Normal blood sugar levels vary from person to person. That's why when we talk about 'normal' blood glucose levels, we refer to a range of values that are considered healthy for most individuals. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), a normal range for fasting blood sugar (the...
Elderly persons may have less creatinine in their blood than the norm. Infants have normal levels of about 0.2 mg/dL or more, depending on their muscle development. In people with malnutrition, severe weight loss, and long-standing illnesses, the muscle mass tends to diminish over time, and,...
Modern medicine emphasizes the concept of homeostasis, constancy of the intern milieu. Accordingly, it is assumed that biological functions and processes are relatively stable during the 24 h and other time periods and that the exacerbation of disease an
For HbA1c, relatively high HbA1c level reflects the following: 1) continued high blood sugar state43, which further leads to dysfunction of vascular endothelial cells; 2) reduced dissociation rate of oxygenation, which increases the oxygen affinity for red blood cells and further leads to tissue ...
Moreover, elderly patients with periodontal disease tended to consume inflammation-prone food [11]. Furthermore, adequate physical activity was associated with reduced incidence of periodontal diseases, based on which it has been identified as a protective factor against periodontal diseases [12]. The...
First, laboratory data were lacking, so the patients’ biochemical markers, such as blood sugar and serum values, could not be collected. However, after adjusting for the confounding factors of comorbidities, this restriction did not affect our results. Second, NHIRD does not provide information ...