Darker Skin Color Measured by Von Luschan Chromatic Scale and Increased Sunlight Exposure Time Are Independently Associated with Decreased Odds of Vitamin D Deficiency in Thai Ambu... by Nipith Charoenngam, Sutin Sriussadaporn

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Factores de riesgo cardiovasculares e hiperreactividad cardiovascular en jóvenes venezolanos by Sady Montes Amador, Mikhail Benet Rodríguez, Lenia Ramos Rodríguez, Esther Cano Andino, Erick Andrés Pérez Martín

“…Se analizaron como variables: edad, sexo, color de la piel, antecedentes familiares de hipertensión arterial, antecedentes personales de hipertensión arterial y de diabetes mellitus, ingestión de bebidas alcohólicas y de sal, actividad física e índice de masa corporal. …”
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Additive impact of metabolic syndrome and sarcopenia on all-cause and cause-specific mortality: an analysis of NHANES by Meng Zhang, Qing-Yue Zeng, Linli Zhuang

“…For cause-specific mortality, the MetS+/SP+ group exhibited increased cardiovascular mortality (HR: 1.89, 95% CI: 1.27-2.81), cardiac mortality (HR: 1.89, 95% CI: 1.25-2.86), respiratory mortality (HR: 2.63, 95% CI: 1.29-5.35), and diabetes mortality (HR: 8.79, 95% CI: 2.62-29.45) compared to the group without MetS and SP.ConclusionThe coexistence of MetS and SP significantly increases the risk of all-cause and cause-specific mortality. …”
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Efficacy and Safety of the Triple Therapy Containing Ilaprazole, Levofloxacin, and Amoxicillin as First-Line Treatment in Helicobacter pylori Infections by Hyo Jun Ahn, Dong Pil Kim, Myeong Su Chu, Hyeon Jeong Yun, Seok-Hwan Kim, Seung Woo Lee, Dong Soo Lee

“…Demographic factors such as age, gender, body mass index (BMI), alcohol, smoking, hypertension, diabetes mellitus, and peptic ulcer did not affect the eradication rate. …”
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Modulation of adiposity and adipocyte inflammation by methanol extracts of Alpinia calcarata leaf in high-fat-diet induced-obese mice: Involvement of COX-2 and PPAR-γ by Imtiaz Ahmad, Maruful Hasan, Dipty Rani Bhowmik, Rahima Begum, Sourav Roy, Md Monirul Islam, Md Abdur Rahman Ripon, Mohammad Salim Hossain

“…Obesity is a worldwide problem linked to several lifestyle disorders like diabetes, hypertension, heart failure, dyslipidaemias, asthma, etc. …”
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Assessment of factors implicated in bone fusion after percutaneous endoscopic lumbar intervertebral fusion by Zheng Huang, Xialin Li, Weihong Yi, Junfeng Gong, Yue Zhou, Yu Tang

“…erences in age, osteoporosis, hypertension, diabetes, endplateitis, and BMP use between groups. …”
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Vanadyl Sulfate Effects on Systemic Profiles of Metabolic Syndrome in Old Rats with Fructose-Induced Obesity by Diego Ortega-Pacheco, María Marcela Jiménez-Pérez, Jeanet Serafín-López, Juan Gabriel Juárez-Rojas, Arturo Ruiz-García, Ursino Pacheco-García

“…Currently, energy obtained from hypercaloric diets has been part of the obesity and type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) epidemics from childhood to old age. …”
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Estratificación de riesgo de tuberculosis pulmonar en consejos populares del municipio Cienfuegos by Hilda María Delgado Acosta, Lídice González Moreno, María Lina Valdés Gómez, Sara Hernández Malpica, Tamara Montenegro Calderón, Delfín Gerónimo Rodríguez Buergo

“…Mediante programa MapInfo 7.5, los consejos populares se clasificaron en alto, mediano y bajo riesgo según los valores de la mediana de la incidencia de casos y la media de contactos de pacientes con tuberculosis pulmonar, prevalencia de virus de inmunodeficiencia adquirida/sida, población ex reclusa, alcohólicos, casos sociales, población mayor de 60 años y prevalencia de diabetes mellitus. <br /><strong>Resultados:</strong> se identificaron tres consejos populares de alto riesgo, 13 de mediano riesgo y dos de bajo riesgo. …”
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The BET inhibitor JQ1 targets fat metabolism and counteracts obesity by Claudia Fornelli, Alessia Sofia Cento, Lorenzo Nevi, Raffaella Mastrocola, Gustavo Ferreira Alves, Giuseppina Caretti, Massimo Collino, Fabio Penna

“…Introduction: Obesity, one of the most frequent health problems in the adult population, is a condition characterized by excessive white adipose tissue accumulation and accompanied by the increased risk to develop other disorders such as type II diabetes, cardiovascular disorders, physical disability, frailty and sarcopenia. …”
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Association between Serum Uric Acid Levels and Perinatal Outcome in Women with Preeclampsia by Robinson Uchenna Ugwuanyi, Irozuruike Munachiso Chiege, Felix Eke Agwu, George Uchenna Eleje, Nonso Martin Ifediorah

“…Exclusion criteria included pregnant women who were current smokers, took alcohol, and diagnosed with multiple gestation, diabetes mellitus, or renal failure. Associations between categorical variables such as preeclampsia severity and perinatal outcomes were done using logistic regression while means of continuous variables such as serum uric acid were compared using Student’s t-test. …”
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The Growing Obesity Epidemic: Integrating Lifestyle, Pharmacological, and Surgical Interventions for Effective Management by Jan Siwiec, Olga Śpiołek, Agnieszka Wąsowicz, Marcelina Sztyler-Krąkowska, Mateusz Teofilak, Natalia Smyl, Aleksandra Słowikowska, Julia Szatkowska, Franciszek Kędziora, Dariusz Fabian

“… Introduction: Obesity is a multifactorial disease with a growing global prevalence, significantly increasing the risk of numerous health conditions, including type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular diseases. Its management requires a multifaceted approach that includes lifestyle modifications, pharmacologic interventions and, in severe cases, surgical treatments. …”
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Investigation of Association with First-Trimester Free Human Chorionic Gonadotropin-ß, Pregnancy - Associated Plasma Protein-A, and Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes by Gokhan Gonen, Yasam Kemal Akpak, Murat Muhcu

“… OBJECTIVES: This study aimed to investigate the association between first-trimester screening maternal serum markers (free human chorionic gonadotropin-beta (β-hCG), pregnancy-associated plasma protein-A, and adverse pregnancy outcomes (gestational hypertension, preeclampsia, preterm delivery, intrauterine growth restriction, oligohydramnios, intrauterine ex-fetus, abruptio placentae, and gestational diabetes mellitus). STUDY DESIGN: This was a retrospective cohort study including 1516 women who delivered a singleton pregnancy at GATA Haydarpasa Education Hospital from 2006 to 2009. …”
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Determinants of Chronic Kidney Disease among Young Adults attending a Tertiary Care Hospital in Madurai- A Case-Control Study by Sridevi PN, Thirukumaran R, Kannan Muthuraman A, Arunkumar Yograj, Priya S, Hemamalini B

“…Introduction: As with other non-communicable diseases, chronic kidney disease (CKD) also is in a way at the top among the younger population. Apart from diabetes, hypertension, old age, family history of CKD other risk factors like smoking, alcohol, pesticide exposure, heavy metals also made them vulnerable to CKD. …”
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Pulse Wave Velocity as Marker of Preclinical Arterial Disease: Reference Levels in a Uruguayan Population Considering Wave Detection Algorithms, Path Lengths, Aging, and Blood Pres... by Ignacio Farro, Daniel Bia, Yanina Zócalo, Juan Torrado, Federico Farro, Lucía Florio, Alicia Olascoaga, Walter Alallón, Ricardo Lluberas, Ricardo L. Armentano

“…A conservative approach was used, and we excluded symptomatic subjects; subjects with history of cardiovascular (CV) disease, diabetes mellitus or renal failure; subjects with traditional CV risk factors (other than age and gender); asymptomatic subjects with atherosclerotic plaques in carotid arteries; patients taking anti-hypertensives or lipid-lowering medications. …”
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Association between systemic immune-inflammation index and the risk of all-cause, cancer and non-cancer mortality in the general population: results from national health and nutrit... by Siyu Wu, Zhao Liu, Xing Li, Shan Gao, Peng Xia

“…Summary Background Inflammation plays an important role in the progression of cancer and other diseases, such as diabetes and cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases. …”
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Clinical Outcome After Surgical Treatment of Traumatic Peroneal Nerve Injury: An Analysis of Risk Factors After Different Surgical Approaches by Daniel N. Werkmann, Ute M. Bäzner, Martin Petkov, Lena Minzenmay, Gregor Durner, Gregor Antoniadis, Christian R. Wirtz, Maria T. Pedro, Andreas Knoll, Andrej Pala

“…We found no significant associations between age, diabetes mellitus, arterial hypertension, obesity, and postoperative outcomes. …”
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Second-line drug-resistant TB and associated risk factors in Karakalpakstan, Uzbekistan by S. Moe, I. Azamat, S. Allamuratova, M. Oluya, A. Khristusev, M.L. Rekart, K. Mamitova, G. Bidwell, C. Gomez-Restrepo, B. Kalmuratov, Z. Tigay, N. Parpieva, K. Safaev, N. Sitali, D. Gomez, A. Mikhail, A. Sinha

“…Risk factors for SLDR-TB were resistance to rifampicin and/or isoniazid, exposure to clofazimine, retreatment status, contact with drug-susceptible TB case or DR-TB case, and diabetes. CONCLUSIONS: The high prevalence of SLDR-TB is of major concern, emphasising the need for baseline pDST in RR-TB treatment. …”
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Molecular Characteristics, Synthase, and Food Application of Cereal β-Glucan by Lijing Sun, Mengyun Hu, Jie Zhao, Liangjie Lv, Yelun Zhang, Qian Liu, Li Zhang, Cuihong Yu, Peinan Wang, Qianying Li, Hui Li, Yingjun Zhang

“…Cereal β-glucan is a type of valuable dietary fiber that mainly exists in the aleurone, subaleurone, and endosperm of some cereal grains. β-Glucan is acknowledged as a functional food ingredient owing to its multiple health benefits, including the prevention of diabetes, reduction in the incidence of cardiovascular disease, antitumor effects, antioxidant activities, and immunostimulation. …”
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Sodium‐glucose cotransporter‐2 inhibitors in heart failure: an updated meta‐analysis by Yang Cao, Pengxiao Li, Yi Li, Yaling Han

“…Compared with placebo, SGLT2i is associated with a lower incidence of composite of first hospitalization for heart failure (HHF) or cardiovascular death (CV death) [hazard ratio (HR) = 0.76 95% confidence interval (CI) = 0.71–0.81], which is consistent regardless of the diabetes status, type of gliflozines used, and follow‐up duration. …”
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Association between triglyceride-glucose index and its composite obesity indexes and cardio-renal disease: analysis of the NHANES 2013-2018 cycle by Yu Wu, Chengsen Liu, Jiandong Cao

“…According to subgroup analyses, TyG and its composite obesity measurements were more strongly associated with CKD in younger individuals (≤ 50), males, and those with diabetes mellitus (P for interaction 0.05).ConclusionsThe TyG-WHtR and TyG-WC are associated with an increased risk of cardiac and renal disease, indicating enhanced diagnostic accuracy. …”
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