Prevalence, Causes, and Factors Associated with Visual Impairment and Blindness among Registered Pensioners in Ghana by Benjamin D. Nuertey, Kwesi Nyan Amissah-Arthur, Joyce Addai, Victor Adongo, Augustine D. Nuertey, Clement Kabutey, Isaac Asimadu Mensah, Richard Bekoe Biritwum

“…The prevalence of blindness was lowest in the 60–65-year-old age group (2.1% (95% CI = 1.3–2.8)) and highest in the above 80-year-old age group (12.2% (95% CI = 6.6–17.8)). …”
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Epidemiological and Clinical Profile of Dermatoses Observed in Chronic Hemodialysis Patients at the National Teaching Hospital (NTH-HKM) of Cotonou, Benin by Hugues Adégbidi, Fabrice Akpadjan, Odile Houngbo, Jacques Vigan, Bérénice Dégboé, Nadège Agbessi, Christiane Koudoukpo, Félix Atadokpèdé

“…The sex ratio (male to female) was 2. The median age was 49 years (IQ [40.75–59]). Median age in hemodialysis was 36 months with two weekly sessions. …”
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Efficacy of Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy DOX and XELOX Regimens for Patients with Resectable Gastric or Gastroesophageal Junction Adenocarcinoma by Yuan Tian, Qun Zhao, Yong Li, Liqiao Fan, Zhidong Zhang, Xuefeng Zhao, Bibo Tan, Dong Wang, Peigang Yang

“…Neoadjuvant DOX is an effective and feasible regimen and might represent an option for young and middle-aged patients with locally advanced, resectable gastric or gastroesophageal junction adenocarcinoma.…”
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Pediatric Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD): Trends, Mortality, and Socioeconomic Disparities in the U.S., 1998–2020 by Paul Wasuwanich, Joshua M. So, Mustafa Sadek, Chaowapong Jarasvaraparn, Songyos Rajborirug, Ruben E. Quiros-Tejeira, Wikrom Karnsakul

“…ICD-9 and ICD-10 codes were used to identify pediatric patients (age less than 18 years old) with NAFLD, and risk factors for mortality were analyzed by logistic regression. …”
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T cell immune senescence is associated with frailty and sarcopenia in lung transplant candidates by Joanna M. Schaenman, MD, PhD, Harry Pickering, PhD, Elaine F. Reed, PhD, Maura Rossetti, PhD, Benjamin Seligman, MD, S. Samuel Weigt, MD, Michael Shino, MD, David Sayah, MD, PhD, John Belperio, MD, Ashley Hu, MD, Ashley Prosper, MD, Kathleen Ruchalski, MD, Abbas Ardehali, MD, Reshma Biniwale, MD

“…Results: The median patient age was 65, primarily with restrictive lung disease (76.9%). …”
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Antidepressant Effects of Probucol on Early-Symptomatic YAC128 Transgenic Mice for Huntington’s Disease by Cristine de Paula Nascimento-Castro, Ana Claudia Wink, Victor Silva da Fônseca, Claudia Daniele Bianco, Elisa C. Winkelmann-Duarte, Marcelo Farina, Ana Lúcia S. Rodrigues, Joana Gil-Mohapel, Andreza Fabro de Bem, Patricia S. Brocardo

“…The motor performance and affective symptoms were monitored using well-validated behavioral tests in YAC128 mice and age-matched wild-type littermates at 2, 4, and 6 months of age, after 1, 3, or 5 months of treatment with probucol (30 mg/kg/day via water supplementation, starting on postnatal day 30). …”
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The prevalence of thiamine deficiency among elderly nursing home residents: A cross‐sectional study by Nozomu Uchida, Mayumi Ishida, Izumi Sato, Akira Yoshioka, Takao Takahashi, Daisuke Furuya, Yasuhiro Ebihara, Hiroshi Ito, Hideki Onishi

“…Results The mean age (±SD) was 86.9 years (±8.29), with 84 residents (70.0%) being female. …”
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Role of Advanced Glycation End Products in Mediating Glycated Haemoglobin and Pulse Wave Velocity in Healthy Adults by Irene Martínez-García, Alicia Saz-Lara, Carlos Pascual-Morena, Ana Díez-Fernández, Sara Valladolid-Ayllón, Bruno Bizzozero-Peroni, Óscar Martínez-Cifuentes, Eva Rodríguez-Gutiérrez, Iván Cavero-Redondo

“…<b>Background/Objectives</b>: Poor metabolic control is associated with increased levels of advanced glycation end products (AGEs), which in turn may lead to increased arterial stiffness. …”
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Vaccine Prophylaxis of Pneumococcal Infections in Children under Conditions of Severe Flood in the Amur River Basin by Aleksandr G. Chuchalin, Gennadiy G. Onishchenko, Victor P. Kolosov, Olga P. Kurganova, Tatiana A. Zaitseva, Leonid G. Manakov, Galina N. Kholodok, Juliy M. Perelman, Roman S. Kozlov, Natalia M. Ivakhnishina, Olga E. Trotsenko, Albina P. Bondarenko

“…The monitoring program includes children aged 2 to 5 years in the amount of 4988 with risk factors for pneumococcal infection. …”
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Development and validation of machine learning models for MASLD: based on multiple potential screening indicators by Hao Chen, Jingjing Zhang, Xueqin Chen, Ling Luo, Wenjiao Dong, Yongjie Wang, Jiyu Zhou, Canjin Chen, Wenhao Wang, Wenbin Zhang, Zhiyi Zhang, Yongguang Cai, Danli Kong, Yuanlin Ding

“…Ultimately, our study constructed the optimal MASLD risk prediction model using HOMA-IR, TyG-WC, age, AST, and ethnicity.…”
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Exploring menstrual hygiene management practices among displaced coastal women in Kerala, India by Jessy Prabhakar, Aswin MG, Asmi Fathima Nazar, Adarsh MS, Jibin Job PJ, Nisam AP, Krishna Priya MJ, Mini GK

“…The aim of this study is to evaluate menstrual hygiene management practices among displaced women of reproductive age in the coastal areas of Kerala, India. Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted among displaced costal women in Kerala. …”
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Development and validation of a novel AI-derived index for predicting COPD medical costs in clinical practice by Guan-Heng Liu, Chin-Ling Li, Chih-Yuan Yang, Shih-Feng Liu

“…The final predictors included interactions such as Age × BMI, alongside Tumor Presence, Number of Comorbidities, Acute Exacerbation frequency, and the DOSE Index. …”
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Association of Baseline Neutrophil-to-Lymphocyte Ratio with Clinicopathological Characteristics of Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma by Dimitrios K. Manatakis, Sofia Tseleni-Balafouta, Dimitrios Balalis, Vasiliki N. Soulou, Dimitrios P. Korkolis, George H. Sakorafas, Georgios Plataniotis, Emmanouil Gontikakis

“…On the other hand, NLR values were not associated with gender, age, tumour size, histologic subtype, the presence of thyroiditis, and TNM staging. …”
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Self-Reported Disability in Adults with Severe Obesity by I. Kyrou, G. Osei-Assibey, N. Williams, R. Thomas, L. Halder, S. Taheri, P. Saravanan, S. Kumar

“…HAQ score strongly correlated with BMI and age. Nearly three-fourths of the study participants reported some degree of disability (HAQ score > 0). …”
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Body composition changes and clinical outcomes in pediatric cystic fibrosis during 24 months of lumacaftor ivacaftor therapy based on real-world data by Marcell Imrei, Adrienn F. Kéri, Éva Gács, Ildikó Gönczi, Melinda Meláth, Éva Kosaras, Botond Demeter, Csaba Péterfia, Klára Vass, Gyöngyi Székely, Klementina Ocskay, Andrea Párniczky

“…Variables were analyzed separately for ages 2–5, 6–11, and over 12. Data from 49 pwCF (median age: 9.3 years (5.5–14.2)) showed that ppFEV1 values after a transient increase at 12 months, decreased from 102% (82–114) at baseline to 87% (74–96) at 24 months. …”
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Increasing incidences and changes in treatment trends of clavicle fractures in adults during 2 decades in Denmark: a nationwide study on data from the Danish National Patient Regis... by Ida Tryggedsson, Bjarke Viberg, Per Hviid Gundtoft, Ilija Ban, Søren Overgaard, Tazio Maleitzke, Arvind von Keudell

“…Results: There were 81,597 clavicle fractures recorded; 67% were in men and the mean age was 50.3 years (standard deviation [SD] 19.5). …”
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The NT-ProBNP Test in Subjects with End-Stage Renal Disease on Hemodialysis Presenting with Acute Dyspnea: Is Knowing Worth the Cost? by Shaffer R. S. Mok, Jose Avila, Barry Milcarek, Richard Kasama

“…No correlation was observed between NT-ProBNP and age (), baseline EDW (), amount of fluid removed (), or EF (). …”
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Anthropometric, aerobic and muscle power profile of young costa rican basketball players by Randall Gutiérrez-Vargas, José Alexis Ugalde-Ramírez, José Pino-Ortega, José Andrés Trejos-Montoya, Luis Blanco-Romero, Braulio Sánchez-Ureña, Juan Carlos Gutiérrez-Vargas, Daniel Rojas-Valverde

“…Regression models showed the influence of weight, body fat percentage, skeletal muscle mass and age on VO2max and CMJ. In conclusion, these indicators varied according to the sex and play position of the players. …”
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Malignancy Risk and Related Factors of Atypia of Undetermined Significance/Follicular Lesion of Undetermined Significance in Thyroid Fine Needle Aspiration by So-hyeon Hong, Hyejin Lee, Min-Sun Cho, Jee Eun Lee, Yeon-Ah Sung, Young Sun Hong

“…Age, sex, and thyroid function were not significantly associated with malignancy risk. …”
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Hospital utilization and telemedicine preferences in patients with late-stage Parkinson’s disease and caregivers by Seo Hyun Hong, Seoyeon Kim, Seungmin Lee, Bora Jin, Jung Hwan Shin, Kyung Ah Woo, Han-Joon Kim

“…One third of respondents were open to telemedicine, with differing preferences between age groups. 22% of HY5 patients or their caregivers were willing to pay more for telemedicine than in-person visit. …”
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