INTRODUCTION Evaluation of growth hormone (GH) in short thalassaemic patients and effect of L-carnitine therapy in those with hormone deficiency. MATERIAL AND METHODS The study included 30 β-thalassaemic patients aged 13.8 ±1.7 years and 30 children with constitutional short stature as controls. Anthropometric measurements (basal and after 6 months), thyroid profile, insulin-like growth facto...

BACKGROUND A typical growth pattern with decreased pubertal growth spurt has been identified in patients with classical congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH). OBJECTIVE To evaluate the accuracy of final height predictions in patients with CAH using the Bayley and Pinneau (B&P) method. PATIENTS AND METHODS Using growth and final height data of 92 patients (57 F/35 M) with CAH due to 21-hydrox...

BACKGROUND The objective of this study was to examine the association of maternal and paternal height with pregnancy length, and with the risk of pre- and post-term birth. In addition we aimed to study whether cardiovascular risk factors could explain possible associations. METHODS Parents who participated in the Nord-Trøndelag Health Study (HUNT 2; 1995-1997) were linked to offspring data fr...

This study examined the effect on gait of degrading visual input by simulation on a course with obstacles. Thirty healthy, young adult males walked on a 6 m path with three obstacles (height: 5, 10, 20 cm, width: 10 cm) set at intervals of 150 cm with and without degraded visual input from light-scattering goggles. Gait was examined with respect to time, length, angle and walk speed parameters....

Abstract Based on Chinese General Social Survey(CGSS) data, this paper selects ten variables, including height, gender, household registration, and age. Through the statistical analysis of 57,574 survey samples, study finds that average height China’s population has increased by more than 10 cm in past 100 years. Among findings, data indicate men born after 1990s is 11 taller 1920s, which now r...

Background: Specific cervical collars need to be standardized in order effectively and efficiently reduce syndrome pain. This condition occurs because the radicle vertebrae are compressed long term even pain can radiate both shoulders arches of hands, this will result abnormal rapid fatigue. The purpose study was find a collar design specifically Tahfidz Karanganyar Islamic boarding school stud...

BACKGROUND Height of individuals has long been considered as a significant index of nutrition and health of a population; still, there is little information regarding the trends of height and weight among developing or transitional countries. We assessed the secular trends in height and weight in children of the Seychelles, a rapidly developing island state in the Indian Ocean (African region)....

BACKGROUND The sniffing position (neck flexion by head elevation and head extension) is commonly used for insertion of a laryngeal mask airway. However, the appropriate degrees of head elevation and head extension are unclear. In the present study, the success rate of ProSeal™ laryngeal mask airway (LMA ProSeal) insertion using two degrees of head elevation was evaluated. METHODS This prospec...

Abstract Aims: Shooting is one of the most important skills for military accommodation, and mastery in this sport or military skill is valuable. People are very different, both in terms of physicality and physicality. The main issue of the present study is to predict the accuracy of soldiers' shooting based on physical factors and behavioral brain personality traits. Method: The present study...