Articles: ninos.
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Int. J. Clin. Pract. · Sep 2018
Cardiovascular disease outcomes in metabolically healthy obesity in communities of Beijing cohort study.
The objective of this study was to investigate the association between metabolically healthy obese (MHO) phenotype and the risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD). ⋯ The risk of CVD events of MHO phenotypes is similar to MUO phenotypes; both are higher than the MHNW phenotypes.
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Int. J. Clin. Pract. · Sep 2018
Factors related to excessive polypharmacy (≥15 medications) in an outpatient population from Colombia.
To determine the frequency of excessive polypharmacy (≥15 medications) in an outpatient population from Colombia and the variables associated with this condition. ⋯ Drugs for treatment of chronic conditions prevailed, especially in elderly patients with multiple chronic conditions; however, some groups of medications without clear indications, such as antiulcer medications or vitamin supplements, also had extensive use. A main factor that increases the probability of polypharmacy greater than 20 drugs is care by seven or more physicians, which shows a fragmentation in patient care by the country's health system, without achieving co-ordination and integration between the different agents involved in medical care, also influenced by different physicians' practice patterns.