J Formos Med Assoc
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We investigated the diagnostic performance of the anal sphincter relaxation integral (ASRI) for infants with Hirschsprung's disease (HD). ⋯ ASRI may assist the diagnosis of HD infants using either water-perfused or solid-state HRAM. These systems require different catheter-specific ASRI cutoffs for the prediction of HD.
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Second-hand smoking (SHS) is usually examined by self-report (SR). However, there is a possibility that SR may not accurately measure SHS exposure. This study aimed to identify yearly trends and gender differences in SHS by SR and cotinine. ⋯ Our study confirmed that cotinine-induced SHS showed different results by year and gender compared to SR. In particular, Co/Cr level in females was higher than in males regardless of exposure by SR, suggesting that SR did not correctly evaluate SHS. To reflect reality more accurately, biomarkers should be monitored along with SR.