Mayo Clinic proceedings
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To fill the knowledge gap of the relation between long-term dietary sodium intake and type 2 diabetes (T2D), we evaluate the association between the frequency of adding salt to foods, a surrogate marker for evaluating the long-term sodium intake, and incident T2D risk. ⋯ Our findings for the first time indicate that higher frequency of adding salt to foods, a surrogate marker for a person's long-term salt taste preference and intake, is associated with a higher T2D risk.
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Mayo Clinic proceedings · Oct 2023
ReviewAn Environmental Scan of Consumer-Initiated Germline Genetic Testing for Health Risks.
As patient access to laboratory testing outside the clinic grows, health care providers can expect to confront increasing questions about the utility and interpretation of consumer-initiated genetic testing for health risks. We sought to characterize the marketplace diversity of consumer-initiated germline genetic testing options. ⋯ We characterized variability in the content and processes used by 21 companies offering 74 distinct test products that met our inclusion and exclusion criteria. A minority (8 of 21 companies) offered tests that assessed the presence of at least 1 US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Tier 1 condition for which detection can impact an individual's clinical care and for which evidence-based guidelines for detection and management exist.
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Mayo Clinic proceedings · Oct 2023
Probable Parasomnias and Mortality: A Prospective Study in US Men.
To examine the association between parasomnias, including rapid eye movement sleep behavior disorder (RBD) and sleep walking (SW), and mortality risk in a large-scale population-based cohort. ⋯ Probable parasomnia was associated with a higher risk of all-cause mortality and mortality attributed to neurodegenerative diseases and accidents.
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Mayo Clinic proceedings · Oct 2023
A Nationwide Cross-sectional Survey of Knowledge and Practices of Diabetes Drug Injection Techniques of Patients, Nurses, and Physicians: The China IT Improve Study.
To investigate the knowledge and practices of diabetes drug injection techniques of diabetes patients, nurses, and physicians to support formulating national guidelines for standardized diabetes drug injection techniques. ⋯ Poor glycemic control, occurrences of injection-associated complications in diabetes patients, and poor knowledge domain scores of a subset of physicians and nurses highlight the importance of regular assessment and education regarding diabetes drug injection techniques for physicians and nurses and development of national guidelines for diabetes drug injection.