Epidemiology of demyelinating diseases in Mexico: A registry-based study.

Background: Demyelinating diseases (DD) are a group of chronic neurological diseases associated with loss and injury of brain or spinal cord regions. These conditions could trigger impairment of neurological functions and disability from earlier stages of life. Epidemiological data on DD remains insufficient for decision-making in the Mexican healthcare system.

Relationship between fluoride exposure and count of in supragingival biofilm of mexican scholar children.

Background/purpose: The use of fluoride is known to reduce the risk of dental caries. There is limited information on the relationship between () and fluoride exposure. This study investigated the association between the count of on supragingival biofilm and fluoride exposure of scholar children.

Syndemic and syndemogenesis of low back pain in Latin-American population: a network and cluster analysis.

Introduction: Although low back pain (LBP) is a high-impact health condition, its burden has not been examined from the syndemic perspective.

Objective: To compare and assess clinical, socioeconomic, and geographic factors associated with LBP prevalence in low-income and upper-middle-income countries using syndemic and syndemogenesis frameworks based on network and cluster analyses.

Methods: Analyses were performed by adopting network and cluster design, whereby interrelations among the individual and social variables and their combinations were established.

Prevalence of Rheumatic Diseases and Quality of Life in the Saraguro Indigenous People, Ecuador: A Cross-sectional Community-Based Study.

Unlabelled: Rheumatic diseases are more prevalent and aggressive in indigenous population groups, providing medical attention for which poses a challenge for the rheumatologist.

Objective: To estimate the prevalence of musculoskeletal (MSK) disorders and rheumatic diseases in the Saraguro indigenous people in Ecuador, as well as to identify the main factors associated with the health status of this population.

Methods: This observational, cross-sectional study focused on the community was conducted using the COPCORD (Community-Oriented Program for Control of Rheumatic Diseases) methodology.