The ability of Canadian Syncope risk score in differentiating cardiogenic and non-cardiogenic syncope; a cross-sectional study

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Saeed Safari ◽  
Zahra Soltanzadeh Khasraghi ◽  
Maryam Ahmadi Chegeni ◽  
Amir Ghabousian ◽  
Afshin Amini
Keyword(s):  
Risk Score ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Cardiogenic Syncope

scholarly journals Neck circumference as a risk indicator for type 2 diabetes mellitus: a community based cross-sectional study

2019 ◽  
Vol 6 (11) ◽  
pp. 4624
Author(s):  
Balaji Arumugam ◽  
Aadarshna R. ◽  
Suganya E.
Keyword(s):  
Diabetes Mellitus ◽  
Waist Circumference ◽  
Risk Score ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Neck Circumference ◽  
Rank Test ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Sign Rank Test ◽  
Study Participants

Background: Diabetes mellitus is a metabolic syndrome due to insulin deficiency, characterized by hyperglycaemia. Indian diabetes risk score (IDRS) is the most commonly used one to determine the risk status. However there is lot of inconvenience and possible errors in measuring the waist circumference to determine the IDRS, hence the study was planned to evaluate if neck circumference could replace waist circumference in determining the diabetes risk.Methods: This cross sectional study was conducted among 300 study participants fulfilling the eligible criteria. Socio-demographic variables, parameters required for determining the IDRS was assessed, in addition, neck circumference (NC) was measured using standard protocol. Another risk score was calculated by replacing waist circumference (WC) with neck circumference and scoring was named as IDRS-NC. Pearson correlation and Wilcoxan sign rank test was done to find out the relationship between WC and NC and also to determine if IDRS-NC could replace IDRS.Results: Out of 300 study population, majority of the participants are in the age group of <35 years 129 (43%) and around 2/3rd of the participants were females. Among the study participants proportion of participants belonging to low risk, medium risk and high risk assessed using IDRS and IDRS-NC was 18.7%, 41%, 40.3% and 31.7%, 38%, 30.3% respectively. There was a strong positive correlation (r=0.837) between the neck circumference and waist circumference. Wilcoxan sign rank test was significant between the 2 scores having a p value of <0.05.Conclusions: In our study there was a positive correlation between neck circumference and waist circumference.

scholarly journals Simple risk score to screen for prediabetes: A cross‐sectional study from the Qatar Biobank cohort

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mostafa Abbas ◽  
Raghvendra Mall ◽  
Khaoula Errafii ◽  
Abdelkader Lattab ◽  
Ehsan Ullah ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Score ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional

scholarly journals A hypertension risk score for adults: a population-based cross-sectional study from Dubai Household Survey 2019

2021 ◽  
pp. e2021064
Author(s):  
Ibrahim Mahmoud ◽  
Nabil Sulaiman ◽  
Amal Hussein ◽  
Heba Mohammed ◽  
Wafa Khamis AL Nakhi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Score ◽  
Household Survey ◽  
Population Based ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Hypertension Risk

scholarly journals Cardiovascular Risk Scores in Axial Spondyloarthritis Versus the General Population: A Cross-sectional Study

2020 ◽  
pp. jrheum.200188
Author(s):  
Jean W. Liew ◽  
John D. Reveille ◽  
Maria Castillo ◽  
Henna Sawhney ◽  
Benjamin S. Naovarat ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
General Population ◽  
Risk Score ◽  
Axial Spondyloarthritis ◽  
Prevalence Ratio ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Risk Scores ◽  
Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Ascvd Risk

Objective Cardiovascular (CV) morbidity and mortality are increased in axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA). We conducted a cross-sectional study evaluating the 10-year atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) risk in axSpA compared to the general US population. Methods We included 211 adults, 40–75 years old with ankylosing spondylitis (AS) or nonradiographic axSpA from 2 sites, who had available data on comorbidities, medication use, blood pressure measures, and laboratory cholesterol values. General population comparators from the 2009–2014 National Health and Examination Survey (NHANES) cycles were matched 4:1 to subjects, on age, sex, and race. We estimated the prevalence ratio for a 10-year ASCVD risk score ≥ 7.5% comparing axSpA and matched NHANES comparators using conditional Poisson regression. Results Overall, subjects were 53.9 ± 11.2 years old, 69% were male, and 74% were White. The mean 10-year ASCVD risk score was 6.7 ± 6.9% for those with axSpA, and 9.0 ± 10.5% for NHANES comparators. Compared to those with axSpA, the prevalence of current smoking and diabetes was higher among NHANES comparators. The estimated prevalence ratio for a 10-year ASCVD risk score ≥ 7.5% comparing those with axSpA and their age-, sex-, and race-matched comparators was 0.96 (95% CI 0.74–1.24). Conclusion The prevalence of a 10-year ASCVD risk score ≥ 7.5% was not significantly different comparing axSpA patients and those drawn from the general population who were similar in terms of age, sex, and race. Future studies should focus on improved CV risk prediction in axSpA, because underestimation by a general population risk score may potentially explain these results.

scholarly journals Clinical risk score for central precocious puberty among girls with precocious pubertal development: a cross sectional study

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jingyu You ◽  
Xianying Cheng ◽  
Xiaojing Li ◽  
Mingqing Li ◽  
Li Yao ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Score ◽  
Precocious Puberty ◽  
Pubertal Development ◽  
Central Precocious Puberty ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Stimulation Test ◽  
Validation Sample ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Score Model

Abstract Background The gold standard for the diagnosis of central precocious puberty (CPP) is gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) or GnRH analogs (GnRHa) stimulation test. But the stimulation test is time-consuming and costly. Our objective was to develop a risk score model readily adoptable by clinicians and patients. Methods A cross-sectional study based on the electronic medical record system was conducted in the Children’s Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China from January 2010 to August 2016. Patients with precocious puberty were randomly split into the training (n = 314) and validation (n = 313) sample. In the training sample, variables associated with CPP (P < 0.2) in univariate analyses were introduced in a multivariable logistic regression model. Prediction model was selected using a forward stepwise analysis. A risk score model was built with the scaled coefficients of the model and tested in the validation sample. Results CPP was diagnosed in 54.8% (172/314) and 55.0% (172/313) of patients in the training and validation sample, respectively. The CPP risk score model included age at the onset of puberty, basal luteinizing hormone (LH) concentration, largest ovarian volume, and uterine volume. The C-index was 0.85 (95% CI: 0.81–0.89) and 0.86 (95% CI: 0.82–0.90) in the training and the validation sample, respectively. Two cut-off points were selected to delimitate a low- (< 10 points), median- (10–19 points), and high-risk (≥ 20 points) group. Conclusions A risk score model for the risk of CPP had a moderate predictive performance, which offers the advantage of helping evaluate the requirement for further diagnostic tests (GnRH or GnRHa stimulation test).

scholarly journals Predictive Value of Neutrophil Lymphocyte Ratio and Platelet Lymphocyte Ratio in Immediate Outcomes of ST-elevation Myocardial Infarction: A Cross-sectional Study

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sneha Barkur Sadashiva ◽  
KS Chenthil
Keyword(s):  
Myocardial Infarction ◽  
Risk Score ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
P Value ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Neutrophil Lymphocyte Ratio ◽  
Lymphocyte Ratio ◽  
St Elevation ◽  
Timi Risk Score

Introduction: There have been various inflammatory markers implicated in the pathogenesis of Acute Coronary Syndromes (ACS). However, the role of the Neutrophil Lymphocyte Ratio (NLR) and Platelet Lymphocyte Ratio (PLR) as prognostic markers in ST-elevation Myocardial Infarction (STEMI) remains poorly researched. Aim: To determine the prognostic value of NLR and PLR to predict the immediate outcomes in patients with acute STEMI, and if any association exists between NLR/PLR and Thrombolysis in Myocardial Infarction (TIMI) risk score. Materials and Methods: This was a cross-sectional study conducted at a tertiary care centre, Puducherry, India, where 190 patients who presented to casualty with STEMI were enrolled. The patient co-morbidities, personal and family history were obtained. The routine laboratory parameters including platelets, lymphocytes, neutrophils and their corresponding ratios were calculated. Patients were grouped into low and high NLR/PLR groups and were assessed for occurrence of in-hospital mortality or Major Adverse Cardiovascular Events (MACE). Analysis was made to see if there is an association between NLR/PLR and MACE. Chi-square test and one-way ANOVA test was used for statistical significance. Results: Among 190 subjects, 157 male and 33 female with mean age of 55.72±11.24 years were included. A total of 8.94% patients 8.94% had MACE. NLR was positively associated with MACE (p-value=0.0006), whereas PLR was not associated with MACE. Patients with high NLR had 1.45 times higher odds of having MACE. NLR was significantly associated with TIMI risk score. Both NLR (F ratio=6.341) and PLR (F ratio=4.600) showed significant association with Killip classification, however NLR showed higher association (p-value <0.001). Conclusion: NLR can be used as a powerful prognostic marker for predicting immediate MACE and death in STEMI patients. In addition, NLR showed positive correlation with Killip classification and TIMI risk score.

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