BACKGROUND In 2 previous studies, patients reporting night sweats were found to be more likely to have other sleep-related symptoms. Sleep apnea is often mentioned as a possible cause of night sweats, but there is little evidence to support this assertion. METHODS Retrospective review of data from 2 sleep laboratories in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Analyses included bivariate and multivariate te...

Coronary artery disease (CAD) patients (n = 235), comprising minimal (CAD-, n = 124) and severe (CAD+, n = 111) CAD, were recruited on the basis of their angiographic scores. Male control subjects (n = 123) were selected randomly from the Caerphilly Heart Study cohort. Subjects were genotyped for the Ser447-Ter mutation and HindIII/Pvu II restriction fragment length polymorphisms of the lipopro...

BACKGROUND We sought to describe the course and predictors of quality of life (QOL) after lacunar stroke. We hypothesized that there is a decline in QOL after recovery from lacunar stroke. METHODS The Secondary Prevention of Small Subcortical Strokes is a clinical trial in lacunar stroke patients with annual assessments of QOL with the stroke-specific QOL score. The overall score was used and...

BACKGROUND Previous studies have reported an association between chronic Helicobacter pylori infection and ischemic heart disease. However, it is not clear whether this association is really due to the virulence of the bacterium or is merely the result of confounding factors (in particular, age and social class). METHODS AND RESULTS We assessed the prevalence of infection by Helicobacter pylo...

a Department of Microbiology and Plant Pathology, Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute (FABI), Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences (NAS), University of Pretoria, Pretoria 0002, South Africa b College of Forestry and Conservation, Department of Ecosystem and Conservation Sciences, The University of Montana, Missoula, MT 59812, United States c Department of Plant and Soil Sc...

This study aimed to describe the discrepancy between body satisfaction change and weight among adolescents following a 2-year school-based intervention, identify associated sociodemographic factors, explore possible associations with perceived health indicators. We used data from northeastern France representative sample (14–18 years old) who participated in PRALIMAP (PRomotion de l'ALIMentatio...