Kitamura, Masahiro Izawa, Kazuhiro P Ishihara, Kodai Matsuda, Hiroaki Okamura, Soichiro Fujioka, Koji
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Reviews on recent clinical trials
The purpose of this investigation was to examine the prevalence, related factors, and cut-off value of body mass index for sarcopenia in community-dwelling elderly covered by long-term care insurance. Design was A cross-sectional study. From among 113 consecutive community-dwelling elderly with long-term care insurance who underwent rehabilitation ...
Alhuzaimi, Abdullah N Alotaibi, Najoud M Alsuhaibani, Ghadah I Alanazi, Reem K Temsah, Mohamad-Hani
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Cureus
Objectives: To describe the frequency and spectrum of congenital heart defects (CHD) and pulmonary hypertension among pediatric patients with Down syndrome (DS) in Saudi Arabia. Methods: A cross-sectional, retrospective study of the cardiac anomalies among pediatric patients (0-18 years) with DS had been seen and evaluated in one center from August...
Oba, Mari S Murakami, Yoshitaka Nishiwaki, Yuji Asakura, Keiko Ohfuji, Satoko Fukushima, Wakaba Nakamura, Yosikazu Suzuki, Yasuo
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Journal of epidemiology
Cronkhite-Canada syndrome (CCS), chronic enteropathy associated with SLCO2A1 gene (CEAS), and intestinal Behçet's disease (BD) are classified as intractable intestinal disorders in Japan. However, the national prevalence of these diseases remains unknown. We performed a nationwide survey to estimate the patient numbers and prevalence rates of these...
Tran, Nhu Minh Hang Nguyen, Quang Ngoc Linh Vo, Thi Han Le, Tran Tuan Anh Ngo, Ngoc Ha
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Diabetes, Metabolic Syndrome and Obesity: Targets and Therapy
Background and Aims Depression is common in people with type 2 diabetes mellitus. The association of depression and diabetes has negative effects on patients. This study investigated the prevalence of depression in individuals with type 2 diabetes mellitus and examined the social, psychological and clinical factors associated with depression. Patie...
Behboudi-Gandevani, Samira Parajuli, Ranjan Vaismoradi, Mojtaba
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International journal of environmental research and public health
Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is a major public health problem and a threat to maternal and child health. There is a lack of integrated and systematically synthesized knowledge about the prevalence GDM in Norway. Therefore, this systemic review aimed to present the best available peer-reviewed published evidence from the past 20 years about t...
Hanafi, Enjeline Siste, Kristiana Limawan, Albert Prabowo Sen, Lee Thung Christian, Hans Murtani, Belinda Julivia Adrian, Siswidiani, Levina Putri Suwartono, Christiany
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Frontiers in Psychiatry
Background: In light of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, Indonesia implemented large-scale social restrictions ( pembatasan sosial berskala besar /PSBB) to combat the spread of COVID-19, which might influence addictive behaviors. The current study aimed to explore the fluctuation of substance use during the pandemic and association...
Shuaibi, Sameera AlAshqar, Abdelrahman Ahmed, Samar Farouk Alroughani, Raed AlThufairi, Hawraa Owayed, Shaikhah AlHamdan, Fajer Al-Hashel, Jasem
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Frontiers in Neurology
Background: Primary headaches are remarkably prevalent worldwide and are increasingly reported among children. However, the exact trend in this age group, particularly in the Gulf region, remains largely unknown. Aims and Objectives: To examine the prevalence of primary headache disorders among primary and middle school students in Kuwait. Methods:...
Birungi, C Ssembajjwe, W Salisbury, T T Levin, J Nakasujja, N Mpango, R S Abbo, C Seedat, S Araya, R Musisi, S
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AIDS care
This article sets out to investigate alcohol and substance use (ASU) among adolescents living with HIV (ALWH) in the sub-Saharan African setting of Uganda. A cross-sectional analysis of the records of 479 adolescents (aged between 12and 17 years) attending the study, "Mental health among HIV infected CHildren and Adolescents in KAmpala and Masaka, ...
Smith, Kelsi A Burkill, Sarah Hiyoshi, Ayako Olsson, Tomas Bahmanyar, Shahram Wormser, David Geissbühler, Yvonne Moore, Alan Kharat, Vineetkumar Montgomery, Scott
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Multiple sclerosis (Houndmills, Basingstoke, England)
People with multiple sclerosis (pwMS) have increased comorbid disease (CMD) risk. Most previous studies have not considered overall CMD burden. To describe lifetime CMD burden among pwMS. PwMS identified using Swedish registers between 1968 and 2012 (n = 25,476) were matched by sex, age, and county of residence with general-population comparators (...
Benavides-Lara, Adriana de la Paz Barboza-Arguello, María González-Elizondo, Mauricio Hernández-deMezerville, Marcela Brenes-Chacón, Helena Ramírez-Rojas, Melissa Ramírez-Hernández, Catalina Arjona-Ortegón, Nereida Godfred-Cato, Shana Valencia, Diana
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Emerging Infectious Diseases
After Zika virus (ZIKV) infection in Costa Rica was confirmed in January 2016, the national surveillance system was enhanced to monitor associated birth defects. To characterize the ZIKV outbreak among live-born infants during March 2016–March 2018, we conducted a descriptive analysis. Prevalence of ZIKV-associated birth defects was 15.3 cases/100,...