Parafunctional habits, such as bruxism, are contributory factors for temporomandibular disorders (TMD). The aim of this study was to evaluate the maximal bite force (MBF) in the presence of TMD and bruxism (TMDB) in young adults. Twelve women (mean age 21.5 years) and 7 men (mean age 22.4 years), composed the TMDB group. Ten healthy women and 9 men (mean age 21.4 and 22.4 years, respectively) f...

the distribution of total plasma homocysteine concentrations in relation to the sex and age is described, in a population of shiraz, south west of iran and compared to those reported in other populations.  two hundred and one healthy males and 201 healthy females aged >15 y were randomly selected.  total plasma homocysteine concentrations were measured using high performance liquid chromatograp...

to determine the normal ranges of serum age-related prostate-specific antigen (psa) level in men from beijing area without cancer.in this cross sectional study, form april 2010 to october 2011, 1611 healthy men undergoing a routine health check-up in our hospital and all men received three examinations including serum psa test, digital rectal ex-amination and transrectal ultrasound. men with an...

OBJECTIVES. Although relatively little information exists concerning bone mineral density (BMD) in men, it has been demonstrated that similarly to observations in women, BMD decreases also with age in men, although to a smaller extent, and osteoporosis is increasingly recognized. Most reports concentrate, however, on men of advanced age. Therefore, we decided to investigate BMD in young healthy...

BACKGROUND Behavioural prevention and counselling programmes for lifestyle-related cardiovascular risk factors are widely offered. However, their population-wide use is largely unexplored, particularly in high-risk persons with known CVD or diabetes. METHODS Data were collected within GEDA 2009, a national health survey covering a representative sample of 21,262 adults in Germany. Standardise...