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A special issue of International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (ISSN 1660-4601). This special issue belongs to the section "Health Behavior, Chronic Disease and Health Promotion".

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Dr. Mohammad Radwanur Talukder

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Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute, Alice Springs Hospital, Alice Springs 0870, Northern Territory, Australia
Interests: infectious disease; inflammation; chronic disease; indigenous health; climate change and health impacts

Dr. Abu Mohammed Naser Titu

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Hubert Department of Global Health, Emory Global Diabetes Research Center, Emory University, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA
Interests: environmental exposures and cardiometabolic diseases; cardiovascular epidemiology; planetary health; drinking water quality and cardiometabolic health

Dr. Mohd Anisul Karim

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1) Centre for Therapeutic Target Validation, Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, Hinxton, Cambridgeshire CB10 1SA, UK; 2) Nuffield Department of Population Health, University of Oxford, Oxford OX1 2JD, UK
Interests: inflammation; genetics; mendelian randomization; drug repositioning

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Dear Colleagues,

In recent decades, chronic inflammation has emerged as a potentially modifiable risk factor for cardiometabolic diseases. While physiological levels of inflammatory activity represent an important biological mechanism to combat infections and repair damaged tissues, excessive inflammatory activities can damage physiological systems beyond repair. Furthermore, the low-grade inflammatory milieu from (recurrent) infections can potentially contribute to the development of cardiometabolic diseases or exacerbate existing conditions.

This Special Issue focuses on research demonstrating the nexus between infection, lifestyle, environmental exposures, chronic inflammation, and cardiometabolic diseases from a global public health perspective. Potential research topics may include (but are not limited to) reviewing the current state of the nexus and exploring epidemiological factors and public health management approaches to mitigate the impact of inflammation and cardiometabolic diseases on each other. We also encourage research that helps to understand the contribution of emerging and re-emerging infections to susceptibility or severity of cardiometabolic diseases, and research that illustrates the health system challenges in developed and developing countries.

In this Special Issue, we invite researchers in clinical practice, public health, epidemiology, health economics, immunology, and other social sciences to submit high-quality original research or systematic reviews related to the issues in this research area.

Dr. Mohammad Radwanur Talukder
Dr. Abu Mohammed Naser Titu
Dr. Mohd Anisul Karim
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Cardiometabolic disease
Epidemiology
Risk factors
Chronic inflammation
Environmental exposure
Infection
Public health

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Prevalence and Risk Factors of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus in Bangladesh: Findings from Demographic Health Survey 2017–2018

by Tapas Mazumder, Ema Akter, Syed Moshfiqur Rahman, Md. Tauhidul Islam and Mohammad Radwanur Talukder

Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2022, 19(5), 2583; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19052583 - 23 Feb 2022

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Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) has serious consequences for both maternal and neonatal health. The growing number of noncommunicable diseases and related risk factors as well as the introduction of new World Health Organization (WHO) diagnostic criteria for GDM are likely to impact the GDM prevalence in Bangladesh. Our study aimed to assess the national prevalence and identify the risk factors using the most recent WHO criteria. We used the secondary data of 272 pregnant women (weighted for sampling strategy) from the Bangladesh Demographic and Health Survey 2017–2018. Multivariate logistic regression was performed to determine the risk factors of GDM. The overall prevalence of GDM in Bangladesh was 35% (95/272). Increased odds of GDM were observed among women living in the urban areas (adjusted odds ratio (aOR) 2.74, 95% confidence interval (CI) 1.43–5.27) compared to rural areas and those aged ≥25 years (aOR 2.03, 95% CI 1.13–3.65). GDM rates were less prevalent in the later weeks of pregnancy compared to early weeks. Our study demonstrates that the national prevalence of GDM in Bangladesh is very high, which warrants immediate attention of policy makers, health practitioners, public health researchers, and the community. Context-specific and properly tailored interventions are needed for the prevention and early diagnosis of GDM. Full article

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The Association between Diabetes and Human T-Cell Leukaemia Virus Type-1 (HTLV-1) with Strongyloides stercoralis: Results of a Community-Based, Cross-Sectional Survey in Central Australia

by Mohammad Radwanur Talukder, Hai Pham, Richard Woodman, Kim Wilson, Kerry Taylor, John Kaldor and Lloyd Einsiedel

Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2022, 19(4), 2084; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19042084 - 13 Feb 2022

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In central Australia, an area that is endemic for the human T-cell leukaemia virus type-1 (HTLV-1), the prevalence of Strongyloides stercoralis and its association with other health conditions are unknown. A cross-sectional community-based survey was conducted in seven remote Aboriginal communities in central Australia, from 2014 to 2018. All residents aged ≥10 years were invited to complete a health survey and to provide blood for Strongyloides serology, HTLV-1 serology and HTLV-1 proviral load (PVL). Risk factors for Strongyloides seropositivity and associations with specific health conditions including diabetes and HTLV-1 were determined using logistic regression. Overall Strongyloides seroprevalence was 27% (156/576) (children, 22% (9/40); adults (≥15 years), 27% (147/536), varied widely between communities (5–42%) and was not associated with an increased risk of gastrointestinal, respiratory or dermatological symptoms. Increasing age, lower HTLV-1 PVL (<1000 copies per 10⁵ peripheral blood leucocytes) compared to the HTLV-1 uninfected group and community of residence were significant risk factors for Strongyloides seropositivity in an adjusted model. A modest reduction in the odds of diabetes among Strongyloides seropositive participants was found (aOR 0.58, 95% CI 0.35, 1.00; p = 0.049); however, this was lost when body mass index was included in the adjusted model (aOR 0.48, 95% CI 0.48, 1.47; p = 0.542). Strongyloides seropositivity had no relationship with anaemia. Exploring social and environmental practices in communities with low Strongyloides seroprevalence may provide useful lessons for similar settings. Full article

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Betel-Quid Chewing, Heart Failure, and Premature Ventricular Contractions in Patients with Cardiopulmonary Symptoms

by Tien-Chi Huang, Wei-Tsung Wu, Ying-Chih Chen, Frances M. Yang, Wei-Chung Tsai and Chien-Hung Lee

Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2020, 17(20), 7472; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17207472 - 14 Oct 2020

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Betel-quid (BQ) is a commonly used psychoactive substance that renders a specific cardiotoxicity. The purpose of this study was to investigate the association between BQ chewing and premature ventricular contractions (PVC) in patients with cardiopulmonary symptoms, and examine the potential influences of cardiovascular and chronic diseases on such relationship. Participants were 146 patients with cardiopulmonary symptoms who participated in 24-h Holter electrocardiogram monitoring during 2012–2018 in a hospital serving residents that lived in a BQ high prevalence area. Data on substance uses and medical histories for cardiovascular and chronic diseases were collected. Baron–Kenny method was employed to evaluate possible mediation. In patients with cardiopulmonary symptoms, 36.3% were BQ users and 63.7% were nonusers. Adjusting for covariates, BQ chewing was significantly associated with heart failure and diabetes mellitus (adjusted odds ratio (aOR) = 3.4 and 2.3, respectively), but only heart failure was significantly correlated with a low and high level of PVC. Additionally controlling for the effect of heart failure, the risk of high PVC for BQ users reduced from 3.60 to 2.88; however, the risk for BQ chewers remained significant (95% CI: 1.06–7.84). Heart failure was found to explain 27.7% of the excessive effect of BQ use on high PVC. In conclusion, BQ use is directly associated with an elevated risk of high PVC in patients with cardiopulmonary symptoms. The higher risk might be elevated among patients who suffered heart failure. Given several research limitations, the findings from this study offer future opportunities for validation. Full article

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