A Lipowicz
Biographic Data
| ID | 65954 |
|---|---|
| NAME | A Lipowicz |
| GIVEN NAMES | A |
| FAMILY NAME | Lipowicz |
| SIGNATURE | LIPOWICZ A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Polish Academy of Sciences |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-9182-6953 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 29 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 3 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 29 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1999 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Characteristics of Factors Influencing the Occurrence of Cleft Lip and/or Palate
Our findings suggest that children with parents who have a history of clefts and those with less educated mothers are more likely to develop bilateral cleft palates. Additionally, children born to mothers experiencing stress during pregnancy face an increased risk of bilateral cleft palates. It is important to note that there is a paucity of literature on rehabilitation following various cleft palate surgical techniques in children
Scoliotic posture and biological age measured by pubertal growth spurt in adolescent boys and girls
0.01), a greater difference in the height of lower scapular anles, and a worse score on the finger-to-floor test. In conclusion, scoliometer testing should be permanently incorporated into periodic body measurements at school, especially among 10- to 12-year-old children who are at higher risk for scoliosis progression. Equations for assessing biological age, although associated with an error, appear to be easy to use and useful in screening for …
Relationship between body sway and body build in healthy adult men and women
Studies investigating the relationship between balance ability and body size, build and proportions tend to concentrate on body mass and height rather than breadth parameters or size of individual body segments. The purpose of this study was to determine a relationship between the ability to keep balance and the size, build and proportions, based on breadth and length dimensions of the body in healthy adult men and women during a position of free…
Assessment of the obesity based on voice perception
Human voice is an extremely important biological signal which contains information about sex, age, emotional state, health and physical features of a speaker. Estimating a physical appearance from a vocal cue can be an important asset for sciences including forensics and dietetics. Although there have been several studies focused on the relationships between vocal parameters and ratings of height, weight, age and musculature of a speaker, to our …
How Stress Is Related to Age, Education, Physical Activity, Body Mass Index, and Body Fat Percentage in Adult Polish Men
Stressful events and chronic tension are considered a burden and a threat to physical, mental, and social health. The aim of the study was to demonstrate the associations of variation in stress exposure with social factors, physical activity, basic components of physical fitness, body mass index (BMI) and percentage of body fat (BFP). An additional objective was to identify the main BFP modifiers among those analyzed. The material consisted of da…
Age, Education, and Stress Affect Ageing Males’ Symptoms More than Lifestyle Does
An increasing number of subjects are affected by health problems related to the advanced involutional processes. It is extremely important to identify the determinants of the rate of occurrence of physiological, psychological, and social manifestations of aging. The aim was to determine how factors such as lifestyle, level of education, or severity of stressful life events indicate the appearance of aging symptoms in adult men. The material consi…
The impact of cigarette smoking on the quality of sleep in Polish men
Quality of sleep directly impacts quality of life, whilst lifestyle significantly impacts night rest. Cigarette smoking is a serious threat to overall health, including sleep. Nicotine in cigarettes affects the nervous system, whilst the respiratory system is impacted by carcinogenic substances, such as dusts and tarred substances, inhaled with smoke. Cigarettes are assumed to be a risk factor in sleep disorders, including breathing sleep disorde…
Social class-specific secular trends in height among 19-year old Polish men
Biological costs of economic transition
Secular trends in body height and body mass in 19‐year‐old polish men based on six national surveys from 1965 to 2010
OBJECTIVES: The aim was to determine whether an intergenerational trend toward increased stature is slowing down, and whether body weight has recently increased among young men in Poland, as it has in Western European countries. METHODS: Data were taken from six national surveys of 19-year-old Polish male conscripts from cohorts 1965, 1976, 1986, 1995, 2001, and 2010. RESULTS: The mean stature of this population increased throughout the last 45 y…
Disparities in health status between rural and urban adult males in Lower Silesia, Poland
Among the factors responsible for disparities in health status is place of residence. The aim of the study was to analyze differences in health status in 4142 adult males from villages and cities in Poland. Eleven biological parameters were used to assess the biological age. Among the better educated subjects, nine out of the eleven parameters were significantly worse in the rural subjects than in their urban counterparts. BMI, percent body fat, …
Self-reported versus measured body height and weight in Polish adult men
BACKGROUND: In some epidemiological studies, self-reported height and weight are often used to save time and money. Self-reported height and weight are commonly used to assess the prevalence of obesity. The aim of this study was to assess the differences between self-reported and measured height and weight in adult men, and to determine how the accuracy of self-reported data depended on age and education. The prevalence of obesity was also calcul…
Allostatic Load and Socioeconomic Status in Polish Adult Men
This study considers the relationship between a cumulative index of biological dysregulation (allostatic load) and several dimensions of socioeconomic status (SES) and lifestyle in adult Polish males. The extent to which lifestyle variables can explain SES variation in allostatic load was also evaluated. Participants were 3887 occupationally active men aged 25–60 years living in cities and villages in the Silesia region of Poland. The allostatic …
Some evidence for health‐related marriage selection
OBJECTIVES: Married people live longer and are healthier than unmarried people. This can be explained in terms of marriage protection and marriage selection. The aim of the present study was to examine the direct effect of marriage selection on health status. METHODS: Data were collected from the archives of the Lower Silesian Medical Center (DOLMED) in Wrocław, Poland. The sample consisted of 2,265 adult (never married or currently married) men.…
BMI, hypertension and low bone mineral density in adult men and women
Detrimental effects of early rural life on blood pressure among urban male migrants in Wrocław, Poland
The purpose of the study was to compare the blood pressure of rural–to–urban migrants and the sedentary population (non–migratory) of the city of Wrocław, Poland. Additionally, the effect of time spent in the rural area on blood pressure was also assessed. The study sample consisted of 2753 males aged 25–75 years, following a medical examination, underwent an interview and anthropometric measurements between 1989–90. Based on the place of origin …
Social mobility by marriage and risk of cardiovascular disease among adults in Southwestern Poland
Background: The social position of a husband or wife can influence the health status of the individual and his/her partner. Also, social position can change over time as a result of education, job, income, marriage and/or divorce.Aim: To examine the association of mobility by marriage based on educational discrepancy between spouses and risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) among Polish men and women of 40–50 years of age.Subjects and methods: The…
The negative health consequences of unemployment
Inter-Generation Social Mobility Modifies Framingham Risk Score in Polish Middle-Aged Men, but Not in Women
In modern societies, there are regular social gradients in most health parameters, and also in the structure of morbidity and mortality. However, the significance of inter-generation social mobility for general health status still remains equivocal. This study was therefore performed in order to compare the effect of social mobility on coronary heart disease (CHD) risk between middle-aged Polish men and women. A total of 342 men and 458 women, ag…
Biological condition of adult migrants and nonmigrants in Wrocław, Poland
Human migration and its economic, social, and demographic effects can lead to health consequences for individuals and populations. In the present study, we estimated differences in health status between migrant (those who had come to Wrocław at the age of ≥16 years) and nonmigrant (those who had lived in Wrocław since birth or had come with their parents) inhabitants of Wrocław, Poland. Three hundred and sixty seven males and 496 females aged 40 …
Socioeconomic Status During Childhood and Health Status in Adulthood
It has been widely observed that socioeconomic status (SES) is associated with frequency of cardiovascular disease. Both men and women of low socioeconomic position have increased risk of cardiovascular disease morbidity and premature death. In this study the relationship between SES in childhood, and health status at the age of 50 years was examined. Socioeconomic status in childhood was measured using objective (father’s educational level and n…
Hypertension among Polish males during the economic transition
Relationship between early puberty and the risk of hypertension/overweight at age 50
Effect of husbands' education on fatness of wives
The aim of the study was to examine the relationship between social position of females achieved by marriage and level of fatness and relative fat distribution. The data of 588 healthy, occupationally active, married women, age 21–62 years, with 12 years of education (completed secondary school) were used. The body mass index (BMI, kg/m 2 ), triceps and subscapular skinfold thicknesses, and summed skinfold thicknesses were used as indicators of f…
Biological fitness at middle-age is reduced in both very lean and obese males
It is a well-documented fact that the relationship between body weight and premature mortality is not linear. Very often it is described as J- or U-shaped. There is solid evidence for strong relationships in adults between obesity (as defined by high values of the body mass index, BMI), mortality, hypertension, cardiovascular disease, stroke, and non-insulin dependent diabetes. However, the opposite end of the BMI distribution (leanness) remains …
Biological fitness at middle-age is reduced in both very lean and obese males
It is a well-documented fact that the relationship between body weight and premature mortality is not linear. Very often it is described as J- or U-shaped. There is solid evidence for strong relationships in adults between obesity (as defined by high values of the body mass index, BMI), mortality, hypertension, cardiovascular disease, stroke, and non-insulin dependent diabetes. However, the opposite end of the BMI distribution (leanness) remains …
Marital status and biological condition of Polish males
Strong evidence for marital differences in mortality has been demonstrated in a large number of countries. Married men and women have lower death rates than unmarried individuals within each adult age group. Additionally, married persons tend to be healthier as compared to unmarried. In the literature two explanations for this patterning have been proposed. .The health selection hypothesis. suggested that disabled or less healthy people are not a…
Fatness of children and adolescents from various socio-economic groups between 1978 and 1988
The study material contains the data on boys and girls aged from 6 to 18 years collected in the course of the Third and Fourth Anthropological Surveys carried out in Poland in 1977/78 and 1987/88. The questionnaire data (father's and mother's education and number of children in the family) were supplemented with the results of measurements of the triceps skinfold. It is assumed that the triceps skinfold is a good indicator of the nutritional stat…
Fatness of children and adolescents from various socio-economic groups between 1978 and 1988
The study material contains the data on boys and girls aged from 6 to 18 years collected in the course of the Third and Fourth Anthropological Surveys carried out in Poland in 1977/78 and 1987/88. The questionnaire data (father's and mother's education and number of children in the family) were supplemented with the results of measurements of the triceps skinfold. It is assumed that the triceps skinfold is a good indicator of the nutritional stat…
Tall men have more reproductive success
Marital status and biological condition of Polish males
Strong evidence for marital differences in mortality has been demonstrated in a large number of countries. Married men and women have lower death rates than unmarried individuals within each adult age group. Additionally, married persons tend to be healthier as compared to unmarried. In the literature two explanations for this patterning have been proposed. .The health selection hypothesis. suggested that disabled or less healthy people are not a…
Body mass index, overweight and obesity in married and never married men and women in Poland
The study examined the relationship between marital status and the body mass index (BMI) and the prevalence of overweight and obesity in the Polish population. The sample included 2,266 men and 4,122 women, 25-60 years of age, who were occupationally active inhabitants of Wroclaw, in southwestern Poland. Marital status was defined by two categories: never married and presently married, and two groups in each category were established on the basis…
Effect of husbands' education on fatness of wives
The aim of the study was to examine the relationship between social position of females achieved by marriage and level of fatness and relative fat distribution. The data of 588 healthy, occupationally active, married women, age 21–62 years, with 12 years of education (completed secondary school) were used. The body mass index (BMI, kg/m 2 ), triceps and subscapular skinfold thicknesses, and summed skinfold thicknesses were used as indicators of f…
Biological fitness at middle-age is reduced in both very lean and obese males
It is a well-documented fact that the relationship between body weight and premature mortality is not linear. Very often it is described as J- or U-shaped. There is solid evidence for strong relationships in adults between obesity (as defined by high values of the body mass index, BMI), mortality, hypertension, cardiovascular disease, stroke, and non-insulin dependent diabetes. However, the opposite end of the BMI distribution (leanness) remains …
Hypertension among Polish males during the economic transition
Relationship between early puberty and the risk of hypertension/overweight at age 50
Socioeconomic Status During Childhood and Health Status in Adulthood
It has been widely observed that socioeconomic status (SES) is associated with frequency of cardiovascular disease. Both men and women of low socioeconomic position have increased risk of cardiovascular disease morbidity and premature death. In this study the relationship between SES in childhood, and health status at the age of 50 years was examined. Socioeconomic status in childhood was measured using objective (father’s educational level and n…
Inter-Generation Social Mobility Modifies Framingham Risk Score in Polish Middle-Aged Men, but Not in Women
In modern societies, there are regular social gradients in most health parameters, and also in the structure of morbidity and mortality. However, the significance of inter-generation social mobility for general health status still remains equivocal. This study was therefore performed in order to compare the effect of social mobility on coronary heart disease (CHD) risk between middle-aged Polish men and women. A total of 342 men and 458 women, ag…
Biological condition of adult migrants and nonmigrants in Wrocław, Poland
Human migration and its economic, social, and demographic effects can lead to health consequences for individuals and populations. In the present study, we estimated differences in health status between migrant (those who had come to Wrocław at the age of ≥16 years) and nonmigrant (those who had lived in Wrocław since birth or had come with their parents) inhabitants of Wrocław, Poland. Three hundred and sixty seven males and 496 females aged 40 …
The negative health consequences of unemployment
Social mobility by marriage and risk of cardiovascular disease among adults in Southwestern Poland
Background: The social position of a husband or wife can influence the health status of the individual and his/her partner. Also, social position can change over time as a result of education, job, income, marriage and/or divorce.Aim: To examine the association of mobility by marriage based on educational discrepancy between spouses and risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) among Polish men and women of 40–50 years of age.Subjects and methods: The…
BMI, hypertension and low bone mineral density in adult men and women
Detrimental effects of early rural life on blood pressure among urban male migrants in Wrocław, Poland
The purpose of the study was to compare the blood pressure of rural–to–urban migrants and the sedentary population (non–migratory) of the city of Wrocław, Poland. Additionally, the effect of time spent in the rural area on blood pressure was also assessed. The study sample consisted of 2753 males aged 25–75 years, following a medical examination, underwent an interview and anthropometric measurements between 1989–90. Based on the place of origin …
Allostatic Load and Socioeconomic Status in Polish Adult Men
This study considers the relationship between a cumulative index of biological dysregulation (allostatic load) and several dimensions of socioeconomic status (SES) and lifestyle in adult Polish males. The extent to which lifestyle variables can explain SES variation in allostatic load was also evaluated. Participants were 3887 occupationally active men aged 25–60 years living in cities and villages in the Silesia region of Poland. The allostatic …
Some evidence for health‐related marriage selection
OBJECTIVES: Married people live longer and are healthier than unmarried people. This can be explained in terms of marriage protection and marriage selection. The aim of the present study was to examine the direct effect of marriage selection on health status. METHODS: Data were collected from the archives of the Lower Silesian Medical Center (DOLMED) in Wrocław, Poland. The sample consisted of 2,265 adult (never married or currently married) men.…
Secular trends in body height and body mass in 19‐year‐old polish men based on six national surveys from 1965 to 2010
OBJECTIVES: The aim was to determine whether an intergenerational trend toward increased stature is slowing down, and whether body weight has recently increased among young men in Poland, as it has in Western European countries. METHODS: Data were taken from six national surveys of 19-year-old Polish male conscripts from cohorts 1965, 1976, 1986, 1995, 2001, and 2010. RESULTS: The mean stature of this population increased throughout the last 45 y…
Disparities in health status between rural and urban adult males in Lower Silesia, Poland
Among the factors responsible for disparities in health status is place of residence. The aim of the study was to analyze differences in health status in 4142 adult males from villages and cities in Poland. Eleven biological parameters were used to assess the biological age. Among the better educated subjects, nine out of the eleven parameters were significantly worse in the rural subjects than in their urban counterparts. BMI, percent body fat, …
Self-reported versus measured body height and weight in Polish adult men
BACKGROUND: In some epidemiological studies, self-reported height and weight are often used to save time and money. Self-reported height and weight are commonly used to assess the prevalence of obesity. The aim of this study was to assess the differences between self-reported and measured height and weight in adult men, and to determine how the accuracy of self-reported data depended on age and education. The prevalence of obesity was also calcul…
Biological costs of economic transition
Social class-specific secular trends in height among 19-year old Polish men
The impact of cigarette smoking on the quality of sleep in Polish men
Quality of sleep directly impacts quality of life, whilst lifestyle significantly impacts night rest. Cigarette smoking is a serious threat to overall health, including sleep. Nicotine in cigarettes affects the nervous system, whilst the respiratory system is impacted by carcinogenic substances, such as dusts and tarred substances, inhaled with smoke. Cigarettes are assumed to be a risk factor in sleep disorders, including breathing sleep disorde…
How Stress Is Related to Age, Education, Physical Activity, Body Mass Index, and Body Fat Percentage in Adult Polish Men
Stressful events and chronic tension are considered a burden and a threat to physical, mental, and social health. The aim of the study was to demonstrate the associations of variation in stress exposure with social factors, physical activity, basic components of physical fitness, body mass index (BMI) and percentage of body fat (BFP). An additional objective was to identify the main BFP modifiers among those analyzed. The material consisted of da…
Age, Education, and Stress Affect Ageing Males’ Symptoms More than Lifestyle Does
An increasing number of subjects are affected by health problems related to the advanced involutional processes. It is extremely important to identify the determinants of the rate of occurrence of physiological, psychological, and social manifestations of aging. The aim was to determine how factors such as lifestyle, level of education, or severity of stressful life events indicate the appearance of aging symptoms in adult men. The material consi…
Medicine (27 works) · Demography (24 works) · Health disparities and outcomes (13 works) · Demography (12 works) · Gerontology (12 works) · Environmental health (11 works) · Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (11 works) · Population (11 works) · Sociology (9 works) · Body mass index (8 works)