background: considering that serum gamma-glutamyl transferase (ggt) activity could reflect several different processes relevant to diabetes pathogenesis and the increasing rate of type 2 diabetes worldwide, the aim of this study was to assess the association between serum ggt concentrations and glucose intolerance, in the first-degree relatives (fdr) of type 2 diabetic patients. methods: in thi...

conclusions as the prevalence of hypomagnesaemia among patients with type 2 diabetes treated at the ncdeg was found to be 19% (95% ci, 16.8%-21.4%), we recommend periodic determination of magnesium level and appropriate magnesium replacement therapy particularly among the above defined groups. results out of 1105 patients with type 2 diabetes, 210 patients (19%) (95% ci, 16.8%-21.4%) were hypom...

background leptin, a protein released from adipose tissue, could have significant role in pathogenesis of obesity and type 2 diabetes mellitus. conclusions it is speculated that lower serum leptin levels in diabetic patients may be a consequence of male gender. moreover, results suggest that serum leptin level in women is influenced differently than that in men. results the serum leptin level i...

background: in this study, we evaluated the quality of care and control of cardiovascular risk factors in newly diagnosed diabetic patients, identified during diabetes screening program, 1 year after diagnosis. methods: in this prospective study, 83 newly diagnosed diabetic patients identified at screening in isfahan, were studied. height, weight, blood pressure, plasma glucose, lipids, and hem...

background: the aim of this study was to determine the prevalence and risk factors of the sensory neuropathy in type 2 diabetic patients referring to yazd diabetes research center. neuropathy is one of the most common complications of both type 1 and type 2 diabetes melli-tus. material and methods: this is a cross-sectional study on 2350 diabetic patients (1071 male, 1279 female) referred to ya...

abstract objective: in health economics, one of the important methods of economic evaluation is cost-effectiveness analysis. the usual procedure in this method is to consider effectiveness of disability-adjusted life years (dalys) as a measure criterion. material and methods: this was a cross sectional study of economic assessment type or cost-effectiveness. all over 30 years old population of ...

OBJECTIVE To review the available evidence establishing the validity of adding electrocardiogram to the preparticipation cardiac screening in athletes. DATA SOURCES MEDLINE and CINAHL databases were searched. Additional references from the bibliographies of retrieved articles were also reviewed and experts in the area were contacted. SELECTION CRITERIA Only original research articles seekin...

Update placed by new imaging methods in many applications. And in some applications, ECG is even considered obsolete, eg, in the diagnostics of left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH). The rational way to increase the interest of cardiolo-gists, to attract young scientists, and to increase the value of ECG, is to analyze and consequently to reduce its limitations. This means, first, to reevaluate th...