... BMI for a comparison between individuals with high and average weight Participants gave informed consent and local Ethical Committee approval was obtained for the study Design and measures The present ... Results An initial exploratory analysis involved calculation of means and standard deviation for age, gender and BMI Differences between the groups were tested using Kruskall-Wallis nonparametric ... was established as a cross-sectional case- controlstudy Subjects' BMI was calculated as weight in kilograms divided by the square of height in meters Binge eating status was assessed through a...
... Acknowledgements We thank sample donors for their collaboration and Drs Antonio Mera, Manuel Caamaño, Jorge Blanco and Santos Insua for providing access to their patients Lorena Fernandez-Blanco ... in a recent meta-analysis [24] Finally, population stratification, another widely claimed cause of spurious association results, is not a significant concern in this study as all cases and controls ... Constantin A, Lauwers-Cances V, Navaux F, Abbal M, van Meerwijk J, Mazieres B, Cambon-Thomsen A, Cantagrel A: Collagenase1 (MMP-1) and HLA-DRB1 gene polymorphisms in rheumatoid arthritis: a prospective...
... mean age at onset of the study was 49.7 years The mean age at onset of psoriasis was 29.3 years (standard deviation 14.2 years) and the mean age at onset of PsA was 38.1 years (standard deviation ... consent was obtained from all patients All PsA probands were Caucasians Information was collected systematically and included age at onset of psoriasis and PsA, and disease pattern The control ... mean age at onset of psoriasis was 26.8 years (standard deviation 12.1 years) and the mean age at onset of PsA was 33.0 years (standard deviation 10.8 years) Forty-four per cent of the PsA patients...
... immunofixation electrophoresis method involving the use of Paragon Blue stain (Paragon; Beckman-Coulter, Brea, CA, USA) Statistical analyses Data are shown as the mean ± standard deviation Statistically ... GA, USA), immunofixation was performed first with a mixture of antibodies (anti-α, anti-γ, and anti-μ heavy chains, and anti-κ and anti-λ free light chains) (Penta screen; Sebia, Norcross, GA, ... paraproteins and/ or possible conversion into MM Erella, and the statistical assistance of Dr James Malley, Dr Karen Malley, and Dr Robert Wesley They thank Dr Sahar Dawisha, Dr Gregory Dennis, and Dr Nadja...
... case/ control status and cardiovascular risk factors was examined by means of logistic regression models Each cardiovascular risk factor was examined individually and after adjustment for gender Analyses ... ESR and CRP measurements in the cases and controls are presented in Table ESR was determined in 13 cases and 22 controls The median values were 20 mm/ hour in cases and mm/hour in controls Among ... G, Nakazawa T, Morinobu A, Kumagai S: Impact of smoking as a risk factor for developing rheumatoid arthritis: a meta-analysis of observational studies Ann Rheum Dis 2009 in press Sakalihasan N,...
... MICA-210: CCTTTTTTTCAGGGAAAGTGC, CCTTACCATCTCCAGAAACTGC [22], and bioCCATGTTTCTGCTG(L)TGCTGCT; MICA-300: GGAAGGCTGTGCAGTAATCTAGG, TCCCTTTTCCAGCCTGCC, and bioCTGTGCAGT(L)ATCTAGGCTGAAGG; and MICA-250: ... MICA-250: AAGGTGATGGGTTCGGGAA, TCTAGCAGAATTGGAGGGAG [21], and bioCTCAGGAC(L)ACGCCGGATT For the MICA250 assay, a genotyping primer bioCTCCAGAG [L]TCAGACCTTGGC, differentiating between a paralogue ... validation studies within a second independent French Caucasian family cohort anda case- control cohort of German Caucasian origin Association analysis within the second and combined first and...
... autoimmune disease Case reports have shown that markers for autoimmune disease, such as rheumatoid factor (RF), antinuclear antibodies (ANA), anticardiolipin antibodies (ACA), perinuclear anti-neutrophil ... (Table 2) demonstrated an inflammatory reaction (I-III) with lymphocytes and macrophages (Figures 1, Page of and 3) An inflammatory reaction judged as I can be seen in Figures andand II in Figure ... juxta-articular adiposis dolorosa Arch Dermatol 1991, 127:231-233 13 Bonatus TJ, Alexander AH: Dercum’s disease (adiposis dolorosa) Acase report andreview of the literature Clin Orthop Relat Res...
... autoimmune disease Case reports have shown that markers for autoimmune disease, such as rheumatoid factor (RF), antinuclear antibodies (ANA), anticardiolipin antibodies (ACA), perinuclear anti-neutrophil ... (Table 2) demonstrated an inflammatory reaction (I-III) with lymphocytes and macrophages (Figures 1, Page of and 3) An inflammatory reaction judged as I can be seen in Figures andand II in Figure ... juxta-articular adiposis dolorosa Arch Dermatol 1991, 127:231-233 13 Bonatus TJ, Alexander AH: Dercum’s disease (adiposis dolorosa) Acase report andreview of the literature Clin Orthop Relat Res...
... Results a) Demographic and clinical features of cases and controls The main demographic features of cases and controls are resumed in table In the study sample there were cases of EOS and 16 cases ... CBCL [11] A comprehensive diagnostic assessment was made in both cases and controls, including a physical, neurological and psychological examination and an instrumental Page of evaluation by ... (1H-MRS) showed an elevated lipids peak in both frontal regions with normal values of N-acetylaspartate (NAA), creatine plus phosphocreatine (Cr) and choline (Cho) and NAA/Cr and Cho/Cr ratios; the...
... this case- controlstudy consisted of 262 individuals and included 100 CP cases, 81 AP cases and 81 controls There were 125 males and 137 females with an age range of 14-71 years anda mean age ... distolingual/palatal) Inter-examiner reliability was calculated using alpha statistics with regard to probing depth and CAL on 16 quadrants Diagnosis of CP and AP was based on CAL values and confirmed radiographically ... http://www.head-face-med.com/content/6/1/30 Page of Table HAD Scale for Anxiety and Depression among the study population Variables CP AP Controls Table Dental Anomalies in CP and AP Dental Anomaly Site CP AP Controls No (% )a P values...
... Sangianantoni A, D'Angio F, Santarelli A, Lo Muzio L: Oral aphthous ulcers and dental enamel defects in children with coeliac disease Acta Paediatr 2006, 95(2):203-207 Majorana A, Sapelli PL, Malagoli ... Paediatric Department of the University Politecnica of Marche (Ancona, Italy), and the diagnosis of CD was based on serological tests (Ab-htTG IgA, Ab-htTG IgG, AGA IgA, AGA IgG, EMA IgA, EMA IgG), ... studied and lack of adequate controls Finally, no studies have been performed, in CD patients of a Central Region of Italy (Ancona, Marche, Italy) The aim of this case- controlstudy was to assess...
... topics are available Our results not support the results of Sandmark and colleagues [25] and of Elsner and colleagues [28] Symptomatic knee OA and individual factors Symptomatic knee OA and body mass ... Instruments Standardised questionnaire The questionnaire was developed on the results of aliteraturereview [12] Previous literature (in English and German) was analysed, and relevant risk factors and ... a standardised questionnaire, anda standardised patient record was filled out by an orthopaedic surgeon (cases only) In addition, participants with jobs involving lifting and carrying of loads...
... of RAGE lacking transmembrane and cytosolic domains, acts as a decoy receptor for RAGE ligands in the extracellular compartment, and is believed to afford protection against inflammation and ... Watanabe T, Asai K, Fujimoto H, Tanaka H, Kanazawa H, Hirata K: Increased levels of HMGB-1 and endogenous secretory RAGE in induced sputum from asthmatic patients Respir Med 2010 39 Wu L, Ma ... statistical analysis was performed with Stata version 10 (StataCorp, College Station, TX) Results Sample characteristics The baseline characteristics of the study sample are summarized in table The control...
... Statistical analysis SPSS 12.0 software package (Chicago, IL) was used for statistical analyses, and p < 0.05 was considered statistically significant Normal distribution was evaluated by Shapiro-Wilkinson's ... capillary flow and thus a decrease in Vc This will result in a reduction in surface area available for gas exchange, and therefore in a decrease of Dm [25] Secondly, parenchymal and vascular destruction ... pulmonary and cardiovascular function Hemodynamic data resulting from right heart catheterisation are shown in table No significant correlations between TLCO%, Dm%, Vc% and mPpa, PVR, SvO2 and PAH-...
... the data and drafted the manuscript AHL and YZ analysed the data and revised the manuscript CWB designed the studyand revised the manuscript TH, YT and KN assisted with data collection and interpretation ... participants by gender and case- control status The average age of subjects was about 66 years For the prevalent case group, 220 patients (80%) had their COPD diagnosed within the past two years The ... cancer and cardiovascular disease [22] Its validity and reproducibility had been established for the Japanese population [23] The reference recall period for dietary variables was set at years before...
... data analysis and drafting the manuscript JF, TI and SL conceived the study TI, ME and SL revised the manuscript All authors participated in data analysis and all authors approved the final version ... questionnaire, leaving 490 men and 592 women as our controls The cases and controls were thus of similar age and from the same genetic pool Cases and controls signed an informed consent and answered a ... occupation and knee and hip OA leading to arthroplasty in Icelandic men and women This case- controlstudy compares 1,408 individuals with knee and or hip arthroplasty due to OA with their relatives...
... error of the mean, and were compared using t-tests Medians and interquartile ranges are also given Categorical variables are expressed as absolute and relative frequencies, and were compared using ... ↓pneumonia if tracheostomy was performed earlier than days [2 ]a Prospective randomized multicentre 157 eligible patients Head-trauma, Nonhead trauma, no trauma First randomization: 3–5 days Second randomization: ... Percutaneous tracheostomy (n [%]) Values are expressed as mean ± standard error of the mean, where appropriate APACHE, Acute Physiology and Chornic Health Evaluation; GCS, Glasgow Coma Scale;...
... notatum, A fumigatus, dog, cat, hamster, horse and rabbit dander and cockroach (ALK-Abelló, Madrid, Spain) Saline was used as negative controland histamine 10 mg/ml was used as positive control Antihistamines ... 96:365-371 Shirakawa I, Deichmann KA, Izuhara I, Mao I, Adra CN, Hopkin JM: Atopy and asthma: genetic variants of IL-4 and IL-13 signalling Immunol Today 2000, 21:60-64 Sandford AJ, Chagani T, Zhu ... and 576Q>RIL4RA SNPs Phenotype -33C>T IL4 Controls Asthma Allergic Asthma Non-allergic Asthma Intermittent Asthma Persistent Asthma 576Q>R IL4RA Controls Asthma Allergic Asthma Non Allergic Asthma...
... 10:261-266 17 Sasaki Y, Ihara K, Ahmed S, Yamawaki K, Kusuhara K, Nakayama H, Nishima S, Hara T: Lack of association between atopic asthma and polymorphisms of the histamine H1 receptor, histamine H2 ... herbarum; pollen: grass mix, rye, birch pollen, alder, hazel – Allergopharma, Germany) Any reaction with mean wheal diameter at least mm greater than negative control was regarded positive and ... 16:40-42 19 Garcia-Martin E, Garcia-Menaya J, Sanchez B, Martinez C, Rosendo R, Agundez JA: Polymorphisms of histamine-metabolizing enzymes and clinical manifestations of asthma and allergic rhinitis...