Annals of Saudi medicine
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Annals of Saudi medicine · Nov 2016
Clinical TrialGlycemic indices, glycemic load and glycemic response for seventeen varieties of dates grown in Saudi Arabia.
Dates are consumed worldwide, and are an important fruit for many individuals in Saudi Arabia. Currently, limited information is available on the glycemic indices of different date varieties. ⋯ We used dates at the Tamer stage, which may not be translatable to all types of dates.
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Annals of Saudi medicine · Nov 2016
Leptin and calorie intake among different nicotine dependent groups.
Exposure to nicotine via tobacco smoking may influence leptin release and decrease food intake among smokers. However, the effect of nicotine exposure on leptin and food intake among different nicotine dependent groups is unclear. ⋯ Purposive sampling for subject recruitment and inaccurate information in the self-administered questionnaire.
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Annals of Saudi medicine · Sep 2016
The epidemiology of pituitary adenomas in a community-based hospital: a retrospective single center study in Saudi Arabia.
Data on pituitary adenoma (PA) prevalence in Saudi Arabia are scarce. ⋯ Clustering of cases within the study region might have affected estimates and limited study sample size.
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Vitamin D deficiency is common in many countries, including Saudi Arabia. Various population-level preventive measures have been implemented, including milk fortification with vitamin D. ⋯ This study was limited to five major retailers in the Riyadh area and did not examine full-fat or non-fat milk samples.
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Annals of Saudi medicine · Sep 2016
The effect of parturient height on the median effective dose of intrathecally administered ropivacaine.
Pain during cesarean delivery is one of the more common reasons for a successful medicolegal claim. However, creating an extensive block area can result in hypotension, so determining the precise dose of local anesthetic is critical. ⋯ The ED95 rather than the ED50 for spinal anesthesia is more useful clinically. We did not control for the effect of weight on the dose of local anesthetic. Factors such as baricity, volume, concentration injected, temperature of the solution, and viscosity can affect intrathecal spread of the local anesthetics and block quality.