BACKGROUND Body Mass Index (BMI) is considered as a major determinant of health. The objective of study was to find out differences between dietary practices, as well as BMI in educated housewives and working woman. It is supposed that both study groups may have difference in work pressures with resultant diverse preferences for food. This can affect health status particularly in relation to ob...

background: very few studies have been performed on small populations about the links between employment and bariatric surgery. objective: to determine if rates of employment are increased among patients who have undergone bariatric surgery, to assess their post-operative health consequences (post-prandial weakness, diarrhea), and patients' ability to maintain post-operative advice (ie, 30 minu...

INTRODUCTION A great number of clinical studies has indicated that the patients with calcium urolithiasis have a reduced mineral bone density. AIM The aim of our research was to establish representation of osteoporosis, by measuring mineral bone density using the DEXA method, in patients with calcium urolithiasis, by gender. MATERIAL AND METHODS The research was a prospective one, performed...

chlamydia trachomatis is the most prevalent sexually transmitted bacterial infection, with an estimated annual worldwide incidence of 50 million cases. a large proportion of those infected, particularly women, are asymptomatic, and these individuals serve as a major reservoir of infection. women are also at risk for serious reproductive tract complications with significant morbidity. in an effo...

Only a few studies have examined time perspectives (TPs) in the domain of workplace. The current study investigated how TP’s differ between working and non-working Amazigh women Argan cooperatives Morocco. We hypothesized that occupational status will be associated with their TPs favorable way. self...

BACKGROUND The aim was to identify differences in self-reported symptoms among working (W) and non-working (NW) women, and to determine the most important biopsychosocial variables in differentiating one group from the other. METHOD A questionnaire was mailed to 524 members of a local chapter of the Swedish Rheumatology Association. A total of 362 persons responded (69%); 96% of which were wo...

OBJECTIVES To examine the contribution of non-work and work factors to the association between income and DSM-IV depressive and anxiety disorders in a working population. METHODS A representative sample of the Finnish working population aged 30-64 (1667 men, 1707 women) in 2000-2001 responded to a survey questionnaire on non-work factors (marital status, housing conditions, non-work social su...