BACKGROUND There is debate as to whether the association between C-reactive protein (CRP) and insulin resistance is independent of body fatness, particularly central obesity. Therefore, the association among CRP, insulin resistance and obesity was analyzed in Chinese patients with type 2 diabetes. METHODS The study included 520 Chinese patients diagnosed with type 2 diabetes with CRP levels n...

Let ( Mk, Qk ) k∈N be independent copies of an R -valued random vector. It is known that if Yn := Q1+M1Q2+ . . .+M1 · . . . ·Mn−1Qn converges a.s. to a random variable Y , then the law of Y satisfies the stochastic fixed-point equation Y d = Q1 +M1Y , where (Q1,M1) is independent of Y . In the present paper we consider the situation when |Yn| diverges to∞ in probability because |Q1| takes large...

(7) 2 · (p+q) ∈ L(p,q). (8) If p1 = q1 and q1 = (p1)1 and p2 ≤ q2 and q2 ≤ (p1)2, then q ∈ L(p, p1). (9) If p1 ≤ q1 and q1 ≤ (p1)1 and p2 = q2 and q2 = (p1)2, then q ∈ L(p, p1). (10) Let D be a non empty set, given i, j, and M be a matrix over D. If 1 ≤ i and i ≤ lenM and 1 ≤ j and j ≤ widthM, then 〈i, j〉 ∈ the indices of M. (11) If 1 ≤ i and i + 1 ≤ lenG and 1 ≤ j and j + 1 ≤ widthG, then 2 · ...

OBJECTIVE This study was undertaken to evaluate the association between components defining insulin resistance and breast cancer in women. STUDY DESIGN We conducted a systematic review of four databases (PubMed-Medline, EMBASE, Web of Science, and Scopus) for observational studies evaluating components defining insulin resistance in women with and without breast cancer. A meta-analysis of the...

OBJECTIVE The aim was to describe the safety and efficacy of (S)-ketamine [(S)-KET] in a series of patients with refractory and super-refractory status epilepticus (RSE and SRSE) in a specialized neurological intensive care unit (NICU). METHODS We retrospectively analyzed the data of patients with RSE and SRSE treated with (S)-KET in the NICU, Salzburg, Austria, from 2011 to 2015. Data collec...

PURPOSE To report the prevalence of dry eye syndrome (DES) in a subset of patients > 50 years old in Valladolid, Spain, calculate internal validity of two DES screening questionnaires, and correlate the results with DES diagnostic tests. METHODS Patients > 50 years-old were randomly selected from the medical network census in Valladolid; they answered the modified McMonnies questionnaire (Q1)...

Despite significant interest by pediatric transplant patients in meeting others who have undergone transplantation, geographic distances combined with their daily routines make this difficult. This mixed-method study describes the use of Zora, a Web-based virtual community designed to create a support system for these patients. The Zora software allows participants to create a graphical online ...