Effect of delay to operation on outcomes in patients with acute appendicitis: a systematic review and meta-analysis

J Li, R Xu, DM Hu, Y Zhang, TP Gong, XL Wu - Journal of gastrointestinal …, 2019 - Elsevier
Background Many studies have investigated the association between time interval and
incidence of complicated appendicitis and post-operative surgical site infection (SSI), but the …

[HTML][HTML] Carbohydrate nutrition and the risk of cancer

CA Maino Vieytes, HM Taha, AA Burton-Obanla… - Current nutrition …, 2019 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review This review summarizes a selection of epidemiologic research
assessing the associations between carbohydrate intake and cancer incidence and survival …

The impact of obesity and bariatric surgery on circulating and tissue biomarkers of endometrial cancer risk

ML MacKintosh, AE Derbyshire… - … journal of cancer, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Obesity is the strongest risk factor for endometrial cancer (EC). To inform targeted screening
and prevention strategies, we assessed the impact of obesity and subsequent bariatric …

High triglycerides to HDL-cholesterol ratio is associated with insulin resistance in normal-weight healthy adults

B Pantoja-Torres, CJ Toro-Huamanchumo… - Diabetes & Metabolic …, 2019 - Elsevier
Aim To evaluate the association between high triglyceride/HDL-cholesterol (TG/HDL-C) ratio
and insulin resistance (IR) or hyperinsulinemia after oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) in …

The prevalence of depressive symptoms in 'left-behind children'in China: a meta-analysis of comparative studies and epidemiological surveys

YY Wang, L Xiao, WW Rao, JX Chai, SF Zhang… - Journal of affective …, 2019 - Elsevier
Background Depressive symptoms are common in 'left-behind children (LBC)'in China, but
their prevalence estimates have been inconsistent. This comprehensive meta-analysis …

Triglycerides and glucose index as an insulin resistance marker in a sample of healthy adults

CJ Toro-Huamanchumo, D Urrunaga-Pastor… - Diabetes & Metabolic …, 2019 - Elsevier
Aim To assess the association between elevated triglycerides/glucose index (TGI) and
insulin resistance (IR) or hyperinsulinemia after oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) in a …

Association of type and intensity of physical activity with plasma biomarkers of inflammation and insulin response

DH Lee, LFM de Rezende, J Eluf‐Neto… - … journal of cancer, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Several biological mechanisms linking physical activity with cancer have been proposed.
However, the influence of specific components of physical activity (volume, type and …

Prospective memory in schizophrenia: A meta-analysis of comparative studies

FC Zhou, W Zheng, L Lu, YY Wang, CH Ng… - Schizophrenia …, 2019 - Elsevier
Background Impairment of prospective memory (PM) in schizophrenia has gained
increasing attention. This meta-analysis systematically examined PM impairment in …

[HTML][HTML] Obesity-associated, but not obesity-independent, tumors respond to insulin by increasing mitochondrial glucose oxidation

A Rabin-Court, MR Rodrigues, XM Zhang, RJ Perry - PloS one, 2019 - journals.plos.org
Obesity is associated with increased incidence and worse prognosis of more than one
dozen tumor types; however, the molecular mechanisms for this association remain under …

Clinical value screening, prognostic significance and key pathway identification of miR-204-5p in endometrial carcinoma: A study based on the Cancer Genome Atlas …

S Guo, J Yang, M Wu, G Xiao - Pathology-Research and Practice, 2019 - Elsevier
Background Endometrial carcinoma is one of the common carcinomas in the female
reproductive system. It is reported that miR-204-5p is down-regulated in endometrial …