PURPOSE This longitudinal study examined the role of leisure-time physical activity in academic achievement at the end of compulsory basic education and educational attainment in adulthood. METHODS The data were drawn from the ongoing longitudinal Cardiovascular Risk in Young Finns Study, which was combined with register-based data from Statistics Finland. The study consisted of children who ...

We attempted to investigate the prevalence of atopic dermatitis (AD) in Korea by using national statistics. Data on AD patients who received medical service at least once a year from 2003 through 2008 were collected from health insurance research team of National Health Insurance Corporation. Data of estimated populations during the same period were obtained from the Statistics Korea. In 2008, ...

S OF ILLUSTRATIVE HISTORIES Patients with Marked Symptoms of Cretinism From Birth and No Uptake of V31 Case 1. It was noted at birth that the infant had a peculiar bloated appearance with puffy features. short fat neck and depressed nasal bridge. The tongue was thick and protruded so that he had difficulty breathing and feeding. His hands and feet were always cold and the skin was dry. dusky an...

S OF ILLUSTRATIVE HISTORIES Patients with Marked Symptoms of Cretinism From Birth and No Uptake of V31 Case 1. It was noted at birth that the infant had a peculiar bloated appearance with puffy features. short fat neck and depressed nasal bridge. The tongue was thick and protruded so that he had difficulty breathing and feeding. His hands and feet were always cold and the skin was dry. dusky an...

Some children born small for gestational age (SGA) have short stature and are at an increased risk of developing psychosocial or behavioral problems. Here we evaluated the efficacy of GH and its effects on the timing of pubertal onset in a 3-yr extension of our previous 2-yr (total 5 yr) multicenter, randomized, double-blind, parallel-group clinical trial of 65 short Japanese children born SGA....

For determination of the incidence of renal events in autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD) all patients who had ADPKD and attended nephrology/urology clinics in Newfoundland in 1981 were identified, and members of 18 families who were at 50% risk for inheriting ADPKD were followed prospectively for 22 yr, including research clinics at 6-yr intervals. Time to hypertension treatme...

Marine sediment records from the north Icelandic shelf, which rely on tephrochronological age models, reveal an average ΔR (regional deviation from the modeled global surface ocean reservoir age) of approximately 150 yr for the last millennium. These tephra-based age models have not hitherto been independently verified. Here, we provide data that corroborate ΔR values derived from these sedimen...

Lung function tests were performed on apparently healthy, non-smoking male volunteers aged 16-50 years normally staying in Varanasi city area. The volunteers were divided into five groups according to their age (16-19 yr, 20-25 yr, 26-30 yr, 31-35 yr, 40-50 yr). Anthropometric determinants (height and weight) and respiratory performance (vital capacity and peak expiratory flow rate) were record...

Although early natural menopause has been postulated to increase stroke risk, studies have not produced convincing results. We examined the associations between stroke risks and age at natural menopause or time since natural menopause. 5,731 naturally postmenopausal women more than 65 yr of age were followed from 1993 to 1998. Information on age at menopause and risk factors were obtained using...