scholarly journals The Prognostic Factors of Aluminum Phosphide Poisoning in Urmia: A-five-years Cross-sectional Study

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 32663.1-32663.8
Author(s):  
Mohammad Majidi ◽  
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Mohammad Jamalpour ◽  
Solmaz Nekoueifard ◽  
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...  
Keyword(s):  
Prognostic Factors ◽  
Treatment Outcomes ◽  
White Blood Cells ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Clinical Findings ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Aluminum Phosphide ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Significant Relationships ◽  
Aluminum Phosphide Poisoning

Background: Aluminum phosphide is a highly toxic fungicide. It causes such severe adverse effects as cardiac arrhythmias, metabolic acidosis, acute renal failure, shock, and even death. Therefore, this study investigated the prognostic factors of aluminum phosphide poisoning. Methods: In this cross-sectional study, all hospitalized patients due to aluminum phosphide poisoning admitted to the poisoning center at Taleghani Hospital, Urmia City, Iran, from 2015 to 2019 were evaluated. The demographics characteristics, clinical findings, and laboratory profiles were retrospectively studied by an investigator-made checklist and evaluated concerning the explored patients’ treatment outcomes. Then, the obtained data were analyzed by descriptive and analytical statistics using SPSS V. 16. Results: The present study investigated 134 patients (96 males & 38 females). The mortality rate was equal to 29.8% (22.4% males & 7.4% females) in the study patients. The research patients’ Mean±SD age was 28.6±11.5) years. The Mean±SD ingestion amount of aluminum phosphide was 1.48±1.06 g (min=0.2 g, max=15 g). Nausea and vomiting with 119 (88.8%), hypotension: 89 (66.4%), vertigo: 80 (59.7%), and sinus tachycardia: 74 (55.2%) were the most signs and symptoms in the study patients, respectively. Statistically significant relationships (P<0.05) were found between the patients’ treatment outcomes and white blood cells, direct bilirubin, Hco3, base excess, magnesium, Aspartate Aminotransferase, Alanine Aminotransferase, Blood Urea Nitrogen, creatinine, blood glucose, pH, prothrombin time, and the international normalized ratio. Furthermore, significant relationships were detected between the patients’ treatment outcomes and leukocytosis, hypokalemia, hyperglycemia, and hypoglycemia (P<0.05). Conclusion: Such prognostic factors as demographics characteristics, clinical findings, laboratory profiles, and electrolytes could be used as good indices of the severity of toxicity in patients; accordingly, such data are beneficial for the proper management of patients by healthcare providers. Therefore, prognostic factors should be considered in the diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up stages for these patients.

scholarly journals Nutrition menu labelling in Terengganu: a cross-sectional study of knowledge, attitudes, perception and their relationship with healthy food choices

Food Research ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (5) ◽  
pp. 1573-1581
Author(s):  
Marina M. ◽  
Asma' A. ◽  
S.N.A. Jaafar ◽  
Abdul Wahab M.R. ◽  
Wan Zainal Shukri W.H.
Keyword(s):  
Positive Attitude ◽  
Food Choices ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Healthy Food ◽  
Median Score ◽  
Consumer Knowledge ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Nutrition Labelling ◽  
Significant Relationships

Nutrition menu labelling has been implemented in a number of restaurants in Malaysia. However, no known empirical research has focused on assessing the knowledge, attitude and perception (KAP) of nutrition menu labelling among consumers. Therefore, this cross -sectional study was conducted with 155 consumers (age 18 and above) from several selected cafeterias that were equipped with menu nutrition labelling to determine their KAP. Questionnaires consisting of socio-demographic, knowledge, attitude and perception of consumers on menu nutrition labelling, and consumers’ healthy food choices were given to the respondents through a self-administrated approach. The data collected were analysed using SPSS 21. The results show that respondent knowledge was predominantly moderate (54.8%), with a median score of 12 out of 25. Both the attitudes (87.1%) and perceptions (85.2%) of the respondents were mainly positive towards nutrition menu labelling. Attitude (r=0.547, p=0.001) and perception (r=0.539, p=0.001) had positive significant relationships towards healthy food choices among the respondents at p<0.05. In conclusion, most consumers have a positive attitude and perception of nutrition menu labelling and may significantly influence towards healthy food choices. Further strategies are needed to increase consumer knowledge of nutrition menu labelling to promote greater usage of this information among Malaysian consumers.

scholarly journals Hypertension and its Relation with Waist to Hip Ratio in Women Referred to Bojnurd Urban Health Centers in 2014

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-5
Author(s):  
Hossein Lashkardoost ◽  
Fateme Hoseyni ◽  
Elham Rabbani ◽  
Farzane Q Moqadam ◽  
Leila Hosseini ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Blood Pressure ◽  
Pearson Correlation ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Health Centers ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Waist To Hip Ratio ◽  
Significant Relationships ◽  
Present Cross Sectional Study

Introduction: North Khorasan province has one of the highest rates of hypertension. One of the main causes of hypertension is obesity. Obesity is one of the most important public health problems around the world as a risk factor for non-communicable diseases. Since a similar study was not conducted in Bojnurd, we examined the relationship between waist to hip ratio with hypertension. Methods: The present cross-sectional study was conducted on women referring to Bojnurd health centers. To analyze the data, we used t-test, chi-square, multiple logistic regression and Pearson correlation in Stata 12 software. Results: In this cross-sectional study, the prevalence of systolic blood pressure was 14.78% and diastolic blood pressure was 15.65%. So waist to the hips showed the highest correlation with the changes in hypertension. Conclusion: There are significant relationships between the age and the number of pregnancies with the risk of hypertension. Since a significant percentage of people are unaware of the existence of hypertension, changing diet and having regular physical activity along with social support is an important strategy.

A CROSS SECTIONAL STUDY OF BREAST CANCER HISTOMORPHOLOGY AND ITS CORRELATION WITH ER/PR, HER 2NEU AND KI-67 EXPRESSION IN A TERTIARY CARE HOSPITAL AT KANPUR

2021 ◽  
pp. 9-12
Author(s):  
Mahendra Singh ◽  
Shobha Dwivedi ◽  
Yukteshwar Mishra ◽  
Sakshi Tripathi
Keyword(s):  
Prognostic Factors ◽  
Breast Carcinoma ◽  
Tertiary Care ◽  
Radical Mastectomy ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Low Grade ◽  
Care Hospital ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Ki 67 ◽  
Cross Sectional

BACKGROUND Breast carcinoma is the most well-known malignancy in women. Different predictive and prognostic factors, for example, estrogen receptors (ER), progesterone receptors (PR) and human epidermal growth factor receptor (Her2neu), and Ki67 could inuence breast carcinoma behaviour, yet to date no authoritative connection has been set up among them and breast carcinoma subtypes. In this way present study was done to determine the interrelationships of these predictive and prognostic factors for breast carcinoma. METHODS In this cross sectional study, a total of 50 lumpectomy, modied radical mastectomy specimens of diagnosed carcinoma breast were included in this study. The histopathological grading of the breast carcinoma was performed by Nottingham modication of the Bloom Richardson grading system. All the cases went through immunohistochemistry for ER, PR, Her2neu and Ki67 expression. Association of ER, PR, Her2neu and Ki67 with different histomorphology was established. RESULTS The ER positivity was signicantly lower in tumors >5 cm size whereas Ki67was signicantly increased with increased tumor size. The ER positivity was signicantly lower in high grade tumors as compared to low grade tumors. The positive ER, PR, Her2neu and Ki67 were comparable in between premenopausal and post-menopausal age groups CONCLUSION The present study concludes that ER, PR show inverse while ki67 showed a direct relationship with the tumor grade. Correlation of histomorphology of breast tumor and Her2neu status could not be established.

Associations between white blood cells count and obesity in apparently healthy young adults

2020 ◽  
Vol 50 (6) ◽  
pp. 1013-1019
Author(s):  
Fatemeh Ghannadiasl
Keyword(s):  
Young Adults ◽  
Cardiovascular Diseases ◽  
Blood Cells ◽  
White Blood Cells ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
The Body ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Apparently Healthy

Purpose The elevated white blood cells (WBCs) count has been reported to be a predictor of cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, hypertension and metabolic syndrome. This study aims to determine the associations between WBCs count and obesity in apparently healthy young adults. Design/methodology/approach In this cross-sectional study, the authors evaluated the body mass index (BMI) in 392 apparently healthy young adults of both sexes. The WBCs count was measured using standard counter techniques. The inclusion criteria were the agreement to participate in the study, between 18 and 25 years of age, lack of self-reported diseases such as cardiovascular diseases, hypertension, kidney and infectious diseases. Findings According to the BMI classification, underweight and overweight or obesity were observed in 14.58 and 11.48 per cent of young adults, respectively. The mean WBC was 6.5 ± 1.5 (×10³ cells/µL). Higher values of WBCs were found in women than in men (p = 0.02). The young adults with higher BMI had a higher WBCs count. There was a positive correlation between WBCs count and weight and BMI (r = 0.19 and r = 0.22, p < 0.001, respectively). Research limitations/implications This research was a cross-sectional study. Future studies are suggested using longitudinal studies to examine more relationships between obesity and WBCs count in apparently healthy young adults. Practical implications The results of this study provide evidence for weight management in this age group to reduce diseases associated with increased WBCs count. Originality/value The WBCs count was related to increasing levels of BMI per cent 2 C even in the normal range.

scholarly journals Profile and treatment outcomes of patients with tuberculosis in Northeastern Ethiopia: A cross sectional study

2016 ◽  
Vol 16 (3) ◽  
pp. 663 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniel Mekonnen ◽  
Awoke Derbie ◽  
Hailu Mekonnen ◽  
Yohannes Zenebe
Keyword(s):  
Treatment Outcomes ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional

scholarly journals STAT3 methylation in white blood cells as a novel sensitive biomarker for the toxic effect of low-dose benzene exposure

2016 ◽  
Vol 5 (3) ◽  
pp. 800-807 ◽  
Author(s):  
Di Liu ◽  
Yujiao Chen ◽  
Pengling Sun ◽  
Wenlin Bai ◽  
Ai Gao
Keyword(s):  
Dna Methylation ◽  
Toxic Effect ◽  
Health Effects ◽  
Blood Cells ◽  
Low Dose ◽  
White Blood Cells ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Benzene Exposure

A cross-sectional study was conducted in a sample of 571 workers to explore the toxic effect and early sensitive biomarker of the health effects of low-dose benzene exposure (LDBE), as well as the correlation between DNA methylation and the toxic effect of LDBE.

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