Optimal timing for post-dialysis blood pressure measurement: relationship with home blood pressure monitoring.

In hemodialysis patients, blood pressure (BP) measured at the postdialysis period (POSBP) can be used to diagnose hypertension. However, the optimal time point for POSBP remains uncertain. This cross-sectional study evaluated 210 long-term dialysis patients (66.

Work-related musculoskeletal symptoms among public municipal elementary school teachers in Cuiabá, Brazil.

Introduction: The demands and conditions of work can lead to development of a range of health conditions, including repetitive stress injuries and work-related musculoskeletal disorders.

Objectives: To assess the prevalence of musculoskeletal symptoms and the working conditions of primary school teachers working for the public municipal education system in Cuiabá, Mato Grosso, Brazil.

Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted with teachers working for the public municipal education system in the capital of Mato Grosso state.

Gingival Crevicular Fluid Biomarkers During Periodontitis Progression and After Periodontal Treatment.

Objective: To identify gingival crevicular fluid (GCF)-derived inflammatory markers of periodontitis progression and periodontal treatment impact.

Methods: Periodontally healthy (H; n = 112) and periodontitis (P; n = 302) patients were monitored bi-monthly for 1 year without therapy. Periodontitis patients were re-examined 6 months after non-surgical periodontal therapy (NSPT).

Salivary and serum inflammatory biomarkers during periodontitis progression and after treatment.

Aim: To identify serum- and salivary-derived inflammatory biomarkers of periodontitis progression and determine their response to non-surgical treatment.

Materials And Methods: Periodontally healthy (H; n = 113) and periodontitis patients (P; n = 302) were monitored bi-monthly for 1 year without therapy. Periodontitis patients were re-examined 6 months after non-surgical periodontal therapy (NSPT).

Blood Leukocyte DNA Methylation Markers of Periodontal Disease and Risk of Lung Cancer in a Case-Control Study Nested in the CLUE II Cohort.

Background: Periodontal disease and DNA methylation markers have separately been associated with lung cancer risk. Examining methylation levels at genomic regions previously linked to periodontal disease may provide insights on the link between periodontal disease and lung cancer.

Methods: In a nested case-control study drawn from the CLUE II cohort, we measured DNA methylation levels in 208 lung cancer cases and 208 controls.