Sana Manzoor, Danish Hassan, Saira Khalid, Muhammad Husnain Irshad, Sumbal Salik
{"title":"Age and gender specific normative physical fitness values among school going children: A cross-sectional analytical study.","authors":"Sana Manzoor, Danish Hassan, Saira Khalid, Muhammad Husnain Irshad, Sumbal Salik","doi":"10.47391/JPMA.20600","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.47391/JPMA.20600","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objectives: </strong>To determine age- and gender-specific normative values for physical fitness among school-going children.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>The cross-sectional, analytical study was conducted from September 2021 to May 2022 in Alipur, Pakistan, and comprised school-going children of either gender aged 10-17 years. Physical fitness was assessed using the Assessing Levels of Physical Activity health-related fitness test battery, morphological component, waist circumference, hand grip strength measurement of right and left hands, 4x10m shuttle run test for motor fitness assessment and 20min shuttle test for cardiorespiratory fitness assessment. Data was analysed using SPSS 29.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Of the 500 subjects, 250(50%) were boys with mean age 13.35±2.02 years, and there were as many girls with mean age 13.40±2.08 years (p>0.05). Boys showed higher values in handgrip strength (right hand: 36.3kg, left hand: 33.7kg), standing long jump (155.5cm), and maximum rate of oxygen consumption (45.2mL/kg/min) than the girls, who had higher triceps (14.03mm) and subscapular skinfold thicknesses (9.11mm) (p<0.05). Percentile-based age-specific normative data was also significant (p<0.05).</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Male and female children showed significant differences across physical fitness values, and these values provided a clinical endpoint in determining health problems in future.</p>","PeriodicalId":54369,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association","volume":"75 7","pages":"1067-1071"},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2025-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144769311","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Beta Defensin Index: The future of oral cancer detection?","authors":"Syeda Tehreem Irfan, Sameen Zafer, Hasan Baber","doi":"10.47391/JPMA.22290","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.47391/JPMA.22290","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":54369,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association","volume":"75 7","pages":"1169"},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2025-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144769313","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Digital bridges to health: Overcoming telemedicine barriers in rural Pakistan.","authors":"Hamid Bin Tariq, Suleman Saeed","doi":"10.47391/JPMA.22685","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.47391/JPMA.22685","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":54369,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association","volume":"75 7","pages":"1177"},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2025-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144769322","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"FDA's New Approval; Kisunla (Donanemab-Azbt): A Major Breakthrough in Alzheimer's Care.","authors":"Zara Babar, Areesha Babar","doi":"10.47391/JPMA.21951","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.47391/JPMA.21951","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":54369,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association","volume":"75 7","pages":"1156"},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2025-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144769329","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Laparoscopic Surgery: Stepping into a clip-less Cholecystectomy era.","authors":"Muhammad Osama, Sarfaraz Khan, Nawazish Ali","doi":"10.47391/JPMA.22656","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.47391/JPMA.22656","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":54369,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association","volume":"75 7","pages":"1175-1176"},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2025-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144769332","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Zhonghua Hu, Hongyan Zhao, Tianhao Yu, Qingxin Gu, Yingxue Xi, Tian Ye, Rui Wang
{"title":"Outpatient follow-up of stroke patients: A systematic review.","authors":"Zhonghua Hu, Hongyan Zhao, Tianhao Yu, Qingxin Gu, Yingxue Xi, Tian Ye, Rui Wang","doi":"10.47391/JPMA.30063","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.47391/JPMA.30063","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>To summarise the best evidence of outpatient follow-up of stroke patients, and to provide a reference for clinical practice.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>The current systematic review was conducted in November 2024 in China and comprised literature search done across a range of databases, including Guideline International Network, National Guideline Clearinghouse, China Guideline Clearinghouse, National Institute for Clinical Medicine, Joanna Briggs Institute Evidence-based Nursing Centre Library, Best Practice, Registered Nurses' Association of Ontario, PubMed, Excerpta Medica dataBASE, Web of Science, Cochrane Library, Chinese National Knowledge Infrastructure, WanFang Data and China Biology Medicine disc. The search targetted studies reporting data on the outpatient follow-up of patients with cerebral apoplexy.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Of the 14 studies, 1(7.14%) involved clinical decision-making, 7(50%) were guidelines, and 2(14.28%) each were systematic reviews, expert consensus, and randomised controlled trials. The studies identified 33 best pieces of evidence across 6 categories for outpatient follow-up of stroke survivors after discharge.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The review summarised the best pieces of evidence and provided a reference for standardised outpatient follow-up for stroke patients.</p>","PeriodicalId":54369,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association","volume":"75 7","pages":"1109-1115"},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2025-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144769284","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Are we ready to embrace cannabis as a potential treatment for multiple sclerosis in Pakistan?","authors":"Amna Asif, Sarah Ali, Namra Ijaz, Iman Amir","doi":"10.47391/JPMA.22471","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.47391/JPMA.22471","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":54369,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association","volume":"75 7","pages":"1173"},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2025-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144769312","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Childbirth: A traumatic event for women in Pakistan.","authors":"Bushra Syed, Yumna Zahid, Zunaira Saleem","doi":"/10.47391/JPMA.22145","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org//10.47391/JPMA.22145","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":54369,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association","volume":"75 7","pages":"1157"},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2025-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144769315","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Eradicating Corporal Punishment in Pakistan: Upholding Children's Rights and Promoting Healthy Development.","authors":"Masood Ali Shaikh, Syed Muhammad Mubeen","doi":"10.47391/JPMA.25-52","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.47391/JPMA.25-52","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":54369,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association","volume":"75 7","pages":"1047-1048"},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2025-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144769326","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Insights from managing rare complications in systemic lupus erythematosus: Lessons from Felty syndrome.","authors":"Syed Sarosh Rehman, Tooba Naveed, Hufsa Naveed","doi":"10.47391/JPMA.22501","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.47391/JPMA.22501","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":54369,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association","volume":"75 7","pages":"1174"},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2025-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144769331","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}