the purpose of this investigation was to investigate the associations between nutritional status by Mini Nutritional Assessment (MNA) test and dysphagia by EAT-10 in elderly individuals requiring ...nutritional oral care in an acute hospital.
this was a cross-sectional survey covering a sample of 560 elderly individuals. As anthropometric parameters, weight and body mass index (BMI) have been included. Glucose, creatinine, sodium, potassium, albumin, prealbumin and transferrin serum levels were measured. The EAT-10 and MNA tests were carried out. The days of hospital stay and mortality were recorded.
the mean EAT-10 was 11.2 ± 0.89, the median was 10 and the interquartile range, 6-15. A total of 465 (83.1%) elderly patients had EAT-10 scores between 3 and 40, indicating the presence of dysphagia. The mean MNA test was 15.2 ± 1.1, median was 15 and interquartile rage, 11-18.5. According to their MNA score, a total of 340 (60.7%) elderly patients had MNA scores under 17 (malnutrition) and 177 subjects (31.6%) had a MNA score of 17-23.5 (risk of malnutrition). The MNA score and EAT-10 score were independently associated with hospital stance Beta -0.111 (CI 95%: -0.031- -0.78) and Beta 0.122 (CI 95%: 0.038-0.43), respectively. MNA score was associated with EAT-10 score Beta -0.236 (CI 95%: -0.213-0.09). The MNA score and EAT-10 score were independently associated with mortality odds ratio 0.91 (CI 95%: 0.84-0.96) and 1.040 (CI 95%: 1.008-1.074), respectively.
dysphagia assessed by the EAT-10 is associated with nutritional status in elderly subjects requiring acute hospitalization. Subsequently, malnutrition and dysphagia were associated with poor outcome such as hospital stay and mortality.
Background/Aims: Polymorphisms of a single nucleotide in RETN have been associated with indexes of insulin resistance. Our aim was to analyze the effects of the rs1862513 RETN gene polymorphism on ...insulin resistance, insulin levels, and resistin levels changes after 3 months of a low-fat hypocaloric diet. Design: A Caucasian population of 133 obese patients was analyzed before and after 3 months on a low-fat hypocaloric diet. Results: Fifty-six patients (42.1%) had the genotype GG (wild group) and 77 (57.9%) patients had the other genotypes; GC (59 patients, 44.4%) or CC (18 patients, 13.5%; mutant group). In wild and mutant genotype groups, weight, body mass index, fat mass, waist circumference, and systolic blood pressure decreased. In the wild genotype group, the decrease in total cholesterol was -13.1 ± 25.3 mg/dL (vs. -4.4 ± 13.7 mg/dL in mutant group: p = 0.004 for group deltas), low density lipoprotein (LDL)-cholesterol was -13.0 ± 21.5 mg/dL (-4.3 ± 10.5 mg/dL: p = 0.007), glucose -7.2 ± 3.5 mg/dL (-0.8 ± 0.2 mg/dL: p = 0.01), insulin -5.6 ± 2.5 mUI/L (-2.9 ± 1.2 mUI/L: p = 0.03) and homeostasis model assessment-insulin resistance (HOMA-IR) -2.5 ± 1.1 (-0.6 ± 1.4: p = 0.02). Leptin levels decreased in both genotypes (-10.1 ± 9.5 ng/dL in wild type group vs. -13.1 ± 0.2 ng/dL in mutant type group: p > 0.05). Conclusion: The present study suggests that the G/G genotype of RETN rs1862513 could be a predictor of the reduction of HOMA-IR, insulin, fasting glucose and LDL cholesterol secondary to a hypocaloric diet in obese subjects.
Antecedentes: existe poca evidencia sobre el papel de los polimorfismos de CETP en sujetos obesos diabéticos. Objetivos: evaluar la asociación del polimorfismo (rs1800777) del gen CETP sobre ...parámetros antropométricos, perfil lipídico y adipocitoquinas en pacientes obesos con diabetes mellitus. Material y métodos: un total de 229 obesos con diabetes mellitus tipo 2 fueron reclutados. Una impedancia bioeléctrica, la presión arterial, ingesta dietética, ejercicio y bioquímica fueron analizados. Resultados: un total de 217 pacientes (94,8%) presentaron el genotipo GG y 12 pacientes GA (5,2%) (no se detectó el genotipo AA). El peso (delta: 14,4 ± 2,1 kg, p = 0,01), índice de masa corporal (delta: 2,2 ± 1,1 kg/m², p = 0,01), masa grasa (delta: 11,2 ± 3,1 kg, p = 0,02), circunferencia de la cintura (delta: 3,9 ± 2,0 cm, p = 0,02), índice cintura-cadera (delta: 0,04 ± 0,02 cm; p = 0,01), triglicéridos (delta: 48,6 ± 9,1 mg / dl, p = 0,03) y leptina (delta: 58,6 ± 15,9 mg/dl, p = 0,02) fueron superiores en los pacientes con el alelo A que en los no portadores del alelo A. El HDL-colesterol fue menor en los portadores de alelo A que los no portadores (delta: 5,6 ± 1,1 mg/dl, p = 0,03). Manteniéndose las diferencias en los análisis multivariantes en los niveles de HDL colesterol, masa grasa y peso. Conclusión: nuestros resultados muestran una asociación del polimorfismo en posición +82 del gen CETP sobre los niveles de HDL colesterol, y parámetros de adiposidad en pacientes obesos con diabetes mellitus tipo 2.
In a recent article, Gabel and Hager argue that the line-item veto and the balanced budget amendment (BBA) promote and may increase pork-barrel spending. In their discussion of the balanced budget ...amendment, Gabel and Hager present one example to support their claim. I demonstrate that the effect of a BBA in their model is highly contingent on parameter values, and that their results hold only for a specific set of parameter values. Further, in a generalized model where the balanced budget amendment is crafted endogenously, the BBA that is enacted has the effect of either decreasing spending or keeping it constant.
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