PURPOSE Determining the ideal length of a ureteric stent is important to avoid complications associated with stent placement. Clinically, most urologists usually choose the length of a ureteric stent according to the patient's height. On the basis of a Chinese population study, a 22 cm ureteric stent has been recommended for patients smaller than 175 cm. We evaluated the appropriateness of this...

QUESTION UNDER STUDY We determine the causes of secular changes in the average height of the male Swiss population for the first time by analysing an unbiased, individually measured, highly representative height-data sample of 18- and 19-year-old Swiss conscripts (N = 458,322) at the national level spanning the years 1992 to 2009. Furthermore, we add historical context based on earlier data fro...

BACKGROUND Long-term inhaled corticosteroids (ICS) may reduce growth velocity and final height of children with asthma. We aimed to evaluate the association between ICS use of >12 months and growth. METHODS We initially searched MEDLINE and EMBASE in July 2013, followed by a PubMed search updated to December 2014. We selected RCTs and controlled observational studies of ICS use in patients wi...

OBJECTIVE To objectively and critically assess body mass index and to propose alternatives for relating body weight and height that are evidence-based and that eliminate or reduce the limitations of the body mass index. METHODS To analyze the relations involving weight and height, we used 2 databases as follows: 1) children and adolescents from Brazil, the United States, and Switzerland; and ...

To assess factors that limit human muscle strength and growth, we examined the relationship between performance and body dimensions in the world weightlifting champions of 1993-1997. Weight lifted varied almost exactly with height squared (Ht(2.16)), suggesting that muscle mass scaled almost exactly with height cubed (Ht(3.16)) and that muscle cross-sectional area was closely correlated with bo...

OBJECTIVE We hypothesized that the hormonal changes of adolescence influence ovarian cancer risk particularly in younger women. We investigated this possibility by examining the relationship between ovarian cancer and adult height and age at menarche as both factors reflect pubertal hormonal levels. METHODS Participants were a population-based sample of women with incident ovarian cancer (n=7...

We present a 55-year-old male with severe mitral regurgitation who underwent cardiology investigation for palpitations and worsening dyspnea (NYHA functional class II) and subsequently a minimally invasive mitral valve (MIMV) repair through right minithoracotomy (RT). The patient’s height was 175 cm tall and weighed 76 kg. The patient’s cardiovascular risk factors were hypertension and history ...

the purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between cortisol hormone and plasma metabolites change in male runners. for this purpose, 16 young male runners (age 21.8 ± 2 years, height 175 ± 5.26 cm, weight 64.17 ± 2.21 kg) volunteered in this study. in order to examine plasma cortisol and metabolites changes, subjects were required to perform balk exercise test. blood samples we...

Abstract Fruit fly ( Bactrocera spp.) is one of the most important pest crystal guava. The use bottle as a trap with methyl eugenol block (ME block) an attractant commonly applied to control population fruit fly. objective this research was determine effective height level capture This experiment conducted at Great Giant Foods, Lampung. arranged in randomized design which consisted 6 treatments...