Susceptibility to Alcohol Hangovers: The Association with Self-Reported Immune Status

The Association between Alcohol Exposure and Self-Reported Health Status: The Effect of Separating Former and Current Drinkers

AIMS To investigate the direction and degree of potential bias introducedto analyses of drinking and health status which exclude former drinkers from exposure groups. DESIGN Pooled analysis of 14 waves (1997-2010) of the U.S. National Health Interview Survey (NHIS). SETTING General population-based study. PARTICIPANTS 404,462 participants, from 14 waves of the NHIS, who had knownself-repo...

Association of Apolipoprotein E Polymorphism with Susceptibility to Multiple Sclerosis

Association of FCγRIIA (CD32) polymorphism with susceptibility to brucellosis

Background: Brucellosis is the major bacterial zoonoses of global importance caused by Brucella spps. FCγRIIA receptor plays a central role in phagocytosis of IgG2-opsonized bacteria. FCγRIIA exhibits allelic polymorphisms with different capacities for binding IgG2 and phagocytosis. Cells expressing Fc γ RIIa-H131, bind more efficiently to complexes of IgG2 than those expressi...

Gender-related differences in the association between socioeconomic status and self-reported diabetes.

BACKGROUND The prevalence of diabetes has been steadily increasing in Western countries. We investigated the impact of socioeconomic status (SES) on the prevalence of self-reported diabetes, and its differences between genders. METHODS Data for this investigation were derived from the second cycle of the National Population Health Survey conducted in 1996-1997. A total of 39 021 subjects (17 ...

Status of Alcohol Consumption Based on the Self-Report of Iran\'s Industrial Staff

  Background and Objectives: Alcohol consumption among various occupations' staff leads to many problems. Therefore, due to the importance of the issue, this comprehensive study was conducted to determine the prevalence of alcohol consumption among industrial workers.   Methods: In this descriptive cross-sectional study, the data were collected using a structured questionnaire through interv...