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INTRODUCTION: The study involved preparing and implementation a model of complex screening programme for adolescents and comparison of anthropometric examinations between the population of the SOPKARD-Junior programme and representative sample of Polish children in the same age. MATERIAL AND METHODS: The screening programme in 14-15 year old pupils (n = 282) included: anthropometric, blood pressure, echocardiographic, electrocardiographic, carotid arteries, kidney and thyroid ultrasound examinations, as well as respiratory, dental and masticatory system, orthopaedic, psychological and psychiatric assessment. Blood and urine tests were also performed. The results of anthropometric examinations from the SOPKARD-Junior and OLAF programmes were used for comparative analysis. RESULTS: Statistically significant (p < 0.001) differences between young people from Sopot and their peers in the general Polish population were found in height (+3.61 cm for boys), body mass (+5.19 kg for boys and +3.99 kg for girls), body mass index (+0.99 kg/m2 for boys and +1.33 kg/m2 for girls), waist circumference (+4.52 cm for boys and +4.52 cm for girls) and hip circumference (+2.51 cm for boys). The highest attendance rate was achieved for examinations performed in school (e.g. anthropometric and blood pressure measurements - n = 268; 95%) and the lowest for the echocardiograpy performed in local hospital (n = 133; 47%). The mean score of the programme quality (scale 1-6) assessed by children was 4.63. CONCLUSIONS: The SOPKARD-Junior programme represents an attempt to develop a model of screening assessments for teenagers in Poland. Preliminary results of the SOPKARD-Junior programme indicate small differences in the biological development of Sopot youth in comparison with their peers from Polish population of the OLAF programme. The high attendance rate on research conducted at the school indicate that proposed health examinations in adolescents are acceptable and feasible.
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BACKGROUND: The role of antipsychotics in influencing mortality of patients with mental disorders is still unexplained. OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to determine mortality rates of patients treated with atypical and typical antipsychotics and to compare these data with the mortality rates for the general population. METHODS: The study was based on the 2008-2012 prescription drug reimbursement data from the Polish National Health Fund in Gdansk and mortality data from the death registry. Age-standardized death rates (SDRs) and 95 % confidence intervals (CIs) were calculated for individuals prescribed solely atypical or typical antipsychotics, patients prescribed both atypical and typical antipsychotics, and patients prescribed clozapine. RESULTS: Between 2008 and 2012, typical and/or atypical antipsychotics and clozapine were prescribed to a total of 81,313 patients. The SDR for typical antipsychotic users (69.6 per 1000, 95 % CI 67.64-71.56) was higher than for those treated with both typical and atypical antipsychotics (53.25 per 1000, 95 % CI 50.8-55.69) or clozapine (65.11 per 1000, 95 % CI 58.63-71.58). The lowest mortality was documented in the case of patients treated exclusively with atypical antipsychotics (SDR = 48.38 per 1000, 95 % CI, 44.78-51.98). The SDRs for patients treated with antipsychotics were more than tenfold higher than the respective SDRs for the general population in 2008, but later in 2012, the differences dropped to threefold. CONCLUSION: Although the study was based on administrative record linkage and therefore could not be adjusted for potential confounders, its results suggest that mortality in atypical antipsychotic users is lower than in typical antipsychotic users.
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INTRODUCTION: Colorectal cancer is the second most common cancer in the world. Each year in Poland, 16 000 people are diagnosed with colorectal cancer and 9 000 patients die of it. Factors that may increase a chance of developing colorectal cancer include: male sex, advanced age, smoking, and positive family history of this condition. Recently, scientists have discovered that obesity also belongs to the group of risk factors. The present research aims at establishing whether there exists any relationship between BMI and colorectal cancer in Poland. METHODS: This research is based on the analysis of the results of a clinical study conducted in the period from May 2011 to December 2014 in another group of 319 patients undergoing colonoscopy in the district hospital in Wejherowo. Colonoscopy results were compared between 136 patients with colorectal cancer and/or dysplastic polyps and 167 healthy patients. RESULTS: The study revealed that the number of males, elderly people, and smokers was much bigger among patients with colon abnormalities than among healthy people. The multiple factor analysis demonstrates that the body mass index (BMI) was significantly higher among men and women diagnosed with colorectal cancer as compared to healthy patients. Both overweight (BMI reaching from 25.0 to 29.9 kg/m2) and obesity (BMI≥30 kg/m2) were independent risk factors associated with colorectal cancer. CONCLUSIONS: An increased BMI should also be considered as an independent risk factor for colorectal cancer in the Polish population. This may indicate a need for conducting and increasing the frequency of colonoscopic examinations among patients with high BMI in Poland.