BACKGROUND Poverty is associated with chronic kidney disease (CKD) in the United States and worldwide. Poor dietary habits may contribute to this disparity. STUDY DESIGN Cross-sectional study. SETTING AND PARTICIPANTS A total of 2,058 community-dwelling adults aged 30 to 64 years residing in Baltimore City, Maryland. PREDICTORS Adherence to the Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DAS...

The Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) diet has been proven to effectively lower blood pressure(BP), and associate with a lower cardiovascular disease and stroke risk in mainly non-Asians. Further, it is unclear if adhering to the DASH target nutrients has similar BP impact as adhering to the recommended DASH food groups. Associations between adherence to DASH foods or nutrients and...

BACKGROUND Grip strength correlates with personal factors such as gender, age and nutritional status and has a good inter-rater reliability. It reflects fairly well how much people can use their hands.The Disabilities of the Arm, Shoulder and Hand (DASH) Outcome Measure 3 is a 30-item, self-report, questionnaire that reflects the patients' opinion on their disability due to upper-limb disorders...

OBJECTIVES To evaluate the functional results from using a fixed-angle locked volar plate for treating fractures of the distal extremity of the radius, using the DASH (disorders of the arm, shoulder and hand) questionnaire and its radiographic correlation with the Lidström classification. METHODS Thirty patients with unstable fractures of the distal extremity of the radius were evaluated afte...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE The diagnosis and treatment of isolated greater tuberosity fractures of the proximal humerus is not clear-cut. We retrospectively assessed the clinical and radiographic outcome of isolated greater tuberosity fractures. PATIENTS AND METHODS 30 patients (mean age 58 (26-85) years, 19 women) with 30 closed isolated greater tuberosity fractures were reassessed after an aver...

OBJECTIVE To examine the association between diet quality and both diabetes status and insulin resistance in Hispanic/Latino adults, and the extent to which differences in diet quality contribute to differences in outcomes across Hispanic/Latino heritage. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS Cross-sectional study. Data are from 15 942 individuals enrolled in the Hispanic Community Health Study/Study o...

The DASH (Disability of Arm, Shoulder and Hand) score is being used increasingly as an outcome measure for upper limb pathology. In our clinical practice the DASH score has been used to study the outcome of several common upper limb disorders. We reviewed the literature and applied the principles of the World Health Organization on this scoring system.

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the functional outcome of patients with complex proximal humeral fractures fixated by locking plate technology. Eighty-nine patients (27 men, 62 women) older than 50 years with 3- and 4-part proximal humeral fractures were treated using locking plate fixation and followed up for more than 1 year. Functional outcomes were assessed by using the Disabiliti...

 Background: Frozen shoulder is resulting in limb disability and reduction of quality of life but the factors associated with patients’ disability and quality of life is not clear. To assess pain, disability, the quality of life and factors associated with them in patients suffering from frozen shoulder.  Methods: We enrolled 120 patients (37 men and 83 women) with phase-II idiopathic frozen sh...

background: frozen shoulder is resulting in limb disability and reduction of quality of life but the factors associated with patients’ disability and quality of life is not clear. to assess pain, disability, the quality of life and factors associated with them in patients suffering from frozen shoulder.  methods: we enrolled 120 patients (37 men and 83 women) with phase-ii idiopathic frozen sho...