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| Tamara PoljicaninSummaryAffiliation: Vuk Vrhovac University Clinic Country: Croatia Publications
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Prevalence of diabetes mellitus in CroatiaZeljko Metelko
Vuk Vrhovac University Clinic for Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolic Diseases, University of Zagreb, Dugi dol 4a, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia
Diabetes Res Clin Pract 81:263-7. 2008..This survey revealed a higher prevalence of diabetes than previously estimated, whereas that of IFG was as expected. A significant difference in the proportion of undiagnosed diabetes among the regions warrants attention...
[CroDiab NET--electronic diabetes registry]Tamara Poljicanin
University Clinic for Diabetes, Endocrinlology and Metabolic Diseases Vuk Vrhovac, Zagreb, Croatia
Acta Med Croatica 59:185-9. 2005..Currently, efforts are made to define a national registry based upon Cro Diab NET, a computer software designed as a patient record form and suitable for automatic extraction of data for the registry...- Lifestyle habits of people with self-reported diabetes: changes during a five-year periodMario Sekerija
Croatian National Institute of Public Health, Zagreb, Croatia
Coll Antropol 36:171-6. 2012..These results indicate the need for comprehensive actions oriented towards persons with diabetes concerning physical activity... - Cumulative incidence of self-reported diabetes in Croatian adult population in relation to socioeconomic status and lifestyle habitsTamara Poljicanin
University of Zagreb, Merkur University Hospital, Vuk Vrhovac University Clinic, Zagreb, Croatia
Coll Antropol 36:41-6. 2012..004) in multivariate model. Our results indicate that approximately 1% of the Croatian adult population develops diabetes each year. Association of living in partnership with higher diabetes incidence requires further investigation... - Metabolic syndrome--community nursing evaluation and intervention: the CroHort studyTamara Poljicanin
University of Zagreb, Merkur University Hospital, Vuk Vrhovac University Clinic, Zagreb, Croatia
Coll Antropol 36:35-40. 2012..This study revealed that, although aware and motivated, patients often do not succeed in changing habits. Concomitant changes of the environment and multisectoral prevention approach is necessary... - The CroHort study: cardiovascular behavioral risk factors in adults, school children and adolescents, hospitalized coronary heart disease patients, and cardio rehabilitation groups in CroatiaSanja Musić Milanović
University of Zagreb, School of Medicine, Andrija Stampar School of Public Health, Zagreb, Croatia
Coll Antropol 36:265-8. 2012..Higher levels of stress were also associated with heart problems, higher alcohol consumption in men while in women stress was associated to poorer general health, higher age and lower levels of education... - Social conditioning of health behaviors among adults in Croatia: the CroHort studySanja Musić Milanović
University of Zagreb, School of Medicine, Andrija Stampar School of Public Health, Department of Medical Statistics, Epidemiology and Medical Informatics, Zagreb, Croatia
Coll Antropol 36:117-23. 2012..While for men a unique educational model is applicable, women require more specialized programs, adapted to their social background... - Clinical study on the effect of simvastatin on butyrylcholinesterase activityDiana Muacević-Kataneca
Vuk Vrhovac University Clinic, Zagreb, Croatia
Arzneimittelforschung 55:271-5. 2005..Beside the expected influence on serum lipid concentration, a statistically significant decrease in BuChE activity in patients with hyperlipoproteinemia type IIa and IIb during treatment with simvastatin was not observed... 
Diabetes mellitus and hypertension have comparable adverse effects on health-related quality of lifeTamara Poljicanin
Vuk Vrhovac University Clinic, Zagreb, Croatia
BMC Public Health 10:12. 2010..We aimed to assess health-related quality of life (HRQoL) among people with diabetes or hypertension, estimate the effect of cardiovascular comorbidities on HRQoL as well as compare HRQoL in these groups with that of healthy individuals...- [Metabolic syndrome: what, why, how and who?]Ivana Pavlic-Renar
Sveucilisna klinika Vuk Vrhovac, Zagreb, Hrvatska
Acta Med Croatica 61:335-7. 2007.... - The changing pattern of cardiovascular risk factors: the CroHort studyTamara Poljicanin
Merkur University Hospital, Vuk Vrhovac University Clinic, Zagreb, Croatia
Coll Antropol 36:9-13. 2012..In the present situation, with the existing trends and environment it will not be possible to stop negative trends. Revitalization of public health activities and primary health care is essential... - Obesity in type 2 diabetes: prevalence, treatment trends and dilemmasTamara Poljicanin
University of Zagreb, Vuk Vrhovac University Clinic for Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolic Diseases, Zagreb, Croatia
Coll Antropol 35:829-34. 2011..Because of a possible concomitant weight gain, aggressive weight control measures should be applied concurrently in order to achieve maximum treatment benefit... - [CroDiab web and improvement of diabetes care at the primary health care level]Tamara Poljicanin
Vuk Vrhovac University Clinic, Merkur University Hospital, Zagreb, Croatia
Acta Med Croatica 64:349-54. 2010.... - [CroDiab GP--follow up of diabetics protection in general medicine]Marija Vrca Botica
Acta Med Croatica 61:19-24. 2007..Care of diabetes mellitus type 2 has been transferred from specialist care to the level of general practice. Collecting data and making database of diabetic care are set as quality indicators of diabetic care... - Clinical study on the effect of simvastatin on paraoxonase activityDiana Muačević-Katanec
Zagreb University Hospital Center, Croatia
Arzneimittelforschung 57:647-53. 2007..The antioxidant properties of simvastatin, which play an important role in HDL protection from oxidation, could be the mechanism inducing the increase in PON1 activity...