BACKGROUND It is well known that serum creatinine may be used as a marker of renal function only if taking into account factors that influence creatinine production, such as age, gender, and weight. Serum cystatin C has been proposed as a potentially superior marker than serum creatinine, because serum cystatin C level is believed to be produced at a constant rate and not to be affected by such...

ABSTRACTBackground: Previous studies revealed that maternal serum level of vitamin D can influence neonatal outcomes. In this controlled trial, we evaluated the effect of vitamin D supplementation during pregnancy on birth weight.Methods: In this interventional study, we enrolled 67 pregnant women (gestation: 10 weeks), who referred to Seyyedal Shohada Hospital during two years (from January 20...

Background and aim: Deficiency of zinc -as a necessary trace element-causes exacerbation of acne and development of acne lesions. Also zinc has been used in acne treatment. In this study serum zinc level was evaluated in severe acne cases. Materials and methods: Severe acne cases as well as sex and age matched controls were selected from dermatology clinics of Imam Reza and Qaem Hospitals durin...

M e t h o d s Design: Cohort study. Setting: A health maintenance organization in northern California, United States. Patients: 320 252 adults who were ≥ 18 years of age (mean age 38 y, 54% women); participated in screening health checkups between 1964 and 1985; and had ≥ 1 concurrent measurement of height, weight, blood pressure, serum creatinine level, and dipstick urinalysis. Exclusion crite...

A computer program has been written for off-line calculation of relative and absolute percentages of the five serum protein fractions usually seen on cellulose acetate electrophoretograms, with use of manually observed peak heights on densitometer scans. With myeloma-like peaks, both peak height and width at half-peak height must be measured. Routine application of the program saves technician ...

PURPOSE The present study was performed to clarify the relationship between periodontal disease severity and selected immunological parameters consisting of serum IgG titer against periodontopathogenic bacteria, the expression of the helper T-cell cytokine by gingival mononuclear cells, and patients' immunoreactivity to cross-reactive heat shock protein (HSP) epitope peptide from P. gingivalis ...

Background: To determine the relationship between serum leptin and insulin resistance in obese Pakistani subjects. Methods: In this observational study fifty healthy obese and overweight subjects were selected by nonprobability convenience sampling. Age, sex, height, weight and body mass index (BMI) of subjects were recorded. Fasting plasma glucose, serum leptin and insulin were measured. Fifty...

the aim of the present study was to examine the effect of 8 weeks of resistance training and hmb supplementation on serum myostatin levels of non-athlete men. in this quasi-experimental study, 20 non-athlete men voluntarily participated in the study and were divided into experimental group (n=10, mean age 28.75±1.39 yr, height 179.83±4.30 cm, weight 81±5.27 kg and bf% 28.65±6.40) and control gr...

The effects of the two sterilants, quinestrol (QE) and levonorgestrel (LNG) on serum prolactin (PRL) level in lactating Mongolian gerbils and reproductive parameters of their offspring were examined in the study. Both sterilants increased the serum PRL level in lactating gerbils. The body weight as well as weights of the ovary, testis, epididymides, and seminal vesicles were lower, whereas that...