Increased prevalence of metabolic syndrome in female patients with overactive bladder: A population-based study.

Objectives: To assess the association between overactive bladder syndrome (OAB) and the metabolic syndrome (MetS).

Patients And Methods: A population-based study was conducted to compare OAB patients with age-, sex- and ethnicity-matched control subjects regarding the prevalence of the parameters of the MetS, with respect to obesity, hyperlipidemia, hypertension and diabetes mellitus. The characteristics of the OAB population were assessed.

Overall Medication Adherence as an Indicator for Health Outcomes Among Elderly Patients With Hypertension and Diabetes.

Objectives: The purpose of this research was to assess overall medication adherence as an indicator for emergency room (ER) visits, hospitalizations, and mortality among elderly patients.

Methods: The study included individuals aged 75-90 years, diagnosed with diabetes or hypertension, who were treated with at least 1 antihypertensive, or antidiabetic medication in 2017. We determined personal adherence rates by calculating the mean adherence rates of the medications prescribed to each individual.

A case-control analysis of the associations between Fibromyalgia Syndrome and Osteoporosis.

Background: Fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS) is characterized by widespread musculoskeletal pain and tenderness with associated neuropsychological symptoms such as fatigue, unrefreshing sleep, cognitive dysfunction, anxiety, and depression. Osteoporosis is defined as a reduction of bone density. Previous studies to determine an association of FMS with osteoporosis showed mixed results, partially due to small sample sizes and lack of statistical power.

Association of anti-Ro seropositivity with cardiac rhythm and conduction disturbances.

Aims: Anti-Ro/La autoantibodies are especially prevalent in autoimmune diseases but are also relatively frequent in healthy adults. Their arrhythmogenic effect on the immature cardiac conductive system is well established, with substantial evidence demonstrating an increased risk for congenital atrioventricular block in neonates of seropositive mothers. Despite their wide distribution and their arrhythmogenic potential effect, there are no large population studies conducted in seropositive adults.

Anxiety in Patients with Neovascular Age-related Macular Degeneration.

Purpose: The main objective of the study is to investigate the prevalence of anxiety in patients with neovascular age-related macular degeneration (nAMD).

Methods: A retrospective cross-sectional study of 3 304 nAMD patients and 16 515 age- and gender-matched controls. The proportions of patients with anxiety were compared between the groups using univariate analyses and a multivariate logistic regression model.