The Effects of Exposure to Repeated Minor Pain During the Neonatal Period on Formalin Pain Behavior and Thermal Withdrawal Latencies by C Celeste Johnston, Claire-Dominique Walker

“…Sex was significant at one age only in latency to thermal stimulation testing. …”
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Strategies to reduce hyperglycemia-related anxiety in elite athletes with type 1 diabetes: A qualitative analysis. by Alexandra Katz, Aidan Shulkin, Marc-André Fortier, Jane E Yardley, Jessica Kichler, Asmaa Housni, Meryem K Talbo, Rémi Rabasa-Lhoret, Anne-Sophie Brazeau

“…<h4>Research design and methods</h4>Elite athletes with TID, aged >14 who self-reported HRA during competition were recruited. …”
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Survival analysis of early initiation of antenatal care visits and associated factors among pregnant women in Ethiopia. by Nuru Mohammed Hussen, Kindu Kebede Gebre, Tilahun Gemechu Rorisa, Mekash Ayalew Mohammed

“…The higher birth order of the current pregnancy (ϕ = 2.215, 95% CI: 1.8901, 2.5966), mothers being rural residents (ϕ = 1.239, 95% CI: 1.1633 1.3195), mothers aged 25-34 (ϕ = 1.692, 95% CI: 1.5588, 1.8369), and mothers aged above 34 (ϕ = 1.826, 95% CI: 1.6392, 2.0336) were associated with an accelerated time to initiation of antenatal care visits. …”
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Prevalence of Latent Tuberculosis Infection in the Middle East and North Africa: A Systematic Review by Mazin Barry

“…Overall prevalence of LTBI with 95% confidence intervals (CI) was calculated using the random-effects model; heterogeneity was assessed using I2 statistics. Gender and age group-based subgroup analyses were performed to evaluate the basis of heterogeneity. …”
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SOCIAL ATTITUDES TO DRUGS ABUSE AMONG YOUTH AND DRUG ABUSE PREVENTION by Y. N. Nakhimova, G. F. Romashkina

“…The materials of the present article can be used for creation of effective system of drug abuse prevention in the educational environment taking into account age characteristics of pupils.…”
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Erratum to ‘Should post-operative stereotactic radiosurgery be the standard of care in Craniopharyngioma patients?’ [World Neurosurgery: X (22C) (2024) 100327] by Saurabh Gupta, Deepak Agrawal, Shweta Kedia, Shashank Sharad Kale

“…In the control group there were a total of 44 patients, with a median age of 16 years (range 3–48 years), and a median follow-up of 47.4 months (range 12.7–61.7 months). …”
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Association between weekend catch-up sleep and chronic kidney disease: insights from NHANES 2017–2020 by Sheng Chen, Ting Zhang, Hongjun Gao, Jianqiang Zhang

“…Objective This study aimed to explore the association between weekend catch-up sleep (WCS) and chronic kidney disease (CKD) in American adults.Methods Utilizing data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) spanning 2017 to 2020, this study encompassed 4,934 individuals aged 20 years and above. We assessed the risk of CKD in relation to WCS. …”
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Clinical assessment of the changes in corneal endothelium cell density, IOP and correlated factors after phakic iol implantation by A.F. Yusupov, M.Kh. Karimova, N.N. Zaynutdinov, Kh. M. Kamilov, M.S. Kasimova

“…Refractive errors are leading pathology of visual organ among active age population. Myopia is one of the main causes of disability and blindness. …”
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Restless legs syndrome without insomnia and antenatal depressive symptoms by Kazuhide Tezuka, Yuka Ito, Daisuke Nishi

“…Associations of antenatal depressive symptoms with RLS and insomnia were examined using logistic regression analysis, adjusting for age, partner, education, children, and planned pregnancy. …”
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Comparing REM- and NREM-Related Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Jordan: A Cross-Sectional Study by K. Al Oweidat, S. A. AlRyalat, M. Al-Essa, N. Obeidat

“…No significant differences were found between this group and other OSA patients regarding age, BMI, ESS, and snoring. Our study showed that the stricter the definition for REM-related OSA, the milder the associated clinical changes.…”
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Psychometric properties of a Serbian version of the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory X-2 by Damjan Jakšić, Jovana Trbojević Jocić, Stefan Maričić, • Bülent Okan Miçooğulları

“…The research was conducted on a sample of 170 respondents, 99 male and 71 female handball players, aged 14 to 39 years (average age = 21.9) with an average handball playing career of 9.39 years. …”
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Herpes Zoster after COVID-19 Infection or Vaccination: A Prospective Cohort Study in a Tertiary Dermatology Clinic by Charussri Leeyaphan, Pattriya Jirawattanadon, Sumanas Bunyaratavej, Waratchaya Panjapakkul, Thrit Hutachoke, Yanisorn Nanchaipruek, Phumithep Phumariyapong

“…Patients who developed HZ following the recent COVID-19 infection had a median age of 42.5 years, which was lower than that of the other groups. …”
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Impact of geography on the control of type 2 diabetes mellitus: a review of geocoded clinical data from general practice by Richard Varhol, Moyez Jiwa, Ori Gudes, Narelle Mullan

“…The analysis included Cluster and Outlier Analysis using Moran's I test.Results The overall median age of the population was 70 years with more males than females, 53% and 47%, respectively. …”
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The Risk Factors for Mortality among Septic Trauma Patients: A Retrospective Cohort Study Using the National Trauma Data Bank by Nadim Kattouf, Mohamad Assaf, Saadeddine Haidar, Rana Bachir, Mazen El Sayed, Ralph BouChebl

“…The following patient factors were associated with higher odds of in-hospital mortality: age (OR = 1.045 95% CI = 1.036–1.054), chronic renal failure (OR = 2.564 95% CI = 1.528–4.301), and liver cirrhosis (OR = 3.699 95% CI = 2.267–6.033). …”
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High sensitivity c-reactive protein and homocysteine in patients with ischemic cerebrovascular disease by Marisol Peña Sánchez, Cesarina Lisselotte Torres Vázquez, Melany Betancourt Loza, Alina González-Quevedo Monteagudo, Marianela Arteche Prior, María Caridad Menéndez Saiz

“…<br /><strong>Conclusions:</strong> cardiovascular risk increases as the age of patients with ischemic cerebrovascular disease increases. …”
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Significance of EGFR and PTEN Expression and PLR and NLR for Predicting the Prognosis of Epithelioid Malignant Peritoneal Mesothelioma by Yufei Liang, Guoqi Zheng, Wenjie Yin, Hui Song, Chunying Li, Liang Tian, Dongliang Yang

“…We analyzed the relationships of these markers to age, sex, asbestos exposure, elevated platelet count, ascites, and clinical stage. …”
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Dry eye disease and its treatment in women over 45 years by E.A. Drozdova, V.E. Balan

“…In addition to age-related alterations of structures producing tear film, the reduction of androgen levels and other regulating hormones is important for DED development. …”
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Disparities in Antenatal Care Visits between Urban and Rural Ethiopian Women by Senahara Korsa Wake, Abera Botore, Ahmed Mohammed, Kolato Gemede, Moyata Bariso, Urge Gerema

“…Place of residence, educational attainment, age in five years’ group, and wealth index for urban/rural were related to the frequency of antenatal care visits.…”
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Extensively Drug-Resistant (XDR) Enteric Fever in Children by Sana Ashraf, Mehtab Hussain, Asma Noreen, Falak Abro, Nadeem Noor, Ramla Rehman

“…A total of 122 children aged between 2-12 years with an axillary body temperature >38.4 oC for at least 4 days were analyzed. …”
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Factors Affecting Presentation Delay to the Hospital Among Breast Cancer Patients: A Retrospective Analysis by Kajal Nehra, Jisa George T, Geeta Bhardwaj, Rajesh Pasricha

“…Results: Most of the participants were aged between 40 and 50 years and did not have a family history of breast cancer. …”
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