International journal of clinical practice
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Int. J. Clin. Pract. · Dec 2021
The association between meal specific low carbohydrate diet score and cardiometabolic risk factors: a cross sectional study of Iranian adults.
Since evidence regarding low-CHO diet and cardiometabolic risk factors is controversial, this study aimed to assess the relation between low-CHO diet score and metabolic syndrome (MetS) and cardiometabolic risk factors among a group of Iranian adults. ⋯ Diets with lower amounts of carbohydrate and higher contents of fat and protein were not significantly associated with the risk for MetS in Iranian adults. Only animal-based low-CHO diet score was significantly associated with general obesity at lunch meal.
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Int. J. Clin. Pract. · Dec 2021
Effect of IL-6, IL-8/CXCL8, IP-10/CXCL 10 Levels on the Severity in COVID 19 Infection.
COVID 19 was first observed in December 2019 and has affected the world entire. Effective laboratory markers and prognostic indicators are needed to predict the clinical progression of the disease. ⋯ A statistically significant difference was found in WBC, NE%, NE, LY%, LY, HB, BUN, total protein, albumin, d-dimer, sedimentation differed significantly between the groups. Biomarkers of potential significance in terms of the severity of COVID 19 disease were examined, and high IL-6, IL-8, IP-10, CRP, PCT, and LY parameters values emerged as associated with the severity of the disease.
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To evaluate the bowel habits of patients with acne vulgaris. ⋯ Further large sample sized studies are needed on this subject, as there is strong evidence about brain-gut-skin axis existence.
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Int. J. Clin. Pract. · Dec 2021
Interleukin-1 β as Clinically Predictive Risk Marker for Recurrent Pregnancy Loss in Women Positive for Antinuclear Antibody.
Antinuclear antibody (ANA) was found to be associated with recurrent pregnancy loss (RPL). This study was designed to explore the immunological predictive indicators of RPL in women with positive ANA. ⋯ Increased IL-1β may play roles in the occurrence of RPL among women with positive ANA. The level of the IL-1β has the potential to be a predictive indicator of RPL in women with positive ANA.
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Int. J. Clin. Pract. · Dec 2021
Observational StudyExternal validation and Comparison of two versions of simplified sequential organ failure assessment scores to predict prognosis of septic patients.
Evidence shows that simplified SOFA scoring system has better clinical practice. ⋯ sa-SOFA appeared to have performed better than eSOFA score for predicting in-hospital mortality in patients' sepsis. Further large prospective studies are needed to externally validate.