Yonatan Reuven

Metabolic changes in immigrants from Africa to a Western country: time-lag effects of 20 years since immigration.

An increase in the prevalence of type 2 diabetes mellitus occurs in immigrants from developing regions to Western countries. However, the dynamics of these transitions in relation to the duration of residence in the new environment are not clearly defined.

Metabolic changes in immigrants from Africa to a Western country: time-lag effects of 20 years since immigration 从非洲迁到一个西方国家后移民的代谢变化：从迁移开始的20年滞后效应

An increase in the prevalence of type 2 diabetes mellitus occurs in immigrants from developing regions to Western countries. However, the dynamics of these transitions in relation to the duration of residence in the new environment are not clearly defined.

Validation of the Hebrew version of the short form of the Urogenital Distress Inventory (UDI-6)

Introduction and hypothesisThe urogenital distress inventory (UDI-6) is a simple questionnaire assessing quality of life (QoL) among patients with urinary incontinence. Despite widespread use in Israel, linguistic validation of this tool has not yet included examination of the psychometric characteristics of this instrument in the Hebrew language. The purpose of this study was to validate the psychometric characteristics of the UDI-6 in the Hebrew language.MethodsA cross-sectional study was conducted from April to June 2016 using the recommended ratio of 10:1 between the number of subjects and the number of items in the questionnaire. A Hebrew version of the UDI-6 was given to a sample of 60 women with urinary incontinence. Internal consistency, validity, and test–retest reliability were evaluated.ResultsUDI-6 showed internal consistency with Cronbach’s alpha coefficient of 0.637. The kappa coefficient for test–retest reliability of the UDI-6 ranged from 0.845 to 0.606.ConclusionsThe Hebrew version of UDI-6 showed adequate reliability, consistency and validity for measuring symptoms and QoL in women with urinary incontinence.

Prevalence and risk factors for urinary tract infection following stress urinary incontinence surgery with two midurethral sling procedures

To compare prevalence and risk factors for urinary tract infection (UTI) following midurethral sling surgery with either the GYNECARE ABBREVO Continence System (Ethicon, Somerville, NJ, USA) or a standard transobturator.

Metabolic changes in immigrants from Africa to a Western country: time-lag effects of 20 years since immigration 从非洲迁到一个西方国家后移民的代谢变化：从迁移开始的20年滞后效应: BMI and diabetes discrepancies in African immigrants

An increase in the prevalence of type 2 diabetes mellitus occurs in immigrants from developing regions to Western countries. However, the dynamics of these transitions in relation to the duration of residence in the new environment are not clearly defined.