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Falling asleep at the wheel and distracted driving. The High-Risk Professional Drivers study.

Background: Sleepiness at the wheel and driving while engaged in other activities are well known risk factors for traffic accidents. This article estimates the prevalence of these factors among Italian Professional Drivers (PDs) and their impact on reported driving mistakes.

Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted using anonymous questionnaires.

Lung Ultrasound-Implemented Diagnosis of Acute Decompensated Heart Failure in the ED: A SIMEU Multicenter Study.

Background: Lung ultrasonography (LUS) has emerged as a noninvasive tool for the differential diagnosis of pulmonary diseases. However, its use for the diagnosis of acute decompensated heart failure (ADHF) still raises some concerns. We tested the hypothesis that an integrated approach implementing LUS with clinical assessment would have higher diagnostic accuracy than a standard workup in differentiating ADHF from noncardiogenic dyspnea in the ED.

Investigating obesity among professional drivers: the high risk professional driver study.

Objective: The aim of this study is to detect the main individual and transportation factors associated with obesity and its prevalence among Italian professional drivers (PDs).

Methods: We performed a cross-sectional questionnaire survey. Data from PDs (n = 497) were used for analyses.

Falling asleep at the wheel among Italian professional drivers (PDs): results from the HiRis PD study.

Objectives: A high percentage of professional drivers (PDs) often report feeling fatigue during their work, and falling asleep at the wheel (FAW) is a major contributing factor to the occurrence of near-miss or actual accidents. The aim of this study is to evaluate the prevalence of FAW among Italian PDs and the effect of fatigue on this occurrence (corrected for the main predictive factors already known).

Material And Methods: We performed a cross-sectional questionnaire survey.

Workplace drug testing and alcohol policy in Italy; there is still a long way to go.

The effectiveness of workplace drug testing (WDT) in Italy has recently been questioned, while very little is known about the real consumption of alcoholic beverages among workers performing hazardous jobs, such as professional drivers (PDs). The aim of this study is to investigate the modality and frequency of WDT execution and of alcohol consumption in the above category. Anonymous questionnaires were used to collect information.

Obesity is associated with lower mortality risk in elderly diabetic subjects: the Casale Monferrato study.

The relationship between obesity and mortality in people with type 2 diabetes has not been definitely assessed. We have examined this issue in a well-characterized population-based cohort of Mediterranean diabetic people. Standardized anthropometric data from the population-based Casale Monferrato Study have been prospectively analyzed.

What is the clinical usefulness of the metabolic syndrome? The Casale Monferrato study.

Objective: Data on the clinical usefulness of the metabolic syndrome with respect to cardiovascular risk are not conclusive. We have assessed this issue in a large population-based cohort of diabetic and nondiabetic people in Southern Europe.

Methods: An Italian population-based cohort of 3729 individuals (2211 without diabetes and 1518 with diabetes) was examined, with centralized measurements, including the Homeostasis Model Assessment (HOMA) index in nondiabetic people.

C-reactive protein and 5-year survival in type 2 diabetes: the Casale Monferrato Study.

Objective: To determine to what extent plasma C-reactive protein (CRP) values influence 5-year all-cause and cardiovascular mortality in type 2 diabetic individuals, independently of albumin excretion rate (AER) and other cardiovascular risk factors, and its incremental usefulness for predicting individual risk of mortality.

Research Design And Methods: Measurements of CRP were performed in 2,381 of 3,249 (73.3%) subjects as part of the population-based Casale Monferrato Study.

Fasting plasma C-peptide and micro- and macrovascular complications in a large clinic-based cohort of type 1 diabetic patients.

Objective: A protective effect of residual beta-cell function on microvascular complications of type 1 diabetes has been suggested. Our aim was to retrospectively evaluate the association of fasting plasma C-peptide values with micro- and macrovascular complications.

Research Design And Methods: We recruited a clinic-based cohort of 471 type 1 diabetic patients born after 1945 and cared for in the period 1994-2004.