The association between anthropometric measures and glycated haemoglobin (HbA1c) is different in Russian, Somali and Kurdish origin migrants compared with the general population in Finland: a cross-sectional population-based study

ObjectiveTo characterise types of corneal diseases and resulting visual impairment (VI) in a rural North Indian population.DesignCross-sectional, population-based study.MethodsThe Corneal Opacity Rural Epidemiological study included 12 899 participants from 25 random clusters of rural Gurgaon, Haryana, India to determine the prevalence of the corneal disease in the general population. Sociodemographic details, presence and type of corneal morbidity, laterality, VI (presenting visual acuity (PVA) <6/18 in the better eye) and characteristics of corneal opacities were noted.ResultsOverall, 12 113 participants of all ages underwent detailed ophthalmic examination and prevalence of corneal opacity was found to be 3.7% (n=452) with bilateral involvement in 140 participants (31%) during the house-to-house visits. Of the total 571 eyes of 435 patients presenting with corneal opacity at the central clinic, PVA was <3/60 in 166 (29.1%), 3/60 to <6/60 in 14 (2.5%), 6/60 to <6/18 in 164 (28.7%), 6/18 to ≤6/12 in 85 (14.9%) and 6/9 to 6/6 in 142 eyes (24.9%), respectively. Further, there were a total of 115 eyes (20.1%) with nebular corneal opacity, 263 (46.1%) with macular, 162 (28.4%) with leucomatous and 31 (5.4%) with an adherent leucoma. The odds of having VI due to corneal disease were greater for the illiterate (OR:4.26; 95% CI: 2.88 to 6.31; p<0.001) and elderly (OR:11.05; 95% CI: 7.76 to 15.74; p<0.001).ConclusionThe data from this study give an insight into the characteristics of various corneal pathologies and resulting VI in the general population. This is a pioneer study involving all age groups on the burden of VI due to corneal diseases.

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Cigarette Smoking Is More Prevalent in Patients With Brain Arteriovenous Malformations Compared to General Population: A Cross-Sectional Population-Based Study

Neurosurgery ◽

10.1093/neuros/nyaa281_s053 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 89 (Supplement_2) ◽

pp. S53-S53

Author(s):

Anni Pohjola ◽

Joni V Lindbohm ◽

Elias Oulasvirta ◽

Ahmad Hafez ◽

Päivi Koroknay-Pál ◽

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Keyword(s):

General Population ◽

Cigarette Smoking ◽

Arteriovenous Malformations ◽

Population Based ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Population Based Study ◽

Brain Arteriovenous Malformations

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Monoarylamines in the general population – A cross-sectional population-based study including 1004 Bavarian subjects

International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health ◽

10.1016/j.ijheh.2008.07.004 ◽

2009 ◽

Vol 212 (3) ◽

pp. 298-309 ◽

Cited By ~ 25

Author(s):

Birgitta Kütting ◽

Thomas Göen ◽

Ursula Schwegler ◽

Hermann Fromme ◽

Wolfgang Uter ◽

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Keyword(s):

General Population ◽

Population Based ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Population Based Study

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Cigarette smoking is more prevalent in patients with brain arteriovenous malformations compared to general population: a cross-sectional population-based study

Brain and Spine ◽

10.1016/j.bas.2021.100354 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 1 ◽

pp. 100354

Author(s):

A. Pohjola ◽

J. Lindbohm ◽

E. Oulasvirta ◽

A. Hafez ◽

P. Koroknay-Pál ◽

...

Keyword(s):

General Population ◽

Cigarette Smoking ◽

Arteriovenous Malformations ◽

Population Based ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Population Based Study ◽

Brain Arteriovenous Malformations

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The GH receptor exon 3 deleted/full-length polymorphism is associated with central adiposity in the general population

Acta Endocrinologica ◽

10.1530/eje-14-0723 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 172 (2) ◽

pp. 123-128 ◽

Cited By ~ 7

Author(s):

Camilla A M Glad ◽

Lena M S Carlsson ◽

Olle Melander ◽

Peter Almgren ◽

Lars Sjöström ◽

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Keyword(s):

General Population ◽

Genetic Model ◽

Population Based ◽

Full Length ◽

Fat Free Mass ◽

Central Adiposity ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Population Based Study ◽

Gh Receptor ◽

Total Body

ObjectiveTo test the hypothesis that the GH receptor (GHR) exon 3 deleted (d3)/full-length (fl) polymorphism influences anthropometry and body composition in the general population.Design and settingThe Swedish Obese Subjects (SOS) reference study is a cross-sectional population-based study, randomly selected from a population registry. A subgroup of the population-based Malmö Diet and Cancer study (MDC-CC) was used as a replication cohort.MethodsThe SOS reference study comprises 1135 subjects (46.2% men), with an average age of 49.5 years. The MDC-CC includes 5451 successfully genotyped subjects (41.5% men), with an average age of 57.5 years. GHR d3/fl genotypes were determined using TagSNP rs6873545. Linear regression analyses were used to test for genotype–phenotype associations.ResultsIn the SOS reference study, subjects homozygous for the d3-GHR weighed ∼4 kg more (P=0.011), and had larger waist-to-hip ratio (WHR, P=0.036), larger waist circumference (P=0.016), and more fat-free mass estimated from total body potassium (P=0.026) than grouped fl/d3 and fl/fl subjects (d3-recessive genetic model). The association with WHR was replicated in the MDC-CC (P=0.002), but not those with other anthropometric traits.ConclusionsIn this population-based study, the GHR d3/fl polymorphism was found to be of functional relevance and associated with central adiposity, such that subjects homozygous for the d3-GHR showed an increased abdominal obesity.

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Anthropometric measures and prevalence trends in adolescents with coeliac disease: a population based study

Archives of Disease in Childhood ◽

10.1136/archdischild-2016-311376 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 102 (2) ◽

pp. 139-144 ◽

Cited By ~ 10

Author(s):

Amit Assa ◽

Yael Frenkel-Nir ◽

Ya'ara Leibovici-Weissman ◽

Dorit Tzur ◽

Arnon Afek ◽

...

Keyword(s):

General Population ◽

Coeliac Disease ◽

Former Soviet Union ◽

Multivariable Analysis ◽

Population Based ◽

Health Examination ◽

Anthropometric Measures ◽

Population Based Study ◽

Medical Diagnoses ◽

The Impact

ObjectivesTo investigate the impact of coeliac disease (CD) diagnosis on anthropometric measures at late adolescence and to assess trends in the prevalence of diagnosed CD over time.DesignA population based study.PatientsPrior to enlistment, at the age of 17 years, most of the Israeli Jewish population undergoes a general health examination. Subjects' medical diagnoses are entered into a structured database.InterventionsThe enlistment database was thoroughly searched for CD cases between the years 1988 and 2015. Medical records of 2 001 353 subjects were reviewed.Main outcome measuresAnthropometric measures at the age of 17 years.ResultsOverall, 10 566 CD cases (0.53%) were identified and analysed. Median age at data ascertainment was 17.1 years (IQR, 16.9–17.4). Multivariable analysis demonstrated that boys with CD were leaner (Body Mass Index 21.2±3.7 vs 21.7±3.8, p=0.02) while girls with CD were shorter (161.5±6 cm vs 162.1±6 cm, p=0.017) than the general population. The prevalence of diagnosed CD increased from 0.5% to 1.1% in the last 20 years with a female predominance (0.64% vs 0.46%). CD prevalence was significantly lower in subjects of lower socioeconomic status and those of African, Asian and former Soviet Union origin.ConclusionsAdolescent boys with CD were leaner and girls with CD were shorter compared with the general population. However, the clinical relevance of the small differences suggests that when CD is diagnosed during childhood, final weight and height are not severely impaired. Our cohort reinforces the observed increase in diagnosed CD.

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