MATERIALS AND METHODS: This study is a cross-sectional study conducted on 36 neurologic patients at Cipto Mangunkusumo General Hospital which was aimed to find the agreement between two modalities for tracheostomy decannulation readiness, FEES and SESETD based on parameters, standing secretion, spontaneous swallowing and laryngeal sensitivity.
RESULT: A total of 36 subjects were examined and 22 of them underwent successful tracheostomy decannulation. The agreement between FEES and SESETD showed significant results with p-value <0.0001 and Kappa value = 0.47.
CONCLUSION: There was conformity between FEES and SESETD in evaluating tracheostomy decannulation readiness based on three parameters: standing secretion, spontaneous swallowing and laryngeal sensitivity.
METHODS: This cross-sectional exploratory study was conducted from June to December 2022 among 265 patients with hypertension from the Pusat Kesehatan Masyarakat. The status of hypertension control was assessed by checking the serial blood pressure. The physical activity (PA) level, sleep quality, stress level and eating pattern were measured using the Global Physical Activity Questionnaire; Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index; Depression Anxiety Stress Scale-21; and 24-Hour Food Recall Questionnaire, Adolescent Food Habits Checklist and Emotional Eating Scale, respectively. Stepwise binary logistic regression and a generalised linear model were used for the statistical analysis.
RESULTS: Approximately 72.2% of the participants had uncontrolled hypertension. The majority showed a low PA level (46%), normal stress level (94.7%), good sleep quality (80%), low caloric intake (95.5%), neutral food habit (55.5%) and low emotional eating (93.2%). Sex (P=0.030), age (P=0.018), PA level (P=0.011), sleep quality (P=0.032) and stress level (P=0.030) significantly influenced hypertension control. Specifically, moderate (odds ratio [OR]=5.868, 95% confidence interval [CI]=3.024-11.798, P=0.000) and vigorous PA levels (OR=2.188, 95% CI=1.026-4.678, P=0.042) were significantly associated with hypertension control.
CONCLUSION: Moderate and vigorous PA levels are lifestyle factors that may play a role in controlling hypertension.
MATERIALS AND METHODS: Cephalometric radiographs from total 63 patients of class II and III were analyzed. SNP analysis was performed based on both COL1A1 and FGFR2 sequences amplified from total DNA of patients' fresh blood. Principal component analysis was done to calculate the data and find the correlation of the cephalometric indicators influenced by each mutation. t-test and Mann-Whitney analysis were performed to check the significance of differences occurred in each studied parameter (p