Assessment of quality of life in chronic illnesses has become a vital tool not only in the monitoring of treatment outcomes but also because it has been established to significantly influence morbidity and mortality. HRQOL assessment can be carried out using general or disease-specific instruments, which could be objective or subjective, or satisfaction- or function-based. [...]

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Data analysis was based on the 55 patients (27 males and 28 females) that completed the study. The age range was 20-65 years (mean=40.76 ± 11.05 years). Table 2 shows the baseline data, while Table 3 shows the mean laboratory parameters and body mass index (BMI) of the studied population. Table 4 shows the means, [...]

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Patients This comparative study was carried out between July 2001 and February 2002. Sixty-two patients on regular maintenance HD in the King Fahd and Ghonaimy Dialysis Units of the Cairo University Hospital were recruited after an informed consent. Patients being prepared for renal transplantation were excluded as well as those that did not consent.

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INTRODUCTION Health-related quality of life (HRQOL) is often defined as “the value assigned to duration of life as modified by impairments, functional states, perceptions and social opportunities that are affected by disease, injury, treatment or policy.” Its assessment has become a vital tool not only in the monitoring of treatment outcomes in patients on various [...]

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This investigation provides new insight into the correlates of BMD among older African Americans. As might be expected, female gender was highly associated with lower BMD. Of importance, however, is the substantial contribution of weight to the explained variability, while age diminishes in importance after adjustment for covariates. The association of weight with BMD or [...]

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The participants ranged in age from 67 to 97, with a mean age of 75.3. Men comprised 37.5% of the sample. The participants were relatively well-educated, reporting an average of 13.1 years of education. The average family had an annual income between $16,000 and $24,999. Based on their reported physical activity, African-American participants in CHS [...]

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As part of the Cardiovascular Health Study (CHS), DXA scans were preformed on 1,591 older men and women, including 302 African Americans. CHS is a longitudinal, population-based cohort study of men and women over the age of 64 recruited from four geographically distinct sites in the United States. Additionally, other medical, functional and psychosocial data [...]

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