The impact of FSH receptor polymorphism on time-to-pregnancy: a cross-sectional single-centre study.

Background: Single nucleotide polymorphism of the follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) receptor (FSHR) is an important marker of ovarian function. However, its role in female fecundity remains debatable. The aim of the study to assess the relationship of FSHR polymorphism of Serine/Serine, Asparagine/Asparagine and Asparagine/Serine variants directly against the time-to-pregnancy (TTP) in women.

Smoking habits and type 2 diabetes mellitus in women.

The purpose of this case-control study was to evaluate the relationship between smoking and type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) in adult females. A total of 168 women in Kaunas, Lithuania with newly diagnosed T2DM during the year 2001 and 336 controls who were women without diabetes were recruited. Participants were asked about their duration of smoking, the number of cigarettes smoked per day, pack-years, and smoking cessation.

Adding Salt to Meals as a Risk Factor of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: A Case-Control Study.

Objective: Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is thought to arise from the complex interplay between genetic and environmental factors. It is important to identify modifiable risk factors that may help to reduce the risk of diabetes. Data on salt intake and the risk of type 2 diabetes are limited.

Long-term effect of periodontal surgery on oral health and metabolic control of diabetics.

Objective: The objective of this study was to evaluate impact of periodontal surgery on periodontal health and on glycaemia control of type 1 and type 2 (T1DM; T2DM) diabetics with severe periodontitis, during 12 months follow-up, in comparison with non-diabetic controls.

Materials And Methods: A total of 23 T1DM and 10 T2DM patients with respective number of matched non-diabetics were examined prior to, and 3, 6 and 12 months after periodontal surgery. Glycosylated haemoglobin (HbA1c) reflected control of DM.

Diabetes distress in adult type 1 diabetes mellitus men and women with disease onset in childhood and in adulthood.

The Aim: To determine whether or not diabetes distress varies by age of type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) onset and/or gender.

Subjects And Methods: A total of 700 adult T1DM patients were randomly selected from the Lithuanian Diabetes Registry; 214 of them (30.6%) agreed to participate and were recruited for the study.

Aortopathies in Turner syndrome -- new strategies for evaluation and treatment.

Turner syndrome is a rare genetic disorder which impairs women's growth, reproductive function, cardiovascular development and other functions. This syndrome has been proposed as an independent risk marker for cardiovascular disease. Despite this, life-threatening cardiovascular outcomes affecting young women are dismissed because of incomplete follow up.

Profile of mood states in adult type 1 diabetes mellitus men and women with disease onset in childhood and in adulthood.

Introduction: Although diabetes may not be associated with psychopathology, it may be associated with less severe disturbances in psychosocial functioning. Emotional problems in relation to type 1 diabetes are usually analysed as symptoms of psychiatric conditions but not as states of mood. The aim was to compare profiles of mood states in adult patients with childhood-onset and adulthood-onset type 1 diabetes mellitus and to outline possible gender-specific differences.

The prevalence of type 1 diabetes mellitus among 15-34-year-aged Lithuanian inhabitants during 1991-2010.

Aims: To summarize the data on the prevalence of type 1 diabetes mellitus among 15-34-year-aged Lithuania inhabitants (1991-2010).

Methods: New prevalent cases consist of growing-up patients with diabetes onset in childhood, i.e.

Severity of periodontal disease in adult patients with diabetes mellitus in relation to the type of diabetes.

Background: The purpose of this study was to evaluate associations between diabetes mellitus - related factors and periodontal parameters among adult patients with diabetes mellitus, with respect to type of diabetes.

Methods: Study participants were 179 randomly selected 18-62-year-aged patients with type 1 diabetes mellitus and 87 randomly selected 32-70-year-aged patients with type 2 diabetes. Metabolic control of diabetes was determined by the values of glycosylated haemoglobin (HbA1c).

Adequate prescribing of medication does not necessarily translate into good control of diabetes mellitus.

Background: Patients with diabetes mellitus in Lithuania have access to almost all the latest blood glucose-lowering drugs available in the rest of the world. This study evaluated the effects of prescribing of treatment (oral medications, insulin, or both) in Lithuanian patients with type 1 or 2 diabetes and poor blood glucose control.

Methods: The relevant information was obtained from specialized questionnaires completed by 26 consulting endocrinologists in Lithuania between October 1, 2008 and December 31, 2008.

The risk of early cardiovascular disease in Lithuanian diabetic children and adolescents: a type 1 diabetes register database based study.

Aims: The aim was to assess the frequency and correlates of selected cardiovascular disease risk factors among Lithuanian children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM).

Methods: A cohort of 539 T1DM children was investigated. Total cholesterol, high-density lipoprotein (HDL), low-density lipoprotein (LDL), triglyceride (TG), glycated haemoglobin (HbA1c) was determined.

Fast eating and the risk of type 2 diabetes mellitus: a case-control study.

Background & Aim: The aim of the study was to assess the relationship between eating speed and the risk of type 2 diabetes mellitus.

Subjects And Methods: A case-control study included 234 cases with newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes and 468 non diabetic controls. A specifically designed questionnaire was used to collect information on possible risk factors of type 2 diabetes.

Egg consumption and the risk of type 2 diabetes mellitus: a case-control study.

Objective: Type 2 diabetes mellitus appears to involve an interaction between susceptible genetic backgrounds and environmental factors including highly calorific diets. As it is important to identify modifiable risk factors that may help reduce the risk of type 2 diabetes mellitus, the aim of the present study was to determine the association between egg consumption and the risk of type 2 diabetes mellitus.

Design: A specifically designed questionnaire was used to collect information on possible risk factors of type 2 diabetes mellitus.

The incidence of type 1 diabetes mellitus among 15-34 years aged Lithuanian population: 18-year incidence study based on prospective databases.

Background: The aim of this prospective study was to determine the incidence of type 1 diabetes mellitus in 15-34-year-aged Lithuanian males and females during 1991 - 2008

Methods: A contact system with general practitioners covering 100% of the 15-34-year-aged Lithuanian population was the primary data source. Reports from regional endocrinologists and statistical note-marks of State patient insurance fund served as secondary sources for case ascertainment.

Results: The average age-standardized incidence rate was 8.

[Coffee consumption and type 2 diabetes mellitus].

Unlabelled: The aim of the study was to determine the association between coffee consumption and the risk of type 2 diabetes mellitus.

Material And Methods: A case-control study included 234 cases with newly confirmed diagnosis of type 2 diabetes mellitus and 468 controls who were free of the disease in 2001. Cases and controls were matched by gender and age (+/-5 years).

The prevalence of type 1 diabetes mellitus among adolescents and adults in Lithuania during 1991-2004.

Objective: The goal of this study was to summarize the data on the prevalence of type 1 diabetes mellitus among Lithuanian population aged more than 15 years.

Material And Methods: The data on patients aged more than 16 years were collected with the help of general practitioners, endocrinologists, and physicians-internists working in the diabetes care in all towns and regions of Lithuania. The data on patients aged 14 to 16 years were obtained from the National Register of Diabetes Mellitus in Childhood in Lithuania.

[Smoking and type 2 diabetes mellitus].

Unlabelled: The aim of the study was to determine the association between smoking and the risk of type 2 diabetes mellitus.

Material And Methods: A case-control study included 234 cases with newly confirmed diagnose of type 2 diabetes mellitus and 468 controls who were free of the disease in 2001. Cases and controls were matched by gender and age (+/-5 years).

[The economic estimates of well-timed diagnostics and early treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus].

Unlabelled: Type 2 diabetes mellitus is a severe, high-priced, and to date not curable, however, controllable disease. When diabetes mellitus is not treated or is poorly controlled, complications of small and large blood vessels arise, and the mortality increases. The costs of treatment of diabetes-related complications are very high.

Incidence of type 1 diabetes in Lithuanians aged 0-39 years varies by the urban-rural setting, and the time change differs for men and women during 1991-2000.

Objective: Type 1 diabetes has been associated with factors related to welfare and social class. During the past decade, Lithuania has experienced a transition period, leading to dramatic changes in the socioeconomic structure of the society.

Research Design And Methods: Incidence in the group aged 0-39 years by urban-rural setting (cities >100000 inhabitants, towns, and rural areas), period (1991-1995 and 1996-2000), age, and sex were studied using Poisson regression.

[The prevalence of type I diabetes mellitus among adult population of towns and regions of Lithuania].

Unlabelled: OBJECTIVE, MATERIAL AND METHODS: The goal of study was to analyze the prevalence rates in > 15-year-aged patients with Type 1 (insulin-dependent) diabetes mellitus in different provinces, cites, and regions of Lithuania. The data on > 16-year-aged patients were collected with the help of endocrinologists and physicians-internists working in the diabetes care in all towns and regions in Lithuania. The data on > 14 and < 16-year-aged patients we have received from the National children Insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus Register.