Anti-Myxovirus Resistance Protein-1 Immunoglobulin A Autoantibody in Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis by Toru Arai, Masaki Hirose, Yoshimasa Hamano, Tomoko Kagawa, Akihiro Murakami, Hiroshi Kida, Atsushi Kumanogoh, Yoshikazu Inoue

“…We measured anti-MX1 immunoglobulin (Ig) G, IgA, and IgM autoantibody levels by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay in serum collected at the time of diagnosis from 71 patients with IPF diagnosed according to the 2018 IPF guideline. The gender-age-physiology (GAP) index was calculated in each case. …”
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Causes of Death in Implant Patients Treated in the Edentulous Jaw: A Comparison between 2098 Deceased Patients and the Swedish National Cause of Death Register by Jan Kowar, Victoria Stenport, Mats Nilsson, Torsten Jemt

“…Standardised mortality ratios (SMRs) were calculated based on gender and age and tested for statistical significance. …”
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Smallholder farmers’ knowledge, attitudes and practices towards biological control of papaya mealybug in Kenya by Kate Constantine, Fernadis Makale, Idah Mugambi, Harrison Rware, Duncan Chacha, Alyssa Lowry, Ivan Rwomushana, Frances Williams

“…County, perception of biological as safe, training in IPM and gender were all highly significant factors determining farmers willingness to support biological control. …”
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Exploring urban–rural inequities in older adults life expectancy: a case study in Zhejiang, China for health equity by Yongguo Chen, Yongguo Chen, Xiaoting Fan, Shusheng Shen, Shusheng Shen, Yong Chen, Yong Chen, Zhiwei Pan, Zixuan Chen, Haoqiang Zhong, Menglong Li

“…Income inequality emerges as the primary factor influencing life expectancy, followed by educational attainment, with variations across different age groups and gender. This underscores the importance of tailored interventions that consider the specific needs of older adults individuals in diverse geographical areas and age brackets to extend life expectancy and promote health equity. …”
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Somatotypes and handgrip strength analysis of elite Serbian sambo athletes by Jelena Slankamenac, Tatjana Trivić, Damjan Jakšić, Miodrag Drapšin, Nemanja Lakićević, Patrik Drid

“…Athletes are classified into categories according to gender and official weight categories. Using anthropometry, we calculated somatotypes and hand-grip strength. …”
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Cardiac manifestation of phenylketonuria in adulthood by Péter Homródi, Emese Tóth-Zsámboki, Róbert Gábor Kiss, Orsolya Lovász, Gábor Zoltán Duray

“…Hypertension, elevated LDL-cholesterol level, male gender, obesity and PKU were identified as cardiovascular risk factors. …”
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Blood pressure, gallstones, and age at first cholecystectomy in U.S. adults: a cross-sectional study by Yue Zhang, Ruifeng Duan, Xin Chen, Lijuan Wei

“…After adjustment for age, gender, race, diabetes, and hypercholesterolemia, HTN was significantly associated with gallstones in individuals aged 48 years (OR = 1.39; 95% CI: 1.03, 1.88). …”
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Distance and Direction Matters: Risk Perception Among Residents Around a Dump Yard in Kerala, India by Payyappilly AP, Babu P, Nair MR

“…Women had a lesser risk perception compared to men (− 2.6 (95% CI − 3.7, − 1.4; p< 0.001)).Conclusion: The findings highlight the importance of geospatial characteristics (distance and direction), malodor and gender differences in shaping the risk perceptions among the proximate residents living around a waste dump yard. …”
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Association between weekend catch-up sleep and hypertension of the United States population from 2017 to 2020: a cross-sectional study by Yan Luo, Qingyuan Li, Qingyuan Li, Tong Feng, Shasha Meng, Shasha Meng, Ran Duan, Ran Duan

“…Multivariable logistic regression models adjusted for potential confounders such as age, gender, Body mass index (BMI), and lifestyle factors were utilized to explore this association. …”
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Changes in the Structural and Functional Albumin Properties in Patients with Decompensated Liver Cirrhosis by A. A. Turkina, M. V. Maevskaya, M. S. Zharkova, V. T. Ivashkin

“…The control group consisted of 12 healthy volunteers, comparable in gender and age, without liver diseases. To assess the structural and functional ability, serum albumin was analyzed by EPR spectroscopy.Results. …”
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Development of a Brief Assessment Tool to Evaluate Early Low Nutrition Risk in Community Elderly: Creation of the Tool and Examination of Its Reliability and Criterion-related Vali... by Shoji Shinkai, Miki Narita, Hiroshi Murayama, Akihiko Kitamura, Yoshinori Fujiwara

“…Item analysis was conducted on the 34 common items, and items were selected based on the following criteria: adequate pass rates and discriminative power, no gender and regional differences, and a certain level of commonality based on factor analysis. …”
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Homoarginine concentrations correlate with early depressive symptoms and the reduction in physical functioning within the first days after myocardial infarction by Andreas Baranyi, Andreas Meinitzer, Dirk von Lewinski, Jolana Wagner-Skacel, Sabrina Leal Garcia, Hans-Bernd Rothenhäusler, Omid Amouzadeh-Ghadikolai, Leonhard Harpf, Melanie Schweinzer, Dietmar Enko

“…A decrease in hArg levels, as observed in AMI patients on the fourth day after AMI, was independent of gender, age, body-mass-index and AMI type. After six months, hArg concentrations no longer differed significantly from baseline values. …”
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Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on cerebral venous sinus thrombosis in China: a comparative study by Xiaoming Zhang, Kun Fang, Duo Lan, Xiangqian Huang, Xunming Ji, Ran Meng, Da Zhou

“…Data on demographics, clinical features, risk factors, and outcomes were evaluated, with subgroup analyses based on gender and age. Results The mean patient age was 38 ± 14 years, with a female preponderance (55.0%). …”
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Challenges and future prospects of online practical education in physical education faculties during the COVID-19 pandemic by O.M. Abdel Fattah, A.A. Zureigat, S.H. Qasim, M.A. Alzughailat, A.S. Khasawneh

“…In addition, there are statistically significant differ­ences in the level of challenges according to the gender variable. From the students’ points of view, the content and the educational environment are among the most significant challenges they face during online practical education.Scientific novelty. …”
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A Questionnaire for the Assessment of Pragmatic Competence in Children Aged 5-8 by E.S. Oshchepkova, N.A. Kartushina, K.S. Tarasova

“…Statistical analysis of the material included: 1) checking for normality of the distribution of answers; 2) analysis for consistency of the entire questionnaire, its scales and individual questions; 3) exploratory factor analysis; 4) confirmatory factor analysis; 5) identifying gender differences for each of the questions using the Mann-Whitney test. …”
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Determinants of Familiarity and Experience with HIV Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis in Primary Care Providers in Ontario, Canada by Jorge Martinez-Cajas, Beatriz Alvarado, Carmela Rapino, Emma Nagy, T. Hugh Guan, Nicholas Cofie, Nancy Dalgarno, Pilar Camargo, Bradley Stoner

“…PrEP familiarity and experience were associated with working in an organization serving key populations, working with gender minorities, and having colleagues providing PrEP. …”
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Clinical characteristics of pathogens in children with community-acquired pneumonia were analyzed via targeted next-generation sequencing detection by Junhua Zhao, Mingfeng Xu, Zheng Tian, Yu Wang

“…The results showed that pathogenic infections in children with CAP were related to age but not to gender. Conclusion The infection pathogens in children with CAP were complex and the incidence of co-existence was observed to be high. …”
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Comparing Fetal Weight Estimates in the Third Trimester: Clinical Examination Findings, Ultrasonographic Estimation, and Actual Birth Weight by Ayesha Ghaffar, Sabeen Ashraf, Hafiza Alia Akbar Khan, Saba Yousaf, Tallat Farkhanda, Amartur Rabbal

“…Results: The patients' average age was 25.19±4.26 years. According to the gender breakdown of infants, 619 females (54.8%) and 511 males (45.2%) were born. 207 patients (18.3%) were primigravida and 923 patients (81.7%) were multiparous. …”
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Correlation between salivary ANG-2 level and inflammation activity of oral lichen planus by XIANG Yuanyi, LUO Jingjing, LI Haiyang, WU Zhongting, ZHOU Hongmei

“…Results The baselines of age and gender between OLP and control groups showed no significant difference. …”
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Sex life dissatisfaction contribute to intention toward infidelity among Malaysians: relationship satisfaction as a mediator by Soon Aun Tan, Siew Mun Ang, Pit Wan Pung, Xi Yao Teoh, Seow Ling Ooh

“…Meanwhile, relationship satisfaction significantly mediates the link between sex life satisfaction and intention toward infidelity after controlling for the effects of age and gender. These findings support the hypothetical mediating role of relationship satisfaction in the association between sex life satisfaction and intention toward infidelity. …”
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