Time-Zero Biopsies in Deceased-Donor Kidney Transplantation: Predictive Value of Histological Findings on Long-Term Graft Function by Bárbara Beirão, Henrique Borges, Joana Trigo Medeiros, Filipa Fonte Rodrigues, Ana Pena, Mário Góis, Helena Viana, Cristina Jorge

“…Results:  Among 147 biopsies, 61.9% of donors were male, with a mean age of 51.8 ± 13.5 years, and 27.2% met expanded criteria. …”
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Hubungan Indeks Massa Tubuh (IMT) dengan Usia Menarche pada Siswi SMP Negeri 1 Padang by Rahmat Nurul Yuda Putra, Ermawati Ermawati, Arni Amir

“…</em></p><strong><em>Keywords: </em></strong><em> BMI, age at menarche, menarche</em>…”
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Trends and factors associated with adverse pregnancy outcomes in Zimbabwe, 2005 - 2015 by T Chibura, H Twabi, K Maluleke, A Musekiwa

“…Women who gave birth for the first time at ≥25 years of age (aOR 3.08, 95% CI 2.27 - 4.16, p<0.001) had higher odds of experiencing adverse pregnancy outcomes. …”
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Evaluation of pulmonary tuberculosis disease burden in Shenyang, China, 2023 by Huijie Chen, Haiyan Bi, Peng Li, Zhixing Yang, Lihai Wen, Baijun Sun, Wei Sun

“…Therefore, the focus should be shifted towards early intervention to reduce transmission, especially for the aged males.…”
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Evaluation of primary HPV-based cervical screening among older women: Long-term follow-up of a randomized healthcare policy trial in Sweden. by Qingyun Yao, Jiangrong Wang, K Miriam Elfström, Björn Strander, Joakim Dillner, Karin Sundström

“…The initial phase of the trial, which was the focus of this study, targeted women aged 56 to 61 years old in 2012 to 2014 who were randomized to primary cytology arm (n = 7,401) or primary HPV arm (n = 7,318). …”
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Association Between Adolescent Violence Exposure and the Risk of Suicide: A 15-Year Study in Taiwan by Chieh Sung, Chi-Hsiang Chung, Chien-An Sun, Chang-Huei Tsao, Daphne Yih Ng, Tsu-Hsuan Weng, Li-Yun Fann, Fu-Huang Lin, Wu-Chien Chien

“…Background/Objectives: According to the 2023 Ministry of Health and Welfare statistics, the suicide rate among adolescents aged 15 to 24 has steadily increased since 2018, from 3.7 to 5.5 per 100,000 populations, reaching a recent high. …”
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Factors influencing repeat blood donor lapsing in Guangzhou: based on the zero-inflated poisson regression model by KE Rongrong, XIE Guiyun, ZHENG Xiaoxiao, XU Yingying, HONG Xiaochun, LI Shijie, DENG Yongshi, SHEN Jinyu, CHEN Jinyan, OUYANG Jian

“…The results of the Poisson part are consistent with the results of the zero-inflated part in terms of age and education level. [Conclusion] Blood donor lapsing is overall related to factors such as gender, age, donation frequency, education, marital status and family income. …”
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Impact of the Smarter Safer Homes Solution on Quality of Life and Health Outcomes in Older People Living in Their Own Homes: Randomized Controlled Trial by Wei Lu, David Silvera-Tawil, Hwan-Jin Yoon, Liesel Higgins, Qing Zhang, Mohanraj Karunanithi, Julia Bomke, Joshua Byrnes, Jennifer Hewitt, Vanessa Smallbon, Jill Freyne, Deepa Prabhu, Marlien Varnfield

“… BackgroundAn increasingly aging population, accompanied by a shortage of residential aged care homes and workforce and consumer feedback, has driven a growing interest in enabling older people to age in place through home-based care. …”
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Polo-like Kinase 1 Expression as a Biomarker in Colorectal Cancer: A Retrospective Two-Center Study by Lana Jajac Brucic, Vesna Bisof, Majana Soce, Marko Skelin, Ivan Krecak, Andjela Nadinic, Branka Vrbicic, Zivana Puljiz, Suzana Hancic, Slavko Gasparov

“…<b>Methods</b>: Patients with sporadic CRC, aged >18 years, were included in this study. We categorized the patients into two groups: patients younger than 50 years, and those aged 50 years or older. …”
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Incidence of Occult Carcinoma and High-Risk Lesions in Mammaplasty Specimens by Beth C. Freedman, Sharon M. Rosenbaum Smith, Alison Estabrook, Jasminka Balderacchi, Paul I. Tartter

“…The likelihood of finding premalignant changes or cancer increased with advancing patient age (0.8 percent for patients <40 years old and 10 percent for patients >60 years old). …”
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Prevalence and Severity of Dental Attrition in a Sample of Kurdish Patients in Erbil City by Rebaz Samir Ismail, Lana Burhan Ali, Reem Zeyad Naja, Iman Haider Mustafa, Anas Jamal Rashid, Trifa Sardar Adnan, Rupak Othman Saad, Yousif Hawar Mawlood

“…In other words, 97% of patients within the age group of 40 years and older suffered from the prevalence of dental attrition. …”
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Iron Accumulation Is Not Homogenous among Patients with Parkinson’s Disease by Khashayar Dashtipour, Manju Liu, Camellia Kani, Pejman Dalaie, Andre Obenaus, Daniel Simmons, Nicole M. Gatto, Mehran Zarifi

“…There was a trend between increasing age and iron accumulation in the globus pallidus and putamen in all subjects. …”
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Effect of early rehabilitation on hospital stay and postoperative complications in elderly hip fracture patients: a prospective cohort study by Wen Tang, Yiqi Wang, Yulian He, Bo Liu, Runzhi Yuan, Yanhui Zhou, Huayong Huang

“…Abstract Background Hip fractures in the elderly are a major global public health concern, with incidence projected to rise as populations age. Rehabilitation is critical to recovery after hip fracture surgery, but the ideal timing for initiation remains uncertain. …”
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Prevalence and incidence of celiac disease in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: a case-control study based on the RECORD cohort by Garifallia Sakellariou, Garifallia Sakellariou, Annalisa Schiepatti, Annalisa Schiepatti, Anna Zanetti, Carlomaurizio Montecucco, Carlomaurizio Montecucco, Federico Biagi, Federico Biagi, Carlo Alberto Scirè, Carlo Alberto Scirè

“…BackgroundThe reported prevalence of coeliac disease (CD) in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is variable.ObjectiveTo evaluate the prevalence and incidence of CD in RA and controls.DesignCase-control study on administrative data.MethodsThe RECord linkage On Rheumatic Disease database (administrative data, 2004–2013) was used to retrieve patients with RA and age and sex-matched controls. Prevalence and incidence of CD were calculated and stratified according to age, gender, and calendar year.ResultsThe cohort included 346,956 subjects (mean age 59.9 (14.5), 70.7% females), of which 70,061 RA and 276,895 controls. …”
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Chronotypes in Patients with Epilepsy: Does the Type of Epilepsy Make a Difference? by Hallie Kendis, Kelly Baron, Stephan U. Schuele, Bhavita Patel, Hrayr Attarian

“…Epilepsy patients do not experience the same age related increase in morningness as do age-matched healthy controls. …”
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Identifying Primary Spontaneous Pneumothorax from Administrative Databases: A Validation Study by Eric Frechette, Keegan Guidolin, Ayman Seyam, Yun-Hee Choi, Sarah Jones, J. Andrew McClure, Jennifer Winick-Ng, Blayne Welk, Richard A. Malthaner

“…The results were compared over two different age groups. Results. There were 144 cases of pneumothorax correctly coded (96%). …”
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Factors Contributing to the Utilization of Adult Mental Health Services in Children and Adolescents Diagnosed with Hyperkinetic Disorder by Hilario Blasco-Fontecilla, Juan J. Carballo, Rebeca Garcia-Nieto, Jorge Lopez-Castroman, Analucia A. Alegria, Ignacio Basurte-Villamor, Juncal Sevilla-Vicente, Rocio Navarro-Jimenez, Teresa Legido-Gil, Consuelo Morant-Ginestar, Miguel Angel Jimenez-Arriero, Jeronimo Saiz-Ruiz, Enrique Baca-Garcia

“…A series of logistic regression analyses were performed to study the role of age of diagnosis, gender, psychiatric comorbidity, and treatment modalities. …”
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Effects of Splenectomy on Spontaneously Chronic Pancreatitis in aly/aly Mice by Heng-Xiao Wang, Shuang-Qin Yi, Jun Li, Hayato Terayama, Munekazu Naito, Shuichi Hirai, Ning Qu, Nozomi Yi, Masahiro Itoh

“…Our results showed that mononuclear cell infiltration was restricted to the interlobular connective tissues at the age of 20 weeks, and not increase obviously at the age of 30 and 40 weeks in splenectomized aly/aly mice. …”
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Dental Status and Associated Factors in a Dentate Adult Population in Bulgaria: A Cross-Sectional Survey by Nikola D. Damyanov, Dick J. Witter, Ewald M. Bronkhorst, Nico H. J. Creugers

“…Quota sampling was used to draw 2531 subjects aged 20 years and over. Data were collected by means of a questionnaire and an oral examination. …”
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Factors Associated with Road Accidents among Brazilian Motorcycle Couriers by Daniela Wosiack da Silva, Selma Maffei de Andrade, Dorotéia Fátima Pelissari de Paula Soares, Thais Aidar de Freitas Mathias, Tiemi Matsuo, Regina Kazue Tanno de Souza

“…Seven hundred and fifty motorcycle couriers, of mean age 29.5 years (standard deviation=8.1 ), were included in the study. …”
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