BACKGROUND Hirsutism is the condition of excessive terminal hair growth in women with a typical male pattern distribution. Hirsutism is a common disorder that affects about 5% -10% of women of reproductive age. Adipose tissue contributes up to 50% of the circulating testosterone in premenopausal women Because of excessive androgen production in fat tissue. Therefore, it seems that hirsutism mus...

OBJECTIVE This study aimed to estimate the prevalence of overweight and obesity and investigate associated factors in a representative sample of Cretan school children. METHODS As part of a cross-sectional study in children aged 10-12 years (n = 481, 48% boys) in 27 (urban and rural) schools in Crete, Greece, the rates of overweight and obesity were estimated and multiple logistic regression ...

Uric acid is associated with cardiovascular disease and cardiovascular disease risk factors in adults, including chronic kidney disease, coronary artery disease, stroke, diabetes mellitus, preeclampsia, and hypertension. We examined the association between uric acid and elevated blood pressure in a large, nationally representative cohort of US adolescents, a population with a relatively low pre...

background: the obesity and hypertension are the major risk factors of several life threatening diseases. the present study was aimed to investigate the relation between body mass index (bmi) the validated index of adiposity and different aspect of blood pressure (bp). methods: systolic and diastolic blood pressures and also weight and height of 7 to 18 years old children and adolescent col­lec...

Amaç: Ayak bileği-brakiyal indeksi (ABI), periferik arter hastalığını taramak ve kardiyovasküler prognozu değerlendirmek için önerilen basit bir yöntemdir. Bu çalışmanın amacı; Tip 2 diyabet (T2D) hastalarında ABI’nın glisemik düzey, biyokimyasal parametreler, mikro - makrovasküler komplikasyonlar oksidatif stres (OSI) ile olan ilişkisini irdelemek ayrıca iskemi risk oluşturabilecek faktörleri ...

globalization is integration of national economies in global economy and infers on increasing the flow of goods and services. in this study the consequences of globalization were studied through the analysis of level of international trade index (lit) in the caviar export equation. the required data were gathered from statistical yearbook of foreign trade, statistical yearbook of fisheries, sta...

In the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health, a US longitudinal study of 15 000 young adults, we examined the extent to which socioeconomic status is linked to systolic blood pressure (SBP) and whether biobehavioral risk factors mediate the association. More than 62% of the participants had SBP 120 mm Hg and 12% had SBP 140 mm Hg. More than 66% were classified as at least overweight ...

In the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health, a US longitudinal study of >15 000 young adults, we examined the extent to which socioeconomic status is linked to systolic blood pressure (SBP) and whether biobehavioral risk factors mediate the association. More than 62% of the participants had SBP >120 mm Hg and 12% had SBP >140 mm Hg. More than 66% were classified as at least overweig...

The aim of this study was to characterize changes in maximal oxygen uptake over several years and to elaborate current reference values of this index based on determinations carried out in large and representative groups of top Polish rowers. For this study 81 female and 159 male rowers from the sub-junior to senior categories were recruited from the Polish National Team and its direct backup. ...