Paul Kowal

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Do you have information about the health status of older adult population in Serbia?

Dear Tanja, please let me know if you have any data sources/studies on ageing or adult health status in Serbia. Thank you, Paul

23 April 2018 1,809 3 View

What are the temporal characteristics of the relationship between ADL and IADL functional disability in later life?

Controlling for known factors (depression, etc.) what would be a "common" temporal pattern for decline in ADLs and IADLs in someone as they shift from normal cognition functioning to mild...

16 February 2018 8,964 4 View

What aspects of the intersection of communicable dz and aging does this cover?

Hi Allison, am interested in what you are doing in this area - and for this project - but a bit light on details on the site. Any additional info? Kindly, Paul

24 October 2017 5,253 0 View

Does this project link up with the H3Africa crowd - or is this a separate endeavour?

Hello NeuroGap-P colleagues, Keen to know more about NeuroGap-P and how it relates to other ongoing work across the sub-continent. Kindly, Paul

18 October 2017 2,594 0 View

Are we in the midst of an SES gradient transition in NCDs and NCD risk factors in low- and middle-income countries?

With some evidence emerging of NCD onset at earlier ages in LMICs compared to HICs, and some evidence about possible shifts in SES gradients in both NCDs and NCD risk factor profiles - are these...

14 June 2017 5,861 4 View

Has a comparative analysis of social capital vs cohesion vs networks & impacts on health care utilization been published anywhere?

Could someone please point me to a comparative analysis of social capital vs cohesion vs networks & impacts on health care utilization? Measures of social capital, social cohesion and social...

21 July 2016 5,032 4 View

What would be the best analytical approaches to explore clustering of risk factors and association with multimorbidity?

Looking to compare and contrast a few different analytical approaches to examine the associations between single risk factors, clustering of risk factors and multimorbidity in different...

27 August 2015 8,497 3 View

Has anyone explored the relationship between the epigenetic clock and leucocyte telomere length?

Keen to hear if anyone has compared how well Horvaths' DNA methylation-based ‘epigenetic clock’ relates to Blackburn's telomere length, as an assessment of the ageing process in different...

18 August 2015 7,197 7 View

For health care spending growth in middle- and low-income countries, how much is driven by demographic factors vs non-demographic factors?

Relatively little is known about the association between ageing and health care costs in middle- and low-income countries - whereas, in high income countries, available data does not yet point to...

27 February 2015 259 3 View

How much do demographic shifts contribute, compared to non-demographic factors, to health care spending in high income countries?

I would appreciate key reviews/summaries and published/unpublished manuscripts - looking at for example, ageing, expectations, population growth, time-to-death versus inappropriate use of...

27 February 2015 369 3 View

Can anyone point me to a review article on the associations between social networks, health care utilization and ageing?

I am looking for a concise review of published literature - or relevant papers/reports - particularly any recent (i.e. last 6 years) results - on health care utilization (formal or informal),...

23 February 2015 3,181 9 View

Can anyone direct me to an inexpensive hair cortisol assay?

Cortisol measurements as part of large epidemiological studies are valuable for a number of health outcomes - however, the cost of an assay in a hair sample is prohibitive in many settings. Would...

04 December 2014 260 38 View

Do saliva and peripheral blood (DBS) provide equivalent DNA quality for pursuing an investigation of telomere length?

As part of an effort to explore the epigenetics of ageing, we have collected matched saliva and peripheral blood via fingerprick. Understanding patterns across different tissues may be similar,...

03 December 2014 4,518 2 View

World Cup and sponsors: What can we do to help sports and professional organizations to not succumb to the big money and subsequent influence?

Can we watch but not sip? World Cup sponsors and public health objectives are at odds, but what can we do to help sports and professional organizations to not succumb to the big money and...

16 June 2014 4,571 9 View

How well does the Actigraph GTX3+ pick up low levels of PA when worn on hip vs wrist (in older adults)?

When using objective measures of activity levels in older adults (using accelerometry, Actigraph GT3X+) does anyone have data showing relationship between hip and waist worn devices, with emphasis...

09 June 2014 6,624 6 View

What are your SAGE-related questions?

We welcome MPH students in Sweden and outside Sweden using SAGE, SAGE-INDEPTH, SAGE-HIV WOPS, or any data sets to engage on this project - add yourself as a contributor, and contribute to the...

01 January 1970 3,485 2 View

Are the results of this survey available for analysis?

Dear Mirjana, I am keen to access more information about your study, including the data. Would this be possible, please? This would be used so that we can include Serbia in a report on health...

01 January 1970 7,635 2 View