Global Burden of Metabolic Risk Factors Study reported trends in total cholesterol levels in different countries and various regions of the world from the years 1980–2008.5It was estimated that total cholesterol levels increased in India as well as many other low-income and lower-middle income coun...
The glomerular filtration rate (GFR) was estimated using Cockcroft-Gault (CG) formula corrected for sex and body surface area (BSA). Use of BSA corrected CG equation enabled direct comparisons with GFR estimates of Modification of Diet in Renal Disease (MDRD) equation. We preferred to use CG-...
In our study population, the main source of caffeine intakes was habitual drinking of tea (≈90%); other sources of dietary caffeine were coffee (4%), caffeinated soft drinks (4%) and chocolates (1%). Also, caffeine content of tea and coffee per 1 cup was estimated 50 and 65 mg, ...
It has also been estimated that the contrac- tion of the extracellular fluid in low birth weight infants is significantly greater in comparison to the full term infants on the basis of a larger fluid compartment in the former. This difference will result in the disposal of a larger quantity ...
Informed consent was obtained from all patients in advance, and protocols were approved by the ethical committee of the governing institution. Biochemical analysis The GFR (ml/min/1.73 m2) was estimated with the Modification of Diet in Renal Disease Study formula as follows: GFR=186 × (serum ...
Dual energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA)-estimated changes in tissue volume during study period. a Change in absolute volumes in ml at affected and unaffected sites at the beginning of the run-in period (week 0), after the 26-week run-in period (week 26), and after the 26-week sirolimus...
The estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) was calculated using the following formula: eGFR = 194 × (serum creatinine-1.094) × (age-0.287) × 0.739. Urinary analysis was performed by dipstick testing. Urinary protein levels were measured as -, ±, 1+, 2+, or 3...
,andhigh(quartile4)IGF-1levelsgroupsafteradjustingforage,gender,andbodymassindex(PZ0.02).Thesedifferencesremainedsignificantafteradjustmentforbloodpressure,totalcholesterol,highdensitylipoprotein,triglycerides,fastingand2hpost-loadglucoselevels,HOMA-IRindex(PZ0.005),liverenzymes(PZ0.03),glucosetolerancestatus(PZ...
Serum creatinine concentration (s[Cr]) is the most widely used marker of renal function, specifically to make infer- ences about glomerular filtration rate (GFR). In very-low-birth- weight (VLBW) preterm infants, interpretation of a single s[Cr] is problematic. S[Cr] changes markedly after...
Therefore, a serum biomarker based on routine blood test results would be useful for predicting or identifying low handgrip strength, which could then be used in screening sarcopenia and predicting the risk of adverse health outcomes in broader populations8. Serum creatinine (Cr) is a well-known...