An efficient and reusable adsorbent, namely 3-mercaptopropionic acid modified tetraethyl orthosilicate (TEOS) grafted MnFe2O4 nanoparticles (MPA-TEOS-MnFe2O4 NPs) was synthesized and used for the extraction and preconcentration of trace amount of Al (III) and Cr (III) ions in water samples. MnFe2O4 NPs were prepared by chemical c...

BACKGROUND The metabolic syndrome is a clustering of metabolic abnormalities and has been associated with increased risk of type 2 diabetes mellitus and cardiovascular disease. This study aimed to estimate the prevalence of the metabolic syndrome among employees in Northeast China. METHODS Totally, 33,149 employees who received health screening in the International Health Promotion Center in ...

Metabolic syndrome presents a significant public health problem today, in Croatia as well as the rest of the world, considering the fact that the World Health Organization classifies its diagnostic criteria, such as high blood pressure and obesity, among ten major risk factors for health. The research of the prevalence of metabolic syndrome among the inhabitants of the island of Cres included a...

OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to identify the prevalence of metabolic syndrome (MetS) and degree of cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk in patients with psoriatic arthritis (PsA). MATERIAL AND METHODS We performed a cross-sectional study on 102 adult patients with PsA and a control group of 102 patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). MetS was diagnosed according to the National Cholester...

Downloa kground: Associations between metabolic syndrome (MetS) components and prostate cancer develophave not been studied comprehensively; results have been divergent. Using the National Cholesterol tion Program Adult Treatment panel III (NCEP) and International Diabetes Federation (IDF) definitions MetS, we investigated such associations taking competing risks of death into consideration. th...

ownloade kground: Associations between metabolic syndrome (MetS) components and prostate cancer develophave not been studied comprehensively; results have been divergent. Using the National Cholesterol tion Program Adult Treatment panel III (NCEP) and International Diabetes Federation (IDF) definitions MetS, we investigated such associations taking competing risks of death into consideration. t...

The emphasis in managing dyslipidemia should be given to achieving and maintaining lipid goals in order to optimally reduce the risk of coronary heart disease (CHD). The recently released guidelines of the National Cholesterol Education Program (NCEP) Adult Treatment Panel III (ATP III) are reviewed in this article. The guidelines renew the emphasis on low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C...

BACKGROUND The leading cause of mortality in on-duty firefighters is sudden cardiac death. While the reason for this remains unclear, low cardiorespiratory fitness and the metabolic syndrome have been associated with increased risk of cardiovascular disease-related events. AIMS To document the levels of cardiorespiratory fitness and the metabolic syndrome, as well as to determine if there is ...

AIMS This study proposes a computational method for determining the prevalence of metabolic syndrome (MS) and to predict its occurrence using the National Cholesterol Education Program Adult Treatment Panel III (NCEP ATP III) criteria. The Random Forest (RF) method is also applied to identify significant health parameters. MATERIALS AND METHODS We used data from 5,646 adults aged between 18-7...