background: evaluation of anti-mullerian hormone (amh) cut-off levels in assisted reproductive technology (art) as predictive factor for individualization of stimulation protocols and to avoid ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome (ohss). materials and methods: in a retrospective study, 177 infertile patients were assessed for amh in serum and follicular fluid (ff) on the day of follicular puncture...

BACKGROUND We examined whether low-grade albuminuria, below the conventional cut-off value for microalbuminuria, was associated with atherosclerotic vascular diseases in 8897 community-dwelling Koreans aged ≥50 years. METHODS The urinary albumin-to-creatinine ratio (UACR) was calculated using random spot urine. Common carotid artery (CCA) intimamedia thickness (IMT) and CCA internal diameter ...

C-reactive protein/albumin ratio (CAR) was originally used as a novel inflammation-based prognostic score in predicting outcomes in septic patients. Recently, more and more studies have reported the prognostic value of pretreatment CAR in solid tumors. However, the results remain controversial rather than conclusive. We conducted a meta-analysis based on 24 studies with 10203 patients to explor...

Background: Hypoglycemia is one of the most common neonatal disorders, associated with severe complications. There has been a great deal of controversy regarding the definition and screening of hypoglycemia. Therefore, in this study, we aimed to determine a cut-off value for blood glucose level in glucometer readings. Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted on 238 newborns at risk of ...

Background: There are few psychometric studies addressing sensitivity and specificity of the Persian version of the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS). Therefore, there is a need for future studies to identify the best cut-off point for EPDS score. The present study is aimed at assessing the validity of the EPDS among Iranian mothers. Materia...

BACKGROUND Diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) and its different scalar values such as fractional anisotropy (FA) have recently been used for evaluation of peri-tumoral white matter (WM) involvement to help define safer surgical excision margins. OBJECTIVES The purpose of this study is to evaluate the possibility of defining diagnostic cut-off points for differentiating four major types of peri-tu...

The prognostic significance of the inactivation of the p16, p15, and p14 genes has been reported in lymphoid malignancies in humans. To evaluate the relationship between inactivation of the p16, p15, and p14 genes and prognosis in canine high-grade lymphoma, primary tumor cell samples obtained from 71 dogs with high-grade lymphoma were examined for the expression levels of these genes. Quantita...