<h3>Background:</h3> Several prospective studies have evaluated the association between body mass index (BMI) and cardiovascular mortality among patients with type 2 diabetes; however, results are controversial. <h3>Objective:</h3> To investigate of different BMI distributions total diabetic patients. <h3>Methods:</h3> A 30 534 Ukrainian men 58 909 women diabetes from nationwide population-based register were included in this study. <h3>Results:</h3> During a mean follow-up 2.7 years, 7804...

The relationship between the use of angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors (ACEIs) and angiotensin II receptor blockers (ARBs), diabetes mellitus (DM), risk death in patients with COVID-19 remains controversial. We hypothesized that DM certain characteristics course during hospital treatment may alter assessment effect ACEIs/ARBs on outcomes. records 153 inpatients admitted to a municipal clinic Kyiv, Ukraine, October December 2021 were reviewed. To assess ARBs/ACEIs other hypotensive...

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Whereas an increase of neck circumference (NC) had been recently identified as a new independent cardiovascular disease (CVD) and metabolic syndrome risk factor, similar assessments concerning screen-detected diabetes mellitus (SDDM) have not made. Thyroid gland volume (ThV) can potentially affect NC however the significance this influence NC-related is unknown.We performed ThV-adjusted evaluation within population-based investigation SDDM impaired glucose regulation (IGR) prevalence. This...

Urinary iodine concentrations were measured in 11,926 subjects who are participants the Ukrainian-American Cohort Study of Thyroid Cancer and Other Diseases Following Chornobyl Accident. Measurements made two time periods corresponding to first second thyroid screening cycles (1998–2000, 2001–2003). These fall before after initiation a government program increase sufficiency. Median urinary did later period compared earlier [47.5 µg/L, 95% confidence interval (CI) 46.5–48.9 µg/L versus 41.7...

The Butterworth-Van Dyke equivalent circuit for description of the electrical behavior piezoelectric bulk resonators is considered. motional capacitance, C(1), in characterizes strength excitability a vibration mode. For layered one-dimensional (1-D) structures this parameter can be calculated from admittance given by transfer matrix H. Nowotny and E. Benes (1987). Introducing area mode, calculation generalized three-dimensional (3-D) case thickness-mode amplitudes varying only slowly...

For the purpose of improving retrospective internal thyroid dose estimations for children and adolescents following Chernobyl accident, age- gender-dependent masses have been estimated Kiev Zhytomyr oblasts, which are two most contaminated regions Northern Ukraine. ages 6-16 y, were based on measurements by ultrasound volumes about 60,000 performed Sasakawa Memorial Health Foundation in 1990s. aged 0 to 36 mo, because mass values Ukrainian not found literature, autopsies specific this paper....

Type 2 diabetes mellitus is characterized by shorter leukocyte telomere length, but the relationship between length and type development rather questioned. Fasting post-load glycaemia associated with different types of insulin resistance their relation remains unknown. We compared fasting or glucose levels in persons who do not receive lowering treatment. For 82 randomly selected rural residents Ukraine, aged 45+, previously diagnosed mellitus, WHO oral tolerance test anthropometric...

Rationale: Association between different components of metabolic syndrome and the rate age-related telomere shortening was reported repeatedly, although some findings are inconsistent across studies, suggesting need for further research on topic. In present study, we examined relationships (MetS); glucose tolerance reflected in 2-h post-load plasma (2hPG) levels age leukocyte length (LTL) Ukraine population. Methods: The study conducted 115 adult individuals residing Kyiv region (Ukraine)....

Purpose The effect of renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system (RAAS) inhibitors in combination with COVID-19 and diabetes mellitus (DM) remains unknown. We assessed the risk death inpatients based on presence or absence DM, arterial hypertension (AH) use RAAS other antihypertensives. Methods results treatment all adult PCR-confirmed (n = 1097, women 63.9%) from 02/12/2020 to 07/01/2022 are presented. DM at time admission category antihypertensive drugs during hospital stay were noted. Leaving...

Layered piezoelectric resonators exhibit a complex spectrum of eigenfrequencies, which can be understood better if the associated vibration patterns are examined. For closer insight into such system, planoconvex AT-cut quartz crystals with thick layer copper on one side investigated experimentally. Since presently no comprehensive three-dimensional theory layered is available, experimental results compared only one-dimensional descriptions or theoretical models for unloaded contoured...

A relationship between childhood starvation and type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2D) in adulthood was previously indicated. Ukraine suffered a series of artificial famines 1921 1947. Famines 1932 to 1933 1946 were most severe among them. Long-term health consequences these remain insufficiently investigated. Type screening conducted June 2013 December 2014. total 198 rural residents Kyiv region more than 44 years age, not registered as patients with T2D, randomly selected. In all, 159 persons...

В огляді знайшли відображення теоретичні передумови, що пояснюють значення йоду для рослинного і тваринного світу, його участі в синтезі тиреоїдних гормонів (ТГ) та через ці гормони — у метаболічних процесах організмі, внаслідок їх недостатності виникненні йододефіцитних захворювань (ЙДЗ). Крім цього мікроелементу ТГ розглянута позатиреоїдна дія йоду. У низці публікацій показана антиоксидантна, антимікробна й антипухлинна дії Наведено дані про результати багаторічних масових епідеміологічних...

У статті знайшли відображення найбільш важливі наукові відомості про значення йоду в біологічній природі, його участь у різноманітних біологічних процесах, утворенні тиреоїдних гормонів та реалізації їх ефектів на рівні різних органів і клітин, що пояснюють виникнення йодозалежних захворювань. Значна увага приділяється ролі синтезі при вагітності з’ясуванню причин підвищеної потреби цьому елементі даному стані. Проведений аналіз результатів багаторічних епідеміологічних досліджень,...