Is there delay in diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis in an intermediate-to-low TB incidence setting.

A cross-sectional study on pulmonary TB diagnosis delay in an intermediate TB incidence setting showed average patient's delay of 44 +/- 61.65 days and total delay of 103 +/- 148 days. Alcoholism, lack of TB cases in family, diabetes mellitus, relapse, cough or tachycardia (p< 0.

Screen viewing, body mass index, cigarette smoking and sleep duration in Belgrade University student population: results of an observational, cross-sectional study.

Background: Subjects that spend more time working on computers or watching television could have a higher body mass index.

Aim: To assess the relationship between time spent in front of a screen and studying, body mass index (BMI), smoking, and sleep duration among university students.

Material And Methods: A cross-sectional study of 734 randomly selected students aged 21 ± 2 years (450 females) that responded an anonymous, structured questionnaire about time spent watching television or in front of a computer, time spent studying, number of daily hours of sleep, smoking habits and number of daily meals.