Diabetes mellitus among Yemeni Physicians in Sana'a

To assess the prevalence of diabetes mellitus among Yemeni physicians in Sana'a, Yemen, and the relationship between Khat chewing and diabetes mellitus. Data were collected on 332 Yemeni physicians in Sana'a [224 males and 108 females] aged 25 years and over. Diabetes mellitus was diagnosed according to the criteria of American Diabetes Association. Diabetes mellitus was prevalent among 10% of physicians. There was no significant difference between males and females [11.6%, 6.5% respectively, p = 0.14]. In both sexes, diabetes mellitus was more prevalent among older group [>/= 40]. Mean fasting blood sugar was 96.75 +/- 22.5 mg/dl among male physicians and 88.9 +/- 17.7 mg/dl among female physicians. The difference was highly significant [t = 3.13. p = 0.002]. Diabetes mellitus is prevalent among both of male and female Yemeni physicians. There was no relationship between Khat chewing and diabetes mellitus

Metabolic syndrome among Yemeni Physicians in Sana'a

To assess the prevalence of metabolic syndrome among Yemeni physicians in Sana'a, Yemen. Data were collected on 332 Yemeni physicians in Sana'a [224 males and 108 females] aged 25 years and over. Metabolic syndrome was diagnosed according to ATP-III criteria. The prevalence of metabolic syndrome in the study population was 23.8% [25.4% among males and 20.4% among females]. All the components of the metabolic syndrome were significantly more common in males, except low HDL-cholesterol level. Low HDL-C was the most common metabolic abnormality in both sexes. Metabolic syndrome is prevalent among Yemeni physicians in figures comparable to western populations. Low HDL was the most prevalent component

Assessment of functional disability in activities of daily living and health perception among elders in Elmahsama Village, Ismailia

To determine the functional disability in Activities of Daily living [ADLs] and Instrumental activities of Daily Living [IADLs] among elderly El-Mahsama village and identify associated factors, which may be related to them. Design: Cross-sectional descriptive study among elders attending primary health care.Setting: El- Mahsama village, a rural area of Ismailia Governorate. Study population: Two hundred and seventy six elderly 60 years and older study method: structured inter view and assessment scols for cliability in activities of daily living Two Hundred and Seventy Six participants were aged 60 years and older [44.2% of male and 55.8% female], most of them were 60-69 years old. More than 50% were married, and about 75.4% were illiterate. Of the study population, 38.4% were found to have functional limitation, while 61.6% were without affection of their activities of daily living. It was found that about 48.2% of the elerly population perceives their health as good while 25.4% and hypertension and 19.2% had Diabetes Mellitus. This study provides evidence that the disabilities in activities in activities of daily living, eating patterns disorders, weight changes and sleeping disorders among elderly is very important issues. In addition to that, it provides evidence that there is association between age and functional limitation and other demographic characteristics. Also it shows how much elderly people perceive their health and how much they satisfied with health services

influence of DDE residue level in human blood serum and some other environmental factors on the occurrence of breast cancer at Port Said [Egypt]

The present study was conducted to ascertain the relationship between DDE [Dichloro Diphenyl Ethan] residue level in blood serum and the occurrence of breast cancer. The influence of some other blood constituents, such as cholesterol, triglycerides on the occurrence of the disease was also looked at. The implication of some relevant risk factors such as smoking, stress and some other environmental factors in the occurrence of the disease was also investigated. The study was performed on a group of 430 local women from Port Said city, North of Egypt, mainly married with an average age of 45 years. The study group included 210 cancer patients, 110 benign breast disease patients [BBD] and a group of 110 normal women. Blood samples were collected from fasting women, and serum was separated within an hour by centrifugation. Lipid profile analysis was performed immediately after separation on one portion of the separated serum. Residues of DDE were separated from the other remaining portion of serum end detected using an ECD-gas chromatograph. A questionnaire was designed to ascertain the influence of some risk factors on the occurrence of the disease. Residue level of DDE detected in breast cancer patients, BBD patients and normal women had an average of 0.052 mg/litre, 0.062 mg/litre and 0.025mg/litre, respectively. Triglyceride level in breast cancer patients BBD patients and normal women had an average of 171, 156, and 81 mg respectively. Some of the risk factors studied have shown direct link with the occurrence of the disease, e.g. previous BBD, smoking and frequent use of insecticides. The present results revealed some statistically significant differences in the levels of DDE in serum samples of the three tested groups of women, indicating a likely involvement of DDE in the occurrence of breast cancer. Also the role of smoking, stress and other environmental risk factors is evident in Port Said city. A country wise plan has to be conducted in order to face this major health problem