Joint and independent associations of dietary antioxidant intakes with all-cause and cardiovascular mortality among patients with hypertension: a population-based cohort study by Songfeng Zhao, Yangbin Cao, Hongyi Liu, Aihua Liu

“…The median (interquartile range) age of participants was 59.00 (47.00, 69.00) years. …”
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Individualized drug therapy and survival prediction in ICU patients with acute kidney injury: construction and validation of a nomogram by Rui Yang, Xiaozhe Su, Ziqi Liu, Shuai Shao, Yinhuai Wang, Hao Su, Haiqing He

“…Results This study enrolled 1,208 patients and developed a nomogram incorporating oxygen flow rate, respiratory frequency, continuous venovenous hemodiafiltration status, age, and medication use (including ibuprofen, epinephrine, cefazolin, warfarin, and vasopressin). …”
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Infestation of Ixodidae Ticks in Cattle: Prevalence and Associated Risk Factors in Ambo District, Western Ethiopia by Addis Kassahun Gebremeskel, Berhanu Mekibib, Bekele Dabesa

“…The difference in tick infestation was found to be statistically insignificant (P >0.05) between different age groups and kebeles but statistically significant (P <0.05) among sex groups, breeds, and different body condition scores (P <0.05). …”
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Prevalence and associated factors of diabetes among adult populations of Hawassa town, southern Ethiopia: A community based cross-sectional study. by Getu Kassa Belete, Hlupheka Lawrence Sithole

“…A multi-stage sampling technique was employed to select 1,113 study participants between the ages of 20-69 years. An interviewer-administered questionnaire was used to collect data. …”
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Subjective and objective vestibular changes that occur following paediatric cochlear implantation: systematic review and meta-analysis by Michael Yong, Emily Young, Jane Lea, Hannah Foggin, Erica Zaia, Frederick K. Kozak, Brian D. Westerberg

“…Study selection Articles published from 1980 until the present which documented pre-operative and post-operative vestibular testing on children under the age of 18 were used. Data extraction Parameters that were assessed included number of patients, pre- and post-operative vestibular-evoked myogenic potentials (VEMPs), head impulse testing (HIT), calorics, and posturography, timing of pre- and post-operative testing, symptomatology, and other demographic data such as etiology of the hearing loss. …”
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Respectful maternity care and mistreatment: Women's experiences during induction of labor and childbirth in Ghana. by Kwame Adu-Bonsaffoh, Grace T Newman, Kenneth Atobrah-Apraku, Yaw Opuni-Frimpong, Joseph D Seffah

“…The eligibility criteria comprised women, aged ≥ 18 years who underwent IOL with singleton gestations. …”
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Different Methods for Measurements and Estimation of Pulse Wave Velocity are not Interchangeable by Vladimir Prelević, Ana Jelaković, Kristina Gašparović, Danira Bažadona, Josipa Josipović, Mia Dubravčić-Došen, Danilo Radunović, Marija Domislović, Bojan Jelaković

“…Results This study included 154 patients with primary hypertension (average age 38.75 ± 12.65). Arterial stiffness has been measured in the office with SphygmoCor and 24 h with two oscillometric methods (Mobil-O-Graph and Arteriograph). ePWV was calculated using validated equation. …”
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Correlation between salivary ANG-2 level and inflammation activity of oral lichen planus by XIANG Yuanyi, LUO Jingjing, LI Haiyang, WU Zhongting, ZHOU Hongmei

“…Results The baselines of age and gender between OLP and control groups showed no significant difference. …”
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RESILSTIGMA. Resilience to self-stigmatization experienced by people living with HIV: Which self-reported factors improve awareness among health workers? by Christine Jacomet, Cécile Miele, Emilie Goncalves, Céline Lambert, Clément Belletier, Françoise Linard, Josiane Phalip-Le Besnerais, Pierre Dellamonica, Michaël Dambrun

“…<h4>Results</h4>Self-reports were collected from 45 hospital wards, 666 from PLHIV, of whom 71% were male with a mean age of 53 +/- 12.6 years, and 131 from health professionals, of whom 72.5% were clinicians. …”
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Cannabis use amongst tinnitus patients: consumption patterns and attitudes by Dorsa Mavedatnia, Marc Levin, Jong Wook Lee, Amr F. Hamour, Kaye Dizon, Trung Le

“…Results Forty five patients completed the survey (mean age: 54.5 years, 31 females and 14 males). Overall, 96% of patients reported that they would consider cannabis as treatment for their tinnitus. …”
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Sex life dissatisfaction contribute to intention toward infidelity among Malaysians: relationship satisfaction as a mediator by Soon Aun Tan, Siew Mun Ang, Pit Wan Pung, Xi Yao Teoh, Seow Ling Ooh

“…Meanwhile, relationship satisfaction significantly mediates the link between sex life satisfaction and intention toward infidelity after controlling for the effects of age and gender. These findings support the hypothetical mediating role of relationship satisfaction in the association between sex life satisfaction and intention toward infidelity. …”
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Prevalence of periapical radiolucent lesions in endodontically-treated teeth with intraradicular posts: a cross-sectional CBCT study by Badi Alotaibi, Muhammad Qasim Javed, Abdullah Alsallomi, Hanin Alsalhi, Roqayah Aljuailan, Hanan Alharbi

“…A stepwise backward binomial logistic regression was conducted to evaluate the effect of age, post presence, gender, tooth position (anterior/posterior), and arch location (maxillary/mandibular) on the likelihood of periapical radiolucency presence. …”
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Impact of electronic AKI alert/care bundle on AKI inpatient outcomes: a retrospective single-center cohort study by Michael Chen-Xu, Christopher Kassam, Emma Cameron, Szymon Ryba, Vivian Yiu

“…We aimed to assess its impact on all-cause mortality, length of stay (LOS) and renal function among AKI patients, and its utilization.Methods Retrospective, single-center cohort study of patients ≥ 18 years old with AKI at WSH, a 430-bed general hospital serving a rural UK population of approximately 280,000. 7243 unique AKI events representing 5728 patients with full data were identified automatically from our electronic health record (EHR) between 02 September 2018 and 1 July 2021 (median age 78 years, 51% male). All-cause mortality, LOS and improvement in AKI stage, demographic and comorbidity data, medications and AKI order set use were automatically collected from the EHR.Results The AKI order set was used in 9.8% of AKI events and was associated with 28% lower odds of all-cause mortality (multivariable odds ratio [OR] 0.72, 95% confidence interval [CI] 0.57–0.91). …”
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Combination of APACHE Scoring Systems with Adductor Pollicis Muscle Thickness for the Prediction of Mortality in Patients Who Spend More Than One Day in the Intensive Care Unit by Elahe Nematifard, Seyed Hossein Ardehali, Shaahin Shahbazi, Hassan Eini-Zinab, Zahra Vahdat Shariatpanahi

“…Three hundred and four patients with the mean age of 54.75 ± 18.28 years were studied, of which 96 (31.57%) patients died. …”
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Association of Prehypertension with Renin Angiotensin System: A Cross-Sectional Study on Tribal Population of Northern India by Vani Kandpal, Mohinder Pal Sachdeva, Kallur Nava Saraswathy

“…T allele of M235T genetic marker was found to be posing two-fold risk for prehypertension (odds ratio [OR] = 2.9; 95% confidence interval [CI] =1.10–7.72; P = 0.03 in dominant model and OR = 1.83; 95% CI = 1.09-3.09; P = 0.02 in additive model) after adjusting for age and sex. On the other hand, G allele of A6G polymorphism was found to be providing protection toward prehypertension (OR = 0.32; 95% CI = 0.11–0.92; P = 0.03 in recessive model and OR = 0.55; 95% CI = 0.32–0.94; P = 0.03 in additive model). …”
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Emerging Nutritional Problem of Adult Population: Overweight/Obesity and Associated Factors in Addis Ababa City Communities, Ethiopia—A Community-Based Cross-Sectional Study by Tsedeke Wolde Hailemariam, Samrawit Solomon Ethiopia, Andamlak Gizaw Alamdo, Haimanot Ewnetu Hailu

“…Therefore, this study aimed at determining the prevalence of overweight/obesity and the associated factors among adults aged 25–64 years in Addis Ababa city community residents, Ethiopia. …”
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Orthodontic interventions as a management option for children with residual obstructive sleep apnea: a cohort study protocol by Carlos Flores-Mir, Nathalia Carolina Fernandes Fagundes, Arnaldo Perez-Garcia, Daniel Graf, Giseon Heo

“…This protocol describes a prospective cohort study that aims to assess the effectiveness of orthodontic interventions for managing residual paediatric OSA in patients with concomitant craniofacial issues.Methods and analysis Children aged 6–16 years who with an OSA diagnosis and did not benefit from previous T&amp;A or qualified for T&amp;A will be recruited. …”
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Comparison of the impact of intermittent fasting diet alone or in conjunction with probiotic supplementation versus calorie-restricted diet on inflammatory, oxidative stress, and a... by Sepide Talebi, Sakineh Shab-Bidar, Gholamreza Askari, Hamed Mohammadi, Ashraf Moini, Kurosh Djafarian

“…Results: A total of 90 participants (mean age, 30.49 years and mean weight, 81.45 kg) were enrolled in this trial. …”
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Reproducibility of peak force for isometric and isokinetic multi-joint leg extension exercise by Manfred Zöger, Alfred Nimmerichter, Arnold Baca, Klaus Wirth

“…Methods Thirty physically active subjects (mean: stature 179.4 cm; body mass 76.0 kg; age 30.6 years) participated in three testing sessions. …”
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Insulin Resistance Markers to Detect Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease in a Male Hispanic Population by Maritza Pérez-Mayorga, Jose P. Lopez-Lopez, Maria A. Chacon-Manosalva, Maria G Castillo, Johanna Otero, Daniel Martinez-Bello, Diego Gomez-Arbelaez, Daniel D. Cohen, Patricio Lopez-Jaramillo

“…In a cross-sectional cohort study, we examined 263 active military personnel from the Colombian Air Force, aged between 29 and 54 years. Anthropometric measurements and biochemical determinations (glycemia, lipid profile, and insulin) were obtained, and ultrasound studies were performed to evaluate the presence of NAFLD. …”
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