Role of High-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol (HDL-C) as a Clinical Predictor of Decompensation in Patients with Chronic Liver Disease (CLD) by Harshavardhan Rao B, Priya Nair, Anoop K. Koshy, S. Krishnapriya, C. R. Greeshma, Rama P. Venu

“…Patients with cholestatic liver disease and hepatocellular carcinoma were excluded. Fasting lipids were measured in all patients at the time of recruitment. …”
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The Importance of Natural Indigo Dye and Its Revitalization and Ethiopian Potential for Indigo Growing by Abera Kechi Kabish, Molla Tadesse Abate, Zelalem Adane Alemar, Solomon Girmay

“…With natural indigo dye, it can be achieved eco-friendly dyeing without the application of mordant attaining commercially acceptable fastness properties. Owing to the popularity of blue jeans around the world, especially those that are naturally dyed indigo blue, indigo dye consumption is now rising. …”
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The challenges associated with a ketogenic diet: a narrative review by Xin Qi, Richard Tester

“…This generally accepted clinical approach (which is based on essentially fasting, historically) was applied and recorded back to the 1920s (for a patient with diabetic ketoacidosis). …”
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Insights into the systemic risk factors associated with diabetic retinopathy in the Indian population: A comprehensive systematic review and meta-analysis by KT Muhammed Favas, Mamidi Niveditha, Beema T Yoosuf, Manideep Bhukya, Parul Chawla Gupta, Pinaki Dutta, Dipika Bansal

“…Being male (OR: 1.38, 95% CI: 1.11–1.72), intake of insulin (OR: 2.05, 95% CI: 1.02–4.14), higher HbA1c levels (MD: 0.50, 95% CI: 0.06–0.94), higher random (MD: 0.32, 95% CI: 0.10–0.55), and fasting blood glucose levels (MD: 0.51, 95% CI: 0.10–0.93) were found to be significantly associated with increased risks of DR among diabetic patients, while age, body mass index, hypertension, lipid profile, and smoking status did not indicate any association with DR. …”
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Hypoglycemic activity of brown seaweed (Sargassum plagiophyllum) kombucha bioactive compound in rat model type-2 of diabetes by Priambodo Ahmad Faris, Martati Erryana, Firdaus Muhamad

“…The study’s conclusion shows that S. plagiophyllum kombucha has bioactive compounds as hypoglycemic agents and contributes to improving body weight, fasting blood glucose (FBG), lipid profiles, insulin, and MDA in type-2 diabetes rats model.…”
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The Impact of Insulin Degludec on Glucocorticoid-Induced Hyperglycemia in Patients with Diabetes and COVID-19 Infection by Varun Prasanna, Ravindranath Venketesan

“…There was a statistically significant decrease in average fasting plasma glucose from baseline (231.2 ± 91.1 mg/dL) to day 7/discharge (150.7 ± 32.1 mg/dL) (P < 0.05). …”
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Risk Factors for Sudden in-hospital Cardiac Death in Patients with ST-segment Elevation Acute Myocardial Infarction by Antonio Rafael Enamorado Anaya, Isolda María García Cañete, Marilín González Agüero, Gaoussou Goro

“…As risk factors, the following were determined: a history of heart failure, presenting the Killip Kimball classification III-IV, as well as fasting first glycemic levels greater than 10 mmol / L and creatine phosphokinase greater than 180 IU. …”
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Renoprotective Effect of Thai Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Treated with SGLT-2 Inhibitors versus DPP-4 Inhibitors: A Real-World Observational Study by Apichaya Chanawong, Suriyon Uitrakul, Supatcha Incomenoy, Natnicha Poonchuay

“…However, the trend of eGFR reduction in patients with baseline eGFR <60 mL/min/1.73 m2 was smaller than those with baseline eGFR ≥60 mL/min/1.73 m2. In addition, the fasting blood sugar and haemoglobin A1c levels significantly decreased from baseline in both the groups. …”
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De l’espace incertain : trajectoire spatiale d’une innovation sociale « par retrait ». Étude de la composition de l’association des gîtes et refuges du Queyras (Hautes-Alpes, Franc... by Yann Borgnet

“…Le Queyras a suivi ce processus cyclique, alternant entre des périodes fastes de développement portées par l’innovation, et des périodes de crises. …”
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Higher risk of carotid plaque among lean individuals with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease: A retrospective study. by Jiangfeng Xue, Lun Zhao, Liang Shao, Huiwang Zhang, Yewei Feng, Ping Shuai

“…Age, gender, systolic blood pressure, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, fasting blood glucose, and Fibrosis-4 index (FIB-4) were identified as independent risk factors with cutoff values lower than the normal upper limits. …”
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Risk factors burden in Cuba, Latin American and the Caribbean region by Armando Seuc Jo, Mayelin Mirabal Sosa, Yanet García Serrano, Karen Alfonso Sague, Oscar Díaz Díaz, Delia María Gálvez Medina

“…<br /><strong>Results:</strong> Smoking, elevated fasting glucose, elevated body mass index, and elevated systolic blood pressure accounted for more than 50% (55.2%) of the global burden in Cuba for 2019. …”
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Assessment of Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Women Having Female Pattern Hair Loss by Damini Verma, Vibhu Mendiratta, Taru Garg, Smita Tripathi, Shaili Tomer

“…The objective was to measure carotid intima-media thickness (CIMT) by doppler ultrasound, Body mass index (BMI), waist circumference, lipid profile, fasting blood sugar (FBS), insulin, testosterone, Sex hormone binding globulin (SHBG), hs-CRP, ESR and fibrinogen, in pre-menopausal women having FPHL and to correlate these parameters with severity of FPHL. …”
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Bifidobacterium animalis subsp. lactis TG11 ameliorates loperamide-induced constipation in mice by modulating gut microbiota by Weiwei Ma, Yiyang Zhao, Yuyang Liu, Yanyan Wang, Shuang Yu, Lili Huang

“…Fecal samples were collected for short-chain fatty acid and gut microbiota analyses. Following a 16-hour fasting period, various parameters were assessed on day 15, including intestinal motility, fecal water content, defecation status, gut peptide levels in blood, and mRNA expression levels of SCF and c-kit in colonic tissue.ResultsTG11 significantly enhanced intestinal motility and maintained fecal water content. …”
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Is the Occurrence or Reversal of Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease Associated with Long-Term Helicobacter pylori Infection among Chinese Adults? A Cohort Study by Xia-Xia Zhao, Rui-Ling Wang, Ming-Hao Liu, Xiao-jun Huang

“…Besides, the incidence of uric acid, postprandial blood glucose, TG, LDL-C, HDL-C, and fasting plasma glucose was significantly different between the two groups (p<0.001), but no difference was found in alanine aminotransferase (ALT), liver-total protein, urea nitrogen, and cholesterol (p>0.05). …”
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Diabetes management self-efficacy and glycaemic control among people with type 2 diabetes in a resource-limited setting by Idongesit L. Jackson, Unyime I. Eshiet, Samuel I. Onung, Esther S. Egbe

“…Glycaemic control was assessed with fasting blood glucose (FBG). Data were analysed using SPSS v.25.0. …”
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Increased Small Dense LDL and Decreased Paraoxonase Enzyme Activity Reveals Formation of an Atherogenic Risk in Streptozotocin-Induced Diabetic Guinea Pigs by Mutay Aslan, Filiz Ozcan, Ertan Kucuksayan

“…Guinea pigs were given a single intraperitoneal (ip) injection of streptozotocin (STZ) and animals having fasting blood glucose levels greater than 200 mg/dl, were considered diabetic. …”
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The Physiological Role of GABA in Fine-Tuning Control of Blood Glucose and Diabetes Treatment by Mohsen Davari, Shahla Sohrabipour, Atefeh Golkari

“…Diabetes mellitus is characterized by elevated blood glucose levels, manifesting during fasting or after meals. According to projections by the International Diabetes Federation, the global incidence of diabetes was approximately 366 million individuals in 2011, with an anticipated increase to 552 million by 2030. …”
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Physical activity and metabolic syndrome in primary care patients in Spain. by Rafael Manuel Micó-Pérez, Natalia Hernández Segura, Vicente Martín-Sánchez, Alfonso Barquilla-García, Sonsoles M Velilla-Zancada, José Polo-García, Miguel Ángel Prieto-Díaz, Vicente Pallares-Carratala, Antonio Segura-Fragoso, Leovigildo Ginel-Mendoza, Sergio Cinza-Sanjurjo

“…The adjusted ANOVA model shows that diastolic blood pressure, triglycerides, fasting blood glucose, and waist circumference were significantly lower the higher the level of physical activity in both men and women (p<0.05).…”
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The validity of serum autotaxin as a predictor of hepatic fibrosis in patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease by Muhammad Abdel-Gawad, Hamdiy Mahfouz, Mona Abdelmeguid, Gehad M.A.-A. Hassan, Marwa Khalaf, Hani S. Aboalam

“…Regarding lab data, higher cholesterol, low-density lipoproteins, lower high-density lipoproteins level, and triglycerides levels were in males (P< 0.05) with nonsignificant change regarding fasting glucose, hemoglobin A1C, AST, ALT, AST/ALT ratio, Albumin, HB, white blood cell, and Platelet (P>0.05). …”
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Methotrexate-Associated Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease with Transaminitis in Rheumatoid Arthritis by Rajalingham Sakthiswary, Grace Yin Lai Chan, Ee Tzun Koh, Khai Pang Leong, Bernard Yu Hor Thong

“…Compared to the controls, the cases had significantly higher mean cumulative dose of MTX (4.03 ± 2.25 g versus 10.04 ± 9.94 g, P≤0.05), weekly dose of MTX (11.3 ± 4.8 mg versus 13.1 ± 4.4 mg weekly, P=0.033), and fasting blood glucose (P=0.029). Following multivariate regression analysis, only cumulative dose of MTX remained significant (P=0.015). …”
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