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Prevalence of risk factors for development of cardiovascular diseases in urban and rural areas of Eastern Croatia: a cross-sectional study
CONCLUSIONS: In the examined sample, the prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors is generally high. Participants from rural areas are significantly more susceptible to cardiovascular risk factors than participants from urban areas.PMID:38669153 | DOI:10.21101/cejph.a7709 (Source: Central European Journal of Public Health)
Source: Central European Journal of Public Health - April 26, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Mirta Klapec-Basar Tanja Kova č Renata Apati ć Željko Mudri Tin Basar Stjepan Juri ć Rudika Gmajni ć Robert Lovri ć Source Type: research

CLSI-based verification and < em > de novo < /em > establishment of reference intervals for common biochemical assays in Croatian newborns
CONCLUSIONS: The CALIPER reference intervals can be implemented into routine laboratory and clinical practice for the tested newborn population for most of the analyzed assays, while own reference intervals for potassium, magnesium and direct bilirubin have been determined.PMID:38665867 | PMC:PMC11042559 | DOI:10.11613/BM.2024.020705 (Source: Biochemia Medica)
Source: Biochemia Medica - April 26, 2024 Category: Biochemistry Authors: Iva Fri ščić Sonja Perkov Andrea Radeljak Jasminka Stipanovi ć-Kastelić Mirjana Mariana Kardum Paro Source Type: research

Viruses, Vol. 16, Pages 642: Monitoring HPV Prevalence and Risk Cofactors for Abnormal Cytology in the Post-Vaccination Period among Croatian Women
In this study, a total of 321 women attending gynecological care were evaluated. Relevant medical and demographic information, including cytology, were collected. HPV genotyping was performed by PCR. Comparing the HPV types found in circulation in the pre-vaccination (1999&ndash;2015) and post-vaccination periods (2020&ndash;2023), a statistically significant reduction in HPV 31 was noted, while the overall prevalence increased in the post-vaccination period. Besides the expected HPV positivity as a risk factor, the history of smoking was associated with LSIL or worse cytology at enrollment. For the first t...
Source: Viruses - April 20, 2024 Category: Virology Authors: Ena Pe šut Ivana Šimić Rajko Fure š Nina Milutin Ga šperov Cvjetko Le ž Fabijan Feratovi ć Tomica Kukina Žvigač Magdalena Grce Ivana Erceg Ivko šić Ivan Sabol Tags: Article Source Type: research

The indirect costs of human papillomavirus-related cancer in Central and Eastern Europe: years of life lost and productivity costs
CONCLUSIONS: There is a high disease burden of HPV-related cancer-related deaths in the CEE region, with a large economic impact to society due to substantial productivity losses. It is critical to implement and reinforce public health measures with the aim to reduce the incidence of HPV-related diseases, and the subsequent premature cancer deaths. Improving HPV screening and increasing vaccination programs, in both male and female populations, could help reduce this burden.PMID:38638098 | DOI:10.1080/13696998.2024.2341572 (Source: Journal of Medical Economics)
Source: Journal of Medical Economics - April 19, 2024 Category: Health Management Authors: Ugne Sabale Eugenia Karamousouli Lazar Popovic Zo árd Tibor Krasznai Daniel Harrop Anne Meiwald Robert Hughes Georgie Weston Goran Bencina Source Type: research