An analysis of the 24-hour on-call experience and treatment decision of a dental resident, a retrospective study by Jiaoer Zheng, Ji Xu, Denghui Zhang

“…Each consultation was documented, recording the date and time, patient age and gender, diagnosis, and any emergent interventions. …”
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Endovascular intervention in patients with blunt traumatic thoracic aortic injury: Early results by Hasan Toz, Yusuf Kuserli, Gulsum Turkyilmaz, Saygin Turkyilmaz, Ali Aycan Kavala

“…Results: Of the patients, 34.3% (n=24) were female, and 65.7% (n=46) were male, with a mean age of 48.54±10.00 years. The most common cause of injury was motor vehicle accidents (81.4%, n=57). …”
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Cold Stimulation Test in Blood Pressure Control of Hypertensive Patients in Preoperative Care by José Leandro Pérez Guerrero, Katherin Rodríguez Escobar, William Arias Salazar

“…The variables used were: age, sex, result of the cold stimulation test, perioperative stress behavior and perioperative stress complications. …”
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Higher serum Metrnl levels are associated with increased vascular calcification in hemodialysis patients by Conghui Liu, Wenwen Ren, Aihua Zhang

“…Higher Metrnl levels, older age, diabetes mellitus, and higher serum tCO2 and iPTH levels are independent determining factors for high AAC scores in HD patients.…”
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The Effects of Six Weeks of Patella Taping on Function, Proprioception, and Balance in Women with Knee Osteoarthritis by Maryam Alikhani, Hamid Tabatabai

“…Methods This applied, semi-experimental study involved middle-aged women aged 30 to 50 years. Using convenience sampling, 30 women with knee osteoarthritis from an orthopedic clinic in Tehran were selected. …”
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Biological and Social Predictors of HIV-1 RNA Viral Suppression in ART Treated PWLH in Sub-Saharan Africa by Sindhuri Gandla, Raja Nakka, Ruhul Ali Khan, Eliezer Bose, Musie Ghebremichael

“…Our findings indicated that besides ART treatment status, older age, higher CD4 T-cell count, and longer duration of ART were identified as significant predictors of viral suppression. …”
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The relationship between health literacy and COVID-19 prevention behaviors among people living with HIV by Iman Navidi, Raheleh Soltani

“…Results The average (SD)age of the participants was 42.9 (10.6) and the education level of 11.6% of the participants were university. …”
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Risk factors for venous thromboembolism after hip arthroscopy: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Haoxuan Li, Huan Zhang, Shengjie Zhou, Chaowei Hu, Yiyuan Guan, Ri Jin

“…Conclusion Obesity, smoking, and age > 45 years are found to be significant risk factors for postoperative VTE after hip arthroscopy.…”
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Diversity and composition changes of intestinal fungi in patients with chronic kidney disease by XIE Huichao, XIAO Weidong, HAN Ben

“…Methods‍　‍A total of 8 CKD patients admitted in Department of Nephrology of our hospital， and another 5 age- and gender-matched healthy individuals were recruited in this study. …”
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Association between a body shape index and bone mineral density in US adults based on NHANES data by Jiabei Wu, Guiping Wu

“…The study included 10,291 participants, with a mean age of 39.11 ± 10.77 years, and 49.20% were women. …”
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Ordinal Logistic Regression Analysis in Determining Factors Associated with Socioeconomic Status of Household in Tepi Town, Southwest Ethiopia by Mesfin Esayas Lelisho, Abebe Argaw Wogi, Seid Ali Tareke

“…According to the result of the multivariable, partial proportional odds model (PPOM), age, education level, family size, and the saving habit were significantly associated with the SES of households at a 5% level of significance. …”
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Aesthetic and Mechanical Suitability of a Clear Synthetic Resin as a Unconventional Binder for Road Pavements by Marco Pasetto, Andrea Baliello, Giovanni Giacomello, Emiliano Pasquini

“…The clear resin exhibited limited changes in colour (darkening effects), mainly in the case of short-term aging. On the other hand, a low temperature-dependency of such a binder was observed up to 58°C. …”
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Co-designing conversational agents with older people: A scoping review of methods, challenges, and a way forward by Sidonie Salomé, Lydie Du Bousquet, Emmanuel Monfort

“…Conversational agents are increasingly recognized as potential solutions to the challenges of aging. However, adapting these technologies to the specific needs of the older adults requires effective design methods that integrate end-users and relevant stakeholders throughout the development process. …”
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Exploring barriers to accessing health care services by young women in rural settings: a qualitative study in Australia, Canada, and Sweden by Reyhaneh Golestani, Farideh Khalajabadi Farahani, Paul Peters

“…Abstract Background The aim of this study is to explore young rural women’s perceived barriers in accessing healthcare services with a focus on the interrelation between three marginalization criteria: age (youth), gender (female), and place of residence (rural areas) in Australia, Canada, and Sweden. …”
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Quality of Life related to health in the morbidity of periodic hemodialysis patient by Eliseo Capote Leyva, Milagros Ortiz González, Raydel Argudín Selier, Carmen Elena Viada González, Lázaro Capote Pereira, Idrissa Leonard Rupalé

“…The variables analyzed were: age, sex, time with the substituting renal function treatment, morbidity rate, type of morbidity in hemodialysis and hospital admission rate. …”
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Prevalence and impact of Internet Gaming Disorder: A population-based study by Josip Razum, Renata Glavak Tkalić

“…The research was conducted on a representative sample of the Croatian general population including 4,994 participants, aged between 15 and 64 years (M = 40.75, SD = 15.49). …”
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Facial Profile of Young Indian Women from Maharashtra-A Cross-Sectional Pilot Study by Om N. Baghele, Anusha A. Math

“…Methods and Material: The study included 15 students of 21–23 years age selected by simple randomisation. The facial parameters were measured by sliding vernier calipers after identifying facial landmarks by stickers. …”
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Association of systemic vitamin D on the course of dengue virus infection in adults: a single-centre dengue cohort study at a large institution in Singapore by Sapna P Sadarangani, Htet Lin Htun, Weiping Ling, Robert Hawkins, Tsin Wen Yeo, Laura Rivino, Paul A MacAry, Yee-Sin Leo

“…Results: A total of 80 participants (median age 43 years) were enrolled in the study. Six participants had severe dengue based on the World Health Organization (WHO) 1997 criteria (i.e. dengue haemorrhagic fever/dengue shock syndrome) and another six had severe dengue based on the WHO 2009 criteria. …”
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The features and factors influencing the effectiveness of advertising activities and TV companies of Sughd region of the Republic of Tajikistan by A. A. Urunov, M. X. Kosimova

“…During the study, the rating of TV companies operating in the Sughd region of the Republic of Tajikistan has been determined, indices of conformity of these channels to the target audience by sex and age categories have been found. Also, by the analysis of viewing time in the context of age and gender of TV viewers, the time of the best out of advertising on the air has been set, that is, the time interval when the maximum number of viewers gathers at their TV sets. …”
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Vitamin D Deficiency in Lebanese Adults: Prevalence and Predictors from a Cross-Sectional Community-Based Study by Asma Arabi, Nariman Chamoun, Mona P. Nasrallah, Hani M. Tamim

“…Data from 446 participants (68% females) with mean age 45.3 ± 15 years were used for the analyses. …”
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