Impact of Order Set on Exocrine Pancreatic Insufficiency in Chronic Pancreatitis, Pancreatic Cancer, and Pancreatic Resection by Michael Ladna, Ishaan Madhok, Adnan Bhat, Nicole Ruiz, Jackson Brown, Jake Wilson, Peter Jiang, Robert Taylor, Mark Radetic, John George, Christopher Forsmark

“…Ordering of pancreatic elastase, A1c, vitamin D, and dual X-ray absorptiometry increased from 20.4% to 29.9% (P < .001), 54.7%–62.1% (P = .001), 30.9%–48.1% (P < .001) and 10%–18% (P < .001), respectively. …”
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A Clinical Monitoring Program of COVID-19 Outpatients: A Prospective Cohort Study by Hossein Kasiri, Cyrus Mahjub, Mohammadreza Mazaeri, Fahimeh Naderi-Behdani, Aliyeh Bazi, Monireh Ghazaeian, Sahar Fallah

“…Hydroxychloroquine, naproxen, diphenhydramine, azithromycin, and vitamin D3 were the most common medications administered (98%, 96%, 94%, 68%, and 57%, respectively). …”
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Rendahnya Pengetahuan Gizi Ibu dan Defisiensi Asupan Energi Balita sebagai Faktor Risiko Stunting di Wilayah Pertanian by Shabrina Nuril Zhafira, Dina Rahayuning Pangestuti, Apoina Kartini

“…Hasil uji bivariat memperlihatkan hubungan antara pekerjaan ayah (p-value=0,019), pendapatan keluarga (p-value=0,001), pengetahuan ibu (p-value=0,001), ketahanan pangan keluarga (p-value=0,001), asupan gizi balita berupa energi (p-value=0,001), protein (p-value=0,001), vitamin A (p-value=0,036), vitamin D (p-value=0,027), seng (p-value=0,036), pola asuh (p-value=0,011), dan kesehatan lingkungan (p-value=0,001) dengan kejadian stunting. …”
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Short-term effects of follicle-stimulating hormone on immune function, lipid, and vitamin metabolism in transiently castrated men by Jéssica Guedes, Indira Pla, Aniel Sanchez, Gyorgy Marko-Varga, Gilberto Barbosa Domont, K Barbara Sahlin, Berk Hazir, Aleksander Giwercman, Fábio César Sousa Nogueira, Johan Malm, Yvonne Lundberg Giwercman

“…In addition, low FSH levels were correlated with a reduction in the active form of vitamin D (P < 0.02). These results highlight the short-term metabolic impacts of FSH in males. …”
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Diet management of older subjects with Oropharyngeal Dysphagia: The efficacy of ready-made texture-modified and fortified meals by Nikolina Jukic Peladic, Paolo Orlandoni, Laura Bartoloni, Giulia Giulioni, Claudia Venturini, Alessia Fumagalli

“…This study investigated whether the ready-made texture-modified meals, fortified with amino acids and Vitamin D, may guarantee safe and efficient management of meals in older subjects with OD and facilitate patient management. …”
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An empowerment programme to improve diet quality during pregnancy – the Power 4 a Healthy Pregnancy cluster randomised controlled trial by Renske M. van Lonkhuijzen, Jeanne H. M. de Vries, Elske Brouwer-Brolsma, Susanne Cremers, Janine P. M. Faessen, Edith J. M. Feskens, Annemarie Wagemakers

“…The total diet quality score significantly improved during pregnancy in the intervention group compared to the control group (4.28; 95% CI: 7.87 to 0.70; p = 0.019), particularly driven by improvements in the scores for vitamin D, iodine, and fish. Although other components, including fruit, whole-grain foods, nuts, dairy foods, iodine, and fish showed greater average increases in diet quality scores within the intervention group, these differences were not significant. …”
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The Early Results of the Laparoscopic Mini-Gastric Bypass/One Anastomosis Gastric Bypass on Patients with Different Body Mass Index by Mohsen Mahmoudieh, Behrouz Keleidari, Naser Afshin, Masoud Sayadi Shahraki, Shahab Shahabi Shahmiri, Erfan Sheikhbahaei, Hamid Melali

“…Patients’ BMI, postoperative weight, excess weight loss, and laboratory tests including fasting blood sugar (FBS), lipid profile, serum iron (Fe), ferritin, total iron-binding capacity (TIBC), 25-OH vitamin D, vitamin B12, liver function tests, and albumin were recorded preoperatively and within 3- and 6-month follow-up. …”
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Case report: Prolonged and severe hungry bone syndrome after parathyroidectomy in X-linked hypophosphatemia by Giulia Puliani, Valeria Hasenmajer, Matteo Spaziani, Matteo Spaziani, Federico Frusone, Chiara Tarantino, Francesco Angelini, Ludovica Vincenzi, Riccardo Lubrano, Alessia Marcellino, Marco Biffoni, Andrea M. Isidori, Andrea M. Isidori

“…After 6 months and preparation with 1,25-dihydroxy vitamin D, the patient underwent total parathyroidectomy with autotransplantation of half of a parathyroid gland into the sternocleidomastoid muscle. …”
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Evaluating the association between lipidome and female reproductive diseases through comprehensive Mendelian randomization analyses by Ye Ma, Fang Wu, Zeming Yu, Lu Yang

“…Furthermore, it was determined that the causal associations between these lipidome profiles and FRDs were independent of BMI, obesity, diabetes, smoking, alcohol use, physical activity, inflammation, depression, waist-hip ratio, vitamin D, dehydroepiandrosterone sulphate, sex hormone binding globulin, and testosterone levels. …”
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Hubungan Ketahanan Pangan, Pola Asuh, dan Tingkat Kecukupan Gizi dengan Kejadian Stunting Balita 6-59 Bulan di Puskesmas Dawe, Kabupaten Kudus by Tarisca Rahmatika, Dina Rahayuning Pangestuti, Alfi Fairuz Asna

“…Hasil: Hasil menunjukkan pola asuh ibu balita kategori baik (58,1%), keluarga tahan pangan (74,4%), tingkat kecukupan gizi balita pada energi (73,3%), zinc (91,9%), kalsium (57%), zat besi (54,7%), dan vitamin D (38,4%) cukup dan semua balita tercukupi pada protein dan vitamin A. …”
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Ethnic inequalities in mental and physical multimorbidity in women of reproductive age: a data linkage cohort study by Amelia Jewell, Matthew Broadbent, Stephani Hatch, Mark Ashworth, Megan Pritchard, Sarah Dorrington, Louise Howard, Raquel Catalao

“…Black and Asian women were less likely to smoke or misuse substances and more likely to be vitamin D deficient. Black women were significantly more likely to be overweight (adjusted OR 3.47 (3.00–4.01) p&lt;0.001), be diagnosed with hypertension (adjusted OR 3.95 (2.67–5.85) p&lt;0.00) and have two or more physical health conditions (adj OR 1.94 (1.41–2.68) p&lt;0.001) than white British women.Conclusions Our results challenge the perspective that regular monitoring of physical health in primary care should be exclusively encouraged in people with a l diagnosis. …”
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Sunlight exposure practice and its associated factors among infants in Ethiopia, systematic review and meta-analysis. by Fanos Yeshanew Ayele, Natnael Kebede, Asnakew Molla Mekonen, Mengistu Mera Mihiretu, Yawkal Tsega, Elsabeth Addisu, Niguss Cherie, Tesfaye Birhane, Chala Daba, Ahmed Hussien Asfaw, Zinet Abegaz, Abel Endawekie, Anissa Mohammed, Dagnachew Melak, Fekade Demeke Bayou, Husniya Yasin, Aregash Abebayehu Zerga, Fikre Bayu Gebeyehu, Birhanu Wagaye

“…<h4>Background</h4>Lack of sunlight exposure is the primary reason for the worldwide epidemic of vitamin D deficiency. There was a meta-analysis conducted under the title of Knowledge and Practice of Mothers towards sunshine exposure of their children in Ethiopia. …”
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Assessment of risk factors for osteopenia development in premature babies by A. Yu. Tsymbal, Yu. V. Kotlova

“…Extragenital diseases, clinical signs of calcium deficiency in mothers, and women’s intake of calcium and vitamin D3 during pregnancy did not have a statistically significant difference (p > 0.05) in the studied PB and control group. …”
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Danlian-Tongmai formula improves diabetic vascular calcification by regulating CCN3/NOTCH signal axis to inhibit inflammatory reaction by Wenting Wang, Yiwen Li, Mengmeng Zhu, Qian Xu, Jing Cui, Yanfei Liu, Yanfei Liu, Yue Liu

“…A DVC rat model was established using streptozotocin (STZ) combined with vitamin D3 (VitD3). The effects of DLTM on DVC were evaluated through alizarin red staining, calcium deposition, and changes in osteogenic and contractile markers. …”
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RadBone: bone toxicity following pelvic radiotherapy – a prospective randomised controlled feasibility study evaluating a musculoskeletal health package in women with gynaecologica... by Janelle Yorke, Sarah O’Connell, Sally Taylor, Karen Johnson, Robert G Bristow, Martin Eden, Kate Haslett, John Moore, Rohit Kochhar, Victoria Chatzimavridou Grigoriadou, Lisa H Barraclough, Ivona Baricevic-Jones, Zoe Merchant, Thomas Westwood, Anthony David Whetton, Claire E Higham

“…The RadBone randomised controlled trial (RCT) aims to determine the feasibility and acceptability of a musculoskeletal health package (MHP) intervention in women undergoing pelvic radiotherapy for gynaecological malignancies and to preliminary explore clinical effectiveness of the intervention.Methods and analysis The RadBone RCT will evaluate the addition to standard care of an MHP consisting of a physical assessment of the musculoskeletal health, a 3-month prehabilitation personalised exercise package, as well as an evaluation of the fracture risk and if required the prescription of appropriate bone treatment including calcium, vitamin D and—for high-risk individuals—bisphosphonates. …”
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Nutritional intake of micronutrient and macronutrient and type 2 diabetes: machine learning schemes by Mohammad Rashidmayvan, Amin Mansoori, Elahe Derakhshan-Nezhad, Davoud Tanbakuchi, Fatemeh Sangin, Maryam Mohammadi-Bajgiran, Malihehsadat Abedsaeidi, Sara Ghazizadeh, MohammadReza Mohammad Taghizadeh Sarabi, Ali Rezaee, Gordon Ferns, Habibollah Esmaily, Majid Ghayour-Mobarhan

“…Result Nutritional intake in the T2D group showed that potassium, calcium, magnesium, zinc, iodine, carotene, vitamin D, tryptophan, and vitamin B12 had an inverse correlation with the incidence of diabetes (p < 0.05). …”
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Reconstruction and computer analysis of the structural and functional organization of the gene network regulating cholesterol biosynthesis in humans and the evolutionary characteri... by A. D. Mikhailova, S. A. Lashin, V. A. Ivanisenko, P. S. Demenkov, E. V. Ignatieva

“…Cholesterol is an essential structural component of cell membranes and a precursor of vitamin D, as well as steroid hormones. Humans and other animal species can absorb cholesterol from food. …”
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Risk Factors for Fracture in Patients with Coexisting Chronic Kidney Disease and Type 2 Diabetes: An Observational Analysis from the CREDENCE Trial by Tamara K. Young, Nigel D. Toussaint, Gian Luca Di Tanna, Clare Arnott, Carinna Hockham, Amy Kang, Aletta E. Schutte, Vlado Perkovic, Kenneth W. Mahaffey, Rajiv Agarwal, George L. Bakris, David M. Charytan, Hiddo J. L. Heerspink, Adeera Levin, Carol Pollock, David C. Wheeler, Hong Zhang, Meg J. Jardine

“…Independent fracture predictors were older age (hazard ratio [HR] 1.04, confidence interval [CI] 1.01–1.06), female sex (HR 2.49, CI 1.70–3.65), previous fracture (HR 2.30, CI 1.58–3.34), Asian race (HR 1.74, CI 1.09–2.78), vitamin D therapy requirement (HR 2.05, CI 1.31–3.21), HbA1c (HR 1.14, CI 1.00–1.32), prior cardiovascular event (HR 1.60, CI 1.10–2.33), and serum albumin (HR 0.41, CI 0.23–0.74) (lower albumin associated with greater risk). …”
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Prognosis and factors related to severe secondary hyperparathyroidism in long-term peritoneal dialysis patients by Yanmei Li, Xiaonan Feng, Na Chen, Shuhua Song, Min Yu, Yan Wang, Hongxia Zhang, Li Wang, Menghua Chen, Na Tian

“…The sSHPT and non-sSHPT groups comprised 75 (9.7%) (median progression, 35 months) and 696 patients, respectively. sSHPT was defined as a serum intact parathyroid hormone (PTH) level >800 pg/mL observed three times after active vitamin D pulse therapy. The influence of sSHPT on the prognosis of and risk factors for sSHPT progression were evaluated using logistic and Cox regression analyses. …”
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Medical therapy to treat obesity and optimize fertility in women of reproductive age: a narrative review by Janelle Duah, David B. Seifer

“…Given the inherent risks of surgery, the development of vitamin (i.e. B12, folate, vitamin D) and mineral (i.e. iron, copper, zinc) deficiencies, that may impact the health of the mother and fetus, as well as the recommended delay of 1–2 years prior to attempting pregnancy, bariatric surgery should not be considered first-line therapy for obesity management in women of reproductive age, especially for women who are hoping to conceive quickly or are nearing advanced maternal age. …”
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