This study was carried out on 91 participants. They were divided into 2 groups: 60 patients with type 2 diabetic mellitus, aged more than 40 years were involved in one group and 31 non-diabetics matched by age were served as control group. Symptoms and complications of diabetes were determined by physical examination. Waist and hip circumferences were measured and BMI and waist to hip ratio was calculated. Fasting blood samples were collected and analyzed for glucose, total cholesterol, triglycerid, HDL-C, Apo A1 and Apo A2. The total cholesterol to HDL-C and Apo A1 to Apo A2 ratios were calculated from the result of lipid parameters. The findings of research suggested that the lipoprotein profile in type 2 diabetics was characterized by elevation of serum triglyceride, lowering in HDL-C and increasing in total cholesterol to HDL-C ratio. Most of patients a moderate BMI (53.44%) but the central obesity was common (63.71%). The waist circumference was positively correlated with triglyceride concentration (r = 0.3). The waist to hip ratio was negatively correlated with HDL-C concentration (r = -0.45) and positively correlated with total cholesterol to HDL-C ratio (r = 0.3).
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 ; Lipids

Background: According to WHO, there are 5 million deaths from kinds of injury a year in the world, of which 875000 deaths occur in children under 18 years old. Injury leads to 40000 deaths which account for 10.7% deaths due to all other causes a year in VietNam. Objective: To show conclusions of the situation of child injury, recommendations for prevention of child injury and methods in order to enhance emergency activity in Vietnam. Subjects and method: The authors collected information about all patients who had emergencies due to injury at Viet Duc hospital, from March 26th 2006 to Octorber 26th 2006. However, supervised cases were the patients under 18 years old who were examined and treated at the Department of Emergency. Results: During the period of study, 2536 patients under 18 years old were examined for injury, of which death and coming back home for death were 83 cases (3.27%). 974 children had emergency resulted from injury: male was more than female: 697 verus 227. The leading causes of child injury were fall and traffic accident, respetively 34% and 60%. The most common traumas were traumatic brain injury (45%), limbs injury (41%). Although most of cases had first aid at the hospitals in district or province level, the rate of non-first aid cases was high (34%). Conclusion: Child injury is a leading cause of child death in hospitals. Methods for prevention of child injury should focus on educating and propagandizing to minimize injuries caused by traffic accident and fall.
Wounds and Injuries ; Child

Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam undertook a series of measures in response to the fourth and largest wave of COVID-19. The care pathway was continuously reconfigured through leadership from all levels of government and engagement of the community. This resulted in a shift towards integrated severity-based care consisting of multiple levels of health-care facilities and home care. This flexible approach based on the rapidly changing local context enabled Ho Chi Minh City to limit the extent to which health-care capacity was overwhelmed.