• The average age at disease onset does not differ significantly between men and women, but there is a significantly longer delay in disease diagnosis among female patients. (nih.gov)
  • Methods Using data from the Danish National Patient Registry (1998-2006), 12 045, 19 438 and 755 patients were identified with a diagnosis of snoring, SA and OHS, respectively. (bmj.com)
  • These socioeconomic consequences were present up to 8 years prior to the first diagnosis in patients with SA and OHS, and further increased with disease advancement. (bmj.com)
  • Patients may present with Lyme disease in either a primary care or hospital setting, with an unknown proportion receiving confirmatory laboratory diagnosis. (biomedcentral.com)
  • The population control group included SARS-CoV-2-positive patients without an SMI diagnosis. (news-medical.net)
  • Notably, patients with an SMI diagnosis after COVID-19 were excluded to reduce reverse causation risk. (news-medical.net)
  • Among the patients who were operated on by our team, the mean interval from diagnosis to surgery was 8.2 years, and more than half of them learned of the possibility of surgical treatment only through a personal search for information on the condition. (aerzteblatt.de)
  • The patients were seen by a specialist in oral medicine and oral pathology for diagnosis and management. (jcda.ca)
  • The visit was documented in their dental charts, and patients with a clinical diagnosis of OLP were included in the study. (jcda.ca)
  • 2 Two oral pathology specialists were involved in the diagnosis of patients. (jcda.ca)
  • Moreover, as BU patients present with diverse clinical manifestations ranging from relatively unspecific nodules, plaques, or edema to necrotic, ulcerative lesions, differential diagnosis is manifold and thus clinical misclassification may occur. (dovepress.com)
  • Since to date reservoirs and transmission pathways of M. ulcerans remain equivocal, early diagnosis and treatment of patients are key determinants to control the disease. (dovepress.com)
  • Patient navigation services aim to eliminate barriers and promote access to timely diagnosis and treatment of cancer (Freeman et al. (thecommunityguide.org)
  • Process data and other quantitative clinical measures for all adult patients with a diagnosis of type 2 diabetes were gathered from each study physician. (jabfm.org)
  • The sex ratio was 0.4. (scirp.org)
  • Eligible participants will be randomly assigned in a 1:1 ratio to one of two groups: standard secondary distribution group and secondary distribution group with monetary incentives. (biomedcentral.com)
  • We studied 128 participants with a Gaël Honal Mahoungou , sex ratio of 2.5 and the median age was 50. (who.int)
  • Although the sex ratio among MERS cases appeared biased towards males, there was some evidence - as shown below - that more females were exposed. (who.int)
  • there was an average delay of 15 years for patients with disease onset in the 1950s, and it decreased to 7.5 years for patients with disease onset between 1975 and 1979. (nih.gov)
  • whereas only 10% of the patients in whom the disease was diagnosed in about 1960 were women, this percentage has progressively increased in the subsequent decades to reach 46% among those in whom the disease was diagnosed since 1990. (nih.gov)
  • The speed at which spinal ankylosis progresses is slower in female patients, but women are in a significantly worse situation than men in terms of pain and the need for drug therapy, even though the women in the German Ankylosing Spondylitis Society sample are, on average, younger than the men and have a shorter average disease duration. (nih.gov)
  • It can compromise the lives of patients physically, psychologically or socially, and is considered a disease of progressive and aggressive evolution, with debilitating symptoms and prolonged treatment that is associated to the side effects of radiotherapy, chemotherapy or both and/or amputations and mutilations resulting from surgical procedures (2) . (scielo.br)
  • We evaluated the construct validity of 4-, 7-, and 8-item PROMIS-Fatigue SFs in RA patients across the range of disease activity. (springer.com)
  • Measures included PROMIS-Fatigue SFs (7a, 8a, 4a), other PROMIS measures of RA symptoms, and selected patient reported outcomes including RAND-36 Vitality, Fatigue NRS, and patient global assessment of disease activity. (springer.com)
  • These results suggest that H 2 S can be used as a biomarker of halitosis in patients with periodontal disease. (nature.com)
  • 2 The low proportion of female subjects undergoing implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) implantation is well recognised and these data lead us to question whether there could be a sex bias in the referral or prescription of ICDs in patients with coronary artery disease. (bmj.com)
  • Baseline characteristics of ICD patients with coronary artery disease. (bmj.com)
  • There is scant information on Lyme disease patient demographics in England and Wales, and how they interact with the National Health Service (NHS). (biomedcentral.com)
  • Our aims were to explore the demographic characteristics of Lyme disease patients within the Hospital Episode Statistics (HES) and Patient Episode Database for Wales (PEDW), and to describe patient pathways. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Data from 1st January 1998 to 31st December 2015 was retrieved from the two administrative hospital datasets (HES and PEDW), based on patients coded with Lyme disease. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Within HES and PEDW, 2361 patients were coded with Lyme disease. (biomedcentral.com)
  • These data can be used to inform future investigations into Lyme disease burden, and patient management within the NHS. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Patients with type 1 disease commonly present with painless splenomegaly, anemia, or thrombocytopenia. (medscape.com)
  • Patients with type 2 disease may present prenatally, at birth or during infancy with increased tone, seizures, strabismus, and organomegaly. (medscape.com)
  • Patients with type 3 disease, in addition to organomegaly and bony involvement, present with neurologic involvement, most often including slowing of the horizontal saccadic eye movements. (medscape.com)
  • Enzyme replacement therapy (ERT) is indicated for patients with type 1 and type 3 Gaucher disease who exhibit clinical signs and symptoms of the disease, including anemia, thrombocytopenia, skeletal disease, or visceromegaly. (medscape.com)
  • Substrate reduction therapy (SRT) is an alternative treatment for appropriate adult patients with type 1 Gaucher disease. (medscape.com)
  • ERT sometimes is started in patients with type 2 GD, as often there can be a question regarding disease type and progression, and to delay may have significant impact on patient outcomes. (medscape.com)
  • some patients present in childhood with virtually all the complications of Gaucher disease, whereas others remain asymptomatic into the eighth decade of life. (medscape.com)
  • Type 1 Gaucher disease is more common among individuals with Ashkenazi Jewish heritage, although all types are panethnic in their distribution. (medscape.com)
  • The factors that contribute to neurologic involvement in patients with types 2 and 3 disease are still unknown but may be related to the accumulation of a cytotoxic glycolipid, glucosylsphingosine, in the brain due to the severe deficiency of glucocerebrosidase activity or to neuroinflammation. (medscape.com)
  • The age of onset was 47.51±12.53 (range 17-76) years, 106 patients died and disease duration was 13.20±9.04 (range 2-48) months. (bmj.com)
  • In our own group of patients, too, more women than men developed the disease (women 60%, men 40%) (Table). (aerzteblatt.de)
  • The aim of the present study was to analyse the role of potential selection processes and their impact when evaluating risk factors for 30-day mortality among patients hospitalised for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). (ersjournals.com)
  • Short-term mortality, i.e. mortality within 30 days after hospital admission, is the most frequently used outcome to evaluate hospital care quality and to study factors associated with death in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) 1 , 2 . (ersjournals.com)
  • Female sex, endocrine and immunological comorbidities, such as thyroid disease and diabetes, and psychological stress may play a role in the development of OLP in the Canadian population. (jcda.ca)
  • Indian Genetic Disease Database (IGDD) is the first patient-based genetic disease database in India. (wikipedia.org)
  • Patients with low monthly family income (OR=3.14, p=0.010) and complications of MM bone disease (OR=2.95, p=0.029) were more likely to belong to class 2. (bmj.com)
  • Disease activity was expressed as Physician Global Assessment (PGA) taken at every patient visit. (hospitalhealthcare.com)
  • Brazzaville University Hospital, considered a fairly worrying disease by 61.7% of patients. (who.int)
  • : [email protected] is a wrong perception of chronic kidney failure by patients in the end stage of their kidney disease due to the general public's low level of knowledge about kidney diseases. (who.int)
  • the disease terminates in the death of the patient. (bvsalud.org)
  • To understand possible variances of the susceptibility and transmission of the disease, we conducted a sex-based analysis of the data. (who.int)
  • To assess the prevalence and characteristics of pain and dysesthesia in a community based sample of patients with spinal cord injury (SCI) with special focus on neuropathic pain. (nih.gov)
  • To analyze the relation between social support and socio-demographic characteristics of oncology patients. (scielo.br)
  • It was proven that patients receive social support in all dimensions, with high scores, but with variations, considering the characteristics of gender, civil status, educational level, per capita income and race. (scielo.br)
  • Patient characteristics at baseline. (archbronconeumol.org)
  • The injured patients who died in hospital also presented with different characteristics than those who died within 30 days: they were younger, had more severe injuries and fewer pre-existing medical conditions. (ersjournals.com)
  • Objectives To classify subgroups of cancer-related symptoms in patients with multiple myeloma (MM) during treatment and examine between-group differences in demographic and clinical characteristics in addition to functional status. (bmj.com)
  • The identification of patients with high symptom burden management should focus on the assessment of demographic and clinical characteristics, in addition to functional status. (bmj.com)
  • This study assessed between-group differences in the demographic and clinical characteristics and functional status of patients with MM. (bmj.com)
  • Patient clinical characteristics did not include the evaluation of treatment response. (bmj.com)
  • Recent evidence - based on molecular and clinical studies - indicate that lung cancer in patients who have never smoked has certain characteristics that are different from those in patients who smoke. (tidsskriftet.no)
  • The key focus of the Aberdeen Health Psychology Group is to study and advance psychological principles, theories and methods to understand and improve the health of the public and patients and the provision of healthcare. (abdn.ac.uk)
  • Methods A worldwide large sample of FFI patients from our case series and literature review diagnosed by genetic testing were collected. (bmj.com)
  • In contrast from traditional methods, DNNs can learn a feature extraction function from the raw input based on the probability distribution of the dataset. (frontiersin.org)
  • METHODS: This was a subgroup analysis of a prospective, multicentre, observational cohort study conducted between March 2019 and December 2020 including 8 586 patients ≥ 16 years receiving central venous catheters at four emergency care hospitals. (lu.se)
  • Methods Panoramic radiographs of 1,438 patients of the Faculty of Dentistry of the University of Oporto (714 boys and 724 girls between the ages of 6 and 15) were evaluated to determine the occurrence and distribution of tooth agenesis. (bvsalud.org)
  • Older age, male sex, comorbidities, previous hospitalisations for respiratory failure, and admission to a ward not appropriate to treat respiratory diseases were the most important predictors of 30-day mortality. (ersjournals.com)
  • These effects increased with the severity of SA and patients with OHS had the lowest employment rates. (bmj.com)
  • Sex and gender influences the severity and outcome of several infectious diseases, including leptospirosis, tuberculosis, listeriosis, Q fever, avian influenza and SARS. (who.int)
  • These patients present with clinical symptoms in their late 40s or early 50s. (medscape.com)
  • The present study investigated the expression of T helper (Th)17 cytokines in patients with laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma (LSCC) and their clinical significance in providing new therapeutic insights. (spandidos-publications.com)
  • To inform the clinical application of new models of care for complex patients, we sought to understand how these physicians conceptualize patient complexity and to develop a corresponding typology. (annfammed.org)
  • The clinical history of each patient was reconstructed based on hospital diagnoses from the previous 2 yrs. (ersjournals.com)
  • Patients with vegetating lesions and pemphigus vegetans-like histology are classified as IgA pemphigus vegetans (IgA-PVeg). (medscape.com)
  • In female incontinentia pigmenti patients, lyonization results in functional mosaicism of X-linked genes, which is manifested by the blaschkoid distribution of cutaneous lesions. (medscape.com)
  • Characteristic skin lesions compatible with the early, vesicular and/or verrucous stages of incontinentia pigmenti are present at birth or develop in the first few weeks of life in approximately 90% of patients. (medscape.com)
  • We conducted this study to examine the range of lesions found in the nephrectomy specimens obtained and to ascertain the distribution of these lesions by age and sex. (who.int)
  • Il y avait une répartition presque égale des cas en fonction du sexe, mais lorsqu'une stratification par âge a été effectuée, on a trouvé davantage de femmes dans la plupart des groupes d'âge. (who.int)
  • The sample was selected randomly with stratification for sex and age. (bvsalud.org)
  • The study reported that patients with DS had a higher prevalence of mood changes, overactivity, auditory hallucinations, disturbed sleep, and less aggression due to other etiologies. (medscape.com)
  • The prevalence of Th17 cells and their receptors in patients with LSCC was studied using immunohistochemical analysis via tissue microarray technology. (spandidos-publications.com)
  • The results revealed that the prevalence of Th17 cells in patients with LSCC was elevated in their primary tumors, as well as in peripheral blood, compared with that in healthy controls. (spandidos-publications.com)
  • Since 1985, the prevalence of leprosy has been reduced globally by more than 90% and more than 15 million patients have been cured through multidrug therapy. (who.int)
  • Objective The purpose of this study was to assess the prevalence of hypodontia and its distribution by sex, arch and quadrant, through the analysis of panoramic radiographs from the pediatric population of the Faculty of Dentistry of the University of Oporto, in Portugal. (bvsalud.org)
  • Conclusion In a pediatric population of 1,438 patients, the prevalence of hypodontia was 8% (excluding the third molar). (bvsalud.org)
  • Collecting and sharing data on sex during outbreaks is valuable in improving our understanding of its role on emerging infectious diseases, including Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS). (who.int)
  • Conclusions Patients with MM experienced varying degrees of symptoms during treatment. (bmj.com)
  • CONCLUSIONS: The hypothesis was confirmed as differences in distribution of predefined variables between operator genders were found. (lu.se)
  • For every patient, four age-, sex- and socioeconomic-matched citizens were randomly selected (48 180, 77 752 and 3020, respectively) from the Danish Civil Registration System Statistics Direct costs were extracted from the Danish Ministry of Health, Danish Medicines Agency and National Health Security and indirect costs were based on data derived from the Coherent Social Statistics. (bmj.com)
  • Data were abstracted from 28 adult patient charts randomly selected from each physician. (cfp.ca)
  • It was a pilot study including 25 pre-lingually deaf children, aged between 0-14 years, randomly selected, of both sexes, with severe to profound bilateral hearing loss. (ispub.com)
  • Twenty randomly selected asymptomatic blood donors, 48 symptomatic blood donors (30 FD, 18 IBS), and 40 patients (23 FD, 17 IBS) had additional function testing. (bmj.com)
  • In 1982, Mesulam reported 6 patients with progressive aphasia, gradually worsening over a number of years, who did not develop a more generalized dementia. (medscape.com)
  • Treatment with continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) reduced mortality in patients with SA but not in those with OHS within an observation period of 2 years. (bmj.com)
  • The predominant age group was 21-30 years accounting for 60 patients of whom 57 (95%) were males. (cehjournal.org)
  • One-hundred-and-four participants (52 females and 52 males, mean age: 46.49 ± 16.03 years) were enrolled in this cross-sectional study, comprising 33 healthy controls, 43 patients with gingivitis, and 28 patients with periodontitis. (nature.com)
  • Participants are eligible if they are 18 years of age or over, assigned as male at birth, have had anal sex with men, are living with HIV, are willing to apply for the HIVST kit at ART clinics, and are willing to provide personal contact information for follow-up. (biomedcentral.com)
  • We used systematic nonprobabilistic sampling to achieve an even distribution of sex, years in practice, and type of practice. (annfammed.org)
  • Using systematic nonprobabilistic sampling to achieve a balanced distribution of sex, years in practice, and type of practice, we recruited physicians from 2 university clinics and 3 community health clinics. (annfammed.org)
  • The lengthy medical history of about 8.2 years in our own patients, in addition to the fact that more than 50% of these patients found out about surgical treatment options owing to their own research initiative, prompted us to write this article. (aerzteblatt.de)
  • The literature search focused primarily on studies from the past 20 years, which described larger case series including more than 50 patients. (aerzteblatt.de)
  • All adult patients (≥18 years of age) who presented to the MGH clinic or the Atlantic Oral Surgery & Dental Implant Centre between 1 Sept. 2016 and 31 Jan. 2020 for an oral pathology appointment were screened for eligibility. (jcda.ca)
  • Results In total, 216 patients completed the survey, with an average age of 60.3 years. (bmj.com)
  • A longitudinal observation study followed an unselected population of 451 patients diagnosed with type 1 diabetes during 1983-1987 before the age of 35 years in a region of Southeast Sweden. (diabetesjournals.org)
  • Patients of age 50 years and above were most affected 24(60). (bvsalud.org)
  • A total of 70 tumors and 70 adjacent control tissues (pathologically confirmed normal mucosa) were obtained from patients with LSCC undergoing surgery. (spandidos-publications.com)
  • The aim of our study was to demonstrate a correlation between waist circumference (WC) and body mass index (BMI) in patients with metabolic syndrome in relation with hypertension, lipid disorders, and carbohydrate disorders. (hindawi.com)
  • The aim of our study was to demonstrate a correlation between waist circumference (WC) and body mass index (BMI) in patients with metabolic syndrome in relation to hypertension, lipid disorders, such as atherogenic dyslipidaemia, and carbohydrate disorders, such as impaired fasting glucose or diabetes mellitus type 2. (hindawi.com)
  • However, neither serum sex steroids nor lipid levels were measured in these studies. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Chi-squared test was used to analyse viral load according to sex and age. (scirp.org)
  • To analyse this possible impact, the present study measured 30-day mortality from hospital admission in a cohort of COPD patients, using both the causal mortality register (CMR) and the hospital discharge records (HDR). (ersjournals.com)
  • Differences were, however, seen in the age distribution of the patients. (aerzteblatt.de)
  • The hypothesis was that differences in distribution of predefined variables between operator genders could be identified. (lu.se)
  • 2 test were used to investigate differences in distribution of major mechanical complications and predefined variables between male and female operators. (lu.se)
  • There were no statistically significant differences between sexes. (bvsalud.org)
  • 1,2,3 Sex and gender differences have been observed in vaccine response and antibiotic treatment regimens. (who.int)
  • 6 Identifying sex and gender differences may guide response to public health emergencies ultimately minimizing the health, economic and social impact of emerging diseases. (who.int)
  • The SMI group included patients aged ≥ 5 with an SMI and a definitive infection with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) between February 2020 and March 2021. (news-medical.net)
  • We conducted retrospective chart reviews of adult patients with OLP who presented to oral medicine and oral pathology clinics in 2 provinces between September 2016 and January 2020. (jcda.ca)
  • Therefore, this retrospective study explores the relationship of body mass index (BMI), visceral fat volume (VAV) and subcutaneous fat volume (SAV) and serum levels of sex steroids and lipids in patients with endometrial cancer. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Thirty-nine postmenopausal EC patients with available BMI, blood serum and Computed Tomography (CT) scans were included. (biomedcentral.com)
  • This study shows that serum estradiol is correlated with BMI and other fat-distribution measures in postmenopausal endometrial cancer patients. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Therefore the aim of this study was to explore the relation between BMI, visceral and subcutaneous fat volumes and serum levels of sex steroids and lipids in endometrial cancer patients. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Transversal study, developed with oncology patients living in the Ijuí city, Rio Grande do Sul state, Brazil between July and December 2012, the population was selected through convenience. (scielo.br)
  • The study group consisted of 839 patients with diagnosed metabolic syndrome: 345 men (41.1%) and 494 women (58.9%) aged 32-80. (hindawi.com)
  • In this prospective cohort study of patients who had been on combined antiretroviral therapy treatment (cART) for at least 12 months in Bangui, only one HIV plasma viral load per patient was realized at the Institut Pasteur of Bangui, between April 4th and November 28th, 2017. (scirp.org)
  • All patients who attended the outpatient department with ocular injury were included in the study. (cehjournal.org)
  • This study aimed to measure the levels of volatile sulfur compounds and investigate the occurrence of halitosis in patients with gingivitis and periodontitis. (nature.com)
  • This study was conducted to identify demographic and sociocultural aspects of burn patients, to investigate the factors affecting outcome and mortality of burns and to determine the magnitude of the problem of burns among all injuries admitted to the Alexandria Main University Hospital over a period of one year. (who.int)
  • An electrophysiology study (EPS) was performed in 66% of patients. (bmj.com)
  • They also detected a more significant number of positive test results among males than among females, which is consistent with other study results reporting a higher incidence of monkeypox infections among men who have sex with men. (news-medical.net)
  • The present study revealed that patients with LSCC have elevated levels of Th17 cells in their primary tumors and peripheral blood compared with those in healthy controls. (spandidos-publications.com)
  • Our study will provide information on the effectiveness of monetary incentives in expanding HIVST secondary distribution among MLWH. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Patients were followed up until death, registration termination, or study end date. (news-medical.net)
  • The study included 7,146 patients in the SMI group and 653,024 controls. (news-medical.net)
  • RESULTS The 15 physicians in this study endorsed a multidimensional concept of patient complexity. (annfammed.org)
  • One study evaluated data from patients in Olmsted County, Minnesota, from 1960 through 1984 ( 1 ). (aerzteblatt.de)
  • Another study has shown an in-hospital mortality of 21.2 deaths per 100,000 injured patients and a total mortality of 35.4 deaths per 100,000 injured patients 5 . (ersjournals.com)
  • transferred to be the head of the organization, and the county how can men increase their sex drive government lacked a deputy county magistrate In this regard, the Standing Committee must be convened to study and recommend candidates. (insideireland.ie)
  • Cheng Guoyu didn't expect the Disciplinary Committee to investigate this matter, and felt bad when facing the staff of the Disciplinary Committee Once someone investigates, how can the Standing Committee study how can men increase their sex drive his appointment? (insideireland.ie)
  • The study included 1628 patients who fulfilled four of the 11 ACR or SLICC classification criteria for SLE. (hospitalhealthcare.com)
  • This cross-sectional study was conducted in elderly patients with cataracts in Campinas, Brazil . (bvsalud.org)
  • The mean length of stay for pediatric patients was 3.5 days (range 1-29) and for adults the mean length of stay was 7.3 days (range 1-246). (cdc.gov)
  • À notre avis, la substitution par des génériques ne doit pas être mise en oeuvre de manière aléatoire en raison de l'incertitude et des faibles connaissances des patients. (who.int)
  • We recruited 291 asymptomatic blood donors, 151 symptomatic blood donors (recurrent abdominal pain or discomfort), and 40 patients with FD or IBS. (bmj.com)
  • Data was retrieved through the Hospital's Medical Records Department and included information on demographics (age, race, sex, payment system, admission date, length of stay and zip code). (cdc.gov)
  • This age and sex distribution was different from the overall Korean population that has a large proportion of young and middle-aged adults in both sexes. (who.int)
  • when using logistic regression analysis, the outcome of the burn injury was significantly associated with age, sex, total surface area burnt and degree and depth of the burn. (who.int)
  • Halitosis was found in 3% of healthy controls and 39.5% and 42.9% of patients with gingivitis and periodontitis patients, respectively, making it significantly higher in the gingivitis and periodontitis groups than the healthy controls (p = 0.005). (nature.com)
  • Although an attempt was made to follow-up patients in order to determine longer term outcomes, this proved to be impossible for most patients. (cehjournal.org)
  • CONCLUSION This perspective of primary care physicians caring for complex patients can help refine models of complexity to design interventions or models of care that improve outcomes for these patients. (annfammed.org)
  • Some criticisms have emerged regarding the use of in-hospital mortality, as it is only a proxy measure of short-term outcomes and it may cause a selection of patients who are discharged before 30 days. (ersjournals.com)
  • The Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS)-57 and the PROMIS Cognitive Function Short Form were used as research tools. (bmj.com)
  • Kaplan-Meier analysis showed no survival difference according to sex (male median survival 120 months, female 88 months, p = 0.09). (bmj.com)
  • Survival of male patients with incontinentia pigmenti carrying a lethal mutation can be explained by somatic mosaicism or Klinefelter syndrome. (medscape.com)
  • Seventy-six per cent of the patients returned the questionnaire, (230 males and 100 females). (nih.gov)
  • A total of 105 patients with ocular injury were seen, 93 males and 12 females. (cehjournal.org)
  • covering the urinary system in both sexes and the genital system of males. (bvsalud.org)
  • Nineteen patients were males (59.37%) and 13 were females (40.62%) (M: F = 1.4:1). (who.int)
  • The annual excess total direct and indirect costs for patients with snoring, SA and OHS were €705, €3860 and €11 320, respectively. (bmj.com)
  • Five hundred and fourteen implants took place in 406 patients with a total follow up of 13 904 months. (bmj.com)
  • Patients came from a total of 96 zip code areas. (cdc.gov)
  • Of a total of 38 patients of both sexes and various ages, 13 received liver extract, 14 Choleval, and 11 saline. (jameslindlibrary.org)
  • Kingdom represents over 10% of the interests of patients or the target of re- generic drugs in the USA has resulted in total health service budget, and has in- ducing healthcare costs. (who.int)
  • Patients in this database broadly represented the United Kingdom (UK) population by age, sex, area-level deprivation, and geographical distribution. (news-medical.net)
  • Covariate factors used to find determinant factors were demographic factors like age, sex, ethnicity, area deprivation, and geographical regions. (news-medical.net)
  • It holds patient-based data with respect to the geographical location, age, sex, and ethnic group. (wikipedia.org)
  • In the case of younger children or patients who were not well enough as a result of severe injury, the data were obtained from relatives who attended the unit. (who.int)
  • 1. Nephrology Department, diagnosed end-stage chronic renal failure patients. (who.int)
  • We surveyed 188 renal patients using 36 multiple-choice questions in 2 hospitals in the United Arab Emirates. (who.int)
  • Fourteen patients underwent nephrectomy for neoplastic conditions such as Wilm'stumor and renal cell carcinoma (RCC). (who.int)
  • the SMI group had a higher proportion of patients with obesity and multimorbidity, current smokers, and people of Black African/Caribbean ethnicity. (news-medical.net)
  • Interventions The patients were categorised into subgroups based on cancer-related symptoms using a latent class analysis. (bmj.com)
  • A latent class analysis was used to categorise cancer-related symptoms in Chinese patients undergoing treatment for multiple myeloma (MM). (bmj.com)
  • 0.05) longer in blood donors with FD symptoms (99 (6) min) and FD patients (110 (12) min) compared with asymptomatic controls (76.7 (7) min), but was not significant in IBS blood donors or patients. (bmj.com)
  • Overall, 25 of 48 blood donors with symptoms and 18 of 40 patients had slow gastric emptying. (bmj.com)
  • 14 of 48 blood donors with symptoms and 16 of 40 patients had a symptom response to the nutrient challenge exceeding the response (mean (2SD)) of healthy asymptomatic controls. (bmj.com)
  • Patients with small, nonobstructing stones or those with staghorn calculi may be asymptomatic or experience moderate and easily controlled symptoms. (medscape.com)
  • Adult RA patients were recruited from an online arthritis patient community and an observational cohort drawing from three academic medical centers. (springer.com)
  • A cohort of 26,039 patients aged ≥35 yrs and hospitalised with COPD were enrolled. (ersjournals.com)
  • Objectives To determine the efficacy and tolerability of β blockers in a broad age range of women and men with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF) by pooling individual patient data from placebo controlled randomised trials. (bmj.com)
  • The data were obtained by questionnaire-interview with the patient themselves, if they were mature and well enough to answer the questions. (who.int)
  • Patient Episode Database for Wales (PEDW) is a central administrative database that collects admissions data from NHS hospitals in Wales [ 17 , 18 ]. (biomedcentral.com)
  • This review article is based on a selective literature search and the scientific analysis of data from our own patients. (aerzteblatt.de)
  • General linear mixed effects models were used to analyze data before and after the MOC modules, adjusting for clustering of patients within physicians. (jabfm.org)
  • Nye data tyder på at lungekreft som oppstår hos aldri-røykere bør ses på som en egen entitet, og dette vil kunne ha behandlingsmessige implikasjoner. (tidsskriftet.no)
  • Patients with urinary calculi may report pain, infection, or hematuria. (medscape.com)
  • In the US population, the percentage of such patients above the age of 20 is approximately 23%, while the percentage of such patients above 60 is approximately 40% [ 11 ]. (hindawi.com)
  • It has been demonstrated that approximately 40% of patients with FD have impaired gastric emptying, and this has been linked to fullness. (bmj.com)
  • Patients in the SMI group were at a higher risk of all-cause mortality in gender- and age-adjusted models, which was consistent in models with further adjustment for smoking status, BMI, area deprivation, multimorbidity, and ethnicity/race. (news-medical.net)
  • Services may also provide one-on-one or group education to inform patients' understanding of cancer and cancer screening. (thecommunityguide.org)
  • A group of patients who complained of loss of appetite and general weakness were injected with liver extract and, in a controlled experiment, with Choleval (bile acids) and physiological saline. (jameslindlibrary.org)
  • The sample consisted of 472 elderly patients (236 per group) who underwent cataract surgery . (bvsalud.org)
  • Evidence-based medicine is the conscientious, explicit and judicious use of current best evidence in making decisions about the care of individual patients. (wikiversity.org)
  • The importance of scientific evidence is best observed when previous literature, medical rationale, patient preferences and practitioner experience are combined. (wikiversity.org)
  • The main drawback for evidence-based medicine [4] is the fact that studies of populations are not necessarily relevant when a medical practitioner is treating a single patient. (wikiversity.org)
  • Participants Using a convenience sampling method, questionnaires were distributed to patients with MM visiting two hospitals in Guilin, China. (bmj.com)
  • The relative proportion of patients presenting to either setting is currently unknown, as is the patient pathway between primary, secondary and tertiary care. (biomedcentral.com)
  • A significant proportion of patients reported a major surgical procedure (47%) as a preceding event and an additional 7% reported a preceding stressful life event. (jcda.ca)
  • Descriptive epidemiological factors such as age and sex distribution in MPXV PCR testing were compared across the two laboratories. (news-medical.net)
  • The associations between GPs' perceived suitability of the VCs, the nature of the patients' main problems, prior knowledge of the patients (relational continuity), and follow-up of previously presented problems (episodic continuity) were explored using descriptive statistics, diagrams, and chi-square tests. (jmir.org)
  • The overall treatment plan for a patient with vertebral osteomyelitis must be individualized according to the patient's general medical condition, his or her neurologic status, the presence of large associated abscesses, and biomechanical factors. (medscape.com)
  • For patients requiring a fusion procedure, the use of growth factors for the induction of spinal fusions is a theoretically attractive approach. (medscape.com)
  • In the United States there is concern about clusters of patients in large metropolitan areas since these suggest that "urban factors" may be contributing to a change in the natural history of asthma. (cdc.gov)
  • We suggest that geographic factors may account for some of the variations found in the number of hospitalizations per asthmatic patients seen in this urban area. (cdc.gov)
  • 1 , 2 Early definitions of patient complexity focused on those factors. (annfammed.org)
  • We conducted one-on-one, semistructured interviews focused on PCP experiences with complex patients in general, with additional focus on specific patient-level factors that contribute to patient complexity. (annfammed.org)
  • age distribution and histological types of thyroid diseases. (bvsalud.org)
  • Mainstreaming sex and gender into surveillance and outbreak investigations is a priority under the Asia Pacific Strategy for Emerging Diseases (2010) . (who.int)
  • Nous avons enquêté auprès de 188 patients atteints d'une maladie rénale à l'aide de 36 questions à choix multiples dans deux hôpitaux des Émirats arabes unis. (who.int)
  • Our analysis suggests that age and sex remained a substantial risk factor for mortality. (medrxiv.org)
  • If endorsed by PCPs, newer models of complexity could potentially contribute to improving algorithms for risk adjustment for primary care patient panels, controlling for complexity in secondary database analysis, and designing interventions for complex patients. (annfammed.org)
  • [ 1 , 2 ] Cases of elderly patients with progressive language deterioration have been described since Arnold Pick's landmark case report of 1892. (medscape.com)
  • There was an almost equal distribution of cases by sex, but when stratified by age, more females were found in most age groups. (who.int)
  • In the presence of relational continuity, VCs were considered equal to or better than face-to-face consultations in 57% (1011/1785) of cases, as opposed to 32% (87/274) when the patient was unknown. (jmir.org)
  • Three OLP patients (3%) developed squamous cell carcinoma or dysplasia. (jcda.ca)
  • 2 Of those who develop OLP, a subset of patients (0-37%, mean 4.59%) may develop oral squamous cell carcinoma. (jcda.ca)
  • There were no correlations between number of admissions per patient and age or sex. (cdc.gov)
  • Other sex steroids and lipids have weak and moderate correlations with VAV or SAV. (biomedcentral.com)
  • RESULTS Overall, 92.5% of all patients were screened for hypertension, 86.4% of patients with hypertension were treated with antihypertensive medications, and 44.9% of patients with hypertension had their blood pressure controlled. (cfp.ca)
  • No virus was detectable in plasma from 49.2% of patients, while 42.4% had virological failure (viral load, ≥1000 copies/mL) according to WHO criteria. (scirp.org)
  • The success of high blood pressure interventions in reducing ED visits is partially predicated on patients' adherence to treatment plans. (cdc.gov)
  • It should be noted that visits to patients admitted to the unit are forbidden but visitors can make a phone call to patients from the social workers' office within the unit. (who.int)
  • Patients were reviewed at ICD clinic visits and therapies were documented as appropriate, inappropriate, or electrical storm following review of stored electrograms. (bmj.com)
  • One method for promoting adherence to treatment plans is shared decision-making between patients and medical providers. (cdc.gov)
  • For patients who are not cured by surgery and/or chemo-radiotherapy, there are few effective treatment options ( 4 ). (spandidos-publications.com)
  • Thus, targeted therapies and predictive biomarkers are urgently required in the perspective of LSCCs to improve the management and minimize the treatment toxicity, as well as to allow the selection of patients who are likely to benefit from both non-selective and targeted therapies ( 5 ). (spandidos-publications.com)
  • The patients were registered for treatment at the Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat Hospital of Fudan University (Shanghai, China) from September 2013 to January 2015. (spandidos-publications.com)
  • 2011). These services guide patients through a healthcare system from screening through all phases of cancer treatment (Freeman et al. (thecommunityguide.org)
  • 2021). With timely and appropriate follow-up care and treatment, patient navigation services may improve health and reduce cancer-related disparities for these groups. (thecommunityguide.org)
  • Since 1995, WHO has provided treatment free of charge to all leprosy patients worldwide thanks to generous contributions from the Nippon Foundation, Novartis and the Novartis Foundation for Sustainable Development. (who.int)
  • Your doctor or pharmacist will give you the manufacturer's patient information sheet (Medication Guide) when you begin treatment with ambrisentan and each time you refill your prescription. (medlineplus.gov)
  • This model is validated by comparing its solutions with the numerical solutions in the literature and then is applied for predicting the behavior of a typical water treatment plant effluent through a distribution pipe. (who.int)
  • In December 2015, in view of the precarity and vulnerability of the population, 18,250 patients with HIV infection received emergency stocks of 3 months of antiretroviral therapy (ART) [3] , which were renewed frequently. (scirp.org)
  • It is possible that the slower and relatively incomplete progression to spinal ankylosis in female patients impedes the occurrence of a decrease in pain with time, compared with that observed in male patients. (nih.gov)
  • A program called Ambrisentan REMS ( Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategy) has been set up to make sure that female patient have appropriate lab tests before and while they are receiving ambrisentan. (medlineplus.gov)
  • A small percentage of patients may develop malignant transformation and, thus, require long-term monitoring. (jcda.ca)
  • Because of the risk of birth defects, ambrisentan is available to females only through a special restricted distribution program. (medlineplus.gov)
  • The physicians perceived patients to be complex if they had an exacerbating factor-a medical illness, mental illness, socioeconomic challenge, or behavior or trait (or some combination thereof)-that complicated care for chronic medical illnesses. (annfammed.org)
  • 2 In the Democratic Republic of the Congo (then the Belgian Congo), chronic ulcers caused by mycobacteria were reported in 170 patients in the 1940s and 1950s. (dovepress.com)
  • For 131 chronic conditions and 5,223 drug-test pairs, they assessed tests distributions in healthy individuals. (cdc.gov)
  • Control measures included disseminating public health information by press release and radio interviews and distribution of fact sheets by physicians' offices, public health clinics, and schools. (cdc.gov)