Correlation between fat infiltration of paraspinal muscle and L4 degenerative lumbar spondylolisthesis in asymptomatic adults.

Objective: To explore the relationship between different indicators of the degree of fat infiltration and L4 Degenerative lumbar spondylolisthesis (DLS).

Methods: 128 patients received annual health check-up underwent lumbar lateral Digital Radiography (DR) and abdominal Computed tomography (CT) imaging were enrolled. The DLS group included 60 patients diagnosed with DLS, and the control group included 68 patients without DLS.

Effects of intensive glucose lowering in treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus on cardiovascular outcomes: A meta-analysis of data from 58,160 patients in 13 randomized controlled trials.

Background: Previous trials indicated that intensive glucose lowering in treatment of patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) was associated with a higher incidence of mortality. We therefore conducted a meta-analysis to evaluate the benefits and harms of intensive glucose lowering therapy in treatment of T2DM patients on major cardiovascular outcomes.

Methods: Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) were obtained from searches of PubMed, EmBase, and the Cochrane Library electronic databases until Feb.