background: prevalence of gestational diabetes (gd) varied between 1-14% around the world. such variation in the prevalence of gd as well as no available information in kermanshah encouraged us to design this study aimed to investigate about prevalence of gd and factors associated with this condition in kermanshah. methods: a cross-sectional descriptive analytic study was designed. the study po...

BACKGROUND Odds ratios (OR) significantly overestimate associations between risk factors and common outcomes. The estimation of relative risks (RR) or prevalence ratios (PR) has represented a statistical challenge in multivariate analysis and, furthermore, some researchers do not have access to the available methods. OBJECTIVE To propose and evaluate a new method for estimating RR and PR by l...

Methods Four centres in Spain and France enrolled in 3 intervention trials of MRSA control performed universal MRSA screening on admission to intensive care units (ICUs), surgical wards and rehabilitation units from August 2008 to March 2010. Demographic and comorbidity data were collected. Univariate and multivariate logistic regression analyses were used to identify risk factors for unknown M...

METHOD: Nationwide Inpatient Sample (2006–2011) was queried to identify bilateral breast reduction cases. Patients with rheumatoid arthritis, systemic lupus erythematosus, Sjogren’s syndrome, Raynaud’s syndrome, psoriatic arthritis, or scleroderma were identified. Demographic factors, comorbidities, and postoperative complications were compared to patients without CTD using student t-test, chi-...

METHOD: Nationwide Inpatient Sample (2006–2011) was queried to identify bilateral breast reduction cases. Patients with rheumatoid arthritis, systemic lupus erythematosus, Sjogren’s syndrome, Raynaud’s syndrome, psoriatic arthritis, or scleroderma were identified. Demographic factors, comorbidities, and postoperative complications were compared to patients without CTD using student t-test, chi-...

There is paucity of data describing the risk factors for anaemia among HIV infected children in Tanzania. This cross sectional study aimed at determining the contributing factors for anaemia among HIV-infected children attending Muhimbili National Hospital in Dar es Salaam. Both univariate and multivariate logistic regression analyses were performed to identify possible factors associated with ...

BACKGROUND There has been little research on bathroom accidents. It is unknown whether the shower or bathtub are connected with special dangers in different age groups or whether there are specific risk factors for adverse outcomes. METHODS This cross-sectional analysis included all direct admissions to the Emergency Department at the Inselspital Bern, Switzerland from 1 January 2000 to 28 Fe...

Diabetes can be a collection of metabolic problems and lots human beings are affected. Mellitus caused by variety factors including age, stoopedness, lack activity, inherited diabetes, lifestyle, poor eating habits, hypertension, so on. Diabetics more likely to develop diseases like coronary illness, kidney contamination, eye sickness, stroke other risks. Distributed computing Internet Things (...

BACKGROUND Hemodialysis patients are exposed to blood and blood products more than the general population and are also at higher risk for hepatitis B (HB) contamination. For these reasons, it is highly recommended that this patient population gets the HB vaccine. The efficacy of the vaccine is measured by measuring titers of antibody in the serum of the patient. A minimum titer of 10 mIU/mL is ...