BACKGROUND Nutrition is one of the important components of health, functional independence and quality of life in elderly population. In this age group, malnutrition is common and the risk of malnutrition increases with the advancing age. Nutritional status acts as a modifying factor in the development of many oral diseases. AIM To assess the relationship of salivary factors, dental caries an...

OBJECTIVES To determine if menstrual status changed in amenorrheic college runners over a 2-year period and what effect this had on brachial artery flow-mediated dilation. PARTICIPANTS Eighteen athletes first studied in our laboratory 2 years prior were available for follow-up. Nine of the 10 original women with athletic amenorrhea (mean +/- SE, age 21.3 +/- 1.2 yrs), and 9 of the 11 eumenorr...

It is common practice to use a forced expiratory volume in one second (FEV(1))/ forced vital capacity (FVC) ratio of <70% as evidence of airflow obstruction. As the FEV(1)/FVC ratio falls with age, the lower limit of normal range (LLN), defined as the bottom 5% in a health reference population, of FEV(1)/FVC ratio has been suggested as a better index to reduce over-diagnosis of chronic obstruct...

High HbF levels and F cells are correlated with reduced morbidity and mortality in sickle cell disease (SCD). This paper was designed to determine the HbF and F cells levels in Congolese sickle cell anemia (SCA) patients in order to determine their impact on the expression of SCD. Population and Method. HbF levels were measured in 89 SCA patients (mean age 11.4 yrs) using a standard HPLC method...

To define a reference value for serum prealbumin (transthyretin) concentration, we used a rate immunonephelometric microassay to quantify it in 76 healthy children, ranging in age from two to 36 months. Age-specific ranges (+/- 2 SD from the mean) are: 2-5.9 months, 142-330 mg/L; 6-11.9 months, 120-274 mg/L; 12-17.9 months, 115-259 mg/L; 18-23.9 months, 143-243 mg/L; 24-36 months, 108-258 mg/L....

OBJECTIVE To analyze the prevalence and demography of chronic daily headache (CDH) with analgesic overuse. METHODS A population of 9,984 inhabitants aged 14 or older living in Santoña, Spain, was studied. The authors personally interviewed 4,855 subjects, using a quota sampling approach. Those with headache for > or = 10 days/month and some analgesic use were asked to fill in a diary over the...

To examine the strength and direction of the relationship between physical activity level, screen use and BMI in a cohort at ages 6, 8, 10 and 14 yrs as part of a prospective longitudinal cohort study. The sample comprised 1403 males and females who participated in the follow-up survey at 14 yrs of age between 2003 and 2005. Exploratory structural equation modelling was used to examine the inte...

Abstract Introduction Stimulant medications and the norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor, atomoxetine, contain warnings regarding potential for slowing of growth (weight height) in children recommend monitoring when using these pediatric ADHD. Viloxazine ER (viloxazine extended-release capsules; Qelbree®), is a nonstimulant medication, FDA-approved ADHD adults (≥6 years age). has pharmacologic dif...

OBJECTIVE To assess relationships between dietary intake at age 12, 18 and 36 months and BMI Z-scores at age 36 months in a bi-ethnic group. DESIGN A prospective cohort study comparing cross-sectional and longitudinal data. Exposures included dietary intake at 12, 18 and 36 months (FFQ) with an outcome of BMI Z-score at age 36 months. SETTING Born in Bradford 1000 study, Bradford, UK. SUB...

BACKGROUND The SF-36 is widely used to assess health-related quality of life (HRQOL), but with few longitudinal studies in healthy populations, it is difficult to quantify its natural history. This is important because any measure of change following an intervention may be confounded by natural changes in HRQOL. This paper assesses mean changes in SF-36 scores over a 3-year period in men and wo...