Introduction and Aim: Diabetic nephropathy is the common cause of final stage kidney disease. Studies on trace elements oxidant-antioxidant status in diabetes mellitus are required for establishing mechanisms involved pathogenesis diabetic complications, also to establish biomarkers addition conventional markers. The present study aimed assess correlate blood levels copper, iron, ceruloplasmin,...

BACKGROUND In this study, we assessed whether red blood cell distribution width (RDW) was associated with all-cause mortality in patients on peritoneal dialysis (PD) and evaluated its prognostic value. METHODS This study included 136 patients who had RDW levels at PD initiation from January 2007 to January 2014 at the Presbyterian Medical Center and Seoul St. Mary's Hospital. We divided these...

backgrounds and aims: thyroid hormones have a crucial physiological role to maintain balance of metabolism of body. thyroid hormones have an important role in metabolism and proliferation of blood cells. thyroid gland also has a vital influence on erythropoiesis by induction of erythropoietin secretion and proliferation of erythroid progenitors. in the present study, it was tried to evaluate th...

Submit Manuscript | http://medcraveonline.com J Pediatr Neonatal Care, 2(6): 00102 Abbreviations: RDW: Red cell distribution width; IDA: Iron Deficiency Anemia; MCV: Mean Corpuscular Volume; TIBC: Total Iron Binding Capacity; PBF: Peripheral Blood Film; NFHS: National Family Health Survey; UNICEF: United Nations Children’s Fund; IRB: Institutional Research Board; EDTA: Ethylene Diamino-Tetra Ac...

This experiment is designed for bone health in wrestlers and martial arts athletes who lose weight with Rapid Weight Loss (RWL). To clarify the effect of iron intake on relationship between loss densityFor using RWL strategy, was observed mineral density (BMD), serum osteocalcin (OC) level, marker. study conducted 23 (13 males 10 females). It divided into trial 1 (iron loss) 2 (only loss). In a...

Objective: To examine the factors affecting serum albumin level in uremic patients receiving continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD). Methods: One hundred and twenty-five patients with end-stage renal disease on CAPD in our center were recruited for this cross-sectional study. Patients receiving CAPD for less than 12 months (n = 36) or receiving concurrent intermittent hemodialysis (n ...

AIM To determine the type of anemia, iron deposit and risk factors for anemia in the elderly. METHODS A cross-sectional study was conducted among 84 patients admitted to the geriatric inpatient ward of dr. Cipto Mangunkusumo Hospital. The patients underwent anamnesis, administration of a dietary questionnaire which included SQFF and food recording, physical examination, laboratory investigati...