Choroidal Detachment after XEN Gel Stent Implantation by Carlo Alberto Cutolo, Letizia Negri, Sara Olivari, Francesca Cappelli, Carlo Enrico Traverso, Michele Iester

“…When carefully investigated, CD is a relatively common complication after XEN gel stent implant procedure. Older age, lower postoperative IOP, and higher number of preoperative IOP-lowering drugs were significantly associated with the development of CD.…”
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408 Cases of Genital Ambiguity Followed by Single Multidisciplinary Team during 23 Years: Etiologic Diagnosis and Sex of Rearing by Georgette Beatriz De Paula, Beatriz Amstalden Barros, Stela Carpini, Bruna Jordan Tincani, Tais Nitsch Mazzola, Mara Sanches Guaragna, Cristiane Santos da Cruz Piveta, Laurione Candido de Oliveira, Juliana Gabriel Ribeiro Andrade, Guilherme Guaragna-Filho, Pedro Perez Barbieri, Nathalia Montibeler Ferreira, Marcio Lopes Miranda, Ezequiel Moreira Gonçalves, Andre Moreno Morcillo, Nilma Lucia Viguetti-Campos, Sofia Helena Valente Lemos-Marini, Roberto Benedito de Paiva Silva, Antonia Paula Marques-de-Faria, Maricilda Palandi De Mello, Andrea Trevas Maciel-Guerra, Gil Guerra-Junior

“…To evaluate diagnosis, age of referral, karyotype, and sex of rearing of cases with disorders of sex development (DSD) with ambiguous genitalia. …”
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Assessing physical activity/behavior of adolescents living in the Pacific with accelerometer data: 231 GENEActiv records in New CaledoniaZenodoZenodoZenodoZenodoZenodoZenodoZenodo by Guillaume Wattelez, Stéphane Frayon, Olivier Galy

“…Similarly, there is open information (age range and sex) and restricted information (age in months, place of living, declared cultural community and socioeconomic status) about the participants.The paper describes the file contents, describes the participants involved when collecting this dataset, and gives examples of how the data can be processed to assess the physical behavior of these participants.This high-quality dataset contains diverse sociodemographic information about the participants, which will enable the determination of correlations with their physical behavior. …”
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Hostility Modifies the Association between TV Viewing and Cardiometabolic Risk by Anthony Fabio, Chung-Yu Chen, Kevin H. Kim, Darin Erickson, David R. Jacobs, Janice C. Zgibor, Tammy Chung, Karen A. Matthews, Steven Sidney, Carlos Iribarren, Mark A. Pereira

“…A total of 3,269 Black and White participants in the coronary artery risk development in young adults (CARDIA) study were assessed from age 23 to age 35. A cross-lagged panel model at exam years 5, 10, 15, and 20, covering 15 years, was used to test whether hours of daily TV viewing predicted cardiometabolic risk, controlling confounding variables. …”
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Comparison between Subjective Sensations during First and Second Phacoemulsification Eye Surgeries in Patients with Bilateral Cataract by Ji-guo Yu, Ting Ye, Qing Huang, Yi-fan Feng, Jue Wang, Xun-an Fu, Yi Xiang

“…Comparisons were also performed for each subjective sensation between different age groups (<50, 50–59, 60–69, 70–79, and >79 years). …”
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Corneal Biomechanics Determination in Healthy Myopic Subjects by Kunliang Qiu, Xuehui Lu, Riping Zhang, Geng Wang, Mingzhi Zhang

“….; all with p≤0.015), but not with corneal curvature or age; CRF was significantly correlated with CCT and IOPg (r=0.52 and 0.70, resp.; all with p<0.001), but not with axial length/refraction, corneal curvature, or age. …”
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Impaired Fasting Glucose and Diabetes as Predictors for Radial Artery Calcification in End Stage Renal Disease Patients by Katarzyna Janda, Marcin Krzanowski, Mariusz Gajda, Paulina Dumnicka, Danuta Fedak, Grzegorz J. Lis, Piotr Jaśkowski, Jan A. Litwin, Władysław Sułowicz

“…Calcification of radial artery was significantly associated with higher prevalence of IFG and diabetes (P=0.0004) and older age (P=0.003), as well as higher OPG (P=0.014) and ADMA concentrations (P=0.022). …”
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Comparison of creatinine‐based methods for estimating glomerular filtration rate in patients with heart failure by Anna Jonsson, Ida Viklund, Andreas Jonsson, Fredrik Valham, Ellinor Bergdahl, Krister Lindmark, Helena Norberg

“…Methods and results One hundred forty‐six HF patients (mean age 68 ± 13 years, mean left ventricular ejection fraction 45% ± 15) within a single‐centre hospital that underwent 51Cr‐EDTA clearance between 2010 and 2018 were included in this retrospective study. eGFR was estimated by means of Cockcroft–Gault ideal and actual weight, the Modification of Diet in Renal Disease Study (MDRD), simplified MDRD with isotope dilution mass spectroscopy traceable calibration, the Chronic Kidney Disease Epidemiology Collaboration, revised Lund–Malmö, full age spectrum, and the Berlin Initiative Study 1. …”
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Interval Colorectal Cancers following Guaiac Fecal Occult Blood Testing in the Ontario ColonCancerCheck Program by Lawrence Paszat, Rinku Sutradhar, Jill Tinmouth, Nancy Baxter, Linda Rabeneck

“…We define interval CRC as CRC diagnosed within 2 years following normal guaiac fecal occult blood testing (gFOBT). Methods. Persons aged 50–74 who completed a baseline CCC gFOBT kit in 2008 and 2009, without a prior history of CRC, or recent colonoscopy, flexible sigmoidoscopy, or gFOBT, were identified. …”
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Frequency of Fibromyalgia in Patients with Chronic Hepatitis C Virus Infection and Its Relationship with Vitamin D Levels and Quality of Life by Havva Talay Calis, Fatma Gul Ulku Demir, Ulas Serkan Topaloglu, Hatice Sayan, Deniz Kamalak Guzel, Emel Guler, Fatma Samli, Caglar Karabas, Serap Tomruk Sutbeyaz, Hatice Kayis Topaloglu

“…While emphasizing raising awareness of fibromyalgia, its relationship with HCV, vitamin D, quality of life, age, gender, BMI, and tender points was revealed via regression analysis.…”
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Investigating the Role of Gut Microbiota in Pediatric Patients with Severe COVID-19 or MIS-C by Elena Franchitti, Paolo Bottino, Francesca Sidoti, Andrea Carpino, Giulia Pruccoli, Ugo Ramenghi, Cristina Costa, Ugo Ala, Emilia Parodi, Deborah Traversi

“…The study included hospitalized patients (mean age 6 ± 5 years) diagnosed with severe COVID-19 (37 patients) or MIS-C (37 patients). …”
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Autoimmune pulmonary alveolar proteinosis developed during treatment for systemic sclerosis: a case report by Tomoki Kozono, Kentaro Tanaka, Tomoko Yagi, Kazuto Kamikawaji, Masaki Watanabe, Azusa Iwanaga, Minako Hamada, Yoshifusa Koreeda, Hiromasa Inoue, Ikkou Higashimoto

“…At the age of 70, she was diagnosed with ILD associated with SSc. …”
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The relationship between mount Merapi disaster and stress incidents in Kepuharjo Village, Cangkringan District, Sleman Regency, DIY by Desvita Widea Rossi, Arliono Tri Yunanto, Monica Dea, Sukaca Agus, ‘Alim Ahmad Muttaqin, Nursanti Dwi Rejeki, Kusumawati Eni, Wijaya Oktomi

“…Most respondents were aged 26-45 years with a total of 46 respondents (46.9%), respondents who experienced stress were 43 people (43.9%) and those who did not experience stress were 55 people (56.1%), according to age There were 22 teenagers (22.4%), 46 adults (46.9), and 30 elderly people (30.6%). …”
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Regional Epidemiological Study on the Dental Status of the First Permanent Molar in Romanian Schoolchildren by Liana Beresescu, Gabriela Felicia Beresescu, Daniela Esian, Alexandru Vlasa, Csilla Benedek, Raluca Sabau, Alexandra Mihaela Stoica

“…A total of 516 children, aged 11–12 years, were examined using the ICDAS II classification. …”
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The Levels of Tumor Necrosis Factor-Alpha and Interleukin-6 in Patients with Isolated Coronary Artery Ectasia by Mustafa Aydin, Ishak Ozel Tekin, Sait Mesut Dogan, Nesligul Yildirim, Mehmet Arasli, Muhammet Rasit Sayin, Ziyaettin Aktop

“…Plasma concentrations of TNF-𝛼 and IL-6 were measured in 36 patients with CAE (28 males, mean age: 58.2±12 years), and results were compared with age and sex-matched controls (n=32) without coronary artery ectasia. …”
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Nε-carboxyethyl-lysin influences atherosclerotic plaque stability through ZKSCAN3 acetylation-regulated macrophage autophagy via the RAGE/LKB1/AMPK1/SIRT1 pathway by Zhongwei Liu, Jing Liu, Xiqiang Wang, Yong Zhang, Yanpeng Ma, Gongchang Guan, Ya Yuwen, Ni He, Hanxiu Liu, Xingfeng Yu, Sen Ma, Junkui Wang, Jin Zhang, Ling Zhu, Yulian Zhang

“…Metabolomic profiling identified CEL as a key AGE contributing to plaque instability in diabetic conditions. …”
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GATA2 mutated allele specific expression is associated with a hyporesponsive state of HSC in GATA2 deficiency syndrome by Laetitia Largeaud, Vincent Fregona, Laura A. Jamrog, Camille Hamelle, Stéphanie Dufrechou, Naïs Prade, Esmaa Sellam, Pauline Enfedaque, Manon Bayet, Sylvie Hébrard, Mathieu Bouttier, Christine Didier, Bastien Gerby, Eric Delabesse, Marlène Pasquet, Cyril Broccardo

“…Employing molecular and functional approaches, we investigated the mutation’s impact on hematopoiesis, revealing significant alterations in the hematopoietic stem and progenitor (HSPC) compartment in young age. These include increased LT-HSC numbers, reduced self-renewal potential, and impaired response to acute inflammatory stimuli. …”
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Dietary fat quality indices and risk of pre-diabetes and type 2 diabetes mellitus: Tehran Lipid and Glucose Study by Zahra Gaeini, Sevda Alvirdizadeh, Somayeh Hosseinpour-Niazi, Parvin Mirmiran, Fereidoun Azizi

“…In T2DM analysis, the mean (sd) age of the 2295 T2DM-free participants was 40·06 (13·42), and 54·6 % of them were women. …”
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Being Normal Weight but Feeling Overweight in Adolescence May Affect Weight Development into Young Adulthood—An 11-Year Followup: The HUNT Study, Norway by Koenraad Cuypers, Kirsti Kvaløy, Grete Bratberg, Kristian Midthjell, Jostein Holmen, Turid Lingaas Holmen

“…Chi square calculations and regression analyses were performed to investigate the associations between self-perceived overweight and change in BMI or waist circumference (WC) adjusted for age, age squared, sex, and other relevant cofactors. …”
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Factors Associated with the Clinical Course of Vitreomacular Traction by Petros Petrou, Evangelia Chalkiadaki, Marie-Helene Errera, Sidath Liyanage, Louisa Wickham, Evangelia Papakonstantinou, Aristotelis Karamaounas, Menelaos Kanakis, Ilias Georgalas, Stylianos Kandarakis, David Charteris

“…Better BCVA at the first visit was associated with an increased likelihood of resolution of the VMT, but increasing age, CMT, and BCVA in the end of the follow-up was associated with a reduction in the likelihood of resolving. …”
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