Effectiveness of home based intervention program in reducing mortality of hip fracture patients: A non-randomized controlled trial.

Purpose: The study was done to investigate whether a postoperative intervention program is effective in reducing mortality and improving mobility in two comparative hip fracture patients over one year postoperatively.

Methods: A non-randomized controlled trial study with an intervention group of hip fracture patients and historical control group with 12 months follow up. One hundred twenty four admitted hip fracture patients to the Trauma Unit of Assiut University Hospitals, aged 50 years and older were included from 1st July to 31st December 2014.

Prevalence of metabolic syndrome and insulin resistance among Egyptian adolescents 10 to 18 years of age.

Background: The prevalence and magnitude of childhood obesity are increasing dramatically.

Objectives: To examine the effect of varying social, demographic, dietary, and activity factors on the prevalence of metabolic syndrome and its relation to insulin resistance, C-reactive protein, and homocysteine levels in a large, representative sample of Egyptian adolescents.

Methods: Our survey included 4250 adolescents (from 10 to 18 years of age; male subjects comprised 42.