BACKGROUND Age related changes in the immune system have been studied frequently but a possible relation to sex has not, to our knowledge, previously been examined. The effect of age and sex on the composition of lymphocyte subsets in bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) fluid and peripheral blood was therefore examined. METHODS Bronchoscopy with lavage was performed in 32 healthy non-atopic, non-smo...

BACKGROUND It is unknown whether the waist circumference (WC) or the waist-to-hip ratio (WHR) is a better predictor of cardiovascular risk factors at different ages. OBJECTIVE To compare WC and WHR as predictors of cardiovascular risk factors and to determine the prevalence of some cardiovascular risk factors in overweight and obese adult women at different ages. METHODS In this clinical cr...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate pregnancy complications occurring after age 50. METHODS We compared the pregnancy outcomes of women aged 50-64 years with those aged 45-49 years and with the general population. RESULTS During 5 years from January 1, 1999, to June 30, 2004, 123 women aged 45 years and older gave birth. Fifty-five percent were nulliparous, 24 of 123 were aged 50-64 years, and 99 of 123 ...

Objective: Obesity is one of the major public health problems in Turkey and worldwide. This study was conducted to determine the trends of the obesity prevalence in Turkey from 2008 to 2016 by analysing sociodemographic data. Materials and Methods: This study was cross-sectional. Analysis was performed based on 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014 and 2016 data from Health Survey by Turkish Statistical Inst...

UNLABELLED Overactive Bladder Syndrome (OAB) is defined by the ICS (International Continence Society) as urinary urgency, with or without urgency incontinence and frequently associated with increase of frequency and nocturia. PURPOSE The aim of the study was to establish a correlation between OAB symptoms and Age in women aged 20-45. MATERIALS AND METHODS We interviewed 1050 women aged 20-4...

Background. To investigate the associations between some factors with weight gain across age groups in Iranian women. Methods. Proportional odds model was used to estimate the probability of BMI categorized as a function of education, economic index, workforce, smoking, marital status, and place of residence adjusted for age, using data from the "National Health Survey in Iran" database. It inc...

INTRODUCTION In Israel, 58.9% of Jewish and Arab Israeli women aged 25 to 64 years are overweight or obese (body mass index >or=25 kg/m(2)). The objective of this analysis is to describe body weight dissatisfaction differences between Jewish and Arab Israeli women with normal or overweight-obese body mass index. METHODS This analysis included 1,393 Jewish and Arab women who participated in th...