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Gb Rini
Su un caso sospetto di schistosomiasi
Effects of rosiglitazone on fasting and postprandial low- and high-density lipoproteins size and subclasses in type-2 diabetes.
INFLUENCE OF GLOMERULAR FILTRATION RATE ON LEFT VENTRICULAR MASS IN HYPERTENSIVE PATIENTS WITH NORMAL RENAL FUNCTION
La vitamina D in pazienti adulti affetti da talassemia major
Comparison between different mathematical methods to calcolate insulin resistance in women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS)
Association of dietary patterns with insulin resistance and clinically silent carotid atherosclerosis in apparently healthy people
BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES:Dietary habits are important determinants of individual cardiovascular and metabolic risk. This study investigated the association between dietary patterns and asymptomatic carotid atherosclerosis, defined as the presence of plaques and/or increased intima-media thickness, and metabolic biomarkers of insulin resistance, including the homeostasis model assessment of insulin resistance (HOMA-IR) and the trygliceride/high-density lipoprotein (HDL)-cholesterol (Tg/HDL) ratio in a cohort of adults without known diabetes or atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease.SUBJECTS/METHODS:Nine hundred and twenty-nine randomly selected participants were cross-sectionally investigated. …
Prevalence of hypovitaminosis D in elderly women in Italy: clinical consequences and risk factors
In order to evaluate the prevalence, risk factors, and clinical consequences of hypovitaminosis D in elderly Italian women a multicenter study of 43 osteoporosis centers from all regions of Italy was carried out. Study population included 700 women aged 60-80 years in whom blood was taken for 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25OHD) and parathyroid hormone (PTH) measurements. All subjects were also questioned to assess the prevalence of several risk factors for hypovitaminosis D, osteoporotic fractures and activities of daily living (ADL). Values of 25OHD lower than 5 ng/ml were found in 27% of the women and lower than 12 ng/ml in 76%. 25OHD and PTH levels were negatively correlated ( r=-0.38, after log…
Incidence and costs of hip fractures compared to acute myocardial infarction in the Italian population: a 4-year survey
Introduction Few data are available about the incidence and costs of hip fractures in Italy. We aimed to determine the impact of hip fractures vs. acute myocardial infarction (AMI). Methods We studied the national hospitalization database to calculate their incidence and costs in adults aged ≥45 between 1999 and 2002. Results In 2002, there were 86,719 hip fractures with a 10.0% increase over 4 years. We observed a predominance of women (77.1%) and a strong age effect: 92.7% of patients were ≥65 years old and 80% of fractures occurred in women aged ≥75, showing a clear relationship with the incidence of osteoporosis. Hospitalizations due to AMI after 45 years of age in 1999 were only 9% hig…
Habitual street food intake and subclinical carotid atherosclerosis.
Street food (SF) is defined as out-of-home food consumption, and generally consists of energy-dense meals rich in saturated fats and poor in fibers, vitamins and antioxidants. Though SF consumption may have unfavorable metabolic and cardiovascular effects, its possible association with atherosclerosis has not been considered. The association between habitual SF consumption and asymptomatic carotid atherosclerosis, defined as the presence of plaques and/or increased intima-media thickness, was therefore investigated. One thousand thirty-five randomly selected adult participants without known diabetes and atherosclerotic cardiovascular diseases were cross-sectionally investigated in Palermo, …
Validita’ clinica dei marker ossei.
La somministrazione di amphotericina B per via endoarteriosa rappresenta una valida e sicura terapia della mucormicosi
Fasting and postprandial effects of rosiglitazone on low- and high-density lipoproteins size and subclasses in type-2 diabetes.
Comparison of the effects of metformin and rosiglitazone in anovulatory women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS)
Correlazione fra deficit di vit.D monoidrossilata e danno epatico in soggetti talassemici adulti
Impact of chronic diuretic treatment on glucose homeostasis
Background The use of diuretics for hypertension has been associated with unfavorable changes in cardiovascular risk factors, such as uric acid and glucose tolerance, though the findings in the literature are contradictory. Methods This study investigated whether diuretic use is associated with markers of metabolic and cardiovascular risk, such as insulin-resistance and uric acid, in a cohort of adults without known diabetes and/or atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease. Nine hundred sixty-nine randomly selected participants answered a questionnaire on clinical history and dietary habits. Laboratory blood measurements were obtained in 507 participants. Results Previously undiagnosed type 2 …