Purpose: To evaluate the association between dry eye disease (DED) symptoms and daily beverage intake among adults in Saudi Arabia.
Patients And Methods: In this cross-sectional, questionnaire-based study, we distributed an online questionnaire to men and women older than 18 years living in Saudi Arabia. The questionnaire consisted of items related to the sociodemographic characteristics of the participants and two validated indices: the Ocular Surface Disease Index (OSDI) and the brief 15-item Beverage Intake Questionnaire (BEVQ-15).
Objective: Bronchial asthma and obesity are correlated diseases that are highly prevalent among children. The effect of increased body mass index (BMI), aggravating asthma, is currently controversial in this group. The aim of this study is to determine the association between Body Mass Index and severity of asthma among obese children with asthma and normal-weight children with asthma in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Organ transplantation is the optimal treatment for end-stage organ diseases. The demand for organs has exceeded the available supply, which becomes a major obstacle worldwide. Identifying the factors affecting this gap will help in overcoming this obstacle.
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