OBJECTIVE To determine whether retinal vein occlusion (RVO) is related to systemic hypertension, diabetes mellitus, and hyperlipidemia. METHODS We systematically retrieved all studies published between January 1985 and July 2007 that compared cases with any form of RVO, including central and branch RVO, with controls. We generated pooled odds ratios (ORs) and estimates of the population-attri...

OBJECTIVE Diabetes and its complications disproportionately affect African Americans and Hispanics. Complications could be prevented with appropriate medical care. We compared five processes of care and three outcomes of care among African Americans, Hispanics, and non-Hispanic whites. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS We used data from the Insulin Resistance Atherosclerosis Study (1993-1998) of pa...

INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVES The aim of this study was to determine the accuracy of self-reported diabetes, hypertension and hyperlipidemia in a representative sample of adults (719 men and 837 women) from the south of Spain. METHODS Self-reported data were gathered using a structured questionnaire. Biometric data recorded included blood glucose, total cholesterol and triglyceride concentratio...

Hyperlipidemia is a condition of elevated lipid level in blood. Hyperlipidemia may be defined by serum total cholesterol >240mg/dL and/or LDL cholesterol >160mg/dL and/or total cholesterol: HDL ratio >5.7 and/or total triglycerides > 150mg/dL in adults. Hyperlipidemia is a major cause of atherosclerosis and atherosclerosis related conditions like coronary heart disease (CHD), ischemic cerebrova...

Endogenous secretory receptor (esRAGE) for advanced glycation end-product (AGE) acts as decoy for AGEs. The AGE-to-esRAGE ratio was hypothesized to be implicated in diabetic vasculopathy. We investigated an association of esRAGE and methylglyoxal-adducts serum level, as well as AGE-to-esRAGE ratio in subpopulation of diabetic patients with or without concomitant hyperlipidemia and macrovascular...

Want to demonstrate factors which effect appearance and severity of lumbosacral radiculopathy. We analysed 100 electromyoneurographically examined patients. Patients were categorised on bases of their BMI (body mass index), sex, age, job type (physical or intellectual job), and chronic diseases (diabetes mellitus, arterial hypertension and hyperlipidemia). Data were evaluated using the chi2 tes...

We report a 59-year-old man with diabetic lipemia associated with acute pancreatitis. The patient was being treated for type 2 diabetes, but his glycemic control was poor. Although his insulin secretory activity was preserved, acute pancreatitis developed because of hypertriglyceridemia and the patient had type V hyperlipidemia. After hospitalization, his hyperlipidemia and hyperglycemia improv...

OBJECTIVES We compared the likelihood that a tobacco user would receive treatment with the likelihood that an adult with another common chronic condition would receive treatment for that condition at an office visit. METHODS We analyzed data from the 2005-2007 National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey to compare the proportion of US office visits at which tobacco users and individuals with hype...

The study was undertaken to investigate the hypolipidemic and hepatoprotective effects of the different fractions (Petroleum ether, ethyl acetate and chloroform) of ethanolic extract of Brassica oleracea. The different fractions of extract were administered intraperitoneally as a single dose of 150 mg/kg body weight to alloxan induced diabetic rats and found to reduce blood lipid level (Total c...