Background: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic, autoimmune inflammatory condition that affects 0.5% of the adult population worldwide (1). Sedentary behavior (SB) any waking characterized by an energy expenditure ≤1.5 METs (metabolic equivalent) and sitting or reclining posture, e.g. computer use (2) has negative impact on health in RA (3). Sleep important behavior, but sleep quality issue ...

objective: polycystic ovary syndrome (pcos) is highly associated with anovulatory infertility, features of the metabolic syndrome, including obesity, insulin resistance and dyslipidemia. serum concentrations of high sensitive c- reactive protein (hs-crp) were significantly higher in obese than in non-obese pcos patients at baseline suggesting that the relationship between elevated hs-crp levels...

BACKGROUND Elite athletes should have little concern about meeting recommended guidelines on physical activity. However, sedentary behaviour is considered a health risk independent of physical activity, and is recognised in public health guidelines advising against prolonged sedentary time. There has been very little research on athletes' physical activity behaviour outside elite sport. METHO...

BACKGROUND Nowadays laparoscopy is used frequently not only in elective surgery but also in abdominal emergencies, including acute appendicitis. There are several techniques used to close the appendicular stump during laparoscopic appendectomy. The aim of the study was to present and compare the results of minimally invasive appendectomies performed with the use of endoscopic staplers (group A)...

Purpose: Pain is the most prevalent symptoms of knee osteoarthritis and pain common: approximately a quarter middle-aged people experience chronic pain. Frailty vulnerability state seen in older people: with frailty have higher mortality, institutionalisation rates are more disabled than those who robust. associated development people. Understanding links between will help design interventions ...

OBJECTIVE To identify the risk factors that could predict postoperative outcome after aortic valve replacement in pediatric patients with isolated aortic regurgitation (AR). BACKGROUND There is controversy regarding the appropriate timing of surgery in asymptomatic or minimally symptomatic patients with isolated AR. In the pediatric age group, there are limited studies in this regard and most...

AIM The aim of this study is to identify determinants that are associated with uncontrolled hypertension among black Africans in the city of Brussels. DESIGN A not-matched case-control study. METHODS Seventy-five black Africans were assigned to a case group with uncontrolled hypertension and a control group with controlled hypertension. Demographic characteristics, lifestyle and compliance ...

To the Editor. We have read with interest the recently published article by Wiewióra et al. [7] regarding hemorheological differences related to gender in morbidly obese subjects. In this study authors found several hemorheological differences between male and female. In this sense, males showed higher blood viscosity and higher erythrocyte deformability than females and native blood viscosity ...