Outcomes of a higher calorie inpatient refeeding protocol in Asian adolescents with anorexia nervosa.

Objective: This study aims to compare the outcomes of higher calorie refeeding (HCR) and a lower calorie refeeding (LCR) methods among a diverse sample of young Asian adolescents admitted to a tertiary institution in Asia for management of anorexia nervosa (AN).

Method: This is a retrospective case control study of Asian adolescents who were managed using an inpatient HCR protocol (2016-2017) and an LCR protocol (2010-2014). Baseline characteristics, daily change in percent median body mass index (%mBMI), and rates of refeeding hypophosphatemia were analyzed between groups.

Use of single-question screening for erectile dysfunction: a study of at-risk Asian men in primary health care.

This study assesses the validity of a single-question screener for erectile dysfunction (ED) in men at risk in comparison to a standard validated tool - the five-item version of the International Index of Erectile Function (IIEF-5). A total of 174 men with at least one risk factor for ED were studied, with 58.0% and 10.