AIMC Topic: Cross-Sectional Studies

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[Serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D state in healthy children ten year minors old of Barranquilla metropolitan area].

Salud publica de Mexico
OBJETIVE: To evaluate the serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25-OH-D) levels in healthy children under 10 years of the Barranquilla metropolitan area.

Prevalence and risk factors of chronic kidney disease in an african semi-urban area: Results from a cross-sectional survey in Gueoul, Senegal.

Saudi journal of kidney diseases and transplantation : an official publication of the Saudi Center for Organ Transplantation, Saudi Arabia
Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a public health priority worldwide; however, its prevalence and incidence are difficult to assess. In Africa, few studies have been conducted on the prevalence of CKD. This study sought to describe the epidemiological ...

Pattern and predictors of urine protein excretion among patients with type 2 diabetes attending a single tertiary hospital in Lagos, Nigeria.

Saudi journal of kidney diseases and transplantation : an official publication of the Saudi Center for Organ Transplantation, Saudi Arabia
Testing for proteinuria is used to screen for diabetic nephropathy. However, significant proportion of diabetics has normal urine protein excretion despite impaired renal function. We aimed to determine the factors predicting increased urine protein ...

Current state of continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis in Egypt.

Saudi journal of kidney diseases and transplantation : an official publication of the Saudi Center for Organ Transplantation, Saudi Arabia
Patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) continue to increase in number worldwide, especially in developing countries. Although continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD) has comparable survival advantages as hemodialysis (HD), it is greatl...

Shoulder motion assistance using a single-joint Hybrid Assistive Limb robot: Evaluation of its safety and validity in healthy adults.

Journal of orthopaedic surgery (Hong Kong)
PURPOSES: To evaluate the feasibility of using the single-joint Hybrid Assistive Limb robot (HAL) to assist with shoulder flexion-extension in healthy adults, and to assess the capacity of the HAL to analyze the bioelectrical signals of muscle activi...

Occupational musculoskeletal disorders management using Fuzzy TOPSIS Assessment of Repetitive Tasks (ART).

Work (Reading, Mass.)
BACKGROUND: In order to evaluate occupational disorders and ergonomic problems in a workplace, Multiple Criteria Decision Making (MCDM) problem solving methods such as Fuzzy Technique for Order of Preference by Similarity to Ideal Solution (TOPSIS) c...

Evaluation of five discriminating indexes to distinguish Beta-Thalassemia Trait from Iron Deficiency Anaemia.

JPMA. The Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association
OBJECTIVE: To assess the reliability of different red blood cell indices-based formulae in the indexes formula in differential diagnosis of beta thalassemia trait and iron deficiency anaemia.

Cytomegalovirus Immunoglobulin G Avidity Index among Blood Donors in Alexandria, Egypt.

Central European journal of public health
BACKGROUND AND AIM: Transfusion transmitted diseases (TTD) are a major challenge to transfusion services all over the world. Cytomegalovirus (CMV) is considered one of the main viruses associated with blood transfusion. As CMV screening is not includ...

[Prevalence of potential drug-drug interactions involving antiretroviral drugs in Buenos Aires, Argentina].

Revista chilena de infectologia : organo oficial de la Sociedad Chilena de Infectologia
INTRODUCTION: Antiretroviral agents (ARVs) have a high potential for drug interactions. However, the prevalence and risk factors for clinically significant drug-drug interactions (CSDDIs) with ARVs from Latin American countries is unknown.

[Evaluation of effect of acupuncture and moxibustion and level of intervention based on cumulative Meta-analysis and fuzzy comprehensive evaluation:sudden hearing loss].

Zhongguo zhen jiu = Chinese acupuncture & moxibustion
Clinical evidences of acupuncture and moxibustion for sudden hearing loss(SHL) were completely collected, and the quality of the evidences was evaluated by Jadad scale. Cumulative Meta-analysis and the time tendency test for the results were implemen...