The prevalence of metabolic conditions before and during the COVID-19 pandemic and its association with health and sociodemographic factors

Mamudu, Hadii M.; Adzrago, David; Odame, Emmanuel O; Dada, Oluwabunmi; Nriagu, Valentine; Paul, Trishita; Weierbach, Florence W; Dowling-McClay, KariLynn; Stewart, David W.; Adams, Jessica; Paul, Timir K.

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“…Various biotechnological methods are also used to increase potato resistance and protect potato products from various pathogens [62][63][64][65][66][67][68][69][70][71][72]. In connection with the growth of NCDs/metabolic diseases [73][74][75][76][77][78][79][80][81][82][83][84][85], "between" the development of organic agriculture [86][87][88] and biotechnologies [50-53; 89-91], the use and production of functional food [92][93][94][95][96][97][98][99][100][101][102] is gaining momentum.…”

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Marketability level of potato in Armenia: potato functional properties

Tspnetyan,

Pepoyan,

Pepoyan

et al. 2023

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Background: Functional food is becoming more and more important for professionals and also for consumers. On the other hand, it is known that the main factors affecting the sale of agricultural products are the general market dynamics, legislation, product range, seasonal sales dynamics, competitors, pricing, buyers and distribution channels. What’s also important is the profile of the company's personnel and the work of personnel in the market, advertising related to the quality of the product, which in recent times is especially based on the "natural" origin and functional value of the product․ Objective: The aim of the current study is to quantify the factors influencing the level of potato marketability through econometric analysis in Armenia. One of the objectives was also to observe whether the population appreciates the functional value of potatoes, which may affect future marketability and yield of potatoes. Methods:Quantitative assessment of the factors influencing the level of potato marketability was carried out with a number of indicators: the yield of the sowing area, the gross harvest and the volume of export and import. Observations were carried out during 10 years (2009 - 2018). A seven-item questionnaire was developed to explore consumer preferences for purchasing potatoes. Results:The level of marketability of potatoes had an increasing trend with the certain fluctuations (years: 2010, 2014, 2016 and 2018). The data on the correlation coefficients on the factors influencing the level of potato marketability indicated that the relationship between the marketability level and potato planting area is inverse to the average level (ryx1 = - 0.615). The correlation between the level of commerciality and yield is direct in the lower middle range (ryx2 = 0.461). The latter shows that increasing the level of yield contributes to the level of marketability. The effects of gross harvest, export and import volumes have a negative impact on the level of commoditization, but the relationship is extremely weak with ryx3 = - 0.214 and ryx4 = - 0.0532 and ryx5 = - 0.105. Interview studies show that factors affecting potato marketability and productivity are subject to change. Conclusion: The increase in metabolic/non-communicable diseases, increased consumer awareness of these diseases and their prevention, as well as developments in organic agriculture and functional food production require changes in economic research and calculations, also related to functional foods. Keywords: potato, market, marketability, organic agriculture, functional food

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Marketability level of potato in Armenia: potato functional properties

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“…Despite being well known and documented to adversely affect almost every organ and system of the body, over 22.3% of the global population and 19% of the population of the USA continue to use tobacco [ 3 , 4 ]. Before and during the COVID-19 pandemic, former tobacco smokers were found to have higher odds of metabolic conditions compared to never smokers [ 5 ]. The cost implication of smoking-related illnesses in the USA has been estimated at over $300 billion yearly with over $225 billion being for direct medical care in adults and over $156 billion going to lost productivity [ 2 , 6 ].…”

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Nativity Status Predicts Tobacco Use: A Comparative Analysis of US-Born and Foreign-Born Adults From the Health Information National Trends Survey (HINTS)

Nriagu,

Okeke,

Anazor

et al. 2023

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Introduction Tobacco smoking remains one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality globally and in the United States (USA). We hypothesize that US-born naturals have higher odds of tobacco smoking compared to their foreign-born counterparts, and our study aims to assess the relationship between nativity status and odds of tobacco smoking using a nationally representative sample. Methods We utilized the Health Information National Trends Survey (HINTS) 5 Cycle 1 (2017) and Cycle 2 (2018) for this study. Our main outcome variable was smoking status divided as ever smoker and never smoker. The main predictor was US birth status. We controlled for sociodemographic characteristics such as age, race, gender, educational status, and marital status. We performed weighted descriptive statistics and bivariate analysis with chi-square for our variables. Unadjusted and adjusted logistic regression was used to ascertain the odds of our outcome given our predictor. Significance was set at 95% confidence, and the alpha level was set to 0.05. All analyses were performed using SAS version 9.4 (SAS Institute Inc., Cary, NC, USA). Results Our final sample consisted of 5,677 individuals (weighted: 429,613,693). Of our sample, 36.89% were ever smokers, females were 50.73%, and the majority (57.90%) were high school graduates. In terms of nativity status, those born in the USA were 85.65%, while the non-US-born population was 14.35%. After adjusting for confounders, we found that non-US-born respondents had 42% lower odds of being ever smokers compared to their US-born counterparts (adjusted odds ratio (AOR) = 0.576; 95% confidence interval (CI) = 0.388-0.854; P = 0.0062). Females were 24% less likely to be ever smokers compared to males (AOR = 0.758; 95% CI = 0.644-0.893; P = 0.0010). Having a bachelor's degree or a graduate degree was associated with 42% and 53% lower odds of being ever smokers compared to high school graduates (AOR = 0.583; 95% CI = 0.474-0.717; P < 0.0001) (AOR = 0.471; 95% CI = 0.377-0.588; P < 0.0001). Whites had 97% higher odds of being ever smokers compared to Hispanics (AOR = 1.977; 95% CI = 1.459-2.679; P < 0.0001). Conclusion Our finding of lower odds of tobacco use among foreign-born nationals compared to US-born nationals is consistent with previous studies and suggests the need for equity in tobacco use prevention between the two populations assessed in our study. This is poised to improve overall tobacco use burden, morbidity, and mortality.

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