Objectives: Recently, the SARC-F (Strength, Assistance for walking, Rise from a chair, Climb stairs, and Falls) questionnaire was developed to screen risk of sarcopenia in older patients. However, no study has investigated whether is linked food intake. This aimed evaluate relationship between intake hospitalized unselected cancer Methods: A cross-sectional included 53 The score used identify m...

BACKGROUND Obstructive Lung Diseases (OLDs), could lead to progressive hyperinflation of the lungs that cause increased work of breathing, impaired gas exchanges and functional limitations in patients. In this study, thoracic circumference of patients in upper and lower third were measured directly and the association of the upper to lower third width of chest with spirometric parameters was ev...

A full term female newborn, weighing 2 Kg, was born with severe shortening of limbs with bilateral postaxial polydactyly. Chest was very narrow. There was polysyndactyly of right and left toe (Fig. 1) and anthropometry revealed a length of 40 cms, upper segment 28 cm, arm span 35 cm and chest circumference 21 cm. The neonate had respiratory distress since birth and died after 5 hrs. A clinical ...

PURPOSE The metabolic syndrome (MS) has been accepted as an important cause of benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) in old age. However, there are no studies of the influence of MS on prostate volume in relatively young adults. We evaluated the relationship between parameters of MS and prostate volume in men under 50 years of age who visited our health promotion center. MATERIALS AND METHODS A ...

Information on an organism's body size is pivotal in understanding its life history and fitness, as well as helping inform conservation measures. However, for many species, particularly large-bodied wild animals, taking accurate body size measurements can be a challenge. Various means to estimate body size have been employed, from more direct methods such as using photogrammetry to obtain heigh...

BACKGROUND Upper body subcutaneous neck fat (UBSF) is a unique fat depot anatomically separate from visceral abdominal fat that appears to be associated with cardiometabolic risk above and beyond generalized adiposity. We sought to develop a protocol to quantify UBSF using multidetector computed tomography measurements. METHODS AND RESULTS Protocol development was performed in participants fr...

The association of IGF-I gene polymorphisms with certain traits in 708 individuals of two Chinese dairy-goat breeds (Guanzhong and Xinong Saanen) was investigated. Polymerase chain reaction-single strand conformation polymorphism (PCR-SSCP) and DNA sequencing methods were employed in screening for genetic variation. Two novel mutations were detected in the 5'-flanking region and in intron 4 of ...

BACKGROUND Quality of chest compressions (CC) is an important determinant of resuscitation outcome for cardiac arrest patients. PURPOSE To characterize the quality of CC performed by hospital personnel, evaluate for predictors of CC performance, and determine the effects of audiovisual feedback on CC performance. METHODS Seven hundred and fifty four individuals participated in a CPR quality...