Adoption of new HIV treatment guidelines and drug substitutions within first-line as a measure of quality of care in rural Lesotho: health centers and... (Publications)
OBJECTIVE: In 2007, Lesotho launched new national antiretroviral treatment (ART) guidelines, prioritising tenofovir and zidovudine over stavudine as a backbone together with lamivudine. We compared th
Decline in gait performance detected by an electronic walkway system in 907 older adults of the population-based KORA-age study (Publications)
Background: Gait changes at older ages are a strong predictor of a decline in lower extremity functions. However, large population-based studies assessing gait parameters in various gait tasks are lac
Association between physical activity and risk of stroke subtypes: the atherosclerosis risk in communities study (Publications)
BACKGROUND: The relationship between stroke subtypes and physical activity is unclear. METHODS: Using data from 13,069 men and women aged 45-64 years who participated in the Atherosclerosis Risk in Co
Myeloperoxidase, but not oxidized LDL, is associated with leisure-time physical activity: results from the MONICA/KORA Augsburg Studies 1984-1995 (Publications)
OBJECTIVE: Oxidative stress-induced cell damage contributes to several chronic conditions such as cardiovascular disease, but only very few population-based studies have examined the influence of regu