OBJECTIVE Multiple studies worldwide have supported the predictive validity of self-rated health (SRH) with regard to disability and mortality among elderly people. Although SRH is an important study topic providing clues to enhance a person's quality of life, there is currently insufficient data on age- and gender-specific differences among factors associated with SRH in Japan, particularly in...

In October 2010, a 62-year-old male visited Konyang University Hospital for general medical checkup. He has no specific medical and surgical past history. In 2008, he underwent endoscopy of the stomach and colon for medical checkup, and there were no specific findings. On admission, he was not talking about any complaints. Vital signs (blood pressure 110/70 mmHg, pulse rate 70 beats/min, respir...

Routine health checkup and cancer screening rates among women are suboptimal, partially due to the care disparities by race/ethnicity in USA. This study examined previously understudied associations between routine checkup, cervical screening, breast using national representative sample of women. Data were obtained from three cycles (2017, 2018, 2019) Health Information National Trends Survey (...

OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to screen Omani individuals for the familial aggregation of type 2 diabetes mellitus. METHODS A random cohort of 1182 Omani individuals visiting the Family Medicine Clinic at Sultan Qaboos University Hospital (SQUH), Muscat, Oman, for regular medical checkup, aged ≥40 years, were sampled. Patients were categorized into three groups: (1) individuals who clai...

in order to examine the prevalence of thyroid disease in a hospital outpatient setting, in an area of sufficient iodine intake, serum levels of tsh, t4, t3, anti-tg and anti-tpo antibodies were examined in 909 individuals with an age range of 12.4 to 88.5 years, participating in a checkup outpatient setting. the study was conducted in henry dynant hospital located in the metropolitan area of at...

Introduction: Periodic medical checkup is an essential component of preventive medicine and health promotion. Assessing the knowledge, perception practice care professional on routine set tone for general public. Methodology: A cross-sectional study was conducted among 300 personnel, nurses, doctors laboratory scientist, using a convenience sampling method, to assess their periodic checkup. Dat...

Background: Congenital heart defects (CHD) are among the common congenital birth with an estimated incidence of 8–10/1000 live births which can be easily identified on occasions routine checkup visits auscultation and confirmed by echocardiography. With advanced diagnostics corrective therapies for CHDs, percentage individuals surviving to adulthood has increased over past few decades, it is im...

Diagnosis of diabetes in youth is increasing in the U.S. (1,2). It is not known how much of this change is due to an increase in diabetes and how much is due to improved case detection, especially for type 2 diabetes. Some researchers have hypothesized that part of the explanation for the increase in diabetes diagnosis in youth is increased screening, resulting in a higher percentage of cases b...

Consumption of carbonated beverages was reported to be associated with obesity and other adverse health consequences. This study was performed to assess the relationship between the consumption of carbonated beverages and periodontal disease using nationally representative data.The data from the Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey conducted between 2008 and 2010 were used; th...