The impact of undernutrition on the association between hypomagnesemia and dynapenia in older women by Ozcan Uzun, Cihan Heybeli, Lee Smith, Nicola Veronese, Masoud Rahmati, Andre Hajek, Pinar Soysal

“…However, in the undernourished group, hypomagnesemia was associated with dynapenia after adjusting for age, diabetes mellitus, hypertension, coronary heart disease, Barthel and Lawton scores, polypharmacy, glomerular filtration rate, serum albumin, hemoglobin, and MNA score (OR 2.95, 95% CI 1.04–8.32, p = 0.040). …”
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Effectiveness of Single-Tablet Combination Therapy in Improving Adherence and Persistence and the Relation to Clinical and Economic Outcomes by Carly J. Paoli, Jörg Linder, Khushboo Gurjar, Deepika Thakur, Julie Wyckmans, Stacy Grieve

“…In RWE studies examining clinical outcomes (n = 17), 14 reported positive findings with FDCs, including a reduced need for add-on medication, blood pressure control, and improved hemoglobin A1C. HRQoL studies generally reported numerical improvements with STCTs or similarities between STCTs and LDCs. …”
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Assessment of derangement in biochemical profile in primary open angle glaucoma patients presenting at a tertiary care hospital by Fatima Tuz Zuhra, Mehnaz Khattak, Sana Nadeem, Noreen Atzaz, Attika Khalid, Sami Saeed

“…hs-CRP was performed on ELISA plate reader Platos R496 while spectrophotometric analysis of serum uric acid, creatinine, and cholesterol was carried on Beckman Coulter AU-700. Results: Mean hemoglobin (Hb), Total leukocyte count (TLC), serum urea, creatinine, uric acid, ALT, bilirubin, cholesterol and HbA1c were 12.80 ±1.50g, 8.88±1.92 mm3, 5.95±5.47 µmol/l, 92.19±21.81 µmol/l, 305.85±79.92 mmol/l, 34.31±18.26 IU/L, 9.26±3.11 µmol/l, 5.18±0.96 mmol/l,6.70±1.28 %respectively whereas the Mean IOP in POAG patients was 28mmHg, mean CCT was 516.6 µm, and mean vertical CDR was 0.6. …”
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Altered Brain Activity and Effective Connectivity within the Nonsensory Cortex during Stimulation of a Latent Myofascial Trigger Point by Xinglou Li, Meiling Luo, Yan Gong, Ning Xu, Congcong Huo, Hui Xie, Shouwei Yue, Zengyong Li, Yonghui Wang

“…Seventeen participants with latent MTrPs underwent functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) to collect cerebral oxygenation hemoglobin (Δ[oxy-Hb]) signals. The Δ[oxy-Hb] signals of the left/right prefrontal cortex (L/R PFC), left/right motor cortex (L/R MC), and left/right occipital lobe (L/R OL) of the subjects were measured using functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) in the resting state, nonmyofascial trigger point (NMTrP), state and MTrP state. …”
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Prevalence and associated factors of postpartum anemia after cesarean delivery in public hospitals of Awi zone, North West Ethiopia, 2023; a cross-sectional study. by Gebretsadek Habtamu, Asmare Talie, Tinsae Kassa, Dawit Misganaw Belay

“…Being primipara (AOR = 0.47,95%CI = 0.24,0.92), indication for current C/S (malpresentation) (AOR = 0.29,95%CI = 0.09,0.90), having pre-operation hemoglobin level <11g/dl (AOR = 14.5;95% CI = 4.11,51.16) and having medical complication during current pregnancy (AOR = 5.95,95%CI = 1.88,18.83) were significantly associated with postpartum anemia after cesarean delivery.…”
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Pulmonary Mucormycosis – An Experience from a Tertiary Care Center in Southern India: A PULM MUCOR Study by Ashwin Oliver Arul, K. Rajiv Karthik, Devasahayam Jesudas Christopher

“…The most common risk factor was diabetes in 34 patients (91%), with the mean glycosylated hemoglobin A1C (HbA1C) at presentation being 10.28. …”
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Assessment of Zinc Alpha-2 Glycoprotein Level in Gestational Diabetes Woman in Respect to Glycemic Status with and without Treatment by Bara Nahdh Saleem, Manal Khalid Abdulridha, Hind Abdalkhaliq Showman, Manal Sabbar

“…There was significant increase in Fasting Blood Glucose and Glycated Hemoglobin in GDM pregnant women group 2 and 3 compared to group 1 pregnant women, meanwhile, slight increase in fasting plasma insulin level and Homeostatic Model Assessment of Insulin Resistance (HOMA IR) among group 2 and 3 compared to group 1 pregnant women, though not noticeable (P≥ 0.05). …”
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Association Between Cardiometabolic Comorbidity Burden and Outcomes in Heart Failure by Carine E. Hamo, Xiyue Li, Chiadi E. Ndumele, Amrita Mukhopadhyay, Samrachana Adhikari, Saul Blecker

“…Severely uncontrolled comorbidities were defined as systolic blood pressure ≥160 mm Hg, hemoglobin A1c ≥8%, and body mass index ≥35 kg/m2. Cox regression models were used to assess the association between cardiometabolic comorbidity burden and time to all‐cause and HF hospitalization at 1 year, adjusting for age, sex, race or ethnicity, and insurance status, smoking, prior hospitalization, and Elixhauser comorbidity index. …”
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Meta-Analysis of 11 Heterogeneous Studies regarding Dipeptidyl Peptidase 4 Inhibitor Add-On Therapy for Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Patients Treated with Insulin by Katsuya Shibuki, Shuji Shimada, Takao Aoyama

“…We conducted a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials, which compared the efficacy and safety of adding DPP-4 inhibitors or placebo to insulin therapy; the level of hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) in the patients was >7.0%, and the duration of treatment was ≥8 weeks. …”
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Real-world smartphone-based point-of-care diagnostics in primary health care to monitor HbA1c levels in people with diabetes by Sabrina Rhode, Lisa Rogge, Marthoenis Marthoenis, Till Seuring, Hendra Zufry, Till Bärnighausen, Hizir Sofyan, Jennifer Manne-Goehler, Sebastian Vollmer

“…Abstract Background The lack of accurate and affordable monitoring of glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) is a common issue among patients with diabetes in low- and middle-income countries. …”
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Relationship between CYP2C19 Polymorphism and Clopidogrel Resistance in Patients with Coronary Heart Disease and Ischemic Stroke in China by Rong Chang, Wenqin Zhou, Yi Ye, Xiaofei Zhang, Yanmin Liu, Jinchun Wu

“…For the Han population, the differences in age, glycosylated hemoglobin, activated partial thromboplastin time (APTT), gender, aspirin resistance, and diabetes were significant between the CR and non-CR groups. …”
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Clinical and Biological Characteristics of Severe Malaria in Children under 5 Years Old in Benin by Xiao Ma, Xin Fan, Kora Chabi Youssaou, Junfei Zhang, Xingyi Wang, Guoqiang Zheng, Shuping Tian, Yujing Gao

“…Delirium affected significantly more patients in group C than in groups A and B. In group C, the hemoglobin and hematocrit levels were significantly higher p<0.05, and the leukocyte count was significantly lower p<0.01 than in groups A and B. …”
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Impact of strict IGF1 control on quality-of-life scores in patients with acromegaly by Chaitanya Gandhi, Marie-Claire Denis, Daniel Holmes, Juan Rivera, Stan van Uum, Shereen Ezzat, Constance Chik

“…PASQ score decreased by 3.5 (p=0.02) and the ACRODAT® overall status decreased by 50.5 (p=0.001); however, there was no difference in the AcroQoL score. Hemoglobin A1c and liver enzymes did not differ and repeat MRI of the sella at 6 months showed no change.ConclusionsIn this pilot study, stricter control of modest IGF1 elevations led to symptomatic improvement as measured by the PASQ score. …”
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Factors associated with malnutrition inflammation score among hemodialysis patients: A cross-sectional investigation in tertiary care hospital, Palestine. by Zakaria Hamdan, Zaher Nazzal, Fatima Masoud Al-Amouri, Sanaa Ishtayah, Sarah Sammoudi, Lawra Bsharat, Manal Badrasawi

“…Additionally, malnutrition was significantly higher among patients who does not meet their recommended calorie intake (p = 0.008), whose sodium intake within recommendation (p = 0.049), patients with low levels of hemoglobin (p = 0.022), albumin (p<0.001), TIBC (p = 0.002), phosphate (p<0.001), and patients with higher levels of ferritin (p<0.001). …”
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The Role of Aspartate Aminotransferase/Platelet Ratio Index Score in Predicting Intrahepatic Cholestasis of Pregnancy and its Relationship with Total Bile Acid Level: A Case-Contro... by Merve Demir, Emre Sertel

“…STUDY DESIGN: This retrospective case-control study was conducted by examining the hospital records of women diagnosed with ICP (n=66) and healthy controls (n=70) among women followed during pregnancy. Hemoglobin (Hb), platelet count (PLT), aspartate aminotransferase (AST), and alanine aminotransferase (ALT) values of all patients were obtained from routine blood test data taken in the first and third trimesters. …”
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The Influence of Concurrent Autoimmune Thyroiditis on the Cardiometabolic Consequences of Cabergoline in Postmenopausal Women by Robert Krysiak, Marcin Basiak, Witold Szkróbka, Bogusław Okopień

“…In addition to prolactin, we assessed thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH), thyroid antibodies, and glucose homeostasis markers: fasting glucose, the homeostatic model assessment 1 of insulin resistance ratio (HOMA1-IR), and glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c). Furthermore, we assessed plasma lipids, plasma uric acid levels, high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hsCRP), fibrinogen, homocysteine, and the urine albumin-to-creatinine ratio (UACR). …”
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Serum Indicators Reflecting Gastric Function May Also Correlate with Other Extragastric Diseases by Yuehua Gong, Wei Wang, Yi Li, Yuan Yuan

“…As serum glucose and glycated hemoglobin (HbA1C) increased, PGI/II concentrations increased monotonically from 11.98 to 12.67 and 9.7 to 13.54 (P<0.05), respectively. …”
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Use of DIABAX feed additive and a biogenic stimulant in calves during their rehabilitation after gastrointestinal infections by N. V. Shanshin

“…Daily administration of DIABAX feed additive to calves of О-1 group for 15 days reduced recurrent disease rate in the calves by 14.4%, resulted in significant increase in calcium and magnesium levels in sera by 10.1% and 75.0% (p ≤ 0.05), respectively, as well increase in immunoglobulin G level by 2.3 times, erythrocyte level – by 3.8%, hemoglobin level – by 8.0%, leukocyte level – by 21.8%, albumin/globulin ratio – by 35.1% in sera as compared to initial values.…”
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Impact of Early versus Late Referral to Nephrologists on Outcomes of Chronic Kidney Disease Patients in Northern India by Manoj Dhanorkar, Narayan Prasad, Ravi Kushwaha, Manas Behera, Dharmendra Bhaduaria, Monika Yaccha, Manas Patel, Anupama Kaul

“…The CKD-MBD parameters, hemoglobin, and nutritional parameters were worse in LR. …”
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Anemia and associated factors among HIV/AIDS patients treated with antiretroviral therapy at Mizan-Tepi University Teaching Hospital, Southwest Ethiopia by Tadesse Adula Duguma, Teshale Worku, Mengistu Abayneh

“…Blood samples were collected for hemoglobin determination and CD4+ cell count. Data were entered using Epi-data manager and analyzed using a statistical package for social sciences. …”
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