The interaction between sleep patterns and oxidative balance scores on the risk of cognitive function decline: Results from the national health and nutrition examination survey 201... by Taiwei Lou, Zhiru Zhao, Hongjin Du, Jiwei Zhang, Tian Ni, Miaoran Wang, Qiuyan Li

“…<h4>Methods</h4>We analyzed data from 2249 adults aged ≥60 years in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) database (2011-2014). …”
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One-year outcomes of traumatic injuries among survivors in Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study on the employment outcomes and functioning state by Ayalew Zewdie, Adamu Addissie, Marcia Finlayson, Ansha Nega Ahmed, Rosemary Lysaght

“…Descriptive statistics were used to characterize the outcomes.Results Of the 254 participants, 78% were men, 48% were young adults (age 25–39 years), 41% were injured by road traffic collision, 52% were admitted to the hospital for up to a week and only 16% received compensation for the injury. …”
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Hemoglobin A1c to Detect Prediabetes or Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in a Rural Population of Wardha District in India by Shilpa Gaidhane, Ranjit Sah, Quazi Syed Zahiruddin, Nazli Khatib, Shital Telrandhe, Sonali Choudhari, Abhay Gaidhane

“…We assessed glucose intolerance risk factors among 1353 individuals (age >20 years), categorizing participants into low and moderate–high risk using the Indian Diabetes Risk Score (IDRS). …”
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Enhancing stone expulsion: The efficacy of combined medical therapy with tamsulosin and dexamethasone in renal colic patients by Reza Kazemi, Mohammad Shahrashoub, Amir Javid, Narjes Saberi, Pouria Ghasemi, Saina Paymannejad

“…Gender was comparable between both groups (P = 0.196), whereas the distribution of BMI (27.2 ± 4.0 vs. 29.8 ± 3.9 kg/m2, P = 0.001) and age (41.5 ± 12.9 vs. 47.9 ± 16.2 years, P = 0.031) was not in balance. …”
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Marriage continues to protect: Social support, stress, and perceptions of health just prior to the COVID-19 pandemic using cross-sectional data from a crowdsourced survey in the Un... by Adrian J. ARCHULETA

“…Individuals between the ages of 18 and 65 (N =284) years were recruited from a crowdsource platform to complete health, social support, and perceived stress measures. …”
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Inadequate toothbrushing practice and associated factors among in-school adolescents in Malaysia: Findings from Global School Health Survey (GSHS) 2017. by Mohamad Fuad Mohamad Anuar, Nurulasmak Mohamed, S Maria Awaluddin, Habibah Yacob

“…<h4>Objective</h4>This study aimed to determine the prevalence of inadequate toothbrushing practice among adolescents aged 13 to 17 years in Malaysia and its association with sociodemographic and other related risky lifestyles.…”
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Gastrostomy uptake in motor neurone disease: a mixed-methods study of patients’ decision making by Natalie James, Emma Power, Anne Hogden, Julie Labra, Victoria M Flood

“…Gender, site of onset and rate of disease progression were observed to contribute to uptake. Age and symptom duration did not. Integration of quantitative and qualitative data suggests that patient perceptions of swallowing and nutrition contribute to gastrostomy acceptance; however, the decision making process is heterogeneous and these factors may not be the sole or primary reasons for acceptance. …”
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Effect of Essential Microelements on Proteomic Profile of Lamb Muscle Tissue Protein by Tatiana M. Giro, Andrey V. Kulikovsky, Anna V. Giro

“…The research featured meat from young sheep of the Edilbaev breed aged 7 months that consumed additives Yoddar-Zn and DAFS-25 as part of their diet. …”
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Non-pharmacological interventions for the prevention of type 2 diabetes in low-income and middle-income countries: a systematic review of randomised controlled trials by K M Saif-Ur-Rahman, Md Shariful Islam, Anupam Sarker, Rina Das, Saraban Ether

“…This systematic review searches for non-pharmacological interventions for the prevention of type-2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) among patients who are non-diabetic and pre-diabetic from LMICs.Settings LMICs.Participants Adult population aged over 18 years without having diabetes.Primary and secondary outcomes Primary outcome is to measure the change in the incidence of T2DM. …”
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Variation in Assessing Renal Allograft Rejection: A National Assessment of Nephrology Practice by John Peabody, Paul Billings, Czarlota Valdenor, Zach Demko, Solomon Moshkevich, David Paculdo, Mary Tran

“…All providers cared for simulated patients’ status after renal transplant ranging from 30-75 years in age and 3-24 months after transplant. Our sample of nephrologists cared for a total of 525 allograft cases. …”
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Sex Difference in the Association of Osteoporosis and Osteopenia Prevalence in Patients with Adrenal Adenoma and Different Degrees of Cortisol Excess by Shoichiro Izawa, Kazuhisa Matsumoto, Kazuhiko Matsuzawa, Takuyuki Katabami, Takanobu Yoshimoto, Michio Otsuki, Masakatsu Sone, Yoshiyu Takeda, Shintaro Okamura, Takamasa Ichijo, Mika Tsuiki, Tomoko Suzuki, Mitsuhide Naruse, Akiyo Tanabe

“…However, OS/OP risk in women with MACS was significantly affected by 1 mg DST cortisol levels and age. Conclusions. CE severity in adrenal adenoma is positively associated with OS/OP. …”
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Harnessing Machine Learning and Nomogram Models to Aid in Predicting Progression-Free Survival for Gastric Cancer Patients Post-Gastrectomy with Deficient Mismatch Repair(dMMR) by Yifan Li, JinFeng Ma, Wenhua Cheng

“…DCA showed an incremental net benefit from all machine learning models compared with conventional models currently used in practice. Age, positive lymph nodes, neural invasion, and Ki67 were identified as key factors and integrated into the prognostic nomogram. …”
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PROMISE: Prognostic Radiomic Outcome Measurement in Acute Subdural Hematoma Evacuation Post-Craniotomy by Alexandru Guranda, Antonia Richter, Johannes Wach, Erdem Güresir, Martin Vychopen

“…Clinical parameters, including SOFA score, APACHE score, pupillary response, comorbidities, age, anticoagulation status, and preoperative haematocrit and haemoglobin levels, were also evaluated. …”
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Barriers and facilitators to the implementation of PHAROS, a perioperative pharmaceutical management intervention for older adults – a qualitative interview study from the perspect... by Moritz Sebastian Schönfeld, Julia Rinke, Claudia Langebrake, Levente Kriston, Cynthia Olotu, Rainer Kiefmann, Corinna Bergelt

“…Abstract Background Number of drugs are increasing with older age and present a risk factor for various adverse health outcomes. …”
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The Role of the Monocyte-to-Lymphocyte Ratio in Acute Ischemic Stroke Patients with Acute Kidney Injury by Fen Jiang, Zhen Shi, Xiangyang Liu, Jiaxuan Xiang, Jie Lei, Bo Yang, XiangLi Lei, Xuewei Li

“…Result. 361 males and 234 women between the ages of 66.27±12.05 years took part in the study. …”
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Adherence to Hemodialysis and Associated Factors among End Stage Renal Disease Patients at Selected Nephrology Units in Rwanda: A Descriptive Cross-Sectional Study by Marie Claire Mukakarangwa, Geldine Chironda, Busisiwe Bhengu, Godfrey Katende

“…The factors associated with adherence to hemodialysis were age (mean = 27; 95% CI 26.76–29, 17; p = 038) and religion (95% CI 26.29–60.12, p = 003). …”
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Association between socioeconomic status and patient-reported outcome at 1 year after shoulder arthroplasty for osteoarthritis or cuff-tear arthropathy: a nationwide cohort study o... by Marie L Jensen, Epaminondas M Valsamis, Alexander S Madrid, Bo S Olsen, Jeppe V Rasmussen

“…Univariable and multivariable linear regression was used to identify the association between socioeconomic factors and the WOOS index at 1 year following primary shoulder arthroplasty adjusted for age, sex, underlying diagnosis, implant design, and comorbidities. …”
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Impact of COVID-19 on metabolic parameters in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus by Motahare Shabestari, Forouzan Salari, Reyhaneh Azizi, Akram Ghadiri-Anari, Nasim Namiranian

“…Fifty-nine patients with confirmed COVID-19 infection during the first three months of the pandemic underwent follow-up laboratory tests six months post-diagnosis. An age- and gender-matched group of 59 noninfected individuals underwent follow-up tests six months after the pandemic’s onset. …”
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Behavior changes to promote preconception health: a systematic review by Maiko Suto, Kimiko Inaoka, Daichi Suzuki, Aya Nitamizu, Naoko Arata, Erika Ota

“…We aimed to identify and examine preconception care programs delivered to reproductive-aged women and men to promote behavioral change. …”
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Consideration of Sufficient and Insufficient Benefits in Hearing Aid Fitting by Yoshihiro Nitta, Hajime Sano, Shogo Furuki, Sachie Umehara, Yuki Hara, Taku Yamashita

“…Methods: Speech discrimination was measured in patients aged >20 years who had average hearing thresholds <90 dB on pure-tone audiometry. …”
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