Exercise Reduces Medication for Metabolic Syndrome Management: A 5-Year Follow-up Study

Elevated fasting insulin predicts the future incidence of metabolic syndrome: a 5-year follow-up study

BACKGROUND There is controversy about the specific pathophysiology of metabolic syndrome (MS) but several authors have argued that hyperinsulinemia is a key feature of the cluster. We aimed to assess whether the baseline insulin levels could predict the development of MS in a well characterised cohort of otherwise healthy adults who were followed over a five year period. METHODS We identified...

Combined resistance and balance-jumping exercise reduces older women's injurious falls and fractures: 5-year follow-up study.

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE previously, a randomised controlled exercise intervention study (RCT) showed that combined resistance and balance-jumping training (COMB) improved physical functioning and bone strength. The purpose of this follow-up study was to assess whether this exercise intervention had long-lasting effects in reducing injurious falls and fractures. DESIGN five-year health-care r...

Association of Serum Ferritin and the Development of Metabolic Syndrome inMiddle-Aged KoreanMen A 5-year follow-up study

OBJECTIVEdElevated serum ferritin has been known to be associated with the prevalence of metabolic syndrome (MetS). However, there was no research to examine whether serum ferritin levels have been actually associated with the prospective development of MetS. Accordingly, we carried out a prospective study to evaluate the longitudinal effects of baseline serum ferritin levels on the development...

Midface-lift patient satisfaction: A 5-year follow-up study

CONTEXT Several studies showed, from the clinical point of view, the advantages of the various techniques and surgical approaches to obtain facial rejuvenation. A few studies have highlighted the satisfaction or not of patients who underwent a traditional facelift; however, a long-term follow-up study measuring patient satisfaction with midface-lift surgery has not been published yet. AIMS Th...

Metabolic syndrome in Thai schizophrenic patients: a one-year follow-up study