OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the clinical, methodological and reporting aspects of systematic
reviews and meta-analyses in order to determine the efficacy of therapeutic patient education (…

Foot infections are frequent and potentially devastating complications of diabetes. Unchecked,
infection can progress contiguously to involve the deeper soft tissues and ultimately the …

Psychological assessment before bariatric surgery and systematic follow-up are necessary
to guarantee optimal weight loss and weight loss maintenance. The field of psychological …

Objective To assess the relationships between BMI and walking speed, balance control, sit‐to‐stand
performance (a measure of mass specific lower limb power), and endurance. …

Patients with diabetes have been shown to suffer from increased fall risk. However, authors
disagree as to whether only diabetic patients with neuropathy, or also those without …

BACKGROUND: Success after bariatric surgery should also reflect improvement in psychosocial
functioning. The objective of this study was to assess the relationships between both …

Aims Aim of this study was to evaluate a possible association between endocannabinoid (EC)
plasma levels, such as anandamide (AEA) and 2-arachidonoylglycerol (2-AG), and …

Elderly diabetic patients are particularly burdened by foot disease. The main causes for foot
disease are peripheral neuropathy, foot deformities and peripheral arterial disease (PAD). …

Subsets of obese subjects without any cardiometabolic risk factors have been repeatedly
described. This raises questions whether obesity ‘per se’enhances the risk for cardiovascular …

Plantar pressure distribution in Type 2 diabetic patients without peripheral neuropathy and
peripheral vascular disease - Pataky - 2005 - Diabetic Medicine - Wiley Online Library …