Sero-molecular prevalence of toxoplasmosis in hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis patients in Markazi Province, Iran by Hossein Sarmadian, Mana Shojapour, Fereshteh chegeni, Mohammad Amin Tabatabaiefar, Farshid Haghverdi, Roham Sarmadian, Reza Ghasemikhah

“…Age was significantly associated with higher seroprevalence (P < 0.05), but there were no significant differences regarding gender, dialysis type, or duration of dialysis. Conclusion The high prevalence of latent toxoplasmosis in dialysis patients underscores the need for regular screening to prevent serious complications. …”
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Diagnostic Performance of McMonnies Questionnaire as a Screening Survey for Dry Eye: A Multicenter Analysis by Yuxin Guo, Rongmei Peng, Kang Feng, Jing Hong

“…However, the AUCs varied significantly in different gender and age subgroups (z test, P<0.001), as the discriminating ability declined with age. …”
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Comparison of Characteristics of Connective Tissue Disease-Associated Interstitial Lung Diseases, Undifferentiated Connective Tissue Disease-Associated Interstitial Lung Diseases,... by Lin Pan, Yuan Liu, Rongfei Sun, Mingyu Fan, Guixiu Shi

“…CTD-ILD was identified in 31%, UCTD-ILD in 32%, and IPF in 37%. Gender and age differed among groups. Pulmonary symptoms were more common in IPF, while extrapulmonary symptoms were more common in CTD-ILD and UCTD-ILD group. …”
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Dissociating social reward learning and behavior in alcohol use disorder by Simon Jangard, Björn Lindström, Lotfi Khemiri, Nitya Jayaram-Lindström, Andreas Olsson

“…Methods We conducted one laboratory study (n = 234) and one confirmatory online study (n = 258), comparing young adults with AUD to age-, gender-, and education-matched healthy controls on a standardized reward learning task. …”
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College Students’ Perceptions of Worry and Parent Beliefs: Associations with Behaviors to Prevent Sun Exposure by Robert A. Yockey, Laura A. Nabors, Oladunni Oluwoye, Kristen Welker, Angelica M. Hardee

“…Results indicated that gender and students’ perceptions of parental beliefs about sun exposure were related to sun protection behaviors and their own worry over sun exposure. …”
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Seizures in Primary Antiphospholipid Syndrome: The Relevance of Smoking to Stroke by Jozélio Freire de Carvalho, Sandra Gofinet Pasoto, Simone Appenzeller

“…Nine (10.2%) patients with seizures were identified, 77.8% had convulsions onset after PAPS diagnosis. Mean age, gender, and race were comparable in groups with or without seizures. …”
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The Impact of Smartphone and Social Media Use on Adolescent Sleep Quality and Mental Health during the COVID-19 Pandemic by Young Lee, Judy Blebea, Furhut Janssen, Sarah E. Domoff

“…SM use was not associated with anxiety after controlling for age and gender. Conclusions. SM use is associated with higher rates of adolescent depression; however, sleep appears to mediate the relationship. …”
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The Challenges of ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction in COVID-19 Patients by Ju Young Bae, Khalil Ian Hussein, Christopher John Howes, John Francis Setaro

“…Among our patients with COVID-19 and STEMI, presentations were variable in terms of timing of onset of ECG changes, age, gender, race, comorbidities, symptomology, and outcomes.…”
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Benign acute childhood myositis in Qassim, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; A retrospective study by Yasir S. Alkhalifah, Yazeed A. Alghasham, Haitham M. Jarikji, Ammara Naeem, Mansour S. Alzahrani, Hussein Omari Sombi

“…Furthermore, some laboratory parameters were found to be outside normal ranges in males compared to females, pointing toward potential gender-specific differences in the manifestation of BACM. …”
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How Does the Canadian General Public Rate Moderate Alzheimer's Disease? by Jean-Eric Tarride, Mark Oremus, Eleanor Pullenayegum, Natasha Clayton, Parminder Raina

“…Respondents' mean EQ-5D scores for their current health status and a hypothetical moderate AD were 0.873 (SD: 0.138) and 0.638 (SD: 0.194), respectively (P<0.001). Age, gender, and education were significant factors explaining this decrement in utility. …”
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Prevalence of supernumerary teeth among a sample of patients attending college of dentistry in Erbil, Iraq by Fighan Jalal Hussein, Heran Ibrahim Hassan, Alaa Mahmud Mustafa

“…The demographic variables including age and gender was recorded for each patient. During statistical analysis Fisher’s exact test was used. p value of less than .05 was considered statistically significant. …”
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Epidemiology of Acute Pancreatitis in the North Adriatic Region of Croatia during the Last Ten Years by Davor Stimac, Ivana Mikolasevic, Irena Krznaric-Zrnic, Mladen Radic, Sandra Milic

“…Therefore, we studied the incidence rate of AP in the North Adriatic Region in Croatia, as well as epidemiological analysis concerning etiology, age, gender, and severity of disease. Methods. We analyzed 922 patients with confirmed diagnosis of AP (history, clinical and laboratory findings, and imaging methods) admitted to our hospital during a ten-year period (2000–2009). …”
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Overweight Adolescents’ Self-Perceived Weight and Weight Control Behaviour: HBSC Study in Finland 1994–2010 by Kristiina Ojala, Jorma Tynjälä, Raili Välimaa, Jari Villberg, Lasse Kannas

“…The phenomena were current and gender differences notable, but there was no statistically significant difference in overweight adolescents’ self-perceived weight, body dissatisfaction, or weight control behaviour between survey years.…”
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Body image of men and women with congenital heart disease over a 15 years observational period by Siegfried Geyer, Claudia Dellas, Elmar Brähler, Johannes Beller

“…The control group consisted of the same number of cases matched by age, gender and education drawn from a national survey designed to examine body image in the general population. …”
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Citizens' Attitudes Towards Local Services Accountability and Transparency: by Lejla Lazović Pita, Velma Pijalović, Lamija Šćeta, Almir Peštek

“…Findings: The results of binomial logit regressions indicate that in terms of perceived accountability and transparency of water supply and sewage, significant variables include gender, education, and satisfaction with the price the respondents pay for such service. …”
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Relationship Between Locus Of Control, Paranormal Beliefs, And Magical Ideation Among Young Adults Of Pakistan by Rozia Malik, Shammem Akhtar, Fatima Ali Raza Mughal

“…An independent sample t-test revealed no significant gender differences. Conclusion: The study highlights the complex relationships between religiosity, locus of control, and superstitious beliefs. …”
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Psychiatric morbidity among women in Norwegian prisons, 2010–2019: a register-based study by Vegard G Svendsen, Marianne Riksheim Stavseth, Torbjørn Skardhamar, Anne Bukten

“…Substance use disorders and dual disorders were highly prevalent in both genders, yet highest among women (56 and 38% respectively, versus 43 and 24% among men). …”
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Examination of the attitudes of prospective teachers toward the history of Turkish education course according to different variables by Dilsat Peker Ünal, Mehmet Sağlam, Berkay Kılıç

“…According to the results of the study in general, prospective teachers had above-average positive attitudes toward the HTE course, their attitudes toward the course did not differ significantly based on gender, department, class year, or grade point average, but they differed based on their learning styles. …”
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Abortion and contraception within prison health care: a qualitative study by Martha J. Paynter, Clare Heggie, Anja Mcleod, Wendy V. Norman

“…The aim of this study was to explore family planning care experiences among women and gender diverse people who have experienced incarceration in Canada. …”
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Unveiling the Hidden Burden: Estimating All-Cause Mortality Risk in Older Individuals with Type 2 Diabetes by Dikang Pan, Hui Wang, Sensen Wu, Jingyu Wang, Yachan Ning, Jianming Guo, Cong Wang, Yongquan Gu

“…The final model includes four independent predictors: age, gender, estimated glomerular filtration rate, and white blood cell count. …”
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