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Metabolic dysfunction-associated fatty liver disease and liver fibrosis: predictive value of the CALLY index

Bowen Cheng; Qihui Fu; Wenjie Shi dkk.

Critical Public Health, Vol. 36 No. 1 · 2026 · Inggris · DOAJ Scopus

The C-reactive protein-albumin-lymphocyte (CALLY) index reflects inflammation, nutrition, and immunity. This study investigates its association with metabolic dysfunction-associated fatty liver disease (MASLD) and liver fibrosis to assess its potential role as a non-invasive biomarker in a U.S…

Protein intake patterns, health profiles, body composition among US adults by physical activity levels: NHANES 2017–2020

Jacqueline A. Vernarelli; Jessica R. Kiel; Christopher D. Coleman dkk.

Critical Public Health, Vol. 36 No. 1 · 2026 · Inggris · DOAJ Scopus

Regular physical activity is known to provide numerous health benefits, including improvements in cardiovascular function, metabolic health, and mental well-being. This study aimed to assess the metabolic, behavioral, and physiological benefits of physical activity in US adults and compare the…

Confirmatory factor analysis of the older adult security questionnaire among older adults in Thailand

Phatchanun Vivarakanon; Wanida Intharacha; Puangpet Meesiri dkk.

Critical Public Health, Vol. 36 No. 1 · 2026 · Inggris · DOAJ Scopus

Introduction An insecure environment after the Covid-19 pandemic has impacted public health measures in older adults, including the use of services, loss of income, and a reduction to provide security and justice services for survivors. This study examined the applicability of the human security…

Diabetic retinopathy: a bibliometric visualization analysis of miRNA-based research

Rui Wang; Shu-han Zeng; Cheng Deng dkk.

Critical Public Health, Vol. 36 No. 1 · 2026 · Inggris · DOAJ Scopus

The pathological mechanisms of diabetic retinopathy (DR), the most common microvascular complication of diabetes, have not been fully clarified. Recent studies have demonstrated the potential of miRNAs in the early diagnosis and targeted therapy of DR. Since the first article on DR and miRNA…

Modelling correlates of adolescent and young people viral suppression pathway in Zambia: a Bayesian multi-state approach

Isaac Fwemba; Samuel Iddi; Yawson Alfred dkk.

Critical Public Health, Vol. 36 No. 1 · 2026 · Inggris · DOAJ Scopus

This study aimed to look into the correlates of viral suppression in HIV-infected adolescents by utilizing Markov renewal multi-state survival models based on the Bayesian Approach, which use a deterministic posterior approximation. We developed a patient-level viral suppression transition…

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Critical Public Health, Vol. 36 No. 1 · 2026 · Inggris · DOAJ Scopus

Epistemic injustice in global health knowledge creation: bibliometric analysis of the universal health coverage/global health security intersection English-language literature

Elisabeth McLinton; Lachlan Campbell; I. Nyoman Sutarsa

Critical Public Health, Vol. 36 No. 1 · 2026 · Inggris · DOAJ Scopus

Global health scholarship has long been a contested space, defined by historical lines of socio-economic and political inequity reflected in authorship representation in academic practice. Through a case study of an emerging area of theorisation, this work investigates the geographic distribution…

Access to equitable medicines in a resource-constrained environment. A mixed-methods study from rural Zimbabwe

Simba Mutsvangwa; Mathias Tongofa; Trymore Chingwaru

Critical Public Health, Vol. 36 No. 1 · 2026 · Inggris · DOAJ Scopus

Inequitable access to essential medicines persists in rural areas due to systemic distribution failures, creating critical evidence gaps for addressing health disparities. In Zimbabwe, where more than 61% of the population resides in rural areas, the determinants of access to medicine remains…

Identifying priority topics for interprofessional education on lifestyle interventions in mental healthcare: a modified Delphi study

Oscar Lederman; Sam Manger; Linda Barron dkk.

Critical Public Health, Vol. 36 No. 1 · 2026 · Inggris · DOAJ Scopus

People living with severe mental illness (SMI) experience significant physical health disparities, including higher rates of cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and obesity, resulting in reduced life expectancy compared to the general population. Lifestyle interventions that include physical…

A comparative analysis of tuberculosis treatment outcomes in varied healthcare settings during the COVID-19 pandemic: a case of first-level hospitals in Lusaka district, Zambia

Rodgers Chilyabanyama; Lilian Lamba; Nathan Kamanga dkk.

Critical Public Health, Vol. 36 No. 1 · 2026 · Inggris · DOAJ Scopus

Tuberculosis (TB) remains a major global health challenge, with over 10.6 million cases and 1 million deaths reported in 2022. The COVID-19 pandemic disrupted health service provision, including TB services, especially in low-and-middle-income countries (LMIC). Zambia, a LMIC in sub-Saharan Africa…

Novel presenteeism evaluation system using tailored individual reference of heart rate variability

Hiroki Okawara; Takeo Nagura; Masaya Nakamura dkk.

Critical Public Health, Vol. 36 No. 1 · 2026 · Inggris · DOAJ Scopus

Introduction To overcome a questionnaire’s limitations, objective and simple physiological indices for presenteeism are required. This study aimed to examine the feasibility of a novel method for identifying presenteeism that applies individualized references based on step count and heart rate…

Global, regional, and national burden of polycystic ovary syndrome in women of reproductive age: an analysis of the global burden of disease study 2021 and forecast to 2050

Haijie Yu; Wei Xu; Chuan He dkk.

Critical Public Health, Vol. 36 No. 1 · 2026 · Inggris · DOAJ Scopus

Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) affects 5–20% of women worldwide. This study assessed global, regional, and national PCOS-related burdens. Global Burden of Disease Study 2021 1990–2021 data on women aged 15–49 years across 204 countries/territories were analysed. We estimated PCOS cases…

Ambitious, rights-based data disaggregation norms and practices are crucial for monitoring health inequities

Joe Thomas; Balasankar Ganesan; Fahad Hanna

Critical Public Health, Vol. 36 No. 1 · 2026 · Inggris · DOAJ Scopus

Causal relationships between plasma protein ratios and lung cancer risk: a Mendelian randomization study

Peng Zhang; Yunpeng Chen; Lijuan Yao dkk.

Critical Public Health, Vol. 36 No. 1 · 2026 · Inggris · DOAJ Scopus

Plasma proteins significantly influence the pathogenesis and progression of Lung cancer (LC). However, research examining the plasma protein-to-protein ratios (rQTL) in LC is limited. Mendelian randomization (MR) uses genetic variants as instrumental variables to infer causal relationships between…

Drivers of risky sexual behaviours among adolescents in Nebbi Municipality, Uganda: analytical cross-sectional study

Kizito Omona; George Wycliffe Bwire; Godfrey Mugisa dkk.

Critical Public Health, Vol. 36 No. 1 · 2026 · Inggris · DOAJ Scopus

Risky sexual behaviour among adolescents remains a major public health challenge in Uganda. In Nebbi Municipality, high rates of teenage pregnancy, early sexual debut, and HIV infections have compounded the problem. This study sought to determine individual, environmental, and family-level drivers…

The association between consumption of a mediterranean diet and shortness of breath in older adults: a cross-sectional NHANES analysis

Hossein Golsorkh; Shahryar Rajai Firouzabadi; Ida Mohammadi dkk.

Critical Public Health, Vol. 36 No. 1 · 2026 · Inggris · DOAJ Scopus

Shortness of breath (dyspnea) is a prevalent and disabling symptom in older adults, often linked to cardiopulmonary and metabolic conditions. Although the mediterranean diet has been associated with improved cardiovascular and respiratory outcomes, limited evidence exists on its relationship with…

Exploring the factors influencing the perception of palliative care quality in Chinese patients with advanced-stage cancer: a cross-sectional study

Yufei Huang; Cunqing Deng; Haiyang Lin dkk.

Critical Public Health, Vol. 36 No. 1 · 2026 · Inggris · DOAJ Scopus

The subjectivity of patient quality of life requires patient-centered palliative care, beyond prior provider/family perspectives.The Donabedian Framework and Latent profile analysisProfile Analysis. This cross-sectional study (October 2022-June 2023) assessed 241 patients from two Chinese…

Epidemic-supply-demand optimization under disease resource allocation strategies

Yuting Ling; Bei Liu; Tao Sun dkk.

Critical Public Health, Vol. 36 No. 1 · 2026 · Inggris · DOAJ Scopus

Infectious diseases pose significant threats to the economy and social order, and their control is often constrained by limited resources. A key challenge for decision-makers is how to optimize resource allocation under such constraints to curb pathogen transmission and minimize the collective…

Remnant cholesterol and aortic aneurysm risk: insights from Mendelian randomization and the global burden of disease 2021 study

Xu Sun; Jianhong Lu; Haili Wang dkk.

Critical Public Health, Vol. 36 No. 1 · 2026 · Inggris · DOAJ Scopus

Aortic aneurysm (AA) is a life-threatening condition with growing global health implications. This study assessed the global burden and temporal trends of AA and explored the causal effect of remnant cholesterol (RC) on aortic diseases using Mendelian randomization (MR). Data from the Global Burden…

Cross-border health as a conceptual approach to health mobility beyond borders: a mapping review

Adriana Dennise Rodríguez Blanco; Helen Gurgel

Critical Public Health, Vol. 36 No. 1 · 2026 · Inggris · DOAJ Scopus

Due to the rise of globalization and the consequent deepening of inequalities in vulnerable populations, border areas are of increasing interest in health studies, as they present worse health indicators than the rest of their territory. This mapping review analyzes the ‘cross-border health’…