Annotated bibliography on vital and health statistics.

  • United States. Office of Health Statistics Analysis.
Date:
1970
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    sample. Diagnostic criteria of the American Rheumatism Association were used. The rate of probable and definite rheumatoid arthritis was 2% among women aged 20 and older and 0.5% among men. Prevalence in women was higher among immigrants of European origin than of North African or Asian origin. No significant relation- ships were found with education, marital status, recent exposure to potentially stressful situations, or other vari- ables. 7 tables. 41 references. (AEd) ADLER, E., ABRAMSON, J. H., GOLDBERG, R. Rheumatoid arthritis in a Jerusalem population. II. Epi- demiology of rheumatoid factors. Amer J Epidem 85:378-86, May 67. Serologic tests for rheumatoid factors in a sample in a neighborhood of Jerusalem, Israel. A human aggluti- nation test (HEAT) and latex fixation test (LFT) were used. Prevalence of positive HEAT reactions was 1% and of positive LFT, 4%. Positive LFT reactions were more common among older persons but there were no sex differences. The specificity of HEAT in relation to prob- able or definite rheumatoid arthritis was 99%, and LFT, 96%. The sensitivity of HEAT was 12%. North African immigrants showed higher positive LFT reactions. Among persons with positive LFT reactions there tended to be a drop in titer on re-examination 6-9 months later. This was more noticeable among persons of African ori- gin. 7 tables. 30 references. (AEd) AITKEN-SWAN, J., BAIRD, D. Cancer of the uterine cervix Aberdeenshire. Epidemio- logical aspects. Brit J Cancer 20:624-41, Dec 66. It is now generally accepted that cancer of the cervix is predominantly a disease of parous married women of middle age, particularly those who marry before age 20, who have large families, who have had more than one marriage partner, and who are wives of men in lower socioeconomic groups. In any year, in Aberdeenshire an average of 4 in 10,000 ever-married women aged 25 and over, and | in 10,000 single women can be expected to attend a hospital for the first time with cancer of the cervix. Rates are higher in the city than in the county of Aberdeen, in widowed and divorced women, and in lower socioeconomic groups. However, there is no signif- icant excess of patients marrying under 20 years of age. Patients with 4 or more children had more cervical cancer than the general population; those with 7 or more children showed 3 times as much cervical cancer. 8 tables. 2 figures. 14 references. (AEd) AIZAWA, T., TOTO, Y., ARAKI, G. Epidemiological survey of cerebral apoplexy. Saishin Igaku 20:2812-8, Oct 65. (JAP) No English sum- mary. ALDERMAN, A. J. Acute conditions, incidence and associated disability, U.S., July 1964-June 1965. Vital and Health Statistics. Series 10, No. 26, Dec 65. Statistics from the Health Interview Survey on the inci- dence of acute illnesses and injuries and associated disa- bility experienced by the civilian, noninstitutional popu- lation of the U.S. during the year 1964-65 distributed by condition groups and selected demographic charac- teristics. An average of about 2.1 acute conditions per person and about 8.3 days of associated restricted activity were estimated. Approximately half of these conditions were classified as respiratory. The incidence of common colds increased from the preceding year, mainly during the January-March quarter. The rate of common childhood diseases, however, declined from an estimated 13.3 cases per person in the preceding year to 8.7. 33 tables. (AEd) ALDERSON, M. R. Data on sickness absence in some recent publications of the Ministry of Pensions and National Insurance. Brit J Prev Soc Med 21:1-6, Jan 67. An evaluation of the special ‘““Report on the Inquiry into: the Incidence of Incapacity for Work. II. The Incidence of Incapacity for Work in Different Areas and Occupa- tions.” The aim of the report, covering England, Wales, and Scotland for the years 1958-61, is to provide a picture of extent and distribution of the problem so as to identify occupations and local areas that might warrant further identification. The data refer to the records for a 5% sample of persons insured—620, 457 men were included. Both inception rate and average days of incapacity for “‘all causes’ of morbidity and specific causes showed a marked inverse relationship to degree of. skill required by an occupation. The data are also analyzed by air pollution levels. Problems of the data, including accuracy of diagnoses, are discussed. 4 tables. 10 references. (Ed) ALPERT, J. J., KOSA, J.,. HAGGERTY, R. J. A month of illness and health care among low income families. Pub Health Rep 82:705, Aug 67. During a summer period, when a sample of 78 urban families of low income kept family health calendars, ill- nesses caused interruptions in family life 1 of every 3 days. Persons receive medical care for only 1 of every 8 symptoms. The families recorded few upsetting events; many were probably left unrecorded or not even per- ceived. The emotional aspects of events and problems were in no instance brought to medical attention. A three-fold typology of families was distinguished by fre- quency of symptoms and upsetting events that the families experienced, by their responses to such symp- toms and events, and by frequency of use of sa facilities. 6 tables. 15 charts. (AEd) ALTER, M., LEIBOWITZ, U., SPEER, J. Risk of multiple sclerosis related to age at immigration to Israel. Arch Neurol 15:234-7, Sep 66. Multiple sclerosis (MS) occurs more often in temperate zones and relatively rarely near the equator. If environ- ment affects the frequency of MS, then migration from one zone to another should affect the risk. Also, if risk changes with migration at a particular age, it suggests that the disease was acquired before that age. A nation- wide survey of MS completed in 1961 identified 282 patients alive in Israel. Prevalence varied by immigration origin. Europeans had 6 to 10 times higher rates than Afro-Asians; native-born Israelis resembled Afro-Asians in prevalence. Incidence increased if immigration from Europe occurred after age 15, suggesting that MS is ac- quired many years before symptoms develop, probably in early childhood before age 15. Tables. 10 refer- ences. (Ed)