Waist circumference, body mass index and health risk factors among middle aged Thais.

Body mass index (BMI) and waist circumference (WC) are important contributors to major causes of health risk factors such as high blood cholesterol, high fasting blood sugar and high blood pressure. This analysis was designed to assess the associations between WC, BMI and each health risk factor in suitable cut-off points for WC and BMI among middle aged men and women of Thai population. Cross sectional data from the Second National Health Survey in Thailand was analysed.

Survival of patients with advanced non-small-cell lung cancer at Ubon Ratchathani Cancer Center, Thailand.

This survival analysis was conducted at Ubon Ratchathani Cancer Center to determine the prognostic factors for survival of patients with stage IIIA, stage IIIB, and stage IV non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients treated at the center between 1997-2001. The study sample included 210 patients with non-small-cell lung cancer. Diagnosis and staging were defined employing the TNM system.

Factors associated with the development of tuberculosis in BCG immunized children.

In this hospital-based case-control study, children attending Siriraj Hospital and Queen Sirikit National Institute of Child Health from 1 December 2002 to 30 June 2003 were studied to define factors associated with TB in BCG immunized children (n = 260). Subjects of the same age and sex were divided into case and control groups by tuberculosis status. Caregivers were interviewed with a structured questionnaire.

Cigarette smoking and its relation to pulmonary tuberculosis in adults.

The purpose of this hospital-based case-control study is to determine the effect of passive and active smoking on pulmonary TB in adults. The study subjects were 100 new pulmonary TB cases diagnosed at TB Division, and age-sex matched 100 non-TB cases from patients admitted to Taksin Hospital and healthy subjects who came for annual physical check-up at either the outpatient clinic of the TB division or Taksin Hospital, during May 2001 to October 2001. All subjects had blood tests and only persons who were HIV-negative, DM-negative and free of other lung diseases were included.

Primary verification: is the TRISS appropriate for Thailand?

The Trauma and Injury Severity Score (TRISS) is a well-accepted model used to evaluate the quality of trauma care in the US. This research aims to study whether TRISS can be applied to evaluate trauma care and classify outcomes of road traffic injury patients in Thailand. A retrospective study was used to review the Thailand's Injury Surveillance System database from the 1st January to the 31st of December 1996.