THE plantations in Malaysia are the mainstay of the present booming economy and the workers' contribution to our prosperity is considerable (Menon, 1979). This study aims to assess the nutritional status of the plantation workers and their families as reflected by their food and dietary habits, and indirectly the significance of nutrition as a component of health and socioeconomic status. RESULTS

Suppose T is a tree and there exist a pair of distinct non-endvertices x, y in T with the same status. If T ′ is an equal-component-transferred tree of T at x and y, then T ′ and T have the same status sequence.

The onboard traction transformer is a critical equipment of high-speed trains, its running state directly affects the safety and stability train’s operation. Given complexity condition transformer, this paper proposes diagnosis algorithm based on kernel principal component analysis (KPCA) fuzzy clustering. To fully extract status information aging characteristics insulating oil main insulation ...

BACKGROUND Implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) shock is a critical event to patients associated with well-being after implantation, although other factors may play an equally important role. We compared the association of shock and the patient's preimplantation personality with health status, using a prospective study design. METHODS AND RESULTS Consecutively implanted ICD patients (...

BACKGROUND Coronary heart disease (CHD) affects 15.8 million Americans. However, data on the national impact of CHD on health-related quality of life, particularly among people of different age, sex, racial, and ethnic groups, are limited. METHODS AND RESULTS Using data from the 2000 and 2002 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey, we examined various measures of patient-reported health status, inc...

BACKGROUND Greater weight-for-height has been associated with prolonged survival in patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) but not in the general population. The association between body size and health status has not been carefully evaluated. OBJECTIVES We compared the self-reported health status of 2467 participants in the Dialysis Morbidity and Mortality Study Wave 2 by using body ma...

OBJECTIVE To describe the relationship between comorbidity (absolute number as well as the presence of specific comorbidities) and pain, physical functioning and mental health status of participants with early symptomatic OA of the hip or knee. METHODS In the Netherlands, a prospective 10-year follow-up study was initiated by the Dutch Arthritis Association in participants with early symptoma...