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end of this article), of which the most common were Beijing (17.5%), Jiangsu (16.5%), and Shanxi (10.3%). Clinical and anthropometric assessments Demographic and socioeconomic data, body mass, height, and blood pressure were assessed by study
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DR-HC treatment, clinical and metabolic parameters were extracted from our archive. Anthropometric parameters such as BMI, systolic and diastolic blood pressure (SBP and DBP) and WC, measured at the midpoint between the lower rib and the iliac crest
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, anthropometrics and blood pressure were collected and supplemented with data from medical records and the Swedish National Diabetes Registry (S-NDR) ( 27 , 28 ). In case of missing values, galectin-3 levels were compared between patients with and without the
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)), oestradiol valerate dose and blood pressure. As data were obtained retrospectively, sex steroid concentrations, biochemistry and haemoglobin were performed using immunoassay available as standard care for clinical decision-making. Multiple National
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measurement and laboratory test Height, weight, systolic blood pressure (SBP), and diastolic blood pressure (DBP) were measured by trained staff, and the BMI (kg/m 2 ) was calculated. Fasting venous blood from the eligible participants was drawn the next
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period. Measurements We analyzed BMI, blood pressure (BP), lipids, the insulin resistance index HOMA and sulfated steroids in children (cholesterol sulfate (CS), pregnenolone sulfate (PregS), 17OH-PregS, DHEAS, 16OH-DHEAS, androstenediol-3-sulfate
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medulla, which result in a range of rapid physiological and behavioural responses such as increases in heart rate (HR) and blood pressure and heightened vigilance (7) . Research also shows that activation of the SAM system increases the secretion of alpha