The Association of moisture intake and constipation among us adults: evidence from NHANES 2005–2010 by Deng-Chao Wang, Xue-Feng Peng, Wen-Xing Chen, Miao Yu

“…Methods Data from NHANES participants aged 20 years and older from 2005 to 2010 were analyzed. …”
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Development of an eHealth Intervention Including Self-Management for Reducing Sedentary Time in the Transition to Retirement: Participatory Design Study by Lisa Hultman, Caroline Eklund, Petra von Heideken Wågert, Anne Söderlund, Maria Lindén, Magnus L Elfström

“… BackgroundHaving a great amount of sedentary time is common among older adults and increases with age. There is a strong need for tools to reduce sedentary time and promote adherence to reduced sedentary time, for which eHealth interventions have the potential to be useful. …”
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Effects of early supplemental parenteral nutrition on new-onset infection in adults with acute severe stroke: a single-center retrospective case–control study by Chen Ma, Zhirong Fan, Xuan Wang, Bian Li, Jingjing Zhao, Xiaogang Kang, Wen Jiang, Fang Yang

“…Forty control patients in the EN group who received full EN were matched by age, sex and lesion site. The time to new-onset pneumonia or nosocomial infections was analyzed by Student’s t test and the Breslow generalized Wilcoxon test. …”
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Analysis of Peripapillary and Macular Choroidal Thickness in Eyes with Pseudoexfoliative Glaucoma and Fellow Eyes by Fan Li, Qingli Shang, Guangxian Tang, Hengli Zhang, Xiaowei Yan, Lihua Ma, Yulei Geng, Qing Zhang

“…This case-control study included 37 PXG patients (group A: 37 PXG eyes; group B: 37 nonexfoliative fellow eyes) and 37 sex-, age-, and axial length-matched healthy volunteer eyes (group C). …”
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Flow cytometric characterisation of acute leukaemia in adolescent and adult Ethiopians by Jemal Alemu, Balako Gumi, Aster Tsegaye, Abdulaziz Sherif, Fisihatsion Tadesse, Amha Gebremedhin, Rawleigh Howe

“…Results: Of 140 cases aged 13 years to 76 years, 74 (53%) were men and 66 (47%) were women, 68 (49%) had acute lymphocytic leukaemia (ALL), 65 (46 %) had acute myelogenous leukaemia (AML), and 7 (5.0%) had acute leukaemia non-otherwise specified. …”
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In-hospital costs of diabetic foot infection at a national referral hospital in Jakarta, Indonesia by Fitrianingsih, Rani Sauriasari, Em Yunir, Agusdini Banun Saptaningsih

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Segmental analysis of human hair reveals intra-annual variation in 25(OH)D3 concentrations in modern and archaeological individuals by Kate Britton, Orsolya Czére, Eléa Gutierrez, Linda M. Reynard, Eamon Laird, Gary Duncan, Baukje de Roos

“…For the remaining participants, no statistically-significant correlations were determined between mean hair 25(OH)D3 levels and self-reported data, including age, sex, BMI, vitamin D supplementation, frequency of oily fish consumption, and hours spent outside. …”
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Development and validation of a novel risk-predicted model for early sepsis-associated acute kidney injury in critically ill patients: a retrospective cohort study by Bo Li, Kun Zhang, Cong-Cong Zhao, Zi-Han Nan, Yan-Ling Yin, Li-Xia Liu, Zhen-Jie Hu

“…The external validation cohort was generated from a single-centre ICU database from China.Participants A total of 7179 critically ill patients with sepsis were included in the development cohort and 269 patients with sepsis were included in the external validation cohort.Results A total of 12 risk factors (age, weight, atrial fibrillation, chronic coronary syndrome, central venous pressure, urine output, temperature, lactate, pH, difference in alveolar-arterial oxygen pressure, prothrombin time and mechanical ventilation) were included in the final prediction model. …”
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Identifying key signs of motor neurone disease in primary care: a nested case–control study using the QResearch database by Aleksandar Radunović, Carol Coupland, Julia Hippisley-Cox, Christopher J McDermott, Tom A Ranger, Judith Burchardt, Xue W Mei

“…Objective To confirm the symptoms and signs for motor neuron disease (MND) in the Red Flag tool; to quantify the extent to which the key symptoms and signs are associated with MND; and to identify additional factors which may be helpful within the primary care setting in recognition of possible MND and triggering timely referral to neurology specialists.Design A nested case–control study.Setting 1292 UK general practices contributing to the QResearch primary care database, linked to hospital and mortality data.Participants Baseline cohort included 16.8 million individuals aged 18 years and over without a diagnosis of MND at study entry and with more than 3 years of digitalised information available. …”
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Karakteristik Pasien Hipertensi di Bangsal Rawat Inap SMF Penyakit Dalam RSUP DR. M. Djamil Padang Tahun 2013 by Bagus Sedayu, Syaiful Azmi, Rahmatini .

“…Heart failure is a complication that is the most often obtained with a percentage of 36.1%.The conclusion of this research is majority of hypertensive patients is primary hypertension, group age ≥ 60 years is the most, women is more than man, more stage II hypertension, amlodipin is the most used, and heart failure is he most often complication.…”
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Trend in CT utilisation and its impact on length of stay, readmission and hospital mortality in Western Australia tertiary hospitals: an analysis of linked administrative data 2003... by Rachael Moorin, Max K Bulsara, Jenny Doust, David Youens, Donald Mcrobbie, John Slavotinek, Thi Ninh Ha, Cameron Wright, Sviatlana Kamarova

“…This study examined trends of CT during admission to tertiary hospitals and its associations with length of stay (LOS), readmission and mortality.Design Retrospective observational study from 2003 to 2015.Setting West Australian linked administrative records at individual level.Participants 2 375 787 episodes of tertiary hospital admission in adults aged 18+ years.Main outcome measures LOS, 30-day readmissions and mortality stratified by CT use status (any, multiple (CTs to multiple areas during episode), and repeat (repeated CT to the same area)).Methods Multivariable regression models were used to calculate adjusted rate of CT use status. …”
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Mobile Phone App to Promote Lifestyle Change in People at Risk of Type 2 Diabetes: Feasibility 3-Arm Randomized Controlled Trial by Gyri Skoglund, Gunvor Hilde, Pernille Lunde, Venessa Vera Cruz Naceno, Cecilie Fromholt Olsen, Birgitta Blakstad Nilsson

“…ResultsWithin 8 months, 9 general practitioners recruited a total of 54 participants, of which 45 were eligble for participation in the study. Mean age was 61 (SD 13) years and 53% (n=24) were female. …”
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Genotyped cluster investigations versus standard contact tracing: comparative impact on latent tuberculosis infection cascade of care in a low-incidence region by Michael Asare-Baah, Marie Nancy Séraphin, LaTweika A.T. Salmon-Trejo, Lori Johnston, Lina Dominique, David Ashkin, Krishna Vaddiparti, Awewura Kwara, Anthony T. Maurelli, Michael Lauzardo

“…Cases (n = 670) underwent genotyped cluster investigations, while controls (n = 670) received standard contact investigations and were matched 1:1 by age. The LTBI care cascade outcomes were compared using Pearson’s chi-square tests. …”
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Using a co-design approach to develop a Preventative Online Mental Health Program for Youth (POMHPY): a quality improvement project by Elnaz Moghimi, Kimberly Belfry, Sarah Farr, Shavon Stafford, Arina Bogdan, Megan Brush, Christopher Canning, Soyeon Kim

“…The current paper details the co-design approach to creating a Preventative Online Mental Health Program for Youth (POMHPY)—a virtually delivered program designed for Ontario youth ages 12 to 25 that promotes mental, physical, and social wellbeing. …”
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Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth Syndrome as a Risk Factor for Ventricular Tachycardia in Chronic Heart Failure with Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction by M. V. Fadeeva, M. R. Skhirtladze, V. T. Ivashkin

“…The control group consisted of 20 patients comparable to the main group by sex, age and major diseases in the absence of CHF and SIBOS.Results. …”
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Additive interaction of conjoint tobacco smoking and heavy drinking on hypertension prevalence in rural Uganda: a community-based cross-sectional study by Paineto Masengere, Nynke Halbesma, Rawlance Ndejjo, Bonny Enock Balugaba, Rhoda K. Wanyenze, Fred Nuwaha, Hilde Bastiaens, Geofrey Musinguzi

“…Methods We analysed data collected between December 2018 and January 2019 from 4,372 adults aged 25–70 from 3,689 random households in the Mukono and Buikwe districts, Uganda. …”
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Early weight gain after stopping smoking: a predictor of overall large weight gain? A single-site retrospective cohort study by Alexandra Pankova, Eva Kralikova, Kamila Zvolska, Lenka Stepankova, Milan Blaha, Petra Ovesna, Paul Aveyard

“…We examined whether early large postcessation weight gain predicts overall large weight gain.Design Retrospective cohort study.Setting Primary care setting—smoking cessation centre in Prague, Czech Republic.Participants Out of 3537 patients treated between 2005 and 2013, 1050 were continuous abstainers (verified by carbon monoxide measurement) at 1-year follow-up and formed the cohort of the current report. 48.7% were women (n=511) with the mean age of 46 (±14.4) years.Methods In this retrospective cohort study, all patients underwent usual tobacco dependence treatment using evidence-based methods. …”
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Efficacy of Endoscopic Radiofrequency Ablation for Treatment of Reflux Hypersensitivity: A Study Based on Rome IV Criteria by Yuan-Xi Jiang, Zhi-Yu Dong, Jun-Wen Wang, Ying Chen, Hui-Hui Sun, Shu-Chang Xu

“…A total of 22 reflux hypersensitivity patients were enrolled (14 males, median age 50.0 years). A significant improvement in symptom scores (heartburn, regurgitation, and chest pain) was noted at 3 months, 6 months, and 12 months (P<0.001). …”
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A rare intersection: squamous cell carcinoma of the tonsil and the anti-TIF1 syndrome masquerade by Manush Sondhi, Megan Lear, Saleha Dar, Madiha Tariq

“…Further evaluation indicated signs of dermatomyositis, and laboratory tests revealed anti-TIF1 antibodies, prompting further investigation. The patient underwent age-appropriate cancer screening, and due to a known association with malignancy, a positron emission scan was ordered, detecting increased activity in the right tonsil. …”
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The Effects of Digital eHealth Versus Onsite 2-Day Group-Based Education in 255 Patients With Irritable Bowel Syndrome: Cohort Study by Birgitte Berentsen, Camilla Thuen, Eline Margrete Randulff Hillestad, Elisabeth Kjelsvik Steinsvik, Trygve Hausken, Jan Gunnar Hatlebakk

“…MethodsPatients diagnosed with IBS, aged 15-70 years, were enrolled after referral to the Section of Gastroenterology at Haukeland University Hospital, Norway. …”
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