ladis a pilot case control study of longitudinal change

... Patients with RA were predominantly Hispanic-American and African-American, whereas control subjects were primarily Caucasian and African-American Patients with RA had experienced their disease ... trochanter, Ward's area, and distal radius) Participants were discharged early in the afternoon of day Biochemical assays Serum obtained at a. m after an overnight fast was used for measurements of IGF-I, ... Arthritis Research & Therapy Vol No Blackman et al matoid cachexia,' accelerated cardiovascular disease, and enhanced mortality in patients with RA [1-3] RA cachexia is manifested by losses of...

Ngày tải lên: 09/08/2014, 10:20

... study and data management; and Rebecca Stanevich and Daniel Yereb formerly of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health and Mustafa Dosemeci, formerly of the National Cancer Institute, ... individually matched to each case subject on mining facility, sex, race/ethnicity (ie, white, African American, American Indian, Hispanic), and birth year (within years) In the analysis, estimates of diesel ... smoker was defined as a case subject who had stopped smoking more than years before their date of death and a control subject who had stopped smoking more than years before the matched case subject’s...

Ngày tải lên: 22/03/2014, 17:20

... more organisms in 123 out of 152 cases The main organisms Table Baseline characteristics of the 152 pairs of matched cases and controls Characteristics Cases (n = 152) Controls (n = 152) P Male sex ... investigator All NSAIDs and aspirin were considered However, when aspirin was taken as an antiplatelet aggregant for the prevention of cardiovascular diseases (

Ngày tải lên: 13/08/2014, 16:20

... the manuscript Additional files 12 13 The following Additional files are available online: Additional file An Word file containing a table that shows a table of all SNPs evaluated for association ... and controls, 71% and 72%, respectively, are female; the mean age was 51 ± 13 years in cases and 54 ± 12 in controls Information about RF and anti-CCP antibody status was available for 1,315 of ... the study period and for the first time, received a diagnosis of RA based on the American College of Rheumatology criteria of 1987 [5] All cases were examined and diagnosed by a rheumatologist at...

Ngày tải lên: 09/08/2014, 10:21

... NEI-AED group NEI-AEDs included levetiracetam, lamotrigine, zonisamide, ethosuxamide, topiramate, gabapentin, tiagabine, and pregabalin Oxcarbamazepine (a weak CYP450 inducer) and valproic acid ... compare cases and controls for average VLs during HAART Mean case- control differences are reported ± standard error (SE) Because some individuals in the EI-AED and NEIAED groups had multiple HAART ... second control group was a subgroup of all participants on HAART without any AED use in the NHS (non-AED group), matched (10:1) to each EI-AED patient according to year of HAART initiation and number...

Ngày tải lên: 10/08/2014, 05:22

... medications be treated for metabolic and cardiovascular disease and that collaborations with primary care physicians, diabetes specialists, and cardiologists be established to facilitate appropriate ... between and AM after twelve hours of fasting Laboratory examinations for markers of thrombogenesis and platelet activation are described in Table Statistical analysis We compared values of descriptive ... statistical analysis and made substantial contributions to the analysis and interpretation of the data All authors read and approved the final manuscript Competing interests The authors declare...

Ngày tải lên: 11/08/2014, 16:22

... Luginaah I, Laukkanen E, Hellyer D, Reinhartz A, Watterson A, Abu-Zahra H, Maticka-Tyndale E, Schneider K, Beck M, Gilbertson M: Occupation and breast cancer: a Canadian case control study Ann ... postmenopausal cancer Villeneuve et al [22] analyzed a case control study (1230 cases) in two departments of France for each of 41 industry and 54 occupation categories individually, observing a statistically ... Holland (database administrator); Karen Jones, Jane McArthur, Catherine Lott, Jennifer Scane, Teresa Mayne, Ashley Scali, and Nicole Mahler (research associates); Carol Walleyn and Tanya Zillich...

Ngày tải lên: 06/03/2014, 02:21

... Michigan 15 HUMAN RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT CANADA 1992 National Occupational Classification Ottawa, Canada 16 STATISTICS CANADA 1998 North American Industrial Classification System Ottawa, Canada 17 ... histories of breast cancer patients year research grant from Canadian Breast Cancer Research Foundation—Ontario Chapter 60 BROPHY, J., M KEITH, I LUGINAAH, et al 2003 Occupational histories of breast ... 273–296 MacMillan, USA 12 BROPHY, J 2004 Occupational histories of occupational cancer patients in a Canadian treatment centre and the generated hypothesis regarding breast cancer and farming (letter)...

Ngày tải lên: 06/03/2014, 02:21

... Mfinanga SG, Mutayoba BK, Kahwa A, Kimaro G, Mtandu R, Ngadaya E, Egwaga S, Kitua AY: The magnitude and factors associated with delays in management of smear positive tuberculosis in Dar es Salaam ... da Saude Secretaria de Vigilancia a Saude Programa Nacional de DST/AIDS: riterios de definicao de casos de aids em adultos ecriancas Brasilia, Ministerio da Saude: Ministerio da Saude, Secretaria ... delay, in the univariate model were: - clinical variables: weight loss, asthenia, sweating and chest pain; - variables related to habits and lifestyle: use of marijuana, cocaine and crack; - variables...

Ngày tải lên: 06/03/2014, 04:20

... predictive values were calculated The nature of the data collected provided for a matchedpair analysis, as each subject has had both a TBST and a QFT Utilizing the discordant pairs (a matched pair in ... not a direct part of the study, we noted that a subset of the subject cases (35) have had recent TBST's (within the last years) as part of their ongoing medical evaluations Only of the cases had ... and preparation of the study They also actively participated in the data collection process JF performed the main writing of the proposal, IRB approval, data collection, data analysis, and writing...

Ngày tải lên: 20/06/2014, 00:20

... of the univariate or multivariate analyses Table Multivariate analysis of significant variables and other likely causational variables for serious NSAID ulcer complications Predictor Adjusted OR ... purposes) Arthritis Research & Therapy Vol No Vonkeman et al Table Table Characteristics of the gastrointestinal event attributable to use of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs Multivariate analysis ... univariate analysis, cases and controls differ significantly with regard to body mass index, smoking habits, marital status, medical history of heart failure, myocardial infarction, stroke and...

Ngày tải lên: 09/08/2014, 10:20

... (VLBW) infants: a seven-year trend analysis of the Neonatal Research Network data Pediatr Res 1996;39:23 5A Shankaran S, Bauer CR, Bain R, et al Prenatal and perinatal risk and protective factors ... The database RISK FACTORS FOR INTRAVENTRICULAR HEMORRHAGE IN PREMATURE INFANTS Downloaded from pediatrics.aappublications.org at Viet Nam:AAP Sponsored on February 10, 2014 TABLE Univariate Analysis ... SGA indicates small for gestational age Data shown as number of cases (%) or mean Ϯ standard deviation * Data shown as median (range) e592 tween the number of steroid doses and the occurrence of...

Ngày tải lên: 31/08/2015, 13:07

... than rural males, both study groups revealed a consistent pattern of the effect of smoking on risk of cancer deaths TABLE Characteristics of cases and two control groups: Population-based case- control ... design and a routine control selection design in a large case- control study that was incorporated into a nationwide mortality survey in China in 1989–1991 As an example, we assessed the hazards of ... spouse control design as an alternative control selection for a nationwide population-based case- control study is valid and feasible, and can produce highly acceptable research results for a fixed...

Ngày tải lên: 26/10/2012, 09:48

... nuclear plants, 50 years for coal, natural gas steam plants and geothermal, and 30 years for CT and CCGT plants The technical life of coal and natural gas steam plants is based on an analysis of historical ... the day-ahead market and day-ahead predictions of wind power rather than day-ahead prices and actual wind generation Podewils (2011) reports that mid-day day-ahead prices in Germany are decreasing ... than the individual run times for each unit that makes up the fleet 23 generation Additional details of this approach are available in Kuntz and M¨sgens (2007) Advantages u and disadvantages of...

Ngày tải lên: 08/03/2014, 06:20

... n .a n .a n .a Age is presented as mean and range of values (n .a. : not applicable) Page of (page number not for citation purposes) Journal of Translational Medicine 2009, 7:100 http://www.translational-medicine.com/content/7/1/100 ... 0.052 Data are presented as mean and range of values death due to severe sepsis compared to patients without allele CATT7 The concomitance of the -173 allele C and the -794 allele CATT7 as a haplotype ... malarial anemia J Infect Dis 2009, 200:629-637 Dhanantwari P, Nadaraj S, Kenessey A, Chowdhury D, Al-Abed Y, Miller EJ, Ojamaa K: Macrophage migration inhibitory factor induces cardiomyocyte apoptosis...

Ngày tải lên: 18/06/2014, 15:20

... TCC ACT CAG GT CCT CTG AAG GAG GCT GTG AT MMP9 NM_004994.2 TTG ACA GCG ACA AGA AGT GG CCC TCA GTC AAG CGC TAC AT IL-6 MN_000600.3 ATG CAA TAA CCA CCC CTG AC TAA AGC TGC GCA CAA TGA GA b-actin ... TGA CCA GGT TCT CCG AGG AG Reverse Primer CAC ACG TCG TAG CGG CAG TT TGFB1 MN_000660.3 GAC TAC TAC GCC AAG GAG GT GGA GCT CTG ATG TGT TGA AG PDGFA MN_002607.5 GGG AGT GAG GAT TCT TTG GA AAA TGA ... DVD: duration of ventilator dependence Additional file 3: Surgical treatment and an anastomotic leakage Surgical treatment and an anastomotic leakage are shown Additional file 4: Correlation between...

Ngày tải lên: 18/06/2014, 16:20

... reference radiologist's assessment 21.7% of the cases had a grade knee osteoarthritis (n = 64; mean age 56.9 years); 39.7% of the cases had a grade osteoarthritis (n = 117; mean age 58.2 years); and ... The mean age at initial radiographic diagnosis of knee osteoarthritis was 59.1 years (standard difference 8.5); the mean age of population controls on the interview date was 47.9 years (standard ... statistical analysis and drafted the manuscript, UB participated in the study design and and helped to draft the manuscript, NA participated in the design of the study and performed the re-assessment...

Ngày tải lên: 20/06/2014, 00:20

... (Table 3) Analysis of the ultrasound appearance of the ovaries showed that PCOS patients showed had a higher ovarian and stromal volume, stromal area and a higher area stromal area/area ovary ... Transvaginal US (TVUS) was performed on each patient using a 6.5 MHz transvaginal transducer (Aloka ALPHA 10 PROSOUND (Aloka, Tokyo, Japan): ovarian volume, ovarian area, stromal area, S /A ratio ... statistical analysis CL have made substantial contributions to acquisition of data, AMC have made substantial contributions to interpretation of data All authors read and approved the final manuscript...

Ngày tải lên: 20/06/2014, 07:20

... demographic characteristics As demographic characteristics of the Dutch norm population of the KIDSCREEN-52 were not available, data on marital status, educational level, and employment in the general Dutch ... health care professionals This can provide these children with the additional care they need due to their double disadvantage: a chronic disease, on top of an unfavourable background Declaration ... the data, analyzed and interpreted the data and drafted the manuscript KF designed and supervised execution of the study, interpreted the data and drafted and revised the manuscript JO, HH and...

Ngày tải lên: 20/06/2014, 15:20

... nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs in a cohort of coumarin users: a pharmacoeconomic analysis linked to a case- control study Clin Ther 2004, 26:1160-1167 Oostenbrink JB, Bouwmans CA, Koopmanschap MA, ... osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis The CLASS study: a randomized controlled trial JAMA 2000, 284:1247-1255 Bombardier C, Laine L, Reicin A, Shapiro D, Burgos-Vargas R, Davis B, Day R, Ferraz ... Chicago, IL, USA) Bootstrap analyses were performed using the software package S-plus (TIBCO Software Inc., Palo Alto, California, USA) professional version 6.0 Cost effectiveness To calculate...

Ngày tải lên: 09/08/2014, 01:22