This study compares two indicators of aging (bone loss and frailty syndrome) between patients of the cohort and age- and sex-matched subjects from the general population in Dakar. It shows that patients had a lower mineral bone density. By contrast, the prevalence of frailty (an indicator of general health status and physical condition) among patients was similar to the general population.

background: photoreactivation of microorganisms following uv disinfection is a disadvantage of using uv technology for wastewater treatment, since in some cases it may even reach several logarithms. the aim of this study was to evaluate the possibility of the photoreactivation of indicator bacteria (coliform and streptococci) in the irradiated effluent. methods: this study was performed using t...

The systematic analysis of the health of aquatic organisms may provide an important indicator for the evaluation of the water quality of natural aquatic environments. Inadequate water quality may provoke a wide range of problems in aquatic organisms, including genetic mutations, infectious diseases, behavioral modifications, physical dysfunction (including reproduction) and deformations or dysp...

Long-term physical restriction may lead to affective and physiological disorders in sows; pupillary light reflex (PLR) characteristics might be a good indicator diagnose these symptoms. Accordin...

With the rapid development of urbanization in China, urban waterlogging has become a significant problem constructing safety human environment. As an essential manifestation modernization governance system and capacity, city physical examination establishes multi-criteria evaluation for diagnosis, rectification, improvement. In order to accurately identify risk waterlogging, concept special was...

BACKGROUND In recent years, there have been a growing number of studies on spatial inequalities in health covering a variety of scales, from small areas to metropolitan areas or regions, and for various health outcomes. However, few investigations have compared health status between cities with a view to gaining a better understanding of the relationships between such inequalities and the socia...

Although sociodemographic factors are one aspect of understanding the effects of neighborhood environments on health, equating neighborhood quality with socioeconomic status ignores the important role of physical neighborhood attributes. Prior work on neighborhood environments and health has relied primarily on level of socioeconomic disadvantage as the indicator of neighborhood quality without...

912 Br J Sports Med October 2010 Vol 44 No 13 £1 million across the UK, and GPs have proved adept at reaching QOF targets.6 GPs are not trained to give lifestyle modifi cation advice, but last year QOF included physical activity for the fi rst time under a ‘cardiovascular risk assessment and management’ indicator. Specifi cally, 40–70% of newly diagnosed hypertensive patients should be ‘given l...