Gastrointestinal Symptoms in Marfan Syndrome and Hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome by N. Inayet, J. O. Hayat, A. Kaul, M. Tome, A. Child, A. Poullis

“…The hEDS group also scored lower on quality of life (QOL) scores in comparison to either of the other groups with a mean score of 48.6 as compared to 54.2 in the Marfan group and 78.6 in the control group. Conclusion. FGIDs are reported in both Marfan syndrome and hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos syndrome but appear to be more common and severe in hEDS. …”
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Comparative analysis of long-term outcomes of primary posterior continuous curvilinear capsulorhexis in pseudoexfoliation syndrome by E.V. Egorova, V.V. Chernykh

“…All patients were subdivided into two groups. Study group included 78 patients (91 eyes) in who PPCCC was performed. …”
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Prevalence of Depression and Sleep Disorders in Patients on Dialysis: A Cross-Sectional Study in Qatar by Fadwa Al-Ali, Mostafa Elshirbeny, Abdullah Hamad, Ahmad Kaddourah, Tarek Ghonimi, Rania Ibrahim, Tarek Fouda

“…Most of our dialysis patients had poor sleep, but it was more significant in the elderly group 109 (90%) than in the young group 103 (78%) (p=0.009). Patients with diabetes mellitus (DM) had significantly more prevalence of poor sleep (131 (88.5%)) than those without DM (81 (77.1%), p=0.01). …”
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PPARG2 Pro12Ala and TNFα -308G>A Polymorphisms Are Not Associated with Heart Failure Development in Patients with Ischemic Heart Disease after Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting by Izabela Wojtkowska, Tomasz A. Bonda, Andrzej Tysarowski, Katarzyna Seliga, Janusz A. Siedlecki, Maria M. Winnicka, Janina Stępińska

“…Those with elevated NT-proBNP or diminished left ventricular ejection fraction during follow-up were assigned to the HF group (n=78), and the remaining ones to the non-HF group (n=44). …”
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Impact of Prophylactic Use of PEG-rhG-CSF on First-Line Immunochemotherapy in Advanced NSCLC: A Cohort Study by Li Sun, MD, Yuan Tian, MD, Shuling Zhang, MD, PhD, Letian Huang, MD, Jietao Ma, MD, PhD, Chengbo Han, MD, PhD

“…After propensity score-matched analysis (each group included 78 patients), median PFS was 12.6 months in the treatment group versus 10.5 months in the control group (p = 0.99), and median OS remained 30.3 months in the treatment group versus not reached in the control group (p = 0.85). …”
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Effect of Respiratory Training on Dysphagia in Children with Cerebral Palsy by Qishan LIU, Haofeng MO, Xiaofang CHEN

“…The degree and grade of dysphagia were assessed by DDS before and after treatment, and the curative effect was assessed by Fujima Ichiro's dysphagia evaluation criteria before and after treatment.Results:There was no significant difference in DDS scores and dysphagia grade between the two groups before treatment(<italic>P</italic>&gt;0.05).After three months of treatment, the DDS scores of two groups showed significant improvement compared with those before treatment(<italic>P</italic>&lt;0.05).The total scores of DDS, oral and pharyngeal stages in the observation group were(5.33±3.08), (4.63±2.23), (0.70±0.78)respectively, which were better than those in the control group(7.20±3.43), (5.58±2.13), (1.81±1.38).The differences were statistically significant(<italic>P</italic>&lt;0.05).The DDS score in oesophagus stage of the observation group was(0.06±0.24)and that of the control group was(0.08±0.28).There was no significant difference between the two groups(<italic>P</italic>&gt;0.05).The DDS scores of children with spastic quadriplegia, involuntary motor type and mixed cerebral palsy before and after treatment in the two groups were significantly improved compared with those before treatment(<italic>P</italic>&lt;0.05).The DDS scores of children with spastic quadriplegia, involuntary motor type and mixed cerebral palsy in the observation group(6.58±2.47), (4.57±2.10)and(4.57±2.59)were better than those in the control group(8.78±3.30), (6.41±2.35), (7.47±3.18), and there were significant differences between the two groups(<italic>P</italic>&lt;0.05).There was no significant difference in the sample size of ataxia and spastic hemiplegia children(<italic>P</italic>&gt;0.05).The degree of dysphagia was improved in the two groups before and after treatment, and the improvement in the observation group was more obvious than that in the control group(<italic>P</italic>&lt;0.05).The total effective rate of the observation group(87.50%)was better than that of the control group(70.83%), and the difference was statistically significant(<italic>P</italic>&lt;0.05).Conclusion:Respiratory training combined with basic swallowing training can significantly improve the symptoms of dysphagia in children with cerebral palsy.…”
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Complex treatment for dry eye disease in intermediate uveitis by E.B. Tatarnikova, O.I. Krivosheina

“…</i> </p> <p> <i><b>Patients and Methods:</b> the study enrolled 98 patients divided into the study group (n=78) and the comparison group (n=20). Study group patients received complex treatment, including tear substitutes, anti-inflammatory therapies, and laser photocoagulation. …”
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To Explore the Effects of Acupuncture and Medical Treatment at Different Times on the Gastrointestinal Reaction and White Blood Cell Count of Patients with Lung Cancer Chemotherapy by Qingchun Zhao, Hui Du, Jinghao Liu, Yu Hua, Xiaoyu Niu, Jun Chen

“…Select 224 lung cancer chemotherapy patients admitted to our hospital and randomly divide them into three groups: control group (n=76), study 1 group (n=78), and study 2 group (n=70). The control group was treated with tropisetron hydrochloride for 30 minutes before chemotherapy. …”
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What happens to patients in the long term when we do not repair their cuff tears? Ten-year rotator cuff quality of life index (RC-QOL) outcomes following nonoperative treatment of... by Richard S. Boorman, MD, MSc, FRCSC, Kristie D. More, MSc, Sarah L. Koles, MD, MSc, FRCPC

“…The mean RC-QOL scores of the successfully treated nonoperative group were actually higher than those who required surgery during the course of the study (success group mean 86, SD = 12; “failed”/surgery group mean 78, SD = 24), although this was not statistically different (P = .27). …”
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Polymorphism of Dehydrocholesterol Reductase (DHCR7) Gene and its Effects on Metabolic Components of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome in Women: A Cross-sectional Study from Tertiary Care... by Susmita Banerjee, Shuvankar Mukherjee, Anindya Dasgupta, Palash Kusum Ghosh

“…Anthropometric, metabolic, and endocrine tests were performed on both the control (n=50) and PCOS groups (case group, n=78). Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) with suitable primers, followed by restriction digestion using Taq1 enzyme, was used to identify Dehydrocholesterol Reductase (DHCR7) gene polymorphism in women with PCOS in Eastern India. …”
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Correlations of Cancer-Related Fatigue with Clinicopathological Features and Quality of Life in Gastric Cancer by Dong Liu, A-Dong Xia, Yue-Long Xing, Kai Zhang, Dan Chen

“…They were divided into the fatigue group (n=152) and the nonfatigue group (n=78) according to the presence/absence of CRF. …”
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Effect of rapamycin-eluting stents on in-stent restenosis and early inflammatory response in coronary artery narrowing animal models by Jianbing Zhang, Jingyi Zhu, Baiping Sui, Ying Wang, Bingxue Zhang

“…The neointimal area in the S2 and S3 groups was significantly smaller than that in the S1 and D0 groups (S1 group: 3.44 ± 0.84, S2 group: 1.78 ± 0.25, S3 group: 2.07 ± 0.41, D0 group: 3.43 ± 0.72, P < 0.05). …”
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Evaluation of the efficacy of transpupillary hexagonal pattern laser coagulation of the retina in the treatment of active stages of retinopathy of prematurity by A.V. Tereshchenko, I.G. Trifanenkova, Yu.A. Sidorova, V.V. Firsova

“…In the control group (n=83), LCR was performed with the chosen square matrix patterns 3×3 (totally 9 applications). In the study group (n=78), the "honeycomb" LCR was performed using a hexagonal pattern (totally 7 applications). …”
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Belimumab versus telitacicept in sequential treatment after rituximab for refractory lupus nephritis: a real-world multicentre study by Fei Han, Hong Pan, Yi Yang, Jianghua Chen, Jing Xue, Lan Lan, Yiting Chen, Pingping Ren, Yaomin Wang, Xin Lei, Jianhang Xu, Xiaochan Chen, Qiankun Zhang, Junni Wang, Nan Shi, Liangliang Chen, Lie Jin

“…Renal complete response was 54.3% (19 patients) in belimumab group and 78.6% (11 patients) in telitacicept group (difference, 24.3 percentage points, 95% CI, 9.7 to 47.8, p=0.194). …”
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Virtual reality-based cognitive–behavioural therapy for the treatment of anxiety in patients with acute myocardial infarction: a randomised clinical trial by Jiajun Weng, Junbo Ge, Jiajia Liu, Juying Qian, Xiao Huang, Yuanyuan Li, Juan Peng, Yan'e Lu, Dong Huang, Pingyuan Yang, Shikun Xu, Lihua Guan, Qibing Wang, Zexin Zhao, Yabin Wei

“…The primary outcome measure was the changes in anxiety symptoms as assessed by the Hamilton Anxiety Rating Scale (HAM-A).Results Among 148 randomised participants, 70 were assigned to the VR-CBT group and 78 to the control group. The 1-week VR-CBT intervention plus standard mental health support significantly reduced the anxiety symptoms compared with standard mental health support alone in terms of HAM-A scores at both post intervention (Cohen’s d=−1.27 (95% confidence interval (CI): −1.64 to −0.90, p&lt;0.001) and 3-month follow-up (Cohen’s d=−0.37 (95% CI: −0.72 to −0.01, p=0.024). …”
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Somatotypes and handgrip strength analysis of elite Serbian sambo athletes by Jelena Slankamenac, Tatjana Trivić, Damjan Jakšić, Miodrag Drapšin, Nemanja Lakićević, Patrik Drid

“…In male categories, the difference exists between the first 4 groups and -78kg, as well as between -42kg and -46kg and the heaviest weight category. …”
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A comparative study of sexual behavior, dysfunction, satisfaction, relationship, and sexual quality of life amongst treatment-naïve and abstinent men (buprenorphine-maintained) wit... by Mahadev Singh Sen, Ankita Chattopadhyay, Nishtha Chawla, Ragul Ganesh, Suraj Verma, Siddharth Sarkar, Atul Ambekar

“…The frequency of erectile dysfunction and premature ejaculation in the two groups were: 78% vs 39% (p < 0.001), and 30% vs 6% (p = 0.001), respectively. …”
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Economic evaluation of a strategy to shorten the time to surgery with neuraxial anaesthesia compared with usual clinical practice in patients on chronic antiplatelet therapy with a... by Claudia Erika Delgado-Espinoza, Rosa Maria Antonijoan, Ignasi Gich, Ignasi Gich, Rafael Anaya, Mireia Rodriguez, Angélica Millan, Jordi Llorca, Gemma Usua, Ana Ruiz, Angela Merchán-Galvis, Angela Merchán-Galvis, Maria Jose Martinez-Zapata, Maria Jose Martinez-Zapata

“…A deterministic sensitivity analysis was implemented to quantify uncertainty.ResultsA total of 156 patients were randomized to the two groups (n = 78 per group). A total of 143 patients were included in the per protocol population (75 and 68 patients in the experimental and control groups, respectively). …”
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Pengaruh Valsartan Terhadap Fibrosis Ginjal pada Obstruksi Ureter by Alvarino .

“…There is also no significant difference in tubular atrophy between<br />the two groups (61.78 vs 62.07, p &gt; 0.05). ConclusionValsartan therapy in antihypertensive dosage has no<br />significant effect in to attenuate interstitial fibrosis, hydrophilic degeneration, and tubular atrophy in unilateral<br />ureteral obstruction in wistar rats.…”
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