[Associations between metabolic syndrome and reduced lung function in young people].

Aim: To reveal possible associations between metabolic syndrome (MS) and reduced lung function.

Subjects And Methods: In 2013-016, a cross-sectional survey was conducted in 908 Novosibirsk dwellers, which included spirometry to evaluate external respiratory function (ERF). For the detection of MS, the investigators used the 2009 All-Russian Research Society of Cardiologists criteria: waist circumference (WC) > 80 cm for women and >94 cm for men in combination with two of the following criteria: blood pressure (BP) ≥130/85 mm Hg, triglycerides (TG) ≥1.

[Prevalence of external respiratory dysfunction in young people].

Aim: To investigate the prevalence of impaired external respiration function (ERF) in young Novosibirsk dwellers.

Subjects And Methods: A cross-sectional population-based survey in one of the typical districts of Novosibirsk was conducted at the Research Institute of Internal and Preventive Medicine in 2013-2015. ERF was examined by spirometry in accordance with the guidelines.

[Prevalence of metabolic syndrome in 25-45-year-old Novosibirsk dwellers].

Aim: To study the prevalence of metabolic syndrome (MS) and its components in a 25-45-year-old Novosibirsk population.

Subjects And Methods: The Novosibirsk Research Institute of Internal and Preventive Medicine conducted a cross-sectional population-based survey in one of the typical districts of Novosibirsk in 2013-2015. The survey covered 346 men and 408 women.

[Nonoperative treatment of liver superficial injuries].

The study is based on the results of conservative and operative surgical treatment of 184 victims with open and closed, isolated and combined injuries of the liver. The patients' age was from 15 to 80 years. All patients were examined and treated in 1991 to 1996 in Moscow clinical hospital No 67.