BACKGROUND Older subjects usually show less of their upper incisors and more of their lower incisors than younger subjects. OBJECTIVES To determine how much of the upper and lower central incisor crowns are visible in Brazilian subjects with their lips at rest. METHODS The subjects were 240 white Brazilian subjects divided into four age groups: Group 1, 12 to 15 years of age; Group 2, 20 to...

In the Tecumseh study population examined from 1967 through 1969, 1457 men and 1607 women were separated into young (20-39 years), middle (40-54 years), and old (past 55 years) age categories. A subset of the study population, 183 men and 200 women who were repeatedly hyperglycemic according to a modified glucose tolerance test, were divided into the same age groups. Means and standard deviatio...

Clinical and necropsy findings are described in 37 patients with grossly visible myocardial infarcts. At the time of the first infarct, the 31 men ranged in age from 25 to 72 years (mean, 47) and the 6 women, from 50 to 70 years (mean, 56). The interval from the first clinically apparent acute myocardial infarct to death varied from 2 to 28 years (mean, 13) and was >or=10 years in 24 of 32 pati...

BACKGROUND Cardiovascular disease (CVD) in insulin dependent diabetes mellitus (IDDM) has been linked to renal disease. However, little is known concerning international variation in the correlations with hyperglycaemia and standard CVD risk factors. METHODS A cross-sectional comparison was made of prevalence rates and risk factor associations in two large studies of IDDM subjects: the Pittsb...

in a cross-sectional study aiming to investigate the anatomical distribution of colorectal cancer in a six years period, patients file were studied and 150 patients with colorectal cancer were selected based on age, gender, place of residency, place of anatomical tumor and biological symptom. the findings indicated that 91(59.9) of patients had adenocarcinum, 54 (35.5) pulyp and 7 (4.6) had oth...

purpose: to determine the prevalence of refractive errors among elderly residents of mashhad during 2006 based on age and gender. methods: through proportionate cluster random sampling, urban residents of mashhad aged 55 years or more were invited to attend the vision clinic of mashhad medical university for an eye examination including autorefraction and subjective refraction. results: of 1,54...

The Taekwondo, as in other sports, athletes who have certain physical characteristics an advantage over their opponents, this sense, success the practice of taekwondo requires types physical, physiological, psychological and social capacities, so those whose anthropometric are favorable to them, they may be benefited others. This is why we set ourselves objective reviewing information regarding...

OBJECTIVES This study investigated the occurrence of cardiovascular events in patients with hypertensive heart disease (HHD) or hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) with or without sarcomere gene mutations. BACKGROUND Although HHD and HCM are associated with left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH), few data exist regarding the difference in prognosis between them. METHODS We enrolled 256 patients w...

INTRODUCTION The aim of study was to analyze the influence of bilateral anterior cruciate ligament reconstructions on life quality of patients and their return to sports activities. MATERIAL AND METHODS Thirty-two operated patients took part in this survey during the period of ten years. There were 5 women and 27 men, their average age being 30.46 years (19-55). The participants answered a mo...

Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is associated with greater risk for colorectal cancer (CRC). The age of onset of T2DM is decreasing worldwide. An increased CRC risk in young T2DM patients could be relevant for the age at which to initiate CRC screening. We report on CRC risk in T2DM patients with attention to age of diagnosis. We used pharmacy data (from 1998 to 2010) from the PHARMO Database N...