Seasonality and Objective Physical Activity and Sedentary Behaviour among Older Adults from Four European Countries.

Objective: The present study aimed to explore the relationship between objective physical activity and sedentary behaviour with seasonality among a sample of older adults living in four European countries.

Methods: A sample of 169 older adults living in Croatia, Greece, Portugal, and Poland (mean age = 72.2 ± 6.

[Antibodies against alfa-enolase as an indication of inflammatory process in patients with celiac disease--preliminary results].

Introduction: Celiac disease (CD) is an autoimmunological gluten sensitive enteropathy occuring to genetically predisposed individuals. Active CD is accompanied by presence of multiple antibodies. Anti alpha enolase antibodies were reported in several autoimmunological disorders like rheumatoid arthritis, primary sclerosing cholangitis.

[Endoscopic and histopathological findings of the upper gastrointestinal tract in patients with functional and organic dyspepsia].

Introduction: Endoscopic examination of the upper gastrointestinal tract (upper GI) with macroscopic and histopathological evaluation provides essential tool to differentiate the organic and functional causes of dyspepsia. The distinction, however, is often smooth and not fully defined. The aim of this study was to assess the frequency and type of the macroscopic and histopathological changes in the upper GI endoscopy in patients with symptoms of dyspepsia.

[Hereditary hemochromatosis and mild unconjugated hyperbilirubinemia in patient with ulcerative colitis].

We present the case of 51 year old man with 10 year history of ulcerative colitis. Results of laboratory test revealed increased serum levels of iron, ferritin as well as moderate hiperbilirubinemia. Transferrin saturation index was high, 98,7% (N< 50%).

[The contribution of food and airborne allergens in the pathogenesis of atopic dermatitis].

Food hypersensitivity and airborne allergens may play a role in the pathogenesis of atopic dermatitis (AD). The aim of this study was to evaluate the kind of food and airborne allergens which may most often induce and intensify AD lesions and also to assess the variability and the kind of allergens leading to AD. The subjects of this study were 610 persons, aged 3 months-70 years.