scholarly journals Risk Factors for Dysmotility, Acid Reflux Symptoms, and Overlap Using FSSG in Japan

2012 ◽  
Vol 2012 ◽  
pp. 1-7 ◽  
Author(s):  
Seiji Shiota ◽  
Kazunari Murakami ◽  
Kunimitsu Inoue ◽  
Kyoko Yamamoto ◽  
Akiko Kuroda ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Risk Factor ◽  
Independent Risk Factor ◽  
Female Gender ◽  
Acid Reflux ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Frequency Scale ◽  
Logistic Analysis ◽  
Reflux Symptoms

Aims. FSSG {frequency scale for the symptoms of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD)} was developed as a diagnostic tool for dysmotility and acid reflux symptoms. We first used FSSG to investigate the prevalence and risk factors for dysmotility and acid reflux symptoms and overlap of the two symptoms in a Japanese population. Methods. A cross-sectional survey was performed in Japanese underwent the routine medical examination. Dysmotility and acid reflux symptom were diagnosed by using FSSG. Subjects met both criteria were considered as overlap group. Results. Among 778 subjects, 395 persons were included in the final analyses. Dysmotility symptoms were found in 32.6% and acid reflux symptoms in 20.5%. Their overlap was found in 13.9% of all 395 subjects, which in 42.6% of dysmotility symptoms and 67.9% of acid reflux symptoms. Multiple logistic analysis showed that female gender was significantly associated with dysmotility symptoms compared with controls. Female gender, smoking, and hiatus hernia were significantly associated with overlap. Smoking was significantly associated with overlap compared with dysmotility symptoms alone and acid reflux symptoms alone. Conclusions. Overlap between dysmotility and acid reflux symptoms was common in Japan. Smoking was an independent risk factor for overlap among two symptoms.

scholarly journals The Risk Factors for Diabetic Retinopathy in a Chinese Population: A Cross-Sectional Study

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 ◽  
pp. 1-7
Author(s):  
Qingmin Sun ◽  
Yali Jing ◽  
Bingjie Zhang ◽  
Tianwei Gu ◽  
Ran Meng ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Diabetic Retinopathy ◽  
Risk Factor ◽  
Chinese Population ◽  
Independent Risk Factor ◽  
Diabetes Duration ◽  
Sex Hormone Binding Globulin ◽  
Fundus Photography ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Serum Lh

Aims. Epidemiological data on diabetic retinopathy (DR) in Chinese population is still rather scarce, and risk factors for diabetic retinopathy are inconsistent because of study designs, grading standards, and population samples. Materials and Methods. This hospital-based retrospective study included 1052 type 2 diabetes patients. Diabetic retinopathy was diagnosed by nonmydriatic fundus photography and/or fundus examination apparatus. Logistic regression analysis was performed to evaluate the risk of diabetic retinopathy. Results. A total of 352 (33.5% prevalence) subjects were diagnosed with diabetic retinopathy based on our population. The patients in the DR group not only had significantly higher hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c), fasting plasma glucose (FPG), urinary microalbumin-creatinine ratio (ACR), and systolic blood pressure but also had higher follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH), luteinizing hormone (LH), and sex hormone-binding globulin (SHBG) levels compared to those in the non-DR group. Moreover, we confirmed that diabetes duration and HbA1c are strongly associated with DR risk. We also found that serum LH was an independent risk factor in male diabetic retinopathy patients ( OR = 1.086 , 95% CI 1.024–1.152), and the levels of LH were significantly associated with diabetic retinopathy prevalence ( P = 0.018 ). Conclusions. Our study strengthens the argument that diabetes duration and HbA1c are risk factors for patients with DR. Additionally; we firstly confirmed that serum LH was an independent risk factor in male diabetic retinopathy patients.

scholarly journals Prevalence of Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease among Patients with Diabetes Mellitus Attending Primary Health Care Centers in Bahrain

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Afaf Merza Mohamed ◽  
Hasan Mohamed Ali Isa ◽  
Mohamed Shaikh Ali ◽  
Abdulhusain Dadi ◽  
Zahra Kadhim
Keyword(s):  
Diabetes Mellitus ◽  
Risk Factors ◽  
Risk Factor ◽  
Fatty Liver ◽  
Fatty Liver Disease ◽  
Independent Risk Factor ◽  
Female Gender ◽  
Alcoholic Fatty Liver ◽  
Primary Health ◽  
Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease

Objectives: We aimed to identify the prevalence of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) among patients with type-2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and to assess the possible risk factors. Methods: In this retrospective cross-sectional study, a random sample from patients receiving treatment for T2DM in the non-communicable disease clinic, primary health centers, Bahrain in 2018 was reviewed. Three-hundred eighty-two patients who underwent abdominal ultrasonography were selected for the study. Detailed patients’ data were collected and statistically analyzed. Prevalence of NAFLD and its’ possible risk factors were assessed. Results: The study populations were mostly females (235 (61.5%) patients). The mean age was 5912 years. Hypertension was the most frequent associated disease (221 (57.9%) patients). Most of the patients were either overweight or obese, 103 (30.5%) and 197 (58.3%), respectively. Elevated alanine aminotransferase (ALT) was found in 75 (21%) of 357 (93.5%) tested patients. Two-hundred sixty (68.06%) patients had fatty liver based on ultrasound imaging. In univariate analysis, female gender (p=0.013), high body mass index (BMI) (p<0.0001), high waist circumference (p=0.011) and high triglyceride levels (p=0.043) were significant risk factors for fatty liver. In binary logistic regression, BMI was the independent risk factor for fatty liver (p=0.005). Conclusions: The prevalence of NAFLD among patients with T2DM was found to be high. However, it was comparable to what has been reported in other studies. Female gender, high BMI, waist circumference and triglyceride level are risk factors for NAFLD. BMI is the independent risk factor.

Prevalence and Associated Factors for Episodic and Chronic Daily Headache in the Colombian Population

Cephalalgia ◽  
2008 ◽  
Vol 28 (3) ◽  
pp. 216-225 ◽  
Author(s):  
M Rueda-Sánchez ◽  
LA Diaz-Martinez
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Chronic Daily Headache ◽  
Multinomial Logistic Regression ◽  
Depression Scale ◽  
Female Gender ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Factors Associated ◽  
Episodic Headache ◽  
Daily Headache

There are multiple risk factors for chronic daily headache (CDH), but they are usually assessed in an isolated form without an adequate control for confounders. CDH is considered a variant of episodic headache, but studies have not gathered enough evidence to evaluate simultaneously CDH and episodic in the same population. We set out to establish simultaneously the factors associated with chronic daily or episodic headache in a population setting, using a cross-sectional survey in a random sample of 1505 adult urban inhabitants (Bucaramanga, Colombia). The survey asked questions about headache, family and personal history of disease, and consumption or abuse of caffeine, alcohol, hypnotics and analgesics. The association among independent variables and CDH or episodic headache was made with multinomial logistic regression. Female gender, arterial hypertension or cranial trauma history, and a high score in the depression scale are associated with episodic headache and CDH. Parents with CDH, the complaint of multiple arousals during sleep and use of hypnotics are associated with CDH, but not with episodic headache. Age < 36 years, alcoholism and snoring are factors associated only with episodic headache. Chronic daily headache and episodic headache have several common risk factors, but there are other factors not shared by both conditions.

scholarly journals CEREBRAL INFARCTION;

2017 ◽  
Vol 24 (10) ◽  
pp. 1484-1488
Author(s):  
Muhammad Adnan Sarwar ◽  
Huma Muzaffar ◽  
Shakeel Ahmad
Keyword(s):  
Diabetes Mellitus ◽  
Risk Factors ◽  
Atrial Fibrillation ◽  
Risk Factor ◽  
Heart Disease ◽  
Cerebral Infarction ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Common Risk Factor ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Medical College

Objectives: To determine the frequency of different risk factors among patientsof stroke due to cerebral infarction. Study Design: Descriptive cross sectional survey. Setting:Punjab Medical College and affiliated hospitals (Allied Hospital and DHQ), Faisalabad. Durationwith Dates: Six months from June 2006 to November 2006. Methods: This was a crosssectional survey that included 195 patients with stroke due to cerebral infarction. The mainoutcome variable was frequency of different risk factors which were described as frequencydistribution table. Results: Hypertension was seen among 142 (73%) patients, followed bydiabetes mellitus in 83 42.5% patients, ischemic heart disease in 74 (38%) patients, smokingin 59 (30.3%) patients, obesity in 53(27%) patients, atrial fibrillation in 43 (22%) patients anddyslipidemia in 23 (11.8%). Conclusion: Hypertension is the most common risk factor followedby diabetes mellitus associated with stroke due to cerebral infarction.

scholarly journals Prevalence of Periodontitis and Associated Factors among Pregnant Women: A cross sectional survey in Southern Province, Rwanda

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 131-150
Author(s):  
Peace Uwambaye ◽  
Michael Kerr ◽  
Stephen Rulisa ◽  
Shiau Harlan ◽  
Cyprien Munyanshongore
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Logistic Regression ◽  
Risk Factor ◽  
Periodontal Disease ◽  
Pregnant Women ◽  
Periodontal Diseases ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Convenience Sample ◽  
Southern Province

Background The literature has shown the relationship between maternal periodontitis and complications associated with pregnancy. Thus, prevalence estimates and risk factor identification for periodontitis during pregnancy in Rwanda are paramount. Aim The aim of the current study was to determine the prevalence of periodontitis and identify related risk factors among pregnant women in Rwanda. Methods A cross sectional study was conducted to determine the prevalence of periodontal diseases in a convenience sample of 400 pregnant women in the Southern Province of Rwanda. A logistic regression analysis using a hierarchical approach was performed to assess the risk factors for periodontal disease. Socio demographic factors were put in the regression model first followed by a second step for other potential factors. Results The overall prevalence of periodontitis was 60.5%. Multivariable logistic regression showed that age OR=2.48 (95% CI. 1.18-5.22), education level OR=82.15 (95% CI. 8.21-822.11), socio economic status OR=2.28 (95% CI. 1.49-6.62), employment status OR=7.3 (95% CI. 1.38-38.74, and tobacco use OR=6.89 (95% CI. 1.78-60.65) were significantly associated with periodontitis. Conclusion Periodontitis appears to be a common problem among pregnant women in Rwanda. Risk factor screening could help identify pregnant women at higher risk of periodontal disease. Rwanda J Med Health Sci 2021;4(1):131-150

The Prevalence and Social Determinants of Fruit and Vegetable Consumption and Its Associations With Noncommunicable Diseases Risk Factors Among Adults in Laos

2019 ◽  
Vol 31 (2) ◽  
pp. 157-166 ◽  
Author(s):  
Supa Pengpid ◽  
Manithong Vonglokham ◽  
Sengchanh Kounnavong ◽  
Vanphanom Sychareun ◽  
Karl Peltzer
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Binge Drinking ◽  
Vegetable Consumption ◽  
Linear Regression Analysis ◽  
Noncommunicable Diseases ◽  
Fruit And Vegetable ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Logistic Analysis ◽  
High Prevalence

The study aimed to assess the prevalence and correlates of fruit and vegetable (FAV) consumption and its associations with noncommunicable diseases risk factors among adults in Laos. In a national cross-sectional survey in 2013, 2527 individuals (18-64 years old) responded to a questionnaire, and anthropometric and blood pressure measurements, and biochemistry tests were conducted. On average, participants had 0.99 servings of fruits a day and 1.33 servings of vegetables a day, a combined total of 2.32 servings of FAVs per day. Almost 1 in 5 respondents (18.9%) had 2 or more servings of fruit a day, 8.7% had 3 or more servings of vegetables a day, and 94.7% had less than 5 servings of FAV a day. In adjusted logistic analysis, being a Lao-Tai increased the odds of consuming 2 or more servings of fruits daily. Past month binge drinking decreased the odds of having 3 or more servings of vegetables daily. Higher education and urban residence decreased the odds of inadequate (<5 servings) FAV consumption. In adjusted linear regression analysis, increased FAV consumption was associated with higher body mass index scores. A high prevalence of inadequate FAV consumption was found. Interventions targeting identified modifiable risk factors, including lower education, general obesity, and binge drinking, may potentially increase FAV consumption in Laos.

General practice capacity for behavioural risk factor management: A SNAP-shot of a needs assessment in Australia

2005 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 120 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cheryl Amoroso ◽  
Coletta Hobbs ◽  
Mark F Harris
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Risk Factors ◽  
General Practice ◽  
Risk Factor ◽  
Nutritional Risk ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Activity Increase ◽  
Risk Factor Management ◽  
Rural And Urban

The objective of this study is to examine current activities, barriers, and capacity needs for the assessment and management of smoking, nutrition, alcohol and physical activity behavioural risk factors in rural and urban general practices. A cross-sectional survey of 287 general practitioners (GPs) was conducted in a rural and urban Division of General Practice in NSW. A total of 146 GPs responded yielding Divisional response rates of 51% rural and 61% urban. For each of the SNAP risk factors, between 37% and 46% of GPs report using guidelines. Verbal advice is given "very often" for smoking by 68% of GPs, for nutrition and alcohol by 48%, and physical activity by 60%. Guideline use is associated with increased frequency of advising patients. Patient compliance is the most frequently reported barrier to giving advice, especially for smoking and alcohol. GPs report that they "often" or "very often" refer patients due to nutritional risk factors (48%), with lower referral rates reported for physical activity and alcohol risk factors (28% and 27% respectively). Only 10% refer patients "often" or "very often" for smoking management, and referral for smoking management and physical activity increase as a result of training in these areas. There is considerable variability in smoking, nutrition, alcohol and physical activity risk factor intervention and management in the general practice setting. A range of strategies is required to improve the systematic management of risk factors including training, use of guidelines, referral networks, and patient education.

scholarly journals Prevalence of laboratory-related musculoskeletal disorders among biomedical scientists

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nasar Alwahaibi ◽  
Mallak Al Sadairi ◽  
Ibrahim Al Abri ◽  
Samira Al Rawahi
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Musculoskeletal Disorders ◽  
Female Gender ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Lower Back ◽  
Heavy Work ◽  
Risk Of Exposure ◽  
Associated Risk Factors

Background: Laboratory related musculoskeletal disorders (LMSDs) are injuries resulted from working in the laboratory. Biomedical scientists (BMSs) play an important role in any health care system. However, they are at high risk of exposure to LMSDs. This study aimed to estimate the prevalence and the associated risk factors of LMSDs among this group of healthcare professionals. Methods: A cross sectional survey (Nordic musculoskeletal) was used to estimate the prevalence of LMSDs among BMSs. Data were analyzed using Statistical Package for Social Science software version 25. Chi square was performed to find the significant association between LMSDs and different risk factors. Results: The study included 83 BMSs. Females represented 63.9% and 36.1% were in the age group of 35 to 44. The overall prevalence of LMSDs was 77.1%. The most prevalent LMSDs were neck, shoulders, and lower back with 50.6%, 49.4%, and 43.4%, respectively. Neck complaints and upper back complaints were found statistically significant with the female gender. Shoulders complaints were associated with pipetting and microscopy. Lower back complaints were associated with pipetting and heavy work at home. A total of 65.57% of BMSs had irregular symptoms of LMSDs, 54.10% experienced moderate pain due to these symptoms, and 44.26% had symptoms that persisted from hours to days. Conclusion: The study found that the prevalence of LMSDs among BMSs was high. Good knowledge, attitude, practice, and training of ergonomics may minimize the prevalence of LMSDs among BMSs.

scholarly journals Hypertension and its correlates among in‑school adolescents in Ekiti State, South‑west, Nigeria

2017 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 1-5 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eyitayo Ebenezer Emmanuel ◽  
Samuel Ayokunle Dada ◽  
Eyitope Oluseyi Amu ◽  
Victor Adovi Aduayi ◽  
Oladele Ademola Atoyebi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Secondary School ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Female Gender ◽  
Study Data ◽  
Medical Sciences ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Level Of Significance ◽  
Self Administered Questionnaire

Background: Hypertension is one of the major risk factors for cardiovascular disease (CVD). Though generally believed to be a disease of the adults, It has been shown to start in early life and tracks through adolescence into adulthood.Aims and Objectives: The objective of this study was to determine the prevalence of hypertension and associated factors among adolescents in Ekiti State.Materials and Methods: The study was a cross sectional survey involving 416 secondary school adolescents aged 10 to 19 years. A ‘two-stage’ sampling technique was used to select the subjects. Facilitated self-administered questionnaire was used for the study. Data was analyzed using SPSS version 20. Level of significance was set at P<0.05.Results: A total of 416 students participated in the study. Prevalence of hypertension was 10.1% with male and female prevalence rates of 5.8% and 14.4% respectively (P=0.004). Hypertension was higher among adolescents with BMI ≥ the 85th percentile for age and sex compared to those with lower BMI (P=0.004). There was a weak positive correlation between BMI and blood pressure in the study (Systolic r=0.33, P=0.001: diastolic r=0.31, P=0.001).Conclusion: The study concluded that hypertension is not a rare phenomenon among adolescents and that female gender and high BMI were the main risk factors for adolescent hypertension in this study.Asian Journal of Medical Sciences Vol.8(4) 2017 1-5

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