Following available clinical and laboratory parameters will be collected for 5 years Treatment modalities ( life stye modification, medication, bariatric surgery) eating habits quality of life body mass index , blood pressure body fat distribution (impedance measurement) laboratory parameters (serum
Background Polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) is a heterogeneous disorder affecting 510% of women of reproductive age. It is a disorder that affects the reproductive, endocrine and metabolic functions and is the leading cause of chronic anovulation leading to infertility.
PCOS is characterized by
INTRODUCTION
Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is the most common cause of chronic liver disease in developed countries affecting approximately 30 % of the general adult population. The disease is defined by an increased fat accumulation in the liver cells (>5 %), not caused by excessive
INTRODUCTION
Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is the most common cause of chronic liver disease in developed countries affecting approximately 30 % of the general adult population. The disease is defined by an increased fat accumulation in the liver cells (>5 %), not caused by excessive
Hypotheses and Specific Aims
Hypotheses CG Saliva-Check Mutans will test positive in children with clinical caries.
Specific Aims
- Assess CG Saliva-Check Mutans saliva testing for identification of high caries risk patients
Background and Significance
Early Childhood Caries
Suboptimal oral health
Recruitment will be a prospective study in patients with body mass index (BMI) of 23.5-30 kg/m2, aged between 18 and 65 years old. Each patient will be preoperatively screened (including psychologist assessment) and evaluated by the study multidisciplinary team before recruitment. The study will
Objective: to evaluate the influence of low-calorie diet on serum and urinary metabolic parameters of obese adults with urinary calculi and lithogenic metabolic abnormalities.
Method: prospective study of 50 patients, aged over 18 years, with a body mass index above 30 kg/m2, urinary calculi and
The risk of bone loss in response to immobilization and space flight is widely recognized, with such bone losses occurring predominantly in the legs. Loading forces in the lower extremities are typically low in space and during bed rest, but musculoskeletal loading countermeasures can prevent or
This randomized controlled trial will evaluate the appropriate dose of Vitamin D required to maintain Vitamin D sufficiency amongst Indian and Malay PMO women. The study will last for six months. 150 PMO women of Indian and Malay ethnicity will be randomly allocated into 3 different dosing regimens
Vitamin D has a range of biological effects of public health relevance (Prentice et al, 2008). Besides its well known role in mineralization of bone and teeth, vitamin D also play important roles in metabolic functions, the pathogenesis of certain diseases, e.g. type 1 diabetes, celiac disease,
Background:
Fetuin A is a protein secreted by hepatocytes that inhibits insulin receptor tyrosine kinase of adipose and muscle cells (1, 2). Recently, its inhibitory potency on calcium phosphate precipitation has been linked to cardio-vascular (CV) calcification and has predicted CV and non-CV
Background and rationale
Nephrolithiasis is a disease that could be defined as social, due to its widespread distribution and its continually increasing incidence in industrialized countries with a high standard of living (1). In Italy, it strikes just under 10% of the population, leading to
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