Association between dietary habits and recurrent respiratory infection in children: A case–control study

Abstract Introduction Nephrolithiasis is pathological calcification in the excretory passages of the body and is prevalent among 7.6% of Indians. We aimed to study the various risk factors associated with renal stones from India. Method It was a hospital-based case-control study conducted over 18 months in a tertiary hospital in Delhi. Cases were defined as patients with renal stones diagnosed on the basis of history and radiological examination. Controls were similar to cases in all respects except for the diagnosis and selected from the hospital. A total of 18 risk factors, including age, gender, heavy metals, stress, metabolic factors, alcohol intake, dietary habits, co-morbidities, etc. were assessed. Logistic regression analysis was performed to calculate the strength of the risk associations. Results In the analysis of 60 cases and controls, we found 6 times, 5.5 times, and 2.4 times increased odds of renal stones in patients with increased arsenic, cadmium, and lead concentrations in blood, respectively. Similarly, there are 3 times increased odds of renal stones in patients suffering from stress. Conclusions Exposure to smoke, occupation dust, and contaminated water may lead to an increased ingestion/inhalation of heavy metals like cadmium, arsenic, and predisposing people to an increased risk of renal stones.

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Dietary habits, oral impact on daily performance and type 2 diabetes: a matched case-control study from Sudan

Health and Quality of Life Outcomes ◽

10.1186/s12955-017-0686-9 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 15 (1) ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Hasaan G. Mohamed ◽

Kamal Mustafa ◽

Salah O. Ibrahim ◽

Anne N. Åstrøm

Keyword(s):

Type 2 Diabetes ◽

Case Control Study ◽

Dietary Habits ◽

Case Control ◽

Oral Impact ◽

Matched Case ◽

Matched Case Control Study ◽

Control Study

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Dietary habits and risk of pancreatic cancer: an Italian case–control study

Cancer Causes & Control ◽

10.1007/s10552-009-9480-2 ◽

2009 ◽

Vol 21 (4) ◽

pp. 493-500 ◽

Cited By ~ 34

Author(s):

Jerry Polesel ◽

Renato Talamini ◽

Eva Negri ◽

Cristina Bosetti ◽

Giovanni Boz ◽

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Keyword(s):

Pancreatic Cancer ◽

Case Control Study ◽

Dietary Habits ◽

Case Control ◽

Italian Case ◽

Control Study

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Diet quality scores in relation to fatness and nutritional knowledge in women with polycystic ovary syndrome: case–control study

Public Health Nutrition ◽

10.1017/s1368980020001755 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 1-10 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Aleksandra Bykowska-Derda ◽

Magdalena Czlapka-Matyasik ◽

Malgorzata Kaluzna ◽

Marek Ruchala ◽

Katarzyna Ziemnicka

Keyword(s):

Polycystic Ovary Syndrome ◽

Diet Quality ◽

Case Control Study ◽

Dietary Habits ◽

Polycystic Ovary ◽

Case Control ◽

Healthy Diet ◽

Nutritional Knowledge ◽

Ovary Syndrome ◽

Control Study

Abstract Objective: The purpose of the study was to analyse the dietary habits identified by diet quality scores (DQS) in the scope of body fatness (BF) and nutritional knowledge (NK) of polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) women. Design: Case–control study. The DQS were accessed by Dietary Habits, and Nutrition Beliefs Questionnaire (KomPAN, The Committee of Human Nutrition, Polish Academy of Science) included food frequency consumption of thirty-three food items and was formulated by six diet indexes: Pro-Healthy-Diet-Index (pHDI-10), Non-Healthy-Diet-Index (nHDI-14), High-Glycemic-Diet-Index-7 (hGIDI-7), Low-Glycemic-Diet-Index-4 (lGIDI-4), High-Sugar-Diet-Index-4 (hSDI-4) and High-Saturated-Fats-Diet-Index-8 (hSFDI-8). The BF was analysed by air displacement plethysmography (BodPod, Life Measurement Inc.). NK was assessed by using the twenty-five ‘true or false’ statements included in the KomPAN questionnaire. Setting: Poland, Clinical Hospital, Department of Endocrinology, Metabolism, and Internal Diseases. Participants: The study group included 122 PCOS women and 116 age- and socio-economic status-matched healthy controls (CON) aged 17–44 years. Results: Higher BF and lower NK in PCOS women v. controls were observed. PCOS women had a lower pHDI-10 and LGIDI-4 than CON. There was no relation between NK and DQS in PCOS women. The higher NK in the CON group was associated with increased intensity of pHDI-10 and lower frequency of hSFDI-8 levels. Conclusions: Pro-healthy DQS and NK of PCOS women in this study were lower than CON. Professional dietary education might improve dietary behaviours and understanding of the necessity of dietary habits modification in this group. A multidisciplinary approach is needed in the treatment of PCOS women.

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