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Employer Costs for Diabetes and Kidney Disease

Merck & Co, Inc 2006 n=10000 publication Evidence: moderate

Kamal-Bahl Sachin J, Pantely Susan, Pyenson Bruce, Alexander Charles M

Title

Employer Costs for Diabetes and Kidney Disease

Hypothesis

What are the nonmedical costs incurred by employers for patients with diabetes and end-stage renal disease (ESRD)?

Conclusion

The study finds that ESRD onset results in significant nonmedical costs for employers, in addition to the direct medical costs already documented.

Evolution of GATA Factors in Protostomes

Institute of Molecular Biology, University of Oregon 2008 n=9 publication Evidence: moderate

Gillis William Q, Bowerman Bruce A, Schneider Stephan Q

Title

Evolution of GATA Factors in Protostomes

Hypothesis

How do GATA transcription factors evolve and relate among protostomes?

Conclusion

The study confirms that all protostome GATA transcription factor genes belong to either the GATA123 or GATA456 class, with evidence of multiple duplications of GATA456 homologs.

Case Report on Tarsal Tunnel Syndrome from a Rare Muscle

Kingsford Podiatry Group, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 2011 n=1 publication Evidence: low

Samaras Dean

Title

Case Report on Tarsal Tunnel Syndrome from a Rare Muscle

Hypothesis

Can the flexor digitorum accessorius longus muscle cause tarsal tunnel syndrome?

Conclusion

The case study shows that surgical intervention can resolve symptoms of tarsal tunnel syndrome caused by the flexor digitorum accessorius longus muscle.

Outcomes in Adult Spinal Deformity Patients with Proximal Junctional Kyphosis or Failure

Duke Spine Division, Departments of Neurological and Orthopaedic Surgery, Duke School of Medicine, Durham, NC, USA 2024 n=232 publication 10 minutes Evidence: moderate

Onafowokan Oluwatobi O., Lafage Renaud, Tretiakov Peter, Smith Justin S., Line Breton G., Diebo Bassel G., Daniels Alan H., Gum Jeffrey L., Protopsaltis Themistocles S., Hamilton David Kojo, Buell Thomas, Soroceanu Alex, Scheer Justin, Eastlack Robert K., Mullin Jeffrey P., Mundis Gregory, Hosogane Naobumi, Yagi Mitsuru, Anand Neel, Okonkwo David O., Wang Michael Y., Klineberg Eric O., Kebaish Khaled M., Lewis Stephen, Hostin Richard, Gupta Munish Chandra, Lenke Lawrence G., Kim Han Jo, Ames Christopher P., Shaffrey Christopher I., Bess Shay, Schwab Frank J., Lafage Virginie, Burton Douglas, Passias Peter G.

Title

Outcomes in Adult Spinal Deformity Patients with Proximal Junctional Kyphosis or Failure

Hypothesis

Patients with proximal junctional kyphosis or failure will demonstrate distinct patterns in outcomes based on whether they are fused to the upper or lower thoracic spine.

Conclusion

Patients initially fused to the lower thoracic spine have a higher incidence of proximal junctional kyphosis and lower rates of improvement in disability, but a lower risk of neurological complications if reoperation is needed.

Changing Body Mass Index Distribution and Obesity Prevention

University of Mississippi Medical Center 2006 n=52 publication Evidence: moderate

Penman Alan D, Johnson William D

Title

Changing Body Mass Index Distribution and Obesity Prevention

Hypothesis

The adult population distribution of BMI is more correctly described by a positively skewed distribution and that over time the degree of skewing has increased.

Conclusion

The population distribution of BMI has become increasingly skewed over time, indicating that obesity prevention measures may need to be reconsidered.

Developing Performance Benchmarks for Australian Health Care

Australian Centre for Economic Research on Health, University of Queensland 2008 publication Evidence: moderate

Stephen J Duckett, Michael Ward

Title

Developing Performance Benchmarks for Australian Health Care

Hypothesis

The health system is dynamic and benchmarks need to measure flows and interfaces rather than simply static performance.

Conclusion

A new framework for performance benchmarks in the Australian health system is necessary to reflect the dynamic nature of healthcare and the perspectives of patients, clinicians, and funders.

Racial Disparities in Diabetes-related Preventive Care in Missouri

University of Missouri–Columbia 2006 n=842 publication Evidence: moderate

LeMaster Joseph William, Chanetsa Fungai, Kapp Julie M, Waterman Brian M

Title

Racial Disparities in Diabetes-related Preventive Care in Missouri

Hypothesis

Diabetes preventive care would be less frequently received by non-Hispanic blacks than by whites in Missouri.

Conclusion

Non-Hispanic blacks in Missouri receive adequate screening for diabetic complications but not for glycemic control.

Origins of Drug Resistance in Malaria Parasite

Department of Genome Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle WA, USA 2008 n=137 publication Evidence: moderate

Hawkins Vivian N, Auliff Alyson, Prajapati Surendra Kumar, Rungsihirunrat Kanchana, Hapuarachchi Hapuarachchige C, Maestre Amanda, O'Neil Michael T, Cheng Qin, Joshi Hema, Na-Bangchang Kesara, Sibley Carol Hopkins

Title

Origins of Drug Resistance in Malaria Parasite

Hypothesis

How do resistance-conferring mutations in Plasmodium vivax dihydrofolate reductase arise and spread?

Conclusion

Mutations in Plasmodium vivax dhfr that confer antifolate resistance have arisen multiple times in the Asian region.

Pacing and Performance in Elite Swimmers with Intellectual Impairments

University of Genoa 2024 n=365 publication 10 minutes Evidence: moderate

Luca Puce, Piotr Zmijewski, Nicola Luigi Bragazzi, Carlo Trompetto

Title

Pacing and Performance in Elite Swimmers with Intellectual Impairments

Hypothesis

Swimmers with intellectual impairments would exhibit more irregular profile patterns and lower overall chronometric performance, with more pronounced differences in long-distance events.

Conclusion

Swimmers with intellectual impairments showed slower performance compared to able-bodied swimmers, but their pacing strategies were largely similar.

Validating a Food Questionnaire for Hispanics

University of California, Berkeley, School of Public Health 2006 n=89 publication 10 minutes Evidence: moderate

Gladys Block, Patricia Wakimoto, Christopher Jensen, Shelly Mandel, Robin R. Green

Title

Validating a Food Questionnaire for Hispanics

Hypothesis

Is the Spanish-language food frequency questionnaire valid for assessing dietary intake in low-income Hispanic populations?

Conclusion

The Spanish food frequency questionnaire is reasonably valid for assessing dietary intakes of Hispanics.

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