Articles: ninos.
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The relationship between dietary nutrient intake and bone mineral density (BMD) has not been clarified. In the U. S. population, we have demonstrated that dietary intake of multiple nutrients (potassium, magnesium, and sodium) is positively associated with BMD and negatively associated with the prevalence of osteopenia. ⋯ Our study showed that intake of dietary nutrients (potassium, magnesium, and sodium) was correlated positively to femur BMD and adversely to osteopenia and osteoporosis in the U. S. population. Further research is needed on the association of dietary elemental intake with BMD.
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The atherogenic index of plasma (AIP) is a significant indicator of lipid levels. This study aimed to investigate the association between psoriasis and AIP in adults. The association between AIP and psoriasis was investigated using multivariate logistic regression, and smoothing curve fitting utilizing data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2009 to 2014. ⋯ In the male group, the risk of developing psoriasis increased by 0.86 points per 1 unit increase in AIP. AIP is positively associated with psoriasis in US adults. Our findings imply that AIP improves psoriasis prevention in the general population.
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The study aimed to compare the morphometric and morphologic analyses of the bone structures of temporomandibular joint and masticatory muscles on Cone beam computed tomography (CBCT) in 62 healthy subjects and 33 subjects with temporomandibular dysfunction (TMDS) aged between 18 and 56 years. In addition, a machine learning (ML) pipeline involving the Random Forest classifier was used to automatically detect TMDS. Thirty parameters (including age and gender) associated with the condylar process, articular tubercle, mandibular fossa, ramus mandible, joint space, and masticatory muscles were examined using CBCT. ⋯ The reference values of the condylar process, articular tubercle, mandibular fossa, ramus of mandible, and joint space may play a key role in increasing of the success of the surgical procedure, or the assessment/differentiating of the TMD. ML is capable of detecting TMD in an automatic and highly accurate way. Hence, it is also concluded that ML can be useful for cases requiring making automatic and highly correct predictions.
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Active monitoring for low-risk ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) of the breast has been proposed as an alternative to guideline-concordant care, but the safety of this approach is unknown. ⋯ Women with low-risk DCIS randomized to active monitoring did not have a higher rate of invasive cancer in the same breast at 2 years compared with those randomized to guideline-concordant care.
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Whether surgical axillary staging as part of breast-conserving therapy can be omitted without compromising survival has remained unclear. ⋯ In this trial involving patients with clinically node-negative, T1 or T2 invasive breast cancer (90% with clinical T1 cancer and 79% with pathological T1 cancer), omission of surgical axillary staging was noninferior to sentinel-lymph-node biopsy after a median follow-up of 6 years. (Funded by the German Cancer Aid; INSEMA ClinicalTrials.gov number, NCT02466737.).