (IgG) antibodies by enzyme immunoassay (EIA). The vaccination status assessment was based on the medical documentation. Seroprevalence differences were evaluated by sex...
Socioeconomic and gender inequalities in smoking. Findings from the Czech National Tobacco Surveys 2012-2015
Ladislav Csémy, Hana Sovinová, Zuzana Dvořáková
Cent Eur J Public Health 2018, 26(1):28-33 | DOI: 10.21101/cejph.a4923
Objective: Smoking significantly affects morbidity and mortality of the population. The incidence of smoking is determined by gender and socioeconomic status (SES) of an individual. The aim of this study is to analyse the relationship between gender and SES indicators and smoking. Methods: The analysis is based on data from the Czech National Tobacco Surveys from 2012 to 2015 (N ~ 1.800 per year). The prevalence of smoking, average daily consumption of cigarettes, initiation ratio and quit ratio were monitored. Smoking habits of the respondents were surveyed using the Czech version of the standard Tobacco Questions for Surveys (TQS) questionnaire....
Smoking-related behaviours of pregnant women depending on their place of residence
Magdalena Zawadzka, Andrzej Buczyński, Włodzimierz Stelmach, Alina Kowalska, Gabriela Henrykowska
Cent Eur J Public Health 2018, 26(1):34-38 | DOI: 10.21101/cejph.a4564
Objectives: Smoking is a commonly recognized risk factor of civilization diseases. Despite many educational programmes concerning harmful effects of tobacco smoking, this habit is still very popular. Particularly alarming is a high percentage of pregnant women who smoke. Methods: The aim of the study was to analyse the prevalence of smoking among pregnant women depending on their place of residence. The research was conducted in randomly selected 30 outpatient clinics for women in Łodź and 16 outpatient clinics in rural communes of the Łodź province. The epidemiological analysis included 400 women. Collected data were processed statistically...
Alcohol and drug intoxications in adolescents admitted to paediatric wards in the Czech Republic: 5-year retrospective study 2006-2010
Pavel Kabíček, Jiří Kobr, Lumír Šašek, Zita Obdržálková, Ludmila Svitálková, Věra Hůrková, Jiří Zeman
Cent Eur J Public Health 2018, 26(1):39-44 | DOI: 10.21101/cejph.a4644
Objectives: The aim of the study was to establish frequency, severity and circumstances of alcohol and drug intoxications in adolescents admitted to inpatient wards in the Czech Republic. Methods: Chief physician of each participating ward (or their designated deputy) searched the patient records for required information. The data was then statistically processed. Results: Thirty inpatient paediatric wards participated in the study (27 district wards and 3 university hospital wards), amounting to more than a third of all paediatric wards in the country. The total number of intoxications reported was 2,176, the majority of which...
Is medical marijuana legalisation possible in Poland?
Dorota Rogowska-Szadkowska, Julia Strumiło, Sławomir Chlabicz
Cent Eur J Public Health 2018, 26(1):45-48 | DOI: 10.21101/cejph.a4578
Objectives: In some countries of the world it is legal to use plant-based marijuana for therapeutic purposes. When we had learned that 7,000 petitioners (including doctors) signed the petition to enable access to marijuana for patients in the Czech Republic, we decided to examine the knowledge about marijuana's medical properties among Polish medical students. Methods: Anonymous questionnaire study was conducted on a group of 181 of students of the last (sixth) year of medical school. Results: It was demonstrated that students are not provided with sufficient information about therapeutic administration of plant-based marijuana...
The efficacy of selected bariatric surgery methods on lipid and glucose metabolism: a retrospective 12-month study
Marek Bužga, Petra Marešová, Karin Petřeková, Pavol Holéczy, Kamil Kuča
Cent Eur J Public Health 2018, 26(1):49-53 | DOI: 10.21101/cejph.a4637
Objective: Approximately 25% of the Czech population is currently obese. Obesity rates are expected to increase in the future. Obesity not only raises the risk of health complications for individuals, but increasing rates also represent a significant and steadily growing economic burden for healthcare systems and society as a whole. The aim of this study was to evaluate the therapeutic efficacy of three methods of bariatric surgery: laparoscopic greater curve plication (LGCP), laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG), and Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYBG) in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM). This study examined the influence of bariatric...
Age and gender differences in health risk perception
YoungHo Kim, InKyoung Park, SooJin Kang
Cent Eur J Public Health 2018, 26(1):54-59 | DOI: 10.21101/cejph.a4920
Objective: The current study investigated how adolescents perceive their own health risks and compare their own likelihood of health risks with that of others of the same age. Moreover, the study identified the differences in health risk perceptions between males and females. Methods: A total of 625 adolescents (314 males and 311 females) from the Nowon district, geographically located in northern Seoul, voluntarily participated. In order to measure health risk perceptions a Korean version of self-other risk judgments profile was used. Results: The findings indicated that study participants, regardless of gender and age, tend to...
Adolescent body image: results of Czech ELSPAC study
Sylva Šmídová, Jan Švancara, Lenka Andrýsková, Jan Šimůnek
Cent Eur J Public Health 2018, 26(1):60-64 | DOI: 10.21101/cejph.a4930
Objectives: The study examined appearance and body satisfaction in adolescents. For these purposes, data from the European Longitudinal Study of Pregnancy and Childhood in the Czech Republic were used. Methods: The data were collected in 2010 and the sample comprised 3,105 18-year-old respondents. Results: The research found that the respondents who wished to reduce their weight were mostly women with BMI in the normal range. Based on the body cathexis scale, we found that women compared to men are more critical of stomach, hips, buttocks, and thighs, as well as overall weight and figure. The results showed that criticism of their...
Association between tinnitus and mental health among Korean adolescents: the Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey
Ji-Su Kim
Cent Eur J Public Health 2018, 26(1):65-70 | DOI: 10.21101/cejph.a4514
Objectives: The pathophysiology of tinnitus is not clearly understood, but its prevalence is relatively high. Persistent symptoms of tinnitus are linked to various mental health conditions, and in particular, tinnitus prevalence is high in Korean adolescents. Accordingly, this study aimed to reveal the associations between tinnitus and mental health in Korean adolescents using a nationally representative sample. Methods: Original data from the Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey were analyzed by logistic regression analysis. The sample consisted of 1,587 adolescents aged 12-18. We examined demographic variables; tinnitus...
Ensuring supplies of medicines during pandemics in terms of public procurement
Vít Vlček
Cent Eur J Public Health 2018, 26(1):71-74 | DOI: 10.21101/cejph.a5150
Objectives: This article describes and comments on contemporary legal regulations concerning the supply of medicines during pandemics in terms of public procurement. Methods: Suggestions are made for removing existing legislative shortcomings, clarifying the diction of existing laws or rendering precision to legal regulation of public procurement given purchases of medicines during periods of imminent threats of pandemics and duration of pandemics. Results: The author reflects on improving legislation concerning the lack of clarity and the doubts concerning the contemporary legal order of the Czech Republic, with reference to speeding...