Prevalence and Subtype Analysis of Blastocystis hominis Isolated from Patients in the Northeast of Iran by Mitra Salehi, Jalal Mardaneh, Hamid Reza Niazkar, Mohammadhaasan Minooeianhaghighi, Elahe Arshad, Fateme Soleimani, Alireza Mohammadzadeh

“…Of the 152 samples, Blastocystis spp. were found in 53.6% of the men and 28.9% of the women who showed clinical gastrointestinal symptoms, and a significant relationship was observed between gender and clinical symptoms (P=0.002). A meaningful relationship was found between the season and infection with this parasite (P value = 0.003). …”
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Impact of lecture hall’s background noise on undergraduates’ higher order thinking skills: A field study by Nada Atef, Yasser Mansour, Hanan Sabry

“…The results have revealed that no significant interaction effect was found between background noise and gender while low background noise had a statistically significant effect on the creative thinking scores compared to the moderate and high background noise levels.…”
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Determination of sports health belief levels of individuals who do sports for recreational purposes by Mustafa Vural, Yasar Coruh

“…As a result of the research, when comparisons were examined according to gender variables, there was a significant difference between male and female athletes in terms of perceived seriousness, perceived obstacles, physical benefits and psychological benefits sub-dimensions which are sports health belief scale sub-dimensions, but differences were not determined in self-efficacy sub-dimension. …”
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Multiple mini-interviews as admission process: A study on perception of health science students in Universiti Brunei Darussalam. by Faiza Alam, Fatimah Az-Zahraa, Fazean Idris, Hanif Abdul Rahman

“…No statistically significant differences were detected by gender. Those who did online MMI (89%) reported higher opportunity to express themselves, where 80% agreed it was an effective tool to assess selection of students in the health science profession. …”
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Comparisons of Esophageal Function Tests between Chinese and British Patients with Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease by Feng Gao, Samantha Leach, Jian Yu Hao, Zhan Min Shang, Anthony Robert Hobson

“…Stepwise linear regression analysis showed that age, gender, and ethnicity did not have significant effect on LESP, TBTT, esophageal peristalsis, and CBTR in patients with GERD. …”
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Sexuality post gynaecological cancer treatment: a qualitative study with South African women by Jennifer Moodley, Sorrel Pitcher, Nazia Fakie, Tracey Adams, Lynette Denny

“…On average, the participants were between 12 and 30 months post treatment.Results Women expressed how their sexual functioning post treatment was both nuanced and complex, how heteronormative gender expectations influenced their intimate relationships, and how they experienced a re-embodiment of their sexual subjectivity post treatment. …”
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Risk factors affecting COVID-19 case fatality rate: A quantitative analysis of top 50 affected countries by Poh Hui Goh, Wafiah Ilyani Mahari, Norhadyrah Izazie Ahad, Li Ling Chaw, Nurolaini Kifli, Bey-Hing Goh, Siang Fei Yeoh, Khang Wen Goh, Long Chiau Ming

“…Conclusion: Countries with high proportion of older people above 65 years old have a significant risk of having high CFR from COVID-19. Nevertheless, gender differences and smoking prevalence failed to prove a significant relationship with COVID-19 mortality rate and CFR. …”
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Assessment of the relationship between urinary iodine level and thyroid dysfunction among children in South India- A case-control study by Vignesh Sivaraj, Subbarayan Sarojini, Arul Suyambunathan V, Suresh Pichandi, Desigamani Kanniyappan, Ramadevi Kanakasabapathi

“…Material and Methods: One hundred children between the ages of 6 to 12 years with thyroid dysfunctions and 100 age- and gender-matched healthy children were enrolled in the case-control groups respectively. …”
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Outcomes After Salter–Harris II Distal Tibia Fractures in Children by Robert Pearce, Alexander Markes, Toshali Katyal, Jeremy Siu, Ishaan Swarup

“…Variables included age, gender, operative versus non-operative treatment, and premature physeal closure (PPC). …”
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Is city of residence a factor differentiating sitting time in adolescents? by Roberval Pizano, Christianne de Faria Coelho Ravagnani, Robert Weaver, Maria Sylvia Vitalle

“…However, other factors such as gender, socioeconomic stratum and educational status, participation in sports and physical education and perceptions of fitness were related to students sitting time. …”
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Association between depression and diabetes among American adults using NHANES data from 2005 to 2020 by Chuanjie Zheng, Jianming Yin, Linyue Wu, Zhanhui Hu, Yikai Zhang, Lingyong Cao, Yiqian Qu

“…Subgroup analyses further identified significant relationships between depression and various demographic and behavioral factors, including gender, race, BMI, smoking status, and prediabetic conditions. …”
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Rasch Model Analysis of the Psychometric Properties of the Positive Mental Health Scale in Students by Noorellah Yousefi, Alireza Pirkhaefi

“…Additionally, the scale exhibited measurement stability across different genders. No item differential interaction (DIF) was identified based on gender. …”
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Anxiety mediated the relationship between bullying victimization and internet addiction in adolescents, and family support moderated the relationship by Yang Liu, Jinyin Peng, Jinna Ding, Jing Wang, Chunyan Jin, Lei Xu, Tiancheng Zhang, Pingfan Liu

“…Results After controlling for age and gender, bullying victimization was found to be a significant predictor of internet addiction (β = 0.130, p < 0.001). …”
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Eating disorders in medical students: prevalence, risk factors, comparison with the general population by Raluca Motorga, Mihaela Ionescu, Florina Nechita, Daniela Micu, Iulia Băluțoiu, Maria Mădălina Dinu, Dan Nechita

“…Several factors were associated with the ED risk, including female gender, experiencing sleeping difficulties, feelings of ridicule, family pressure and media pressure, prior ED history, high BMI, negative events and family history of mental illness. …”
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Screening Retinopathy of Prematurity in Extremely Low Birth Weight Infants in China and the Need for Earlier Screening Times by Jianxun Wang, Feng Chen, Shiping He, Daoman Xiang

“…Data collected included gender, gestational age (GA), BW, postmenstrual age (PMA), age of onset of ROP, and age at which treatment was carried out, if required. …”
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Relationship between Undernutrition and Periodontal Diseases among a Sample of Yemeni Population: A Cross-Sectional Study by Milad Al-Kalisi, Manal Al-Hajri, Sarah Al-Rai

“…PDs were statistically significant with the participant’s age, gender, level of education, and smoking (P>0.05). …”
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Prevalence of lumbar disc herniation and its associated factors: A cross-sectional study in Gansu. by Zhiwei Chen, Jirong Zhao, Li Wang, Hong Shao, Liangjia Cao, Xueyun He, Zhenghan Yang, Junfei Ma, Qianwen Chen, Peng Jiang, Licun Zhang, Jihong Hu

“…<h4>Conclusion</h4>The prevalence of LDH was high, varying significantly with latitude, gender, and nationality, indicating potential lifestyle and demographic influences in Gansu.…”
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Tobacco Stained Fingers and Its Association with Death and Hospital Admission: A Retrospective Cohort Study. by Gregor John, Céline Louis, Amandine Berner, Daniel Genné

“…Multivariable Cox models were used to adjust for confounding factors: age, gender, pack-year unit smoked, cancer, harmful alcohol use and diabetes. …”
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Cluster analysis of digital competencies among professors in higher education by Karime Chahuán-Jiménez, Eduardo Lara-Yergues, Dominique Garrido-Araya, Elena Salum-Alvarado, Paulina Hurtado-Arenas, Rolando Rubilar-Torrealba

“…PurposeThis research focuses on the diagnosis and clustering of professor higher education in relation to digital competencies, based on different levels of digital competency development.MethodsThe methodology employed in this study involved an Ordinary Least Squares (OLS) regression analysis and cluster analysis using K-means clustering algorithm, considering the Silhouette score, based on the responses obtained through a questionnaire DigComEdu framework, and adjusted according to the experts who conducted a validity analysis.ResultsThe findings indicate that, for the sample professor who answers the questionnaire voluntarily and confidentially, considering margin of error of 5%, a confidence level of 95%, and a response distribution of 50%, corresponding to 314 professors, with a Crombach’s alpha of 0.56, there is no relation between the variables of investigation, age, gender, academic degree, academic hierarchy, and years in academy and the level of digital competencies among professors. …”
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Hematological parameters in pediatric pulmonary and extrapulmonary tuberculosis in Vietnam: a prospective observational study by Chau Duc Nguyen-Huu, Thi Hanh Chan Tran, Thi Hong Nhung La, Van-Tuy Nguyen

“…There were significant differences between pulmonary and extrapulmonary tuberculosis in terms of gender distribution (p = 0.037), family history (p = 0.008), fever (p = 0.001), malnutrition (p = 0.008), and night sweats (p = 0.027). …”
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