ASSESSMENT OF BRACKET BOND FAILURE DURING FIXED ORTHODONTIC TREATMENT BASED ON A QUESTIONNAIRE DISTRIBUTED TO ORTHODONTISTS by Manuela Nardin, Mihaela Ionescu, Diana-Elena Vlăduțu, Anne-Marie Rauten, Luminița Dăguci, Cristina Teodora Preoteasa, Alexandra Done, Veronica Mercuț

“…Potential risk factors for bracket detachment include age and gender of the patient, type of dento-maxillary anomaly, consumption of hard foods, contact between the bracket and the opposite tooth. …”
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Association between the triglyceride glucose body mass index and asthma: evidence from NHANES 2011–2018 by Sijia Yu, Shiping Wu, Shouxin Wei

“…There was a significant interaction between asthma and TyG-BMI among subgroups defined by gender, coronary heart disease, and stroke (interaction P < 0.05). …”
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Cytisine compared to combination nicotine replacement therapy to reduce cigarette consumption in relapsed smokers: protocol for a pilot randomized controlled trial by Hassan Mir, Javad Heshmati, Kerri-Anne Mullen, Ashley Baldwin, Evyanne Quirouette, Andrew Pipe, Robert Reid

“…A total of 60 participants will be recruited using stratified randomization by sex to ensure gender balance. Data will be analyzed descriptively, focusing on feasibility and efficacy measures to inform future trials. …”
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The brain structure underlying the nonlinear association between early-life tobacco smoke exposure and the risk for cognitive decline and dementia in adulthood: a large prospective... by Changfu Lin, Fabin Lin, Kaitai Yang, Yuxuan Zhong, Yan Luo, Hanchen Chen, Wenjing Zhang, Xuanjie Chen, Qinyong Ye, Yuqi Zeng, Guoen Cai

“…We adjusted for potential confounding factors, including age, gender, race, household income, alcohol consumption status, physical activity, family history of dementia, education level, and other relevant variables. …”
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Investigating the relationship of hydration status on the clinical outcomes of COVID-19 patients by Mahdiye Rezaei, Nader Salari, Amirhossein Naghibzadeh, Mohammad Mohammadi, Alireza Abdi

“…Data analysis revealed no statistically significant difference in average hydration scores when considering the main variables of SOFA and COVID-GRAM risk score results, and other variables such as gender, age, underlying diseases, place of residence, tobacco and drug use, respiratory distress, and PCR test results. …”
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Cholecystostomy as Bridge to Surgery and as Definitive Treatment or Acute Cholecystectomy in Patients with Acute Cholecystitis by Agnieszka Popowicz, Lars Lundell, Peter Gerber, Ulf Gustafsson, Emil Pieniowski, Helen Sinabulya, Krister Sjödahl, Andrianos Tsekrekos, Gabriel Sandblom

“…After adjusting for age, gender, Charlson comorbidity index, and degree of cholecystitis, the hospital stay was significantly longer for patients treated with PC than for those undergoing acute cholecystectomy (P<0.001) but the risk for intervention-related complications was found to be significantly lower (P=0.001) in the PC group. …”
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Management of forgotten double J stents: insight from a systematic review of case reports by Antonius Galih Pranesdha Putra, Yufi Aulia Azmi, Soetojo Wirjopranoto, Nadya Rahmatika, Agustin Junior Nanda De Niro, Alviano Satria Wibawa, Kevin Muliawan Soetanto

“…Forgotten DJ stent sufferers vary from age 7 years to 88 years. Male gender was predominant. The initial symptoms were flank pain and micturition disorders. …”
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Association between frailty index and mortality in depressed patients: results from NHANES 2005–2018 by Xiaoqiang Liu, Yubin Wang, Yingxuan Huang, Chanchan Lin, Boming Xu, Yilin Zeng, Peizhong Chen, Xiaobo Liu, Yisen Huang

“…These results were consistent across analyses stratified by age, gender, race, BMI, hypertension, and diabetes. This study suggests that the frailty index is positively associated with all-cause and cause-specific mortality in patients with depression. …”
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Oral condition of patients hospitalized for Covid-19 and its impact on quality of life by Lara Ribeiro Feitosa DUAILIBE, Laise Nunes RODRIGUES, Alanna Barros de ARRUDA, Robinson SABINO-SILVA, Rayenne Augusta Mota FERREIRA, Rudys Rodolfo de Jesus TAVAREZ, Cyrene Piazera Silva COSTA, Meire Coelho FERREIRA

“…The prevalence of COVID-19 was associated with gender (p = 0.038), with a higher incidence observed in male patients (61.9%). …”
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Third molar infections and their impact on systemic health- an awareness study among women degree college students of Udupi City, Karnataka, India by Ananya Prabhu, Ramprasad Vasthare, Prajna P. Nayak, Gargi Gandhi, Shreyosi Banik, Bidisha Sarmah

“…Previous studies have reported that the third molar infection is more associated with the age group of 26–35 years and is more commonly reported in the female gender. Aims: Hence, the aim was to assess knowledge regarding third molar infections among women degree college students. …”
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Association of Sociodemographic Variables and Healthy Habits with Body and Visceral Fat Values in Spanish Workers by María Gordito Soler, Ángel Arturo López-González, Pedro Juan Tárraga López, Emilio Martínez-Almoyna Rifá, Cristina Martorell Sánchez, María Teófila Vicente-Herrero, Hernan Paublini, José Ignacio Ramírez-Manent

“…This study aims to determine how certain sociodemographic variables, such as age, gender, and socioeconomic level, as well as certain healthy habits like physical activity and tobacco consumption, affect the levels of body and visceral fat. …”
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Effect of flipped classroom method on the reflection ability in nursing students in the professional ethics course; Solomon four-group design by Mohammad Rasool Khazaei, Eshagh Moradi, Azizeh Barry, Mohammad Hasan Keshavarzi, Akram Hashemi, Ghobad Ramezani, Atefeh Zabihi Zazoli, Farzaneh Farzadnia

“…Findings The findings showed that the four investigated groups do not have statistically significant differences in terms of gender composition (p = 0.599). There was no significant difference between the control and experimental groups in terms of all 5 reflection components in the pre-test. …”
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Developing a novel model for predicting overall survival in late-onset colon adenocarcinoma patients based on LODDS: a study based on the SEER database and external validation by Chen Chen, Heng-Bo Xia, Wei-Wei Yuan, Meng-Ci Zhou, Xue Zhang, A.-Man Xu

“…Cox regression analysis revealed independent risk factors for OS and CSS, including age, gender, race, size, LODDS stage, PLN stage, LNR stage, and TNM stage. …”
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Distribution of Pupil Size and Associated Factors: Results from the Population-Based Gutenberg Health Study by Marian Kiel, Stephanie D. Grabitz, Susanne Hopf, Thomas Koeck, Philipp S. Wild, Irene Schmidtmann, Karl J. Lackner, Thomas Münzel, Manfred E. Beutel, Norbert Pfeiffer, Alexander K. Schuster

“…A smaller pupil was associated with older age, hyperopic refractive error, previous cataract surgery, diabetes, obesity, and ACE inhibitor intake, whereas wider pupil was associated with female gender, arterial hypertension, intake of tricyclic antidepressants, and intake of SNRI and tetracyclic antidepressants. …”
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Assessing a clinical vital sign in severe mental illness: validation study of the 5 sit-to-stand test for monitoring muscle strength – The PsychiActive Project by Alvaro Lopez-Moral, Diego Munguia-Izquierdo, Javier Bueno-Antequera

“…Aims This study aimed to analyse the criterion validity of the 5-STS test in SMI, considering potential age, gender and body mass index influences. Method In a cross-sectional study following the ‘STrengthening the Reporting of OBservational studies in Epidemiology’ (STROBE) guidelines, 82 adults with SMI (aged 18–65, 24 women) were assessed. …”
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Investıgation of Virtual World Risk Perceptions of Individuals Interested in Team and Individual Sports by Fuat Orkun TAPŞIN, Elif KARAGÜN

“…Overall, there were no significant differences observed in any of the sub-dimensions of the virtual world risk perception scale when considering participants' educational background and their involvement in either individual or team sports. Regarding gender, women exhibited a greater perception of virtual opportunities, whereas men displayed a higher perception of virtual corruption. …”

Clinicopathologic Significance of CXCL12 and CXCR4 Expressions in Patients with Colorectal Cancer by Naomi Yoshuantari, Didik Setyo Heriyanto, Susanna Hilda Hutajulu, Johan Kurnianda, Ahmad Ghozali

“…There was no difference in the expression of CXCL12 and CXCR4 according to the patients’ ages, gender, tumour differentiation, or response to chemotherapy. …”
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A longitudinal study on the professional identity formation of health promotion practitioners: evidence from undergraduate students in Switzerland by Verena Biehl, Verena Biehl, Andreas Bänziger, Frank Wieber, Frank Wieber

“…In contrast, PI in physiotherapy students was high from the beginning and remained stable throughout their studies. Factors such as gender, self-esteem, insecurity about the study program, the perceived social status of the profession, and planned behavior during and after the program were found to influence health promotion students’ PI formation.DiscussionUndergraduate health promotion students lack a strong PI, especially compared to physiotherapy students. …”
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Correlation between OSAHS and Early Peripheral Atherosclerosis Indices in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in China: A Cross-Sectional Inpatient Study by Xin Zhao, Xiaofeng Yu, Sixu Xin, Wei Zhang, Xiaomei Zhang, Linong Ji

“…Results. (1) As the degree of OSAHS increased, ABI decreased gradually and was lower than that in the control group, but PWV increased and was higher than that in the control group (p<0.05, respectively). (2) The apnea-hypopnea index (AHI) positively correlated with PWV (r=0.36, p<0.05) and negatively correlated with ABI (r=−0.37, p<0.05). (3) Multivariate logistic regression showed that after adjusting for age, gender, duration, BMI, blood pressure, blood glucose, blood lipid, and other factors, OSAHS was a risk factor of lower extremity arterial disease (LEAD) in patients with T2DM. …”
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Regional risk factors associated with adverse outcomes of COVID-19 infection among the older adult: A systematic review and meta-analysis by Olunike Rebecca Abodunrin, Mobolaji Timothy Olagunju, Xinyi Huang, Jianming Wang, Zhibin Hu, Chong Shen

“…Key factors include old age (above 65 years), male gender, symptoms such as fever and dyspnea, and comorbidities like dementia, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), chronic heart disease, hypertension, chronic kidney disease, and malnutrition. …”
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