Sleep health and its correlates among male and female military recruits in Jordan: a cross-sectional study by Ahmad M. Malkawi, Stef P. J. Kremers, Ree M. Meertens

“…Methods This is a cross-sectional study that included 178 (Mean age = 19 years) military recruits during their basic training at two medical military colleges in Jordan. …”
Get full text

Procalcitonin and High APACHE (Acute Physiological and Chronic Health Evaluation) Level Are Associated with the Course of Acute Kidney Injury in Patients with SARS-CoV-2 by Jorge Andrade Sierra, Claudia Delgado Astorga, Miriam Gabriela Nava Vargas, Enrique Rojas Campos, Kevin Javier Arrelano Arteaga, Karla Hernández Morales, Carlos A. Andrade Castellanos, Antonio de Jesús Andrade-Ortega, Luis Gerardo González Correa

“…Menchaca) Guadalajara, Mexico, included patients aged >18 years with a diagnosis of SARS-CoV-2 pneumonia confirmed by RT-PCR and who did or did not present with AKI (KDIGO) while hospitalized. …”
Get full text

Burden and Determinants of Anemia in a Rural Population in South India: A Cross-Sectional Study by Matthew Little, Chloe Zivot, Sally Humphries, Warren Dodd, Kirit Patel, Cate Dewey

“…Prevalence of anemia increased with age among men (P<0.001) but not women (P>0.05). …”
Get full text

Exploration of Cosmetic Factors Contributing to Rhinoplasty among Both Genders in Iraqi Kurdistan by Aram Salih Mohammed Amin Kamali, Hedi Hassan Rostam, Awat Alla Khdir, Omer Aula Mina

“…A non-probability purposive sample of this cross - sectional descriptive study was consisted of 100 young male and female in Kurdish ethnicity, their ages ranged between 21-25 years. The main objective of the study is conducted to assess the cosmetic factors, contribute to Rhinoplasty among both genders at Raparin District. …”
Get full text

Comparison of the factors that influence the pattern of procurement and usage of antithrombotic drugs by Mohamed Mansor Manan, Aswani Yanti Baharudin, Qi Ying Lean, Jagjit Singh Dhaliwal, Sachinjeet Kaur Sodhi Dhaliwal, Muhammad Junaid Farrukh, Ching Siang Tan, Long Chiau Ming

“…The DDD was examined for correlation with gender, race, and age group. Malaysian Clinical Practice Guideline on the Prevention and Treatment of Venous Thromboembolism was used as a tool to evaluate the quality of prescribing. …”
Get full text

Clan Crypts on the Lower Don of the Early Catacomb Time and Genesis Issues of the Catacomb Rite by Alexey V. Kiyashko

“…The article provides comprehensive information about two Middle Bronze Age burials (No. 26, 42) from the kurgan 1 in the burial mound Vesely I near Novocherkassk in the Rostov region. …”
Get full text

Prevalence of posttraumatic stress disorder in orthopedic trauma patients and a call to implement the Injured Trauma Survivor Screen as a prospective screening protocol in the Unit... by Victoria J. Nedder, Mary A. Breslin, Vanessa P. Ho, Heather A. Vallier

“…Screening was performed at a mean of 154 days following injury for sample 1 versus 7.1 days in sample 2. The mean age of the patients in sample 1 was 45.4 years, and the mean age of those in sample 2 was 46.1 years. …”
Get full text

Hematological Parameters and Hemozoin-Containing Leukocytes and Their Association with Disease Severity among Malaria Infected Children: A Cross-Sectional Study at Pawe General Hos... by Muluken Birhanu, Yaregal Asres, Wondimagegn Adissu, Tilahun Yemane, Endalew Zemene, Lealem Gedefaw

“…We aimed to determine the hematological parameters and hemozoin-containing leukocytes and their association with disease severity in malaria infected children aged between 1 and 15 years. A facility-based cross-sectional study was conducted at Pawe General Hospital from July 31 to December 30, 2014. …”
Get full text

Kiwifruit and Kiwifruit Extracts for Treatment of Constipation: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Mohamed Eltorki, Russell Leong, Elyanne M. Ratcliffe

“…Electronic databases were searched from inception to May 2022 without any age or language limitations. Eligible studies enrolled participants with constipation who were randomized to receive kiwifruit or kiwifruit extracts vs. any nonkiwifruit control. …”
Get full text

The patterns of presentation, management and outcomes of breast cancer patients at a tertiary health facility in Sierra Leone by Constance Cummings-John, Abdulai Jawo Bah, Isaac Olufemi Smalle, Caesar Cho Challe, Babatunde Duduyemi, Temidayo Ogundiran

“…Results Among the 253 patients with breast cancer, 246 (97.2%) were female, and the mean age of the patients was 47 ± 14 years. The mean age at menarche was 12 ± 3 years, and 35 (13.8%) patients had a family history of breast cancer. …”
Get full text

De-escalation of surgical and radiation treatment in elderly luminal breast cancer patients, single institution report and review of the evidence by Yasmin Korzets, Marian Khatib, Hadar Goldvaser, Yehiel Hibshoosh, Alla Nikolaevski-Berlin, Ido Wolf, Viacheslav Soyfer

“…Results A total of 100 women were included, median age of patients was 81. All patients had clinically node-negative disease with a median tumor size was 13 mm. …”
Get full text

Awareness About Diabetes And Its Complications Among Patients With Diabetes Mellitus by Faiza Batool, Kausar Malik, Lubna Meraj, Shazia Siddiq, Abbas Majeed, Sadia Khan

“…The Chi-square test was used to investigate the association of awareness of diabetes mellitus with various independent variables variable as age and duration of diabetes. The level of statistical significance was p <0.05. …”
Get full text

Screening for coronary artery disease among cancer survivors: rationale and design of the REDEEM-CAD study by Cheng Hwee Soh, Joel Smith, Shristy Shrestha, Mark Nolan, Joshua Wong, Nitesh Nerlekar, Thomas H. Marwick

“…Abstract Background Cancer survivors are reported to be at a heightened risk of coronary artery disease (CAD) due to shared risk factors, potentially cardiotoxic cancer treatments and premature aging in survivors. Early identification of those who are at greater risk, followed by protective treatment, can prevent CAD progression. …”
Get full text

The Effect Of Demographic Factors And Comorbidities On Ejection Fraction Outcome In Acute Myocardial Infarction Patients by Kausar Malik, Faiza Batool, Shazia Siddiq, Lubna Meraj

“…Results: 100 patients with acute myocardial infarction were recruited. 69% were male and the mean age was 61 years. Most patients (55%) had an ejection fraction (EF) between 25% and 40% and the majority of patients (63%) had acute anterior MI. …”
Get full text

Association between non-alcoholic fatty liver disease and progression of abdominal aortic aneurysm: a multicenter study by Ximing Wang, Jingxiang Sun, Na Chang, Menghan Liu, Shuai Zhang

“…Results A total of 151 patients with AAA (mean age: 69.1 ± 10.5 years old, 133 men) were included, among which 66 patients (43.7%) had NAFLD. …”
Get full text

Knowledge of Healthcare Professionals Regarding Hepatitis B in Rania Hospitals by Zhino Raouf Ali, Mohammed Rasol Ahmed, Khalid Muhamad Hamad, Zhiar Hussen Wsu

“…Also, the current study demonstrated a significant association between the educational level and HCP's knowledge regarding HBV, at a P value less than 0.05. on site other hand, there was no significant association between HCP's age, gender, marital status, years of employment, and training course concerning hepatitis with the level of knowledge regarding HBV. …”
Get full text

Consequences of early life exposure to the 1983–1985 Ethiopian Great Famine on cognitive function in adults: a historical cohort study by Mubarek Abera, Getachew Arage, Tefera Belachew, Fedilu Abdulhay, Misra Abdulahi, Kalkidan Hassen Abate

“…Objectives To investigate the association between early life famine exposure and cognitive function in adults.Design Historical cohort studySetting North Wollo Zone, Northeast Ethiopia.Participants We recruited 1047 adult men and women aged 30–38 years who had history of early life exposure to Ethiopian great famine. …”
Get full text

A Retrospective Study on Correlation of Facial Fractures and Type of Trauma in Patients Admitted in Department of Maxillofacial Surgery of Stomatology National and Specialized Hosp... by Sharif AK, Ehsan H, Mirzad SW, Ibrahimkhil MA

“…Statistical analysis was performed to identify patterns and correlations.Results: The study included 463 patients (378 males and 85 females), aged between 3 and 88 years, with a mean age of 26.34 years. …”
Get full text

Research on Operation Characteristics and Safety Risk Forecast of Bus Driven by Multisource Forewarning Data by Shejun Deng, Hongru Yu, Caoye Lu

“…When the bus speed is about 30 km/h, the driver fatigue forewarning events occur the most. Drivers aged 30–34 years have the largest proportion of vehicle abnormal forewarning, drivers aged 40–44 years have the largest proportion of fatigue forewarning events, and drivers with a driving experience of 15–19 years have the largest overall proportion of various forewarning events. …”
Get full text

The effects of antioxidants, angioprotective agents, and vitamins on retina in complex retinal diseases by I.V. Vorobyeva, A.A. Dement’eva, A. Dgebuadze

“…</i> </p> <p> <i><b>Keywords</b>: diabetic retinopathy, age-related macular degeneration, lutein, zeaxanthin, troxerutin, vitamins B, vitamin C, vitamin E, folic acid, zinc.…”
Get full text