Publications by authors named "A K M Mosharraf-Hossain"
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- In Bangladesh, a population-based study estimated the prevalence of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in adults aged 40 and older, finding a 2% overall prevalence.
- The study revealed a significant difference in COPD prevalence between genders, with higher rates in males (2.7%) compared to females (1.2%), and identified risk factors such as age, manual labor, smoking, and indoor cooking.
- The research emphasizes the need for more data on COPD in Bangladesh and highlights the unique impacts of gender on disease prevalence and associated risks.
Osteoporosis is an important systemic manifestation of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD). Osteoporosis is a systemic disease of bone which may present as low bone mass and micro-architectural disarray that increases the risk of fracture. The World Health Organization defines osteoporosis as bone density ≥2.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFA Community study of obstructive sleep apnea hypopnea syndrome (OSAHS) in middle-aged Bangladeshi population.
Bangladesh Med Res Counc Bull
April 2015
Obstructive sleep apnea hypopnea syndrome (OSAHS) is the occurrence of repetitive episodes of complete or partial upper airway obstruction during sleep in association with loud snoring and daytime sleepiness and is a risk factor for hypertension, cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases and more. The present study was performed to assess the prevalence as well as the clinical and anthropometric predictors of OSAHS in an urban community of middle aged Bangladeshi population. The study was a cross-sectional, community-based prevalence study which was performed in an urban community in Dhanmondi Thana Pourashava of Dhaka city from July 2007 to June 2008.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFKikuchi Fujimoto Disease (KFD) can present with dysphasia, fever and lymphadenopathy. A young Bangladeshi girl presented with fever, cervical lymphadenopathy, dysphasia, weight loss and skin rash. Antitubercular drugs were given on clinical judgement, with no improvement after one month.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: The objective of this study was to identify the clinical predictors for hypertension and sleepiness in an Asian population with sleep-disordered breathing (SDB).
Materials And Methods: This is a retrospective, consecutive case series of 228 patients with symptoms of SDB referred to a tertiary level sleep disorders unit. A full sleep history, body mass index (BMI), Epworth Sleepiness Score (ESS), apnoea-hypopnoea index (AHI) and lowest oxygen saturation were recorded.