scholarly journals Dysfunction of Autonomic Nervous System in Childhood Obesity: A Cross-Sectional Study

PLoS ONE ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. e54546 ◽  
Author(s):  
Petra Baum ◽  
David Petroff ◽  
Joseph Classen ◽  
Wieland Kiess ◽  
Susann Blüher
Keyword(s):  
Nervous System ◽  
Autonomic Nervous System ◽  
Childhood Obesity ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Autonomic Nervous

scholarly journals Association between endometriosis, headache, and migraine

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 19-24 ◽  
Author(s):  
Burcin Karamustafaoglu Balci ◽  
Zehra Kabakci ◽  
Damla Y Guzey ◽  
Bartu Avci ◽  
Murathan Guler ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Nervous System ◽  
Autonomic Nervous System ◽  
Medical Records ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Autonomic Nervous ◽  
Screening Questions ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Id Migraine

Introduction: Available data suggest that there is an association between endometriosis and a group of disorders including autonomic nervous system irregularities. A deeper understanding of relationship between endometriosis and autonomic nervous system is needed as it may lead to novel discoveries on the causes or consequences of endometriosis. In this study, we analyzed the prevalence of migraine in patients with endometriosis. Methods: In this cross-sectional study, medical records of women were reviewed through January 2013 to December 2017. Women with laparoscopically proven endometriosis (n = 185) were compared with those without endometriosis (n = 168). The 3-item screening questions (ID Migraine™) test was used to screen migraine. Data were analyzed using SPSS v25 (IBM Corporation). The χ2 test was used for analyzing the nominal parameters and group comparisons. Pearson χ2 was used to study the association between endometriosis and migraine. Results: The mean age was 31.86 ± 4.49 years of the endometriosis group and 28.95 ± 5.11 years of the controls (p = 0.408). The two pre-screening questions of ID Migraine test were answered positively by 86 patients of the endometriosis group (75.4%) and by 53 patients of the control group (54.6%) (p = 0.001). Of these patients, 51 (44.7% of endometriosis group) and 26 (26.8% of control group) were diagnosed as having migraine using 3-item Migraine questionnaire (p = 0.007). Conclusion: This study showed that the prevalence of migraine was significantly higher in patients with endometriosis. Because there is a strong correlation, patients with endometriosis should be screened for headache and migraine to increase the benefits of care.

scholarly journals Autonomic nervous system assessment in people with HIV: A cross-sectional study

F1000Research ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 7 ◽  
pp. 696
Author(s):  
Martin Rosario ◽  
Maryvi Gonzalez-Sola
Keyword(s):  
Heart Rate ◽  
Nervous System ◽  
Autonomic Nervous System ◽  
Community Health Center ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Autonomic Nervous ◽  
Standing Up ◽  
The Difference ◽  
Sensory Condition

Background: People diagnosed with HIV may exhibit orthostatic hypotension (OH) as a result of the infection and of secondary effects of medications. Such impairments are attributed to autonomic nervous system (ANS) deficits. The purpose of this study was to assess OH during a balance sensory condition test (SCT) and evaluate the role of the cardiac autonomic system, regarding blood pressure (BP) and heart rate (HR), during this balancing task. We hypothesized that BP and heart rate would rise with an increase in postural instability, thus revealing OH. Methods: Eight individuals diagnosed with HIV were recruited from a community health center in the area of San Juan, Puerto Rico. BP and HR were measured after 5 minutes of sitting, immediately after standing up and 1 minute after this, during the SCT. A t-test was used to assess the difference between BP in sitting, BP in standing, and BP while performing the SCT. HR was also evaluated the same way. Results: There was an increase of more than 10 mmHg in systolic BP (SBP) from sitting compared to standing while performing the SCT (p≤0.01). Likewise, HR and SBP standing versus standing during the SCT increased significantly (p≤0.01).  Conclusion: The results of this study show that the ANS may be impaired in people with HIV.

Prevalence of childhood obesity in a northeastern Ontario city--a cross-sectional study

2005 ◽  
Author(s):  
Foyez Haque ◽  
Alberto de la Rocha ◽  
Betty Ann Horbul ◽  
Patricia Desroches ◽  
Craig Orrell
Keyword(s):  
Childhood Obesity ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional
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