scholarly journals Circadian Rhythm of Oral Temperature in Adult Hyperthyroids, Sudan

2019 ◽  
pp. 1-9
Author(s):  
Ishag Ibrahim Gumma Sheriff ◽  
Hamid Gad Elmoula Mohamed Salim
Keyword(s):  
Circadian Rhythm ◽  
Body Temperature ◽  
Early Morning ◽  
Reference Ranges ◽  
Oral Temperature ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Statistical Effect ◽  
The Social ◽  
Late Evening ◽  
Temperature And Circadian Rhythm

Introduction:  A 24 hours long cyclic change in body temperature, ie. body temperature circadian rhythm is used as a marker of other body circadian rhythms. Objectives: To determine circadian rhythm in oral temperature of adult hyperthyroids at Nyala and Alfashir- western cities, Sudan. Study Design: A descriptive cross-sectional of stratified random sampling. Place and Duration of Study: Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, Gezira University, Wadmadani, Sudan, from December 2006 to March 2007. Methodology: A sample of thirty clinically diagnosed thyrotoxic cases (females = 29, and a male) of age ranging from 18 to 50 years, attended to Sudanese atomic energy corporation (SAEC) for receiving positively confirmed laboratory tests were enrolled to conduct this study. Early morning and late evening oral temperatures were recorded by the mercury-in-glass thermometer. A questionnaire was used to exclude any other fever conditions. Thyroid hormones, ie. T3, T4, and TSH levels were measured by radioimmunoassay (RIA) at SAEC of Nyala with reference ranges 0.4 - 4.4 mIU/L, 0.69 - 2.02 nmol/L, and 50 - 150 nmol/L for TSH, T3, and T4 respectively. Subjects of T3 and T4 values above reference ranges with TSH below reference were considered hyperthyroid. The obtained data were analyzed statistically by the statistical package for the social science programme (SPSS), ie. T-test. Results: Mean oral temperature and circadian rhythm were found to be 37.25 ± 0.34ºC and 0.43 ± 0.30ºC respectively. The effect of sex on mean oral temperature was statistically significant (p = 0.01), whereas age did not show any statistical effect (p = 0.36). Conclusion: The decreased oral temperature circadian rhythm of thyrotoxic patients, confirms that other body functions also abnormally affected when body temperature circadian rhythm is abnormal.

The mechanisms which affect the periodic cycle of Pacific Wuchereria bancrofti microfilariae

1981 ◽  
Vol 55 (2) ◽  
pp. 95-100 ◽  
Author(s):  
F. Hawking ◽  
Tinousi Jennings ◽  
F. J. Louis ◽  
E. Tuira
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Dioxide ◽  
Circadian Rhythm ◽  
Body Temperature ◽  
Sodium Bicarbonate ◽  
Human Body ◽  
Venous Blood ◽  
Wuchereria Bancrofti ◽  
Early Morning ◽  
The Body ◽  
Small Rise

ABSTRACT1. Investigations were made of the effect of various procedures in raising or lowering the microfilaria count of Pacific type Wuchereria bancrofti in the peripheral blood.2. Raising the body temperature in the early morning was followed by a moderate fall in the counts. Breathing increased oxygen, or reduced oxygen (hypoxia) or increased carbon dioxide, or the ingestion of sodium bicarbonate produced no consistent and significant changes in the count. Ingestion of glucose (in one volunteer) was followed by a small rise in the count. Muscular exercise was followed by a fall in the count, which is interpreted as probably being a response to a lower concentration of oxygen in the venous blood returning to the lung.3. It has not been possible to identify the physiological components of the circadian rhythm of the human body which entrain the cycle of these microfilariae. Attempts to obtain evidence incriminating the stimuli described above have been unsuccessful.

scholarly journals Normal mean oral temperature is 98F, not 98.2F or 98.6F

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nitin Kumar ◽  
Kavya Ronanki ◽  
Prasan Kumar Panda ◽  
Mayank Kapoor ◽  
Yogesh Singh ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Body Temperature ◽  
Healthy Population ◽  
Oral Temperature ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Normal Body Temperature ◽  
Diurnal Variability ◽  
Normal Body ◽  
Study Results ◽  
Normal Mean ◽  
The Mean

Background 98.6F is generally accepted as normal body temperature as defined by Wunderlich (1868) and later challenged by Mackowiak (1992) and Protsiv (2020) who concluded as 98.2F based on cross-sectional studies. Hence, the normal body temperature at present needs quantification? Methods A longitudinal study on the healthy population of Northen-India were followed-up over 1-year. Participants were advised for self-monitoring of oral temperature with a standard digital thermometer in either left or right sublingual pocket and record it in the thermometry diary. The study was considered complete if the participant had all the three phases of the study (i.e. non-febrile, febrile, and post-febrile phases) or completed the duration of the study. Results The mean oral temperature of the participants (n=144) during the non-febrile and post-febrile phases (temperature readings=6543) were 98F (SD, 0.61) and 98.01F (SD, 0.60) respectively (P<0.001). The mean oral temperature during post-febrile phase was found to be 0.01F higher than non-febrile phase. With the diurnal variability, the morning (AM), noon (AN), and afternoon (PM) mean temperatures were 97.91, 98.08, and 98.27F (P<0.001) respectively during the non-febrile phase. Similar trends were observed in variability among men and women, and seasons. Conclusions The mean oral temperature is 98F (SD, 0.61). The temperature is as low as 96.9F and as high as 99.1F. The temperature during post-febrile phase was found to be higher than the non-febrile phase temperature like PM over AN & AM, women over men, summer over other seasons in the non-febrile phase, spring over others in the post-febrile phase.

scholarly journals Improved Hypertension by Investigating Circadian Rhythm of Blood Pressure

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-4
Author(s):  
Tadao Shimamura ◽  
Hiroshi Bando ◽  
Shinji Nagahiro ◽  
Miwako Nakanishi ◽  
Osami Watanabe
Keyword(s):  
Blood Pressure ◽  
Circadian Rhythm ◽  
Early Morning ◽  
Chemical Company ◽  
Effective Time ◽  
Doxazosin Mesylate ◽  
The Social ◽  
Senior Researcher ◽  
Mind And Body ◽  
Hypertensive Drug

Case: The case is 86-year-old male hypertensive patient with anti-hypertensive drug for 5 years. He has been provided Amlodipine besilate 5mg at 0800h and doxazosin mesylate 2mg at 2300h for long. In June 2020, he noticed unstable fluctuation of Blood Pressure (BP) during morning, afternoon and night. Results: Then, he checked the circadian rhythm of BP, which showed higher BP in early morning, decreasing BP 0800-1000h, minimum BP during 1000-1400h, increasing BP during 1400-1800h and stable BP during 1800-2400h. Due to the result, he changed to take amlodipine at 2300h. Consequently, his BP gradually became stable during 24 hours after 2 weeks. Discussion: Some factors may exist for contributing improved BP fluctuation. They include a) pathophysiological characteristics of BP circadian rhythm, b) effective time for anti-hypertensive drug, c) accuracy of the obtained BP data and d) the social and psychological reliability of the patient. Regarding d) he was engaged in research and development work as a senior researcher at a chemical company. He has been also a member of New Elderly Association (NEA), which was established by Shigeaki Hinohara. He lives on the philosophy of Hinohara-ism for long, associated with stable mind and body.

A Circadian Rhythm in the Frequency of Spontaneous Task-Unrelated Images and Thoughts

1989 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 309-314 ◽  
Author(s):  
Leonard M. Giambra ◽  
Edwin H. Rosenberg ◽  
Siegfried Kasper ◽  
William Yee ◽  
David A. Sack
Keyword(s):  
Circadian Rhythm ◽  
Vigilance Task ◽  
Early Morning ◽  
Body Temperatures ◽  
Circadian Periodicity ◽  
Activation Level ◽  
Early Afternoon ◽  
Late Evening ◽  
The Times ◽  
The Relationship

It was hypothesized that the frequency of task-unrelated images and thoughts (TUITs) would demonstrate a circadian periodicity as a result of circadian periodicity in activation level. Six subjects were monitored for frequency of deliberate and spontaneous TUITs during a twenty minute vigilance task. The vigilance task was repeated every two hours for twenty-four hours. Spontaneous TUIT frequency was found to demonstrate a sinusoidal periodicity of twenty-two hours. TUITs were more frequent from late morning to early afternoon and less frequent from late evening to early morning. Although the times of the minimum and maximum TUIT frequencies generally correspond with previously reported periods of low and high body temperatures, both body temperature and TUIT frequency must be measured simultaneously to demonstrate the relationship.

Socio-Demographic Factors and Health-Related Behaviors Associated with Gerontology

GIS Business ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 14 (6) ◽  
pp. 359-370
Author(s):  
Dr. Ravi S. Dalawai
Keyword(s):  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Work Culture ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
The Social ◽  
Health Related ◽  
Chi Square Test ◽  
Current Scenario ◽  
Socio Demographic Factors ◽  
Insight Into

Indian population is in growing trend from 942.2 million in 1994 to 1.36 billion in 2019.Among this six per cent of India's population was of the age 65 and above (UNFPA, 2019). Today the work culture is totally changed. Both husband and wife are forced to work in the current scenario and unable to take care of their parents. The changing structure created increased problems for old age people leads to loneliness, psychological, physical health and financial insecurity. The study paper provides insight into the social and demographic factor and health related sickness of the oldest people. This research explained the cross-sectional study included a representative sample (n=116) of adults aged ≥60 years. The sample was chosen using a four-stage stratified random-cluster survey sampling method .The Chi Square test and ANOVA test was analyzed using SPSS20.

Perceived social support and burden of care of male and female caregivers of patient with schizophrenia

2017 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 10
Author(s):  
Narendra Kumar Singh ◽  
Nishant Goyal
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Perceived Social Support ◽  
Family Members ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Burden Of Care ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Difference

Background: Schizophrenia is associated with a high familial, social and economic burden. Schizophrenia is also associated with a high level of disability which may create impediments on the social and economic areas of the patients as well as on their respective family networks. Families with schizophrenia may encounter problems such as impairment of health and well being of other family members, restriction of social activities of the family members and shrinking of support from the social network. Aims: The present study examined the difference in perceived social support and burden of care between the male and female caregivers of patients with schizophrenia. Methods: This was a cross-sectional study examining the difference in perceived social support and burden of care between the male and female caregivers of patients with schizophrenia. The sample consisted of 60 (30 male and 30 female) caregivers of the patients with the diagnosis of schizophrenia as per ICD-10-DCR. Results and Conclusion: This study revealed that male caregivers perceived more social support and less burden of care as compared to female caregivers. Key words: Gender, social support, burden

HUBUNGAN AKTIVITAS FISIK DENGAN FUNGSI KOGNITIF LANSIA DI PANTI WREDHA YAYASAN SOSIAL SALIB PUTIH SALATIGA

2019 ◽  
pp. 137-143
Author(s):  
Dennys Christovel Dese ◽  
Cahyo Wibowo
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Cognitive Function ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Moderate Physical Activity ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Significance Level ◽  
The Social ◽  
Normal Cognitive Function ◽  
Intellectual Capacity ◽  
Independent Variable

Peningkatan jumlah lansia setiap tahunnya harus dijadikan perhatian, akibat adanya peningkatan jumlah lansia masalah yang dihadapi akan menjadi semakin kompleks, salah satunya adalah masalah yang berkaitan dengan gejala penuaan. Menurunnya kapasitas intelektual berhubungan erat dengan fungsi kognitif pada lansia. Aktivitas fisik diidentifikasi sebagai salah satu faktor yang mempengaruhi fungsi kognitif. Aktivitas fisik bermanfaat untuk lansia sebagai pencegahan dan demensia. Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian analitik observasional dengan menggunakan pendekatan cross sectional. Penelitian dilakukan di yayasan sosial Panti Wredha Salib Putih Salatiga pada bulan Juni 2018. Populasi dalam penelitian ini adalah lansia yang berumur ?60 tahun. Subjek pada penelitian ini berjumlah 16 responden. Variabel independen dalam penelitian ini adalah aktivitas fisik yang dinilai dengan menggunakan instrument GPAQ. Sedangkan variabel dependen dalam penelitian ini adalah fungsi kognitif yang dinilai dengan instrument MMSE. Terdapat 4 orang (25%) yang masuk dalam kategori fungsi kognitif normal dengan kategori aktifitas fisik sedang 1 orang dan aktifitas berat 3 orang, kemudian yang termasuk dalam kategori gangguan fungsi kognitif ringan sebanyak 11 orang (68,75%), dengan kategori aktifitas fisik sedang 8 orang dan aktifitas ringan 3 orang. Sedangkan yang termasuk dalam kategori gangguan fungsi kognitif berat, terdapat 1 orang (6,25%) dengan kategori aktifitasnya ringan. Taraf signifikansi antar variabel tingkat aktifitas fisik dan fungsi kognitif pada lansia adalah p=0.007 atau p<0,05, sehingga dapat disimpulkan ada  hubungan antara tingkat aktifitas fisik dengan fungsi kognitif pada lansia.   Increasing the number of elderly people every year should be a concern, due to an increase in the number of elderly problems faced will become increasingly complex, one of which is a problem related to the symptoms of aging. Decreased intellectual capacity is closely related to cognitive function in the elderly. Physical activity is identified as one of the factors that influence cognitive function. Physical activity is beneficial for the elderly as prevention and dementia. This study was an observational analytic study using a cross sectional approach. The study was conducted at the social foundation nursing home in the white cross in June 2018. The population in this study was elderly aged ≥60 years. The subjects in this study were 16 respondents. The independent variable in this study is physical activity that is assessed using the GPAQ instrument. While the dependent variable in this study was cognitive function which was assessed by the MMSE instrument. There are 4 people (25%) who fall into the category of normal cognitive function with moderate physical activity categories 1 person and heavy activities 3 people, then those included in the category of mild cognitive function disorders are 11 people (68.75%), with the category of physical activity being 8 people and 3 light activities. While those included in the category of severe cognitive function disorders, there is 1 person (6.25%) with a mild activity category. The significance level between the level of physical activity and cognitive function in the elderly is p = 0.007 or p <0.05, so it can be concluded that there is a relationship between the level of physical activity and cognitive function in the elderly.

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