Prevalence and Risk Factors Associated with Type 2 Diabetes in Elderly Patients Aged 45-80 Years at Kanungu District by Debrah Asiimwe, Godfrey O. Mauti, Ritah Kiconco

“…The age group most affected by diabetes was 61-65 years. Alcoholism, smoking, body mass index (BMI), and family history were found to be significantly associated with type 2 diabetes at P value < 0.05. …”
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Rectal Application of Ozone to Patients with Diabetes Mellitus by Omar Morejón Barroso, Imandra María García Menéndez, Leticia Varela Castro, Ernesto Julio Bernal Valladares

“…Demographic variables were collected: age and sex; clinics: hemochemical parameters, time of evolution of the disease and nutritional status; as neurovascular complications: diabetic foot, diabetic polyneuropathy and diabetic retinopathy; treatments: hypoglycemic; modifiable risk factors: arterial hypertension, diabetes mellitus, smoking, alcoholism, physical exercise; calculation of body mass index. …”
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Risk Factors Associated with Cerebrovascular Diseases in Patients at the Tulcán Sur Health Center by María Verónica Aveiga Hidalgo, Dennis Mateo Lomas Males, Jordán Alexis Ruano Paspuel, Kevin Joel Salazar Estrada

“…The sociodemographic variables were analyzed: age and sex; clinical: presence or absence of high blood pressure, smoking, alcoholism, diabetes mellitus, dyslipidemia, atrial fibrillation and sedentary lifestyle. …”
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Determinants and Perception of Incest in Family Relationships in Uyo Capital City, Nigeria by Victoria Nkan, Enwongo Abasi Udofia, Deborah Uduk

“…Using a cross-sectional survey of 800 respondents (382 males, 418 females), the research identifies key determinants of incest, including poverty (15%), depression (14%), and alcoholism (16%), as well as factors like single parenting (15%) and divorce/separation (20%). …”
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Corrigendum: Combining Charlson comorbidity and VACS indices improves prognostic accuracy for all-cause mortality for patients with and without HIV in the Veterans Health Administr... by Kathleen A. McGinnis, Amy C. Justice, Amy C. Justice, Vincent C. Marconi, Vincent C. Marconi, Maria C. Rodriguez-Barradas, Maria C. Rodriguez-Barradas, Ronald G. Hauser, Ronald G. Hauser, Krisann K. Oursler, Krisann K. Oursler, Sheldon T. Brown, Kendall J. Bryant, Janet P. Tate, Janet P. Tate

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Behavior of liver cirrhosis at the "Arnaldo Milian Castro" Hospital from July 2007 to March 2009 by María Herminia Fajardo González, Merlyn Arce Nuñez, Yosvany Medina Garrido, Lisset Esteva Carral, Marcos Félix Osorio Pagola

“…The most frequent death cause was alcoholism (40%) especially in men, followed by viral causes (24.16%).The most frequent complication was ascites (53.3%). …”
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Socio-economic and environmental factors affecting breastfeeding and complementary feeding practices among Batwa and Bakiga communities in south-western Uganda. by Giulia Scarpa, Lea Berrang-Ford, Sabastian Twesigomwe, Paul Kakwangire, Maria Galazoula, Carol Zavaleta-Cortijo, Kaitlin Patterson, Didacus B Namanya, Shuaib Lwasa, Ester Nowembabazi, Charity Kesande, IHACC Research Team, Janet E Cade

“…Also, we recommend addressing the drivers and consequences of alcoholism, and strengthening family planning programs.…”
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Prevalence and Risk Factors of HIV Infection among Clients Attending ICTCs in Six Districts of Tamilnadu, South India by Rajeswari Ramachandran, V. Chandrasekaran, M. Muniyandi, K. Jaggarajamma, Anasua Bagchi, Supriya Sahu

“…In multivariate analysis HIV seropositivity was associated with HIV in the family (adjusted odds ratio) (AOR 11.6), history of having sex with sex workers (AOR 2.9), age ≥31 years (AOR 2.8); being married (AOR 2.5), previously tested for HIV (AOR 1.9), illiteracy (AOR 1.7), unemployment (AOR 1.5), and alcoholism (AOR 1.5). Conclusion. HIV seroprevalence being high in ICTC clients (varied from 2.6 to 6.2%), this group should also be included in routine programme monitoring of sero-positivity and risk factors for better understanding of the impact of the National AIDS Control Programme. …”
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Knowledge and Awareness of Medical and Dental Students About Oral Cancer Risk Factors: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Lilibeth-Stephania Escoto-Vasquez MSc, Mario Alberto Alarcón-Sánchez MSc, Ruth Rodríguez-Montaño PhD, Julieta Sarai Becerra-Ruiz PhD, Sarah Monserrat Lomelí-Martínez PhD, Artak Heboyan PhD

“…The most recognized risk factor was smoking (99%), followed by advanced age (68%), UV-rays exposure (64%), and alcoholism (57%). Knowledge of several other factors was comparatively lower, with less than 50% of students recognizing them. …”
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Altered Forebrain Functional Connectivity and Neurotransmission in a Kinase-Inactive Mouse Model of Autism by Shiyu Tang PhD, Elizabeth M. Powell PhD, Wenjun Zhu MS, Fu-Sun Lo MD, Reha S. Erzurumlu PhD, Su Xu PhD

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Perception of Toxic Habits in Adolescents in Educational Units of the Ambato Canton by Carlos Alejandro Troya Altamirano, Eduardo Leonel Alvarado Pico, Andrea Gabriela Suárez López

“…<br /><strong>Results:</strong> 73.11 % admitted to having consumed some toxic substance. Smoking and alcoholism are the most frequent toxic habits (36.56 and 25.81 % respectively). …”
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Aaron Temkin Beck (born July 18, 1921-) Biography by K. Fatih Yavuz, M. Hakan T&uuml;rk&ccedil;apar

“…Since 1959 he has directed funded research investigations of the psychopathology of depression, suicide, anxiety disorders, panic disorders, alcoholism, drug abuse, personality disorders, and schizophrenia and of cognitive therapy of these disorders. …”
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Relationship between Serum Ferritin Levels and Sarcopenia in Transfusion-Dependent Thalassemia Patient by Rendra Prasetya Saefudin, Siprianus Ugroseno Yudho Bintoro, Sony Wibisono Mudjanarko, Merlyna Savitri, Lukita Pradhevi, Agustinus Vincent, Michael Austin Pradipta Lusida, Kartika Afrida Fauzia

“…Patients with a Karnofsky score ≤90, who had liver cirrhosis and a history of alcoholism, malignancy, acute infection, HIV, tuberculosis, hepatitis B, hepatitis C, diabetes mellitus, chronic kidney disease, obesity, and stroke were excluded. …”
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Symmetric Lipomatosis Arising in the Tongue Presenting as Macroglossia and Articulatory Disorder by Masanori Kudoh, Ken Omura, Arata Satsukawa, Koshi Matsumoto, Takahide Taguchi, Hiroyuki Harada, Yoshimasa Ishii

“…We report an extremely rare case of SLT arising in an 80-year-old man with a long history of alcoholic liver cirrhosis. He exhibited multiple soft nodular protrusions on the bilateral margin of the tongue presenting as macroglossia for years. …”
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Unearthing the burden of melioidosis in North India – an emerging threat in a non-endemic region by Shweta Raina, Disha Gautam, Rohit Kumar, Kavita Sisodia, Chiranjay Mukhopadhyay, Harpreet Kaur, Mohammed Ashiq, Rushika Saksena

“…The reported cases highlight the many risk factors for infection in this region that was not previously recognised as being endemic for melioidosis, including high prevalence of diabetes mellitus, alcoholism, and large rural population engaged in paddy cultivation. …”
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Risk Factors Associated with Breast Cancer in Women in a Health Area by Naifi Hierrezuelo Rojas, Mileidy Cordoví Hierrezuelo, Naiovis Neira Hierrezuelo

“…Breast cancer was considered as the dependent variable; the following were used as independent variables: age, personal and family pathological history, early menarche, late menopause, nulliparity, age of the first child, exclusive breastfeeding, replacement or replacement hormone therapy, use of contraceptive methods, obesity, sedentary lifestyle, smoking, alcoholism. They were operationalized as follows (No = absence of the risk factor; Yes = presence of the risk factor) The Odd Ratio, the confidence interval and the Chi square test were determined. …”
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The Role of Humanitarian Organizations in Promotion of The Rights of Refugees in The Host Communities: A Case Study of Nyakabande Reception Centre. by Nyirabavakure, Catherine

“…The respondents added that other social problems such as prostitution and alcoholism are also claimed to rise in the Nyakabande reception center. …”
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Assessment of Risk Factors of Chronic Kidney Disease among Patients Attending Medical City Complex by Nabaa Wisam Sabri, Buthaina Ateyah Rashid, Raheem Saber Shwiehk, Azad H. Mahdy

“…The risk of CKD is increased in people who have had alcoholism and also in patients who have taken antihypertensive medication, The study recommends educating people about the risk factors of CKD, encouraging them to adopt a healthy diet, and healthy lifestyle, and encouraging alcohol cessation through special programs. …”
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Epidemiology, Prognosis, and Evolution of Management of Septic Shock in a French Intensive Care Unit: A Five Years Survey by Nicolas Boussekey, Juliette Cantrel, Lise Dorchin Debrabant, Joachim Langlois, Patick Devos, Agnes Meybeck, Arnaud Chiche, Hugues Georges, Olivier Leroy

“…Independent mortality risk factors were mechanical ventilation (OR=4.97), Simplify Acute Physiology Score (SAPS) II > 60 (OR=4.28), chronic alcoholism (OR=3.38), age >65 years (OR=2.65), prothrombin ratio <40% (OR=2.37), and PaO2/FiO2 ratio <150 (OR=1.91). …”
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Patients’ Educational Program Could Improve Azathioprine Adherence in Crohn’s Disease Maintenance Therapy by Lei Wang, Rong Fan, Chen Zhang, Liwen Hong, Tianyu Zhang, Zhengting Wang, Jie Zhong

“…Univariate analysis revealed that young age, education, alcoholism, anxiety, depression, concern belief, and lack of necessity belief and AZA knowledge were risk factors of nonadherence (P<0.05). …”
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