Impact of Novel Guidelines on Multifactorial Control and Its Association with Mortality in Adult Patients with Hypertension and Newly Diagnosed Type 2 Diabetes: A 4-Year Prospectiv... by Ngoc-Thanh-Van Nguyen, Hoa Ngoc Chau, Nam Hoai Le, Hai Hoang Nguyen, Hoai-An Nguyen

“…Results. 246 patients were included with a mean age of 64.5 ± 10.4. 58.5% were females. 64.2% were categorized as high risk. …”
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EFFECTS OF SMOKING ON CIRCADIAN ARTERIAL BLOOD PRESSURE PROFILE IN PATIENTS WITH NON-ST-SEGMENT ELEVATION ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME AND CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE by Oksana Yadzhyn, Tetiana Solomenchuk

“…The study includes 70 patients with NSTE-ACS and CKD aged 35 to 75 years. The patients were divided into 2 groups: Group I - 35 smokers (mean age - 60.09±1.66 years), Group II - 35 individuals who have never smoked (mean age - 62.31±1.04 years). …”
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Does digital, multimedia information increase recruitment and retention in a children’s wrist fracture treatment trial, and what do people think of it? A randomised controlled Stud... by Jacqueline M Martin-Kerry, Peter Knapp, Steven Higgins, Rebecca Sheridan, Juul Achten, Duncan Appelbe, Louise Spoors, Thirimon Moe-Byrne, Daniel Perry, Jenny Roche

“…Children’s mean age was 9.2 years, 41.0% were female, 77.4% were ethnically White and 90.0% spoke English as a first language.Interventions Participants and their parents/guardian received trial information either via multimedia, including animated videos, talking head videos and text (revised for readability and age appropriateness when needed) on tablet computer (MMI group; n=681), or printed participant information sheet (PIS group; n=728).Outcome measures Primary outcome was recruitment rate to FORCE. …”
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Impact of Order Restrictions on Hemoglobin A1c Requests at Primary Health Care Centers in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia by Alakeely M, Masud N, Bin Saleh F, Alghassab R, AlFagih N, Alkathiri MA, Albakri S

“…The logistic regression analysis was used to identify predictors for early testing.Results: Among 16,290 participants, the mean age was 50 ± 16 years, with a predominance of females (66.5%). …”
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Knowledge, attitude, and practice toward vocal fatigue among occupational voice users: a cross-sectional study by Zhou Zhou, Yanlu Lyu, Ming Yang, Min Yan, Zhaoyang Ke

“…Positive associations with practice included knowledge (OR = 1.076, P < 0.001), attitude (OR = 1.106, P < 0.001), age 21–30 years (OR = 1.955, P = 0.011), age 31–40 years (OR = 2.123, P = 0.034), having one child (OR = 2.501, P = 0.016), and having two or more children (OR = 2.324, P = 0.030). …”
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Healthcare resource utilisation and costs of hospitalisation and primary care among adults with COVID-19 in England: a population-based cohort study by Carmen Tsang, Robert Wood, Tendai Mugwagwa, Kiran K Rai, Jingyan Yang, Theo Tritton, Jennifer L Nguyen, Kathleen Michelle Andersen, Maya Reimbaeva, Leah J McGrath, Poppy Payne, Bethany Emma Backhouse, Diana Mendes, Rebecca Butfield, Kevin Naicker, Mary Araghi

“…Median healthcare cost per hospitalisation was higher in those aged 75–84 (£8942) and ≥85 years (£8835) than in those aged &lt;50 years (£7703). …”
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Dyslipidemia and metabolic syndrome in childhood-onset systemic lupus erythematosus: is it time to screen? by Sirin Nuntasri, Sirirat Charuvanij, Kraisoon Lomjansook, Puthita Saengpanit, Kwanjai Chotipanang, Maynart Sukharomana

“…Conclusions Nearly half of cSLE patients had dyslipidemia, especially those with younger age at diagnosis, higher body mass index, proteinuria, and suboptimal-controlled disease. …”
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Impact of social determinants and medical mistrust on parent-child HPV vaccination in economically disadvantaged communities: implications for cancer prevention by Marcelo M. Sleiman, Mary Rose Yockel, Mingqian Liu, Joanne Wendolowski, Lucile L. Adams-Campbell, Chiranjeev Dash, Lisa Carter-Bawa, Abraham Aragones, Sahana Arumani, Kenneth P. Tercyak

“…IntroductionHuman papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination and intentions, their correlates, and barriers among age-eligible parents and their children living in very economically disadvantaged communities were assessed.MethodsParents (N=198; 45% Black, 42% Latine, 57% educated &lt;=high school [HS], 74% income &lt;$60k annually) with children ages 10-17 from Washington, DC and Hackensack, NJ were intercepted at community events and surveyed.ResultsAmong age-eligible parents, 20% were vaccinated against HPV. …”
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Assessing fecal contamination from human and environmental sources using Escherichia coli as an indicator in rural eastern Ethiopian households—a cross-sectional study from the EXC... by Loïc Deblais, Loïc Deblais, Belisa Usmael Ahmedo, Amanda Ojeda, Bahar Mummed, Yuke Wang, Yitagele Terefe Mekonnen, Yenenesh Demisie Weldesenbet, Kedir A. Hassen, Mussie Brhane, Sarah McKune, Arie H. Havelaar, Song Liang, Gireesh Rajashekara, Gireesh Rajashekara, Gireesh Rajashekara

“…Samples were assigned to two groups by infant age: TP1 (time point 1), infants between 4 and 8 months of age, and TP2, infants between 11 and 15 months of age. …”
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Oral human papillomavirus (HPV) prevalence and genotyping among healthy adult populations in the United States and Europe: results from the PROGRESS (PRevalence of Oral hpv infecti... by Laia Alemany, Marisa Felsher, Anna R. Giuliano, Tim Waterboer, Haitham Mirghani, Hisham Mehanna, Craig Roberts, Ya-Ting Chen, Núria Lara, Mark Lynam, Mayara Torres, Montse Pedrós, Emilio Sanchez, Jacque Spitzer, Bradley Sirak, Beatriz Quirós, Gema Carretero, Sonia Paytubi, Edith Morais, Miquel Angel Pavón

“…Findings: Of 7674 participants, mean (SD) age was 40.0 (11.9), and 45.8% were males. Among men, any oral HPV prevalence ranged between countries from 6.6% to 15.0% and 1.8%–4.5% for high-risk (HR) types. …”
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Gestational exposure to environmental chemical mixtures and cognitive abilities in children: A pooled analysis of two North American birth cohorts by Jagadeesh Puvvula, Wei-Ting Hwang, Lawrence McCandless, Changchun Xie, Joseph M. Braun, Ann M. Vuong, Youssef Oulhote, Enrique F. Schisterman, Russell T. Shinohara, Linda Booij, Maryse F. Bouchard, Kristin Linn, Michael M. Borghese, Jean R. Seguin, Angelika Zidek, Christine Till, William Fraser, Kimberly Yolton, Kim M. Cecil, Jillian Ashley-Martin, Tye E. Arbuckle, Bruce Lanphear, Aimin Chen

“…Further studies are needed to confirm the findings between the longitudinal chemical biomarkers and child cognitive scores at school ages.…”
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Neutralizing antibody test supports booster strategy for young individuals after SARS-CoV-2 Omicron breakthrough by Yichuan Yao, Yunru Yang, Qiqin Wu, Mengyao Liu, Wei Bao, Qiutong Wang, Meijun Cheng, Yunuo Chen, Yiting Yu, Yuan Cai, Mei Zhang, Jingxue Yao, Hongliang He, Changjiang Jin, Changcheng Zheng, Tengchuan Jin, Dali Tong

“…Results Inoculation with inactivated prototype SARS-CoV-2 vaccines or recombinant protein vaccines showed higher IgG levels after infection than the unvaccinated individuals. Moreover, the age resulted in different IgG levels after the Omicron infection as IgG level of the patients aged > 60 years was lower than that of patients aged < 60 years. …”
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Real-world outcomes of prophylactic cranial irradiation utilization and efficacy for patients with extensive-stage small cell lung cancer treated with consolidative thoracic radiot... by Abdul H. Lone, Rohan Salunkhe, Vijithan Sugumar, Luna J. Zhan, Xiang Y. Ye, Andrea Bezjak, John Cho, Meredith E. Giuliani, Andrew J. Hope, Alexander Sun, Srinivas Raman, Penelope A. Bradbury, Lawson Eng, Natasha B. Leighl, Frances A. Shepherd, Adrian Sacher, Geoffrey Liu, Benjamin H. Lok

“…Baseline characteristics were similar except for age, where patients receiving PCI were younger (median age 62) compared to patients who did not receive PCI (median age 72). …”
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Use and Outcomes of Dexamethasone in the Management of Malignant Small Bowel Obstruction by Frank F. Yang, MD, Elina Serrano, MD, Kyle S. Bilodeau, MD, Michael Weykamp, MD, Caitlin J. Silvestri, MD, Ashleigh C. M. Bull, MD, Brenda Lin, MD, Sara L. Schaefer, MD, Colette Galet, PhD, Luis J. Garcia, MD, FACS, Baraka Gitonga, BS, David T. Kolodziej, BS, Samantha Esposito, BS, Molly Parker-Brigham, BS, Rohan Luhar, BS, Avinash Mamgain, MS, Kendrick C. Brown, BS, Summer Dewdney, MD, Thea P. Price, MD, FACS, Nicole Siparsky, MD, FACS, Sarah Knerr, PhD, Pauline K. Park, MD, FACS, Sabrina Sanchez, MD, FACS, Dionne A. Skeete, MD, FACS, Katherine N. Fischkoff, MD, FACS, David R. Flum, MD, FACS

“…Among 571 admissions (68% female, mean age 63 years, 85% history of abdominal surgery) that were eligible and initially nonoperative, 26% [95% confidence interval (CI) = 23%–30%] received dexamethasone treatment (69% female, mean age 62 years, 87% history of abdominal surgery). …”
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Contact patterns between index patients and their close contacts and assessing risk for COVID-19 transmission during different exposure time windows: a large retrospective observat... by Weibing Wang, Genming Zhao, Hao Pan, Bo Zheng, Chenyan Jiang, Yaxu Zheng, Huanyu Wu, Shenghua Mao, Ye Yao, Xiaohuan Gong, Sheng Lin, Bihong Jin, Dechuan Kong

“…Introduction To characterise age-mixing patterns among index cases and contacts of COVID-19, and explore when patients are most infectious during the disease process.Methods This study examined all initial 90 885 confirmed index cases in Shanghai and their 450 770 close contacts. …”
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Increased serum soluble PD-l1 levels in patients with advanced stages of chronic kidney disease by Ayaka Hayashi, Ayaka Hayashi, Hiroto Ishihara, Mayuko Kawabe, Kazuhiko Kato, Kazuhiko Kato, Akio Nakashima, Akio Nakashima, Izumi Yamamoto, Teppei Sakano, Teppei Sakano, Hiroe Kobashi, Makoto Morita, Makoto Morita, Takashi Yokoo, Mitsuyoshi Urashima

“…BackgroundProgramed death-ligand 1 (PD-L1) is overexpressed on renal tubular and vascular epithelial cells in inflammatory kidney diseases as well as on aged kidney podocytes, contributing to chronic kidney disease (CKD) progression. …”
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Evaluation of naturally occurring IgG anti-Vi antibody titers as predictors and correlates of typhoid fever in Dhaka, Bangladesh by Farhana Khanam, Natasha Y. Rickett, Faisal Ahmmed, Md Taufiqul Islam, Cecilia Kathure Mbae, Justin Im, Asma Binte Aziz, Beatrice Ongadi, Fahima Chowdhury, Ashraful Islam Khan, Afroza Akter, Md Golam Firoj, Sadia Isfat Ara Rahman, Kassa Haile, Se Eun Park, Martin Bundi Mwebia, Moses Mwangi, Benjamin Ngugi, Meseret Gebre Behute, Kelvin Kering, Suneth Agampodi, Suman Kanungo, Xinxue Liu, Andrew J. Pollard, K. Zaman, Deok Ryun Kim, Samuel Kariuki, Firdausi Qadri, John D. Clemens

“…A positive correlation was observed between IgG anti-Vi titers and age (correlation coefficient 0·35; p < 0·001), with a stepwise increase in detectable antibodies by age, ranging from 12·0% (280/2,333) in children under 5 years to 54·2% (463/854) in individuals 50 years and older (p < 0·001). …”
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Disease burden of biliary tract cancer in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2021: A comprehensive demographic analysis of the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021 by Xuheng Sun, Jiangmei Liu, Wei Zhang, Yijun Wang, Yan Jiang, Lijun Wang, Yixin Zou, Yuxuan Xiao, Yongbing Xiang, Maolan Li, Maigeng Zhou, Yingbin Liu, Sihan Zhou, Xiuyuan Hao

“…The burden of BTCs varies according to sex, age, region, and country, but limited attention has been paid to the burden of BTCs. …”
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Radiological abnormalities persist following COVID-19 and correlate with impaired health-related quality of life: a prospective cohort study of hospitalised patients by Rhian M Touyz, Ninian N Lang, Kevin G Blyth, Naveed Sattar, Patrick B Mark, Stefan Siebert, Colin Berry, Iain McInnes, Giles Roditi, Neil Basu, David Corcoran, Kenneth Mangion, Alex McConnachie, David Carrick, Jaclyn Carberry, Stuart Watkins, Paul Welsh, Sabrina Nordin, Katherine Scott, Christian Delles, Bernard Kelly, Fraser Goldie, John GF Cleland, Sharon Kean, Peter Kellman, David J Lowe, Andrew J Morrow, Antonia Ho, Rosemary Woodward, Tracey Hopkins, Ryan Wereski, Massimo Palmarini, Alasdair McIntosh, Campbell Rogers, Ammani Brown, Catherine Bagot, Kathryn Scott, Robert Sykes, Colin Church, Claire Rooney, Nicola Ryan, Clare Orange, Dirk Husmeier, Xiaoyu Luo, PETER W MACFARLANE, Heerajnarain Bulluck, Iain Findlay, Evonne McLennan, Michael Briscoe, Oliver Peck, Alastair J Rankin, Gruschen Veldtman, Varun Sharma, Kathryn McLaren, Elaine Butler, Sarah Mullen, Andrew Morrow, Patrick Mark, Daniel Doherty, Alexander Payne, Jennifer S Lees, Kaitlin J Mayne, Louise Inglis, Anna Kamdar, Hannah Bayes, Vivienne B Gibson, Lynsey Gillespie, Douglas Grieve, Pauline Hall Barrientos, Christopher McGinley, Connor Mckee, Sarah Allwood-Spiers, Sarah Weeden, Laura Knox, Lynn Abel, David Stobo, Andrew Dougherty, Liam Peng, David Barrie Stobo, Sylvia Wright, Stephen Dobbin, Keith Gillis, Sarah A Spiers, Ian Fergus, Kirsty Fallon, Lesley Gilmour, Chloe Cowan, Jurgen Van-Melckebeke, Kim Moran-Jones, Debra Stuart, Maureen Travers, Laura Dymock, Fiona Savage, Nicola Tynan, Sau Lee Chang, Mhairi Dupre, Lindsey Norton, George Bruce, Rosario Gonzalez-Lopez, Rebecca Stace, Dionne Russell, Jean Watt, Shahid Latif, Nick Hill, Amy Collinsworth, Ross McGeoch Vera Lennie, Robin P Weir

“…These features were very infrequent among a group of age-matched, sex-matched and cardiovascular risk factor-matched controls (n=29). …”
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Identification of serum metabolite biomarkers in premature infants with bronchopulmonary dysplasia: protocol for a multicentre prospective observational cohort study by Ping Zhou, Jun Chen, Ying Liu, Cheng Chen, Xin Guo, Zhangbin Yu, Jiebo Liu, Yanping Guo, Dan Dan Rao, Shengnan He, Xudong Yan, Wanxiang He, Songzhou Xu, Ruolin Zhang

“…It will be conducted in six major neonatal intensive care units in Shenzhen, China, involving preterm infants born at gestational ages &lt;32 weeks. Demographic data and treatment information will be collected prospectively. …”
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