[PDF] Top 20 Pervalence and determinants of prehypertension status in the Taiwanese general population

... on the Nutrition and Health Survey in Taiwan (NAHSIT), a cross-sectional survey that adopted a multi-stage, stratified clustering sampling ...scheme. The data collection period was from 1 ... See full document

... prehypertension and to compare the differences in demographic factors, anthropometric measurements, lifestyles and metabolic profiles between normotensive and prehypertensive ... See full document

... OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to determine the prevalence rate of prehypertension and to compare the differences in demographic factors, anthropometric ... See full document

... In univariable logistic analysis, sex, age group, age, waist-hip ratio (WHR) group, body mass index (BMI) group, waist circumference, blood sugar, triglyceride, high-density lipoprotei[r] ... See full document

... with the recruited participants had been identified with proteinuria or glucouria positive in the urinary screening ...Thus, the findings may not be generalized to all young ...healthy ... See full document

... identify the location of the schools. Second, while the sample size is large and a great majority of schools participated (83 %) it is possible that children from less affluent ... See full document

... blood and serum biochemical parameters obtained from the survey were first checked for their correlation with plasma α-tocopherol by Pear- son’s correlation using the SAS ...significant and ... See full document

... descriptive and correlational study design was used. A sample of 2341 adolescents aged from 12 to 18 years in middle and high school was recruited for this ...2005 and July 2007. ... See full document

... BACKGROUND: This study is to determine whether occupational stress (defined as high psychological demands and low decision latitude on the job) is associated with increased blood press[r] ... See full document

... intake of magnesium is below recommended dietary allowances in many affluent Western ...result in hypomagnesaemia which might increase the risk of chronic diseases in elderly ... See full document

... Center of Faculty Development, China Medical University (Taiwan) PBL has been introduced in medical schools all over the world for ...decades. The philosophy behind the implementation ... See full document

... role in health care systems by providing a professional medical ...patients and form sound clinical decisions 1−3) ...problems, and suicide 4) ...with the broader health care system and ... See full document

... kV, and tube current, 250 to 400 ...from the level of the apex of the maxillary teeth to the level of the top of the frontal ...sinus. ... See full document

... investigate the relationship between homocysteine (Hcy) and B vitamins status in the Taiwanese elderly population, an analysis was made of the plasma Hcy ... See full document

... Discussions The present study presents the information of geographic differences in disability prevalence and its overtime change in ...that the average prevalence ... See full document

... on the primers used for the PCR assay and on the source DNA ...examine the TTV prevalence in the apparently healthy subjects and patients with hepatitis B, C virus ... See full document

... to the world’s population, particularly in developing countries such as ...Indonesia. The prevalence of hypertension in Indonesia was not well defined and the ... See full document

... Abstract: The study was conducted to determine the effectiveness of a modified Mini Nutritional Assessment (MNA) for assessing the nutritional status and predicting follow-up ... See full document

... years of observation based on two Taiwanese ...with the most common six cancers (hepatoma, lung, colorectal, oral, female breast and cervical cancer) were ...years of age, with a ... See full document

... to the ophthalmic hospital, and the ophthalmologist diagnosed that I had pseudo ...period of treatment. Speaking of oral health, I not only have a very good habit of brushing my ... See full document