BACKGROUND Given the dearth of normal values, we conducted a cross-sectional study of North American racially diverse children to determine normal values of interincisor distance and lower spine flexion. METHODS Demographs of 307 children aged 5-17 seeking treatment emergency care were obtained along with interincisor distance measured by incisor tooth-to-tooth gap, lower spine flexion measur...

Maternal height influences obstetric effects, especially the delivery outcome. It is crucial to identify and anticipate potential CPD at every birth in order avoid detrimental effects of an undiagnosed imbalance. closely associated with women's ease vaginal delivery. Objective: To assess impact maternal on Methods: The study included nulliparous women aged between 19 35 years, a 140-155 cm, sin...

Rifampin causes drug interactions by altering hepatic drug metabolism. Because microRNAs (miRNAs) have been shown to regulate genes involved in drug metabolism, we determined the effect of rifampin on the expression of hepatic miRNAs. Primary human hepatocytes from seven subjects were treated with rifampin, and the expression of miRNA and cytochrome P450 (P450) mRNAs was measured by TaqMan assa...

Servant's wages The following is quoted from proceedings of the 21st May, 1759 Taking into consideration the united complaints of the inhabitants (of Calcutta) with respect not only to the insolence but exorbitant, wages exacted by the menial servants, and having duly weighed and considered the premises, we are of opinion that their complaints are too justly founded and loudly call for redress....

Longitudinal standards for height and height velocity are essential to monitor for appropriate linear growth. We aimed to construct standards in Korean children and adolescents through the population-based longitudinal Kangwha study. Our study was a part of a community-based prospective cohort study from 1986 to 1999 with 800 school children. Height and height velocity were recorded annually fr...

OBJECTIVE To assess the validity of self-reported height and weight by comparison with measured height and weight in a sample of middle-aged men and women, and to determine the extent of misclassification of body mass index (BMI) arising from differences between self-reported and measured values. DESIGN Analysis of self-reported and measured height and weight data from participants in the Oxf...

BACKGROUND Adult height and insulin are thought to modify the development of breast cancer. However, little is known about the association between height and 17beta-estradiol, a key factor in breast carcinogenesis, and whether insulin modifies such an association. METHODS Among 204 healthy women, ages 25 to 35 years, who participated in the Energy Balance and Breast Cancer Aspect I study, adu...

In order to standardize the results of different biomechanical studies concerning stresses on lumbar discs, it may be useful to estimate the disc dimensions of the examined subjects and to refer the stress values to a unit surface area (square centimeter). The association between anthropometric parameters and discal areas at the L3-L4, L4-L5 and L5-S1 levels, examined by computed axial tomograp...

BACKGROUND Limited data are available indicating associates of stunting among Iranian children. This study was conducted to investigate determinants of stunting in first grade primary school children of Tehran in 2007. METHOD In this case-control study, 3147 school children were selected by multistage cluster random sampling method from 5 districts of Tehran. Anthropometric measurements were ...