Andreas Wielgosz
Biographic Data
| ID | 3473784 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Andreas Wielgosz |
| GIVEN NAMES | Andreas |
| FAMILY NAME | Wielgosz |
| SIGNATURE | WIELGOSZ A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Ottawa Hospital |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-9533-7022 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 4 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 8 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1986 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Perceived built environment characteristics associated with walking and cycling across 355 communities in 21 countries
Differences and agreement between two portable hand-held spirometers across diverse community-based populations in the Prospective Urban Rural Epidemiology (Pure) study
Introduction Portable spirometers are commonly used in longitudinal epidemiological studies to measure and track the forced expiratory volume in first second (FEV 1 ) and forced vital capacity (FVC). During the course of the study, it may be necessary to replace spirometers with a different model. This raise questions regarding the comparability of measurements from different devices. We examined the correlation, mean differences and agreement be…
Modifiable risk factors, cardiovascular disease, and mortality in 155 722 individuals from 21 high-income, middle-income, and low-income countries (Pure)
The household economic burden of non-communicable diseases in 18 countries
Background: Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are the leading cause of death globally. In 2014, the United Nations committed to reducing premature mortality from NCDs, including by reducing the burden of healthcare costs. Since 2014, the Prospective Urban and Rural Epidemiology (PURE) Study has been collecting health expenditure data from households with NCDs in 18 countries. Methods: Using data from the PURE Study, we estimated risk of catastroph…
Socioeconomic status and risk of cardiovascular disease in 20 low-income, middle-income, and high-income countries
Background Socioeconomic status is associated with differences in risk factors for cardiovascular disease incidence and outcomes, including mortality. However, it is unclear whether the associations between cardiovascular disease and common measures of socioeconomic status—wealth and education—differ among high-income, middle-income, and low-income countries, and, if so, why these differences exist. We explored the association between education a…
Wealth and cardiovascular health
Inequality in hypertension management outcomes decreased as countries became richer, but the considerable variation in patterns of wealth-related inequality - even among countries at similar levels of economic development - underscores the importance of health systems in improving hypertension management for all. These findings show that some, but not all, countries, including those with limited resources, have been able to achieve more equitable…
Risk factors for myocardial infarction
Several risk factors for acute myocardial infarction (AMI) were examined, including history of smoking and hypercholesterolemia, income, education, coronary‐prone behaviour by Structured Interview (SI) and the type and quality of stress‐reducing relaxing activities, in a case‐control study. Our sample included 100 AMI patients (80 males and 20 females, with mean ages 57.3 and 64.1 years, respectively), as well as 100 age‐ and sex‐matched controls…
Perceived vulnerability to serious heart disease and persistent pain in patients with minimal or no coronary disease
A hypochondriacal personality has been shown to be a major determinant of continued pain in patients with chest pain, both in the presence and absence of significant (less than 75%) coronary stenosis. We investigated preoccupation with cardiac illness among 106 patients (63 women, 43 men) within a few days after coronary angiography, carried out for evaluation of chest pain, showed no significant stenosis. Thirteen questions were used in a struct…
Perceived built environment characteristics associated with walking and cycling across 355 communities in 21 countries
Risk factors for myocardial infarction
Several risk factors for acute myocardial infarction (AMI) were examined, including history of smoking and hypercholesterolemia, income, education, coronary‐prone behaviour by Structured Interview (SI) and the type and quality of stress‐reducing relaxing activities, in a case‐control study. Our sample included 100 AMI patients (80 males and 20 females, with mean ages 57.3 and 64.1 years, respectively), as well as 100 age‐ and sex‐matched controls…
Perceived vulnerability to serious heart disease and persistent pain in patients with minimal or no coronary disease
A hypochondriacal personality has been shown to be a major determinant of continued pain in patients with chest pain, both in the presence and absence of significant (less than 75%) coronary stenosis. We investigated preoccupation with cardiac illness among 106 patients (63 women, 43 men) within a few days after coronary angiography, carried out for evaluation of chest pain, showed no significant stenosis. Thirteen questions were used in a struct…
Risk factors for myocardial infarction
Several risk factors for acute myocardial infarction (AMI) were examined, including history of smoking and hypercholesterolemia, income, education, coronary‐prone behaviour by Structured Interview (SI) and the type and quality of stress‐reducing relaxing activities, in a case‐control study. Our sample included 100 AMI patients (80 males and 20 females, with mean ages 57.3 and 64.1 years, respectively), as well as 100 age‐ and sex‐matched controls…
Wealth and cardiovascular health
Inequality in hypertension management outcomes decreased as countries became richer, but the considerable variation in patterns of wealth-related inequality - even among countries at similar levels of economic development - underscores the importance of health systems in improving hypertension management for all. These findings show that some, but not all, countries, including those with limited resources, have been able to achieve more equitable…
Socioeconomic status and risk of cardiovascular disease in 20 low-income, middle-income, and high-income countries
Background Socioeconomic status is associated with differences in risk factors for cardiovascular disease incidence and outcomes, including mortality. However, it is unclear whether the associations between cardiovascular disease and common measures of socioeconomic status—wealth and education—differ among high-income, middle-income, and low-income countries, and, if so, why these differences exist. We explored the association between education a…
Modifiable risk factors, cardiovascular disease, and mortality in 155 722 individuals from 21 high-income, middle-income, and low-income countries (Pure)
The household economic burden of non-communicable diseases in 18 countries
Background: Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are the leading cause of death globally. In 2014, the United Nations committed to reducing premature mortality from NCDs, including by reducing the burden of healthcare costs. Since 2014, the Prospective Urban and Rural Epidemiology (PURE) Study has been collecting health expenditure data from households with NCDs in 18 countries. Methods: Using data from the PURE Study, we estimated risk of catastroph…
Differences and agreement between two portable hand-held spirometers across diverse community-based populations in the Prospective Urban Rural Epidemiology (Pure) study
Introduction Portable spirometers are commonly used in longitudinal epidemiological studies to measure and track the forced expiratory volume in first second (FEV 1 ) and forced vital capacity (FVC). During the course of the study, it may be necessary to replace spirometers with a different model. This raise questions regarding the comparability of measurements from different devices. We examined the correlation, mean differences and agreement be…
Perceived built environment characteristics associated with walking and cycling across 355 communities in 21 countries
Medicine (7 works) · Economics (4 works) · Environmental health (4 works) · Geography (3 works) · Cardiac Health and Mental Health (2 works) · Cardiology (2 works) · Demography (2 works) · Developing country (2 works) · Disease (2 works) · Economic growth (2 works)