... N, Sadradze N, Menteshashvili O, Portaels F, Sudre P: Pulmonary tuberculosis in prisons of the ex-USSR state Georgia: results of a nation-wide prevalence survey among sentenced inmates Int J Tuberc ... Netherlands) After testing, the prisoners were provided with post testing counseling by the counselor To assure confidentiality of test results, only code numbers were used to identify serum of prisoners ... co-morbidities might be the causes of the malnutrition We suggest further studies to define the cause of malnutrition in the prison Several studies showed that among patients being retreated for TB because...
... risk was estimated using Odds Ratios (ORs) with 95% Confidence Intervals (CI) Odds Ratios and tests of trends were obtained by binary logistic regression, using version 13.0 of SPSS Sex, age (seven ... manuscript ES: Performed GIS analyses and wrote part of the manuscript PM: Designed and conducted the survey and made revisions on drafts UN: Designed and conducted the survey and made revisions ... confounders such as smoking habits and occupation, and exposures such as living close to a road with heavy traffic [29] An external exposure assessment was also obtained by geocoding the residential...
... study should be of interest to policymakers concerned with issues related to U. S homeland security, critical infrastructure protection, and possible future terrorist uses of biological agents ... water supply It should be noted that “Agriculture and Food Safety” is one of eight subgroups of the National Security Council s Weapons of Mass Destruction Preparedness Group, which was established ... agriculture and food industry to bioterrorism is difficult to address in a systematic manner due to the highly dispersed nature of the industry and because many of the risk evaluations used to assess...
... to the questionnaires used in this study, all the subjects were evaluated by two clinical psychologists in 60 person-to-person sessions Statistical analysis was performed with analysis of variance ... USA: Psychological Corporation; 1987 29 Tselebis A, Moulou A, Ilias I: Burnout versus depression and sense of coherence: a study in Greek nursing staff Nurs Health Sci 2001, 3:69-71 30 Donias ... the Investigation of Obstructive Lung Disease (PLATINO) Group: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is underdiagnosed and undertreated in S o Paulo (Brazil) Results of the PLATINO Study Braz...
... associations of depression with waist circumference and abdominal obesity and to study the potential effects of menopause on the associations Fourth, we used PHQ-9 as a measure of depressive symptoms ... intervals (CIs) for major depressive symptoms or moderate-to-severe depressive symptoms were estimated by conducting logistic regression analyses to test associations between depressive symptoms and ... waist circumference among U. Sadults Obes Res 2003, 11:1223-1231 48 Blaine B: Does depression cause obesity? A meta-analysis of longitudinal studies of depression and weight control J Health Psychol...
... exists that is not supported by our study as majority of our subjects were from urban areas that means that even in cities a high prevalence rates of dual HDV-HBV infection exists Though the sample ... the sample size of our study is not very large as compared to that of earlier studies still the results are very interesting and important as this is the first study from Punjab on the subject where ... HDV by Seetlani and co-workers [9] is much higher than that reported by Mumtaz et al [7], however is still much lower than our findings (about 30%) The results of this study further suggest that...
... are possessed of excess reserves and use them simultaneously to buy bonds issued by the Government the expansion is more widespread and proceeds more rapidly Thus it is This is true as long as the ... Banks The superimposition of the system of central banking byandof itself thus virtually triples the possible expansive power of the banking system.1 This illustration assumes the existence of ... theory of business cycles for "the present crisis is, in fact, a crisis also for the entire theory of business cycles." * The theory of business cycles here set forth, it is believed, is not only...
... using the same weights, to ensure there were no discrepancies in measurements Both the Chinese study and our study used standardized measuring procedures at all study sites which were administered ... reason is the methodological constraints in the two studies Although both studies used standardized measuring procedures, the instruments used may not be the same Our study used the Seca-220 as the ... health and nutrition measurements of children andadults in the United States The prevalenceof obesity from this study was higher than that of our study (10.4% vs 7.1%) The higher prevalence of...
... using ttests Statistical significance was set at 0.05 and SPSS 17.0 software was used to compute all the analyses 2.9.3 Construction of multiple regression models Among the variables of interest, ... factors: duration of preschool hours per day, presence of park or garden near to home 2.2 Study Design and Study Population 2.2.1 Study Design It is a cross-sectional study which is part of “A Study ... the number of hours per day on weekdays (outside of regular school hours) during which the child played outdoors, such as walking and biking Similarly, this same question was asked for weekends...
... through stratification and used the quota method (age, gender, household size, head of household socio-professional status) and the questionnaire was delivered to the participant s house and ... Non-Asian countries Study Country Sampling frame Age N Response Rate Methodology Cut-off points Prevalence Obesity/ Overweight Using CDC measurement guidelines by trained interviewers Using standardized ... our knowledge Our study aims to determine the prevalenceof obesity in Singapore Chinese preschoolers aged 6–72 months 32 Table Obesity and associated risk factors across countries Study Country...
... other studies Statistical analysis This was carried out using SPSS 15.0 (SPSS Inc, Chicago, IL, USA) The distribution of each variable was examined using Kolmogorov-Smirnov function Results are ... Thus, although this mechanism is still plausible it is not supported by the findings of this study All of the possible underlying mechanisms of action require further investigation in studies ... Results expressed as percentages, median 75th percentile values) or mean ± standard deviation as appropriate insulin resistance = homeostasis model assessment ≥ 2.5 or quantitative insulin sensitivity...
... active duty vs others [17] General health may be better among active duty members because of physical fitness requirements, lower rates of substance abuse, and a cultural awareness of the benefits ... MD, USA, 2Infectious Disease Service, San Antonio Military Medical Center, San Antonio TX, USA, 3Division of Biostatistics, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA, 4Infectious Disease Service, ... This support included study design, data collection, analysis, data interpretation, manuscript writing, and submission The content of this publication is the sole responsibility of the authors and...
... population Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol 2000, 35:288-296 Nimeus A, Alsen M, Träskman-Bendz L: The suicide assessment scale: an instrument assessing suicide risk of suicide attempters Eur ... No of suicide attempters No of suicide attempts Average no of suicide attempts No of repeaters No of repeated suicide attempts Average no of attempts among repeaters No of severe attempts among ... victims (Poisson regression, P < 0.024) Severity of suicide attempts The rate of severe suicide attempts was reduced in older age in the female suicide group (Poisson regression, P < 0.007) No such...
... tests for comparison of means and proportions Predictors of TB symptoms and diagnoses were analysed using chi-squared (dichotomous predictors) and univariate logistic regression models (continuous ... under-diagnosis, particularly in provinces where travel is difficult Conclusions This assessment suggests that some aspects of TB screening are being done well, but also indicates a number of gaps, ª ... Tuberculosis Program (NTP) representative Analysis was performed using stata version 8.0 (Stata Corp, College Station, TX), and spss Version 14.0 (SPSS Inc., Chicago, IL) using standard statistical...
... Statistical Analyses Statistical analyses were performed with SPSS for Windows, version 10.0 (SPSS Inc, Chicago, IL), using a Pentium II–based personal computer The statistical significance of ... prevalenceof autoantibodies to tissue transglutaminase in first-degree relatives of patients with type diabetes is not associated with islet autoimmunity Diabetes Care 2001; 24: 504-9 11 Hanukoglu A, ... al Undiagnosed coeliac disease and risk of autoimmune disorders in subjects with Type I diabetes mellitus Diabetologia 2001; 44: 151-5 Saukkonen T, Ilonen J, Akerblom HK, et al Prevalence of...
... other countries that have successfully managed their way to higher growth and lower deficits 25 The World Bank s Doing Business Report is spawning thousands of studies on the effects of business reforms, ... choose to emulate countries whose growth and business policies we admire and not wait for similar pressure Such a view is not out of place in the U. S The National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility ... work of Douglass C North.67 The U. S can, too But identifying and addressing such reforms requires staunch long-term commitment and courage Even developing countries previously stung by fiscal...
... individual PTSD symptom clusters among the subjects studied in this survey Prevalenceof PTSD was calculated as the percentage of the subjects satisfying all three PTSD symptom cluster criteria among ... symptoms, and at least of arousal symptoms Hardships with regard to basic needs Experience of hardships over the last decade consisted of lack of food, water and shelter was assessed Resources seeking ... health support To examine the coping mechanism for PTSD symptoms, we assessed resources sought by women in Afghanistan for mental health support The respondents chose multiple resources from among...
... Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS, version 13.0) for Windows Results The prevalenceof T2D in the sample was 16% Tables and show the results of the univariate logistic regression ... (socioeconomic status, hypertension, family history for CVD and smoking status), socioeconomic status, hypertension, family history for CVD, smoking status, and CRF Discussion The prevalenceof T2D has been ... Body mass, height and waist circumference were assessed Body Mass Index was calculated for each subject A 6-min walk test was administered to assess cardiorespiratory fitness [20] The test was performed...
... Life Science, University of Glasgow, UK) Drug resistance analysis The edited sequences were submitted to Stanford University HIV Drug Resistance Database and drug resistance mutation profiles were ... Generated sequences were assembled using Sequencher version 4.5 software (Gene Codes Corporation) and the resulting contig sequences were edited manually The sequences were analyzed by bootscan and similarity ... Non-consensus polymorphic amino acid residuals I13V and I64V were observed in subtype D while R41N was observed in subtype C Discussion Data addressing the prevalenceof primary mutations associated...