The Association between Leisure-Time Physical Activity and Risk of Undetected Prediabetes by Jia Wang, Yili Wu, Feng Ning, Chaoying Zhang, Dongfeng Zhang

“…In the 45 to 65 age group, only high level of total leisure-time physical activity (OR = 0.73, 95% CI: 0.57, 0.95) had protective effect on prediabetes. …”
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Factors Affecting the Weaning from Nasal CPAP in Preterm Neonates by Shantanu Rastogi, Hariprem Rajasekhar, Anju Gupta, Alok Bhutada, Deepa Rastogi, Jen-Tien Wung

“…Identification of the weight and postmenstrual age (PMA) at successful weaning of NCPAP in preterm neonates and the factors influencing the successful wean. …”
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Frequency of Diplopia in Zygomatic Complex Fractures—A Cross-Sectional Descriptive Study by Maria Shabbir, Ruqaya Shah, Muhtada Ahmad, Rakhi Issrani, Zafar Khan, Salah Nazal Alotha, Basant Mousa Alsiyat, Mohammed Saad Alqarni, Ahmed Saleh Albalawi, Namdeo Prabhu, Mohammad Khursheed Alam, Zahid Qayyum

“…The rate of diplopia was significantly high in patients aged between 31 and 40 years (P-value=0.0005). Conclusion. …”
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Prevalence of TB-related symptoms and self-reported disability among adult TB survivors by A.K. McDonald, D. Nakkonde, P. Kaggwa, S. Zalwango, A. Joseph, E. Buregyeya, J.N. Sekandi

“…RESULTS: Of the 200 participants, the median age was 33.0 years (IQR 26–44.5); 52.5% were male, and 23% were HIV-infected. …”
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Współzależność cech budowy ciała i dynamiki ich zmian w okresie pokwitania (raport 3 z dwuletnich comiesięcznych badań na Jukatanie w Meksyku) by Napoleon Wolański, Armando Rojas, Ligia Uc, Anna Siniarska

“…It is rather related to differences in the phase of puberty (more advanced girls than boys in this process), although the same calendar age. Girls who mature earlier are characterized by greater initial stature and greater body weight, BM I fat mass (including subcutaneous fat tissue), and fat-free mass at the beginning and end of the study than girls who mature later. …”
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FACTORS RELATED TO TWO-WHEELED SAFETY RIDING BEHAVIOR AT PRODUCTION PLANNING WORKERS AT PT. YUASA BATTERY INDONESIA IN 2021 by Siti Rachmawati Khoirunnadhira Irawan, Eka Cempaka Putri, Decy Situngkir, Fierdania Yusvita, Mirta Dwi Rahmah Rusdy

“…Conclusion: There was a relationship among the variables of age, safety riding knowledge, driving attitude, and driving skills, meanwhile there was no relationship between education variable and two-wheel driving safety behavior.…”
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New Onset Diabetes Mellitus in Living Donor versus Deceased Donor Liver Transplant Recipients: Analysis of the UNOS/OPTN Database by Anitha D. Yadav, Yu-Hui Chang, Bashar A. Aqel, Thomas J. Byrne, Harini A. Chakkera, David D. Douglas, David C. Mulligan, Jorge Rakela, Hugo E. Vargas, Elizabeth J. Carey

“…Risk factors in DDLT recipients were recipient male gender, recipient age, body mass index, donor age, donor diabetes, HCV, and treated ACR. …”
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The concomitant anxiety and depression in patients with epilepsy caused by low-grade brain tumors by Sungel Xie, Jiao Qiao, Guoming Luan, Chuandong Liang, Chunyue You, Mingxiang Xie, Shunwu Xiao

“…Of the 107 patients included in the study, 42 patients (39.3%) were female, and 28 patients (26.2%) were children. The median age at surgery was 22 years (interquartile range [IQR]: 17–27 years old), the median age of seizure onset was 12 years (IQR: 6–18 years old), and the median duration of epilepsy was 84 months (IQR: 42–180 months). …”
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Early prediction of Li-ion cell failure from EIS derived from current–voltage time series by M T Wilson, V Farrow, C J Dunn, L Cowie, M J Cree, J Bjerkan, A Stefanovska, J B Scott

“…In this work we have cycled in the laboratory a previously-aged 3.2 A h, 3.6 V 18650 INR LiNi _x Mn _y Co $ _{1-x-y}$ O _2 cell for 300 d until failure was apparent, using a current waveform representative of use in an electric vehicle application. …”
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Characterization of acute respiratory infections behavior. Cienfuegos Province. First quarter 2020 by Bárbara del Rosario Téllez Cacín, María Lina Valdés Gómez, José Aurelio Díaz Quiñones, Lourdes Elena Duany Badell, Ling Denisse Santeiro Pérez, Sadys Suarez del Villar Seuret

“…The main study variables considered were: age groups, municipalities of residence, demand for medical consultations, statistical weeks, rates temporal variation, their trend, severity of clinical evolution, admissions and deaths from severe respiratory infections, outbreaks and epidemiological surveillance. …”
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Factor Structure and Reliability of the Lithuanian Version of the Public Speaking Anxiety Scale by Livija Arcimavičiūtė, Olga Zamalijeva, Goda Gegieckaitė, Emily M. Bartholomay, Jonas Eimontas

“…Social Anxiety Disorder (SAD) is especially prevalent among young individuals aged 18–25 and significantly affects daily social activities and interpersonal relationships. …”
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Glucocorticoid receptor (NR3C1) genetic polymorphisms and the outcomes of sudden sensorineural hearing loss by Chen-Yu Chien, Shu-Yu Tai, Kuan-Hui Li, Hua-Ling Yang, Ling-Feng Wang, Kuen-Yao Ho, Ning-Chia Chang

“…The outcomes of SSNHL have been investigated for related factors, including age, initial hearing loss severity and pattern, vertigo, genetic variations, and the time between onset and treatment. …”
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Characteristics and Outcomes of Elderly Patients Refused to ICU by María-Consuelo Pintado, Patricia Villa, Natalia González-García, Jimena Luján, Rocío Molina, María Trascasa, Esther López-Ramos, Cristina Martínez, José-Andrés Cambronero, Raúl de Pablo

“…High comorbidity, low functional status, unavailable ICU beds, and age were associated with refusal decision on multivariate analysis. …”
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Major Causes of Preventable Death in Trauma Patients by Youngeun Park, Gil Jae Lee, Min A Lee, Kang Kook Choi, Jihun Gwak, Sung Youl Hyun, Yang Bin Jeon, Yong-Cheol Yoon, Jungnam Lee, Byungchul Yu

“…Purpose Trauma is the top cause of death in people under 45 years of age. Deaths from severe trauma can have a negative economic impact due to the loss of people belonging to socio-economically active age groups. …”
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Effects of occlusal hypofunction on root surface area in patients exhibiting anterior crossbite in skeletal Class III malocclusion: a CBCT study by Nawa Ponyiam, Wikanda Khemaleelakul, Thanapat Sastraruji, Kachaphol Kuharattanachai, Kanich Tripuwabhrut

“…Purposes To evaluate and compare the effects of occlusal hypofunction on root surface areas (RSAs) of permanent teeth in patients with Class III and Class I skeletal relationships.Materials and Methods Thirty-two CBCT images of all permanent maxillary and mandibular teeth, except the third molars, from 16 patients (mean age 23.71 ± 4.04 years) exhibiting Class III skeletal relationships and 16 patients (mean age 24.53 ± 4.91 years) exhibiting Class I skeletal relationships were imported into the Mimics software version 15.01. …”
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Prevalence and determinants of ideal cardiovascular health by sex and region—a population-based study in Peru by Víctor Juan Vera-Ponce, Víctor Juan Vera-Ponce, Fiorella E. Zuzunaga-Montoya, Fiorella E. Zuzunaga-Montoya, Luisa Erika Milagros Vásquez-Romero, Joan A. Loayza-Castro, Eder Jesús Orihuela Manrique, Mario J. Valladares-Garrido, Mario J. Valladares-Garrido, Mario J. Valladares-Garrido, Carmen Inés Gutierrez De Carrillo, Carmen Inés Gutierrez De Carrillo

“…The prevalence is trending lower in correlation with rising age and educational attainment levels and for those inhabitants residing at higher elevations. …”
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Characterization of Pulmonary Vein Dimensions Using High-Definition 64-Slice Computed Tomography prior to Radiofrequency Catheter Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation by Catherine Gebhard, Nazmi Krasniqi, Barbara E. Stähli, Bernd Klaeser, Tobias A. Fuchs, Jelena R. Ghadri, Laurent Haegeli, Thomas F. Lüscher, Philipp A. Kaufmann, Firat Duru

“…This retrospective study included 50 patients (mean age 60.2 ± 11.4 years, 30 males) undergoing cardiac HDCT scanning before RFCA for drug refractory AFib and 50 age-, BMI-, and sex-matched controls with normal sinus rhythm undergoing HDCT. …”
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Operation time as a prognostic indicator on postoperative complications following percutaneous nephrolithotomy by Alireza Pakdel, Abdolreza Mohammadi, Amirreza Shamshirgaran, Ehsan Zemanati Yar, Leila Zareian Baghdadabad, Farshid Alaeddini, Roghayeh Koohi Ortakand, Leonardo Oliveira Reis, Seyed Reza Hosseini, Seyed Mohammad Kazem Aghamir

“…Methods: This study enrolled 165 patients aged 18–80 with renal stones ⩾2 cm or ⩾1 cm in lower pole, confirmed via noncontrast computed tomography. …”
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Caroli Disease (Clinical Observation) by I. G. Nikitin, A. A. Karabinenko, A. E. Nikitin, E. I. Dedov, D. G. Zhukova, E. D. Presnova, S. A. Korvyakov, R. H. Azimov, E. V. Reznik

“…At the age of 20, in connection with high portal hypertension, portocaval shunting was performed and a mesenteric-caval anastomosis was applied. …”
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Accurate diagnosis of ischemic heart disease without exposure to radiation using non-stress unshielded magnetocardiography by Kirsten Tolstrup, Massoud Akhtari, Donatella Brisinda, Anna M. Meloni, Robert J. Siegel, Riccardo Fenici

“…Design: We studied 133 patients (mean age 59 ± 14 years, 69 % male) with chronic or acute chest pain syndrome and 63 healthy subjects (mean age 41.7 ± 12.2 years, 51 % male) using unshielded cryogenically cooled MCG systems (Cardiomag Imaging Inc., 9 and 36 channels) in a general clinical setting. …”
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