Sökning: "lifestyle migration"

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1. 6. Migration, health and diabetes mellitus - Studies comparing foreign-and Swedish-born diabetic subjects living in Sweden

   Författare :Katarina Hjelm; Samhällsmedicin; []
   Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; sekretion; Endokrinologi; secreting systems; diabetology; Endocrinology; samhällsmedicin; Social medicine; Socialmedicin; diabetes mellitus; prevalence; Migrants; glycaemic control; diabetes mellitus complications; social class; health services needs and demand; diabetologi; perceived health; lifestyle; health care professionals; health illness beliefs; care-seeking behaviour; self-care;

   Sammanfattning : To study the influence of migration on health in migrant diabetic subjects, foreign-and Swedish-born persons were compared as regards objective and subjectively perceived health in relation to social position, and beliefs about health and illness and their influence on self-care and care-seeking behaviour. Persons (foreign- and Swedish-born) with known diabetes mellitus (DM), aged 16-74 years, were chosen from two different counties in Southern Sweden (n=143/1384; 113/1564), and from a random sample of the Swedish population, the annual Swedish Survey of Living Conditions (n=31/446). LÄS MER

3. 7. Outside the World : Cohesion and Deviation among Old Colony Mennonites in Bolivia

   Författare :Anna Sofia Hedberg; Jan-Åke Alvarsson; Bengt G. Karlsson; Lars Hagborg; Simon Coleman; Uppsala universitet; []
   Nyckelord :Cultural anthropology; Old Colony Mennonites; community; social cohesion; boundary maintenance; margins; trans-cultural interaction; deviation; anthropology of religion; migration; Bolivia; Kulturantropologi;

   Sammanfattning : This study is about community maintenance and social cohesion among Old Colony Mennonites in Bolivia. The Old Colony Mennonites constitute a Christian minority that traces its origin to the European Anabaptist movement of the 16th century. LÄS MER

4. 8. Altered cell metabolism and migration in nasopharyngeal carcinoma

   Författare :Shixing Zheng; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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   Sammanfattning : Nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) is a subtype of head and neck cancer, originating from the nasopharynx. The etiology of NPC is considered a complex interaction between Epstein–Barr virus (EBV) infection, genetic susceptibility, environmental factors, and lifestyle factors. NPC has the highest metastasis rate among all head and neck cancers. LÄS MER

5. 9. Body mass index, nutrition and parental migration : from birth to adolescence

   Författare :Mohsen Besharat Pour; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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   Sammanfattning : Childhood overweight and obesity is a major public health problem of the recent century. The aim of this thesis was to investigate the impact of parental migration background on childhood overweight and obesity and lifestyle in relation to socioeconomic position, and the possible role of factors such as perinatal characteristics and breastfeeding in BMI development among offspring of immigrant parents. LÄS MER

7. 10. Elderly Iranians in Sweden : the impact of migration on risk factors for cardiovascular disease

   Författare :Afsaneh Koochek; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
   Nyckelord :Acculturation; aged; cardiovascular disease; diet survey; emigration and immigration; ethnicity; health-related quality of life; Iran; lifestyle; nutrition; obesity; risk factors; Sweden.;

   Sammanfattning : Aim: To analyze determinants of and differences in risk factors for cardiovascular disease (CVD) among elderly Iranians in Sweden, elderly Swedes, and elderly Iranians in Iran. Method: A total of 1212 men and women aged 60 84 were studied. Study I included 167 Iranianborn and 235 Swedish-born residing in Stockholm, Sweden. LÄS MER