| Title |
Healthy Lifestyles Reduce the Incidence of Chronic Diseases and Dementia: Evidence from the Caerphilly Cohort Study
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|---|---|
| Published in |
PLOS ONE, December 2013
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| DOI | 10.1371/journal.pone.0081877 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Peter Elwood, Julieta Galante, Janet Pickering, Stephen Palmer, Antony Bayer, Yoav Ben-Shlomo, Marcus Longley, John Gallacher |
| Abstract |
Healthy lifestyles based on non-smoking, an acceptable BMI, a high fruit and vegetable intake, regular physical activity, and low/moderate alcohol intake, are associated with reductions in the incidence of certain chronic diseases, but to date there is limited evidence on cognitive function and dementia. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 355 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Thailand | 51 | 14% |
| United States | 33 | 9% |
| United Kingdom | 33 | 9% |
| Norway | 5 | 1% |
| Australia | 5 | 1% |
| Canada | 4 | 1% |
| Spain | 2 | <1% |
| Argentina | 2 | <1% |
| Singapore | 1 | <1% |
| Other | 14 | 4% |
| Unknown | 205 | 58% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 302 | 85% |
| Scientists | 24 | 7% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 23 | 6% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 6 | 2% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 334 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 5 | 1% |
| Germany | 2 | <1% |
| Brazil | 1 | <1% |
| Canada | 1 | <1% |
| New Zealand | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 324 | 97% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Researcher | 57 | 17% |
| Student > Bachelor | 46 | 14% |
| Student > Master | 43 | 13% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 30 | 9% |
| Other | 19 | 6% |
| Other | 62 | 19% |
| Unknown | 77 | 23% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 79 | 24% |
| Psychology | 35 | 10% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 28 | 8% |
| Social Sciences | 23 | 7% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 16 | 5% |
| Other | 63 | 19% |
| Unknown | 90 | 27% |