Influence of antisynthetase antibodies specificities on antisynthetase syndrome clinical spectrum time course

Antisynthetase syndrome (ASSD) is a rare clinical condition that is characterized by the occurrence of a classic clinical triad, encompassing myositis, arthritis, and interstitial lung disease (ILD), along with specific autoantibodies that are addressed to different aminoacyl tRNA synthetases (ARS). Until now, it has been unknown whether the presence of a different ARS might affect the clinical presentation, evolution, and outcome of ASSD. In this study, we retrospectively recorded the time of onset, characteristics, clustering of triad findings, and survival of 828 ASSD patients (593 anti-Jo1, 95 anti-PL7, 84 anti-PL12, 38 anti-EJ, and 18 anti-OJ), referring to AENEAS (American and European NEtwork of Antisynthetase Syndrome) collaborative group's cohort. Comparisons were performed first between all ARS cases and then, in the case of significance, while using anti-Jo1 positive patients as the reference group. The characteristics of triad findings were similar and the onset mainly began with a single triad finding in all groups despite some differences in overall prevalence. The "ex-novo" occurrence of triad findings was only reduced in the anti-PL12-positive cohort, however, it occurred in a clinically relevant percentage of patients (30%). Moreover, survival was not influenced by the underlying anti-aminoacyl tRNA synthetase antibodies' positivity, which confirmed that antisynthetase syndrome is a heterogeneous condition and that antibody specificity only partially influences the clinical presentation and evolution of this condition

Worldwide trends in underweight and obesity from 1990 to 2022: a pooled analysis of 3663 population-representative studies with 222 million children, adolescents, and adults

Background Underweight and obesity are associated with adverse health outcomes throughout the life course. We estimated the individual and combined prevalence of underweight or thinness and obesity, and their changes, from 1990 to 2022 for adults and school-aged children and adolescents in 200 countries and territories. Methods We used data from 3663 population-based studies with 222 million participants that measured height and weight in representative samples of the general population. We used a Bayesian hierarchical model to estimate trends in the prevalence of different BMI categories, separately for adults (age ≥20 years) and school-aged children and adolescents (age 5–19 years), from 1990 to 2022 for 200 countries and territories. For adults, we report the individual and combined prevalence of underweight (BMI 2 SD above the median). Findings From 1990 to 2022, the combined prevalence of underweight and obesity in adults decreased in 11 countries (6%) for women and 17 (9%) for men with a posterior probability of at least 0·80 that the observed changes were true decreases. The combined prevalence increased in 162 countries (81%) for women and 140 countries (70%) for men with a posterior probability of at least 0·80. In 2022, the combined prevalence of underweight and obesity was highest in island nations in the Caribbean and Polynesia and Micronesia, and countries in the Middle East and north Africa. Obesity prevalence was higher than underweight with posterior probability of at least 0·80 in 177 countries (89%) for women and 145 (73%) for men in 2022, whereas the converse was true in 16 countries (8%) for women, and 39 (20%) for men. From 1990 to 2022, the combined prevalence of thinness and obesity decreased among girls in five countries (3%) and among boys in 15 countries (8%) with a posterior probability of at least 0·80, and increased among girls in 140 countries (70%) and boys in 137 countries (69%) with a posterior probability of at least 0·80. The countries with highest combined prevalence of thinness and obesity in school-aged children and adolescents in 2022 were in Polynesia and Micronesia and the Caribbean for both sexes, and Chile and Qatar for boys. Combined prevalence was also high in some countries in south Asia, such as India and Pakistan, where thinness remained prevalent despite having declined. In 2022, obesity in school-aged children and adolescents was more prevalent than thinness with a posterior probability of at least 0·80 among girls in 133 countries (67%) and boys in 125 countries (63%), whereas the converse was true in 35 countries (18%) and 42 countries (21%), respectively. In almost all countries for both adults and school-aged children and adolescents, the increases in double burden were driven by increases in obesity, and decreases in double burden by declining https://researchonline.ljmu.ac.uk/images/research_banner_face_lab_290.jpgunderweight or thinness. Interpretation The combined burden of underweight and obesity has increased in most countries, driven by an increase in obesity, while underweight and thinness remain prevalent in south Asia and parts of Africa. A healthy nutrition transition that enhances access to nutritious foods is needed to address the remaining burden of underweight while curbing and reversing the increase in obesity

Kwaliteit van leven bij dementie

In de literatuur worden verschillende definities van ‘kwaliteit van leven’ gevonden. Dit roept de vraag op welke domeinen als belangrijk worden gezien door mensen met dementie zelf. In een exploratieve studie werden de meningen van mensen met dementie (thuiswonend en verblijvend in verpleeghuizen) vergeleken met die van professionele zorgverleners en met meetinstrumenten voor kwaliteit van leven bij dementie. Gegevens werden verzameld door middel van interviews, focusgroepen en literatuurstudie. De meeste kwaliteit- van-levendomeinen die door mensen met dementie belangrijk werden gevonden, werden ook genoemd door de professionele zorgverleners en gevonden in meetinstrumenten. Sommige domeinen werden echter niet genoemd door professionals (‘gevoel voor esthetiek’, ‘financiële situatie’, ‘nuttig zijn/zingeving’ en ‘spiritualiteit’) of niet gevonden in de meetinstrumenten (‘veiligheid en privacy’, ‘zelfbeschikking en vrijheid’, ‘nuttig zijn/ zingeving’ en ‘spiritualiteit’). Dit wijst op mogelijke verschillen in perspectief tussen mensen met dementie enerzijds en hun zorgverleners en onderzoekers anderzijds. Vervolgens is onderzocht in hoeverre professionals zich richten op de kwaliteit-vanlevendomeinen die mensen met dementie belangrijk vinden. Zorgverleners van 29 afdelingen en 3 dagbehandelingen van 13 verpleeghuizen en 12 ontmoetingscentra vulden een vragenlijst in (N=374). Zij gaven aan zich tenminste in enige mate te richten op de meeste domeinen die als relevant werden genoemd door mensen met dementie, maar in beperkte mate op ‘financiële situatie’ en ‘nuttig zijn/ zingeving’. Zorgverleners die betrokken zijn bij dagbesteding richtten zich meer dan zorgverleners die 24-uurszorg leveren op de domeinen ‘gehechtheid’, ‘plezier in activiteiten’, ‘gevoel voor esthetiek in leefomgeving’ en ‘nuttig zijn, zingeving’

2013 ESC guidelines on the management of stable coronary artery disease

ESC Committee for Practice Guidelines (CPG): Jose Luis Zamorano (Chairperson) (Spain), Stephan Achenbach (Germany), Helmut Baumgartner (Germany), Jeroen J. Bax (Netherlands), He ' ctor Bueno (Spain), Veronica Dean (France), Christi Deaton (UK), Cetin Erol (Turkey), Robert Fagard (Belgium), Roberto Ferrari (Italy), David Hasdai (Israel), ArnoW. Hoes (Netherlands), Paulus Kirchhof (Germany/UK), JuhaniKnuuti (Finland), PhilippeKolh (Belgium), Patrizio Lancellotti (Belgium), Ales Linhart (CzechRepublic), Petros Nihoyannopoulos (UK), Massimo F. Piepoli (Italy), Piotr Ponikowski (Poland), Per Anton Sirnes (Norway), Juan Luis Tamargo (Spain), Michal Tendera (Poland), AdamTorbicki (Poland), WilliamWijns (Belgium), StephanWindecker (Switzerland). Document Reviewers: Juhani Knuuti (CPG Review Coordinator) (Finland), Marco Valgimigli (Review Coordinator) (Italy), Hector Bueno (Spain), Marc J. Claeys (Belgium), Norbert Donner-Banzhoff (Germany), Cetin Erol (Turkey), Herbert Frank (Austria), Christian Funck-Brentano (France), Oliver Gaemperli (Switzerland), JoseR. Gonzalez-Juanatey (Spain), Michalis Hamilos (Greece), David Hasdai (Israel), Steen Husted (Denmark), Stefan K. James (Sweden), Kari Kervinen (Finland), Philippe Kolh (Belgium), St