Safia Maqbool, Rajni Sharma
A Two-Year Surveillance of Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infections in the Trauma ICU of a Tertiary Care Hospital in India
Cureus
obesity prevalent serious chronic condition associated abnormal excessive fat buildup poses significant health risks rates overweight obesity adults children continue rise global rates children overweight obesity aged 519 years growing 4 18 1975 2016 furthermore 2017 nearly 4 million people died due complications arising overweight obese study aims investigate potential impact mobile app heia meg promoting healthier lifestyle choices regarding nutrition physical activity prospective longitudinal study conducted collaboration norwegian directorate health participants recruited heia meg app asked complete questionnaire using app total 199 responses included first preintervention questionnaire 99 valid responses obtained second postintervention questionnaire majority 159199 799 participants female age ranged 18 years 70 years older results show reduction bmi digital intervention however variables influence bmi reduction effect sex age education smoking group obtained benefit intervention consisted male aged 3039 years highly educated nonsmokers although positive findings slightly statistical significance threshold therefore interpreted carefully study found weak evidence support effectiveness heia meg app promoting healthier lifestyle choices however limitations confounding factors suggest research different populations larger sample sizes needed confirm disprove findings