Yang, Yan Zeng, Jing Zhang, Tingting Wang, Jinjing Fan, Xiaojing Wang, Qiaomin Wang, Xuan Qi, Zhengrong Fang, Yi
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Frontiers in Endocrinology
Background Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is a global health concern that can potentially affect bone health. However, the specific association between resolved HBV infection and bone mineral density (BMD) remains unclear. This cross-sectional study aimed to investigate the potential association between resolved HBV infection and femoral and spi...
Wang, Hao Qin, Shengmei Li, Feng Zhang, Huanhuan Zeng, Ling
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Frontiers in Nutrition
Background Hyperuricemia is a common condition that can lead to gout and other related diseases. It has been suggested that Inflammatory factors play important role in the development and progression of hyperuricemia. The dietary inflammatory index (DII) enables the assessment of the inflammatory potential of an individual’s diet. This study aimed ...
Bayartai, Munkh-Erdene Luomajoki, Hannu Tringali, Gabriella De Micheli, Roberta Grugni, Graziano Sartorio, Alessandro
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Frontiers in Endocrinology
Introduction Spinal kinematics/motion are reported to be altered in adolescents and adults with essential obesity, while no information is available in patients with Prader-Willi syndrome so far. The aim of this study was to examine cross-sectionally the characteristics of spinal postures and mobility in 34 patients with PWS, in 35 age- and sex-mat...
Pengpid, Supa Noormal, Ahmad Siyar Peltzer, Karl
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Frontiers in Public Health
Objective The study aimed to evaluate the prevalence and correlates of sedentary behavior and combination of sedentary behavior and low physical activity among adults in Afghanistan in 2018. Methods This was a national representative cross-sectional study. The study utilized the data from Afghanistan STEPS survey 2018, where 3,956 adults (ages betw...
Hu, Jialei Liu, Yueyue Liu, Shuo Shu, Qun Yang, Xuenan Chu, Kai Qiao, Yaping Hu, Yaling Wang, Kaiqin Pan, Hongxing
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Frontiers in Immunology
Background Updated vaccine strategies are needed to protect against new SARS-CoV-2 variants with increased immune escape. Here, information on the safety and immunogenicity of an inactivated Omicron-adapted vaccine is presented, as compared with CoronaVac. Methods A randomized, double-blind, active-controlled, phase III clinical trial was conducted...
Corovic, Snezana Janicijevic, Katarina Radovanovic, Snezana Vukomanovic, Ivana Simic Mihaljevic, Olgica Djordjevic, Jelena Djordjic, Milan Stajic, Dalibor Djordjevic, Ognjen Djordjevic, Gordana
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Frontiers in Public Health
Objectives The aim of this paper is to assess the association of demografic and socioeconomic determinants with utilization of dental services among Serbian adults. Materials and methods The study is a part of the population health research of Serbia, conducted in the period from October to December 2019 by the Institute of Statistics of the Republ...
Uliana, Gabriela Correia Camara, Lediane Nunes Paracampo, Carla Cristina Paiva da Costa, Juliana Carvalho Gomes, Daniela Lopes
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Frontiers in Endocrinology
Background The Carbohydrate Counting (CC) is directly associated with achieving glycemic control by people with Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus (T1DM). Therefore, this study aims to analyze characteristics of the CC practice associated with the adequacy of glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) in adults with T1DM in Brazil. Methods The study was cross-sectional, ca...
Chitra, Kamalakannan Ravishankaran Senthilkumar, Nakkeeran
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Frontiers in Psychology
Introduction Gender stereotyping in television advertising is a universal phenomenon and has the potential to influence children’s perceptions of gender roles. Despite India’s enormous child population, gender representation in television advertising is hardly researched. Methods This study was conducted using a content analysis methodology to exam...
Yussuf, Saed M. Dahir, Gallad Salad, Abdi M. Hayir T. M, Mohamud Hassan, Shafie Abdulkadir Gele, Abdi
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Frontiers in Built Environment
Background: Sick building syndrome (SBS) consists of a group of mucosal, skin, and general symptoms temporally that is related to residential buildings of unclear causes. Consequently, a cross-sectional study was carried out to identify the prevalence and contributing factors of SBS in adult people living in Hodan district, Mogadishu Somalia. Metho...
Oliveira, Sofia Roberto, Magda Sofia Veiga-Simão, Ana Margarida Marques-Pinto, Alexandra
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Assessment
Literature has emphasized the urgency of investing in the promotion of Social and Emotional Competence (SEC) in adults. Therefore, the development of a theoretically grounded and developmentally adjusted measure that adequately assesses SEC in its different domains is needed. This study aimed to develop a self-report battery for the assessment of a...
