Objective Over the last century, a progressive rise in stature, known as the ‘secular trend’, was documented worldwide, and especially in Sardinia, it has reached a peak in Europe. However, this situation recently c...
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Objective Over the last century, a progressive rise in stature, known as the ‘secular trend’, was documented worldwide, and especially in Sardinia, it has reached a peak in Europe. However, this situation recently ceased in several populations. In this study, we tested the hypothesis that the stature secular trend has significantly leveled off in the Sardinian younger *** Height measurements were retrieved from a database of patients undergoing digestive endoscopy, spanning generations between 1920 and 1990. Sex-specific principal component regression models were fitted to decompose stature variation into the contribution of age, period, and birth *** A steady increase in stature was observed in generations born after 1920, with an upward surge in those born after 1950. However, a significant leveling off was observed among cohorts born after 1970 among both sexes, as mean heights stabilized at 171.1 cm with a standard error(SE) of 0.9 cm among men and a mean of 160.1 cm(SE = 0.9 cm) among *** Our findings support a significant slowdown in the secular trend of stature among the latest Sardinian generations. Several factors, including the consumption of low-quality food, lack of physical activity, and late motherhood, among others, may explain the decline in the secular trend.
BACKGROUND There are little data on the epidemiological and clinical features of adult patients with ulcerative colitis(UC) in the different Italian regions,mainly derived from the absence of a national *** prevents c...
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BACKGROUND There are little data on the epidemiological and clinical features of adult patients with ulcerative colitis(UC) in the different Italian regions,mainly derived from the absence of a national *** prevents correct interpretation of the disease *** To assess the main clinical and epidemiological features of adult patients diagnosed with UC in Sardinia,*** We performed a multicenter,observational,cross-sectional study that included adult patients with UC enrolled in seven gastroenterology unit centers in *** were obtained from the patients’ medical records and from a questionnaire administered at the inclusion *** Four hundred and forty-two patients with UC were *** median age at diagnosis was 39years(interquartile range 28-48).After a median disease duration of 10 years,53 patients experienced proximal extension of proctitis or left-sided ***-five patients developed extraintestinal *** patients(4.3%) developed cancer:two with colorectal cancer and seventeen with extracolonic ***(5-ASA) remains the mainstay of treatment for ***,95 patients(21.5%) were treated with one or more biologic agents,whereas 15 patients(3.4%) underwent surgery,mostly *** Our results provide important insights into the clinical and epidemiological features of patients with UC,and while waiting for a national Italian registry,present eligible data on the UC population in Sardinia.
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