Perbedaan Hasil Pemeriksaan Sputum Basil Tahan Asam Antara PasienTuberkulosis Yang Perokok Dan Bukan Perokok Di Balai Pengobatan Penyakit Paru Lubuk Alung by Nurul Ziqra, Elizabeth Bahar, Edison Edison

“…The conclusions was TB patients are found in the productive age and the male gender. Acid fast bacilli positive in smoker is higher than non-smokers.…”
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Empowering Nursing Practices: Enhancing Patient Care Through Knowledge, Attitude and Practice Towards Urinary Catheterisation in Taicang City by Lihong Zhang, Hong Zhang, Yaxuan Wang, Hui Li, Ting Liu, Jingjing Qian, Chi Wang

“…Partial correlation analysis adjusted for age, gender, department, working experience and experience in treating patients with catheter‐associated urinary tract infections also showed positive correlations among KAP. …”
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Association between polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons exposure and current asthma: a population-based study by Zhou Jin, Wen Sun, Guangfa Wang

“…Subgroup analyses stratified by smoking status, gender, age, and body mass index (BMI) showed consistent associations between PAHs and current asthma, with some subgroups displaying stronger positive correlations. …”
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Natural History of Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatotic Liver Disease: From Metabolic Syndrome to Hepatocellular Carcinoma by Melchor Alpízar Salazar, Samantha Estefanía Olguín Reyes, Andrea Medina Estévez, Julieta Alejandra Saturno Lobos, Jesús Manuel De Aldecoa Castillo, Juan Carlos Carrera Aguas, Samary Alaniz Monreal, José Antonio Navarro Rodríguez, Dulce María Fernanda Alpízar Sánchez

“…<i>Background</i>: Visceral fat distribution varies by gender, impacting MASLD development due to hormonal influences. …”
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Features of the Expression of Second-Type Melatonin Receptors by Esophagus Epiteliocytes in Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease by O. A. Karpovich, T. T. Shtabinskaya, V. I. Shishko, Ya. A. Kolodzeysky

“…The control group consisted of 18 patients without GERD, comparable with the main groups by gender, age and body mass index. In order to determine the expression of MTNR1B, esophagogastroduodenoscopy with the collection of biopsy material from the mucous membrane of the distal esophagus was performed. …”
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Exploring the clinical significance of anti-acetylcholine receptor antibody titers, changes, and change rates in Myasthenia Gravis by Lijun Luo, Xinyi Zhu, Chunbei Wen, Yifan Guo, Jie Yang, Dongsheng Wei, Ping Yu, Mei Wan

“…Pearson and Spearman correlation analyses were used to study the relationships between changes in AChR-Ab titers, rates of change, and MG scores.Results(1) At baseline, there was no correlation between AChR-Ab titers and age, duration of illness, gender, MGFA classification, or presence of thymic abnormalities. (2) The trend of decreasing AChR-Ab titers matched the trend of reduced QMGS and ADL scores. (3) Six months into treatment,there was a correlation between AChR-Ab titer changes and changes in ADL scores. (4) Three months into treatment, RR-AChRAb showed a correlation with the rate of change in ADL at the same time point.ConclusionWe found the trend of decreased AChR-Ab titers after standardized treatment that was consistent with reductions in QMGS and ADL scores. …”
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Anthropometric Indices of Obesity and the Prediction of Cardiovascular Risk Factors in an Iranian Population by Mohsen Azimi–Nezhad, Majid Ghayour–Mobarhan, Mohammad Safarian, Habibollah Esmailee, Seyed Mohammad Reza Parizadeh, Maryam Rajabi-Moghadam, Arezoo Gholami, Mohammad Reza Oladi, Gordon A. Ferns

“…The prevalence of hypertension, diabetes, dyslipidemia, and metabolic syndrome were 28, 5.5, 67, and 39.9%, respectively. The gender-specific cutoff values for waist:height ratio to predict hypertension, diabetes, dyslipidemia, and metabolic syndrome among men were 0.52 (sensitivity = 66%; specificity = 66%), 0.54 (sensitivity = 65%; specificity = 65%), 0.50 (sensitivity = 58%; specificity = 57%), and 0.53 (sensitivity = 73%; specificity = 70%), and for women were 0.59 (sensitivity = 61%; specificity = 61%), 0.61 (sensitivity = 64%; specificity = 64%), 0.57 (sensitivity = 61%; specificity = 61%), and 0.59 (sensitivity = 77%; specificity = 77%) (p < 0.05). …”
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Impaired insight in schizophrenia is associated with higher frontoparietal cerebral blood flow: an arterial spin labeling study by Jianmeng Song, Edgardo Carmona-Torres, Yasaman Kambari, Sofia Chavez, Fumihiko Ueno, Teruki Koizum, Aron Amaev, Ali Abdolizadeh, Vincenzo De Luca, Daniel M. Blumberger, Gary Remington, Bruce Pollock, Ariel Graff-Guerrero, Philip Gerretsen

“…Whole brain analysis found that impaired insight was associated with higher regional CBF in the right angular gyrus, left supramarginal gyrus, and right superior frontal region when controlling for age, gender, smoking status, and illness severity. The results indicate that impaired insight in schizophrenia is related to regional CBF in frontoparietal areas. …”
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Cell-free DNA release following psychosocial and physical stress in women and men by A. S. Limberg, F. Berg, E. Köper, C. Lindgraf, C. Gevers, R. Kumsta, E. M. Hummel, D. A. Moser

“…The analysis indicated significantly elevated levels of cf-nDNA in both plasma and saliva in all participants, irrespective of gender, following psychosocial and physical stress. …”
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Factors affecting patient satisfaction during endoscopic procedures by Maryam Ghazala, E-Hinna Rashk, Sardar Saman, Khan Jahangir, Isram Javaria, Hassan Fayyaz

“…The study also found that certain aspects of the endoscopic procedure impacted satisfaction differently across gender and age groups. The questionnaire demonstrated strong internal consistency with a Cronbach's Alpha value of 0.917. …”
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Quality of Life Assessment in Diabetic Patients Using a Validated Tool in a Patient Population Visiting a Tertiary Care Center in Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India by Dayanidhi Meher, Sonali Kar, Mona Pathak, Snigdha Singh

“…Age over 50 years (OR = 1.81, CI 1.12–2.93; p=0.014), female gender (OR = 2.05, CI 1.26–3.35; p=0.004), having foot complications (OR = 2.81, CI 1.73–4.55; p<0.001), and having depression (OR = 1.88, CI 1.15–3.06, p=0.011) emerged as predictors of poor QOLID scores. …”
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&lsquo;That&rsquo;s Enough&rsquo; - Workplace Violence Against Physicians, Pharmacists, and Nurses in Saudi Arabia: A Systematic Review of Prevalence, Causes, and Consequences by Alhomoud F

“…Contributing factors of WPV included gender, age, profession, workload, shift patterns, nationality, experience, and inadequate training. …”
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Training of female health workers (FHWs) to enhance the advocacy and communication skills on COVID-19 vaccine and routine Immunization in District Peshawar Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP)... by Magid Al-Gunaid, Zakir Hussain, Leen Daoud, Khurram Akram

“…The baseline evaluation involved analyzing existing vaccination data, disaggregated by age and gender. Key informant interviews (KIIs) were conducted to capture qualitative insights into the perceptions of vaccines within the target population.FindingsData from the Department of Health KP and Expanded Program on Immunization Management Information System (EPIMIS) highlighted improvements in both COVID-19 and routine Expanded Program on Immunization (EPI) vaccinations across 25 union councils (UCs) in district Peshawar. …”
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Outcomes of Living Kidney Donor Candidates and Living Kidney Recipient Candidates with JC Polyomavirus and BK Polyomavirus Viruria by Sara Querido, Carolina Ormonde, Teresa Adragão, Inês Costa, Maria Ana Pessanha, Perpétua Gomes, André Weigert

“…In a multivariate analysis, LKD candidates with JCV viruria had a lower risk of proteinuria of >200 mg/24 hours (p=0.009, OR: 0.342, 95% CI: 0.153–0.764), in a model adjusted for age, gender, presence of hypertension, and eGFR <80 mL/min. …”
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Exploring the Intersection of ADHD and Music: A Systematic Review by Phoebe Saville, Caitlin Kinney, Annie Heiderscheit, Hubertus Himmerich

“…The strength of these findings, however, was limited by inconsistencies among the studies, such as variations in ADHD diagnosis, comorbidities, medication use, and gender. Despite these limitations, this review provides a valuable foundation for future research on the interaction between ADHD and music.…”
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Fostering unsustainability? An analysis of 4-year-olds' dietary impacts in Sweden by Maria Jacobsen, Lotta Moraeus, Emma Patterson, Anna Karin Lindroos, Mattias Eriksson, Elin Röös

“…It employed the Sustainability Assessment of Foods And Diets tool to quantify these impacts against per capita 1000 kcal planetary boundaries and variations in dietary impacts based on factors such as gender, municipal area, parental education level, and consumption setting (home or preschool). …”
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Antenatal care and breastfeeding practices in Sub-Saharan Africa: an analysis of demographic and health surveys by Bolanle Olapeju, Michael Bride, Mariam Wamala, Deborah Atobrah, Elizabeth H. Lee, Zoé M. Hendrickson

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Viral suppression and adherence in adolescents living with HIV in rural Tanzania. by Ezekiel Luoga, James Okuma, Lilian Moshi, George Sigalla, Dorcas Mnzava, Daniel H Paris, Tracy R Glass, Fiona Vanobberghen, Maja Weisser, Getrud Joseph Mollel, KIULARCO working group

“…Factors associated with viral suppression were having a CD4 cell count ≥500 cells/mm3 (adjusted Odds Ratio (aOR) 3.48; 95% CI 1.49-8.13) versus those with a CD4 cell count <500 cells/mm3, being on a dolutegravir-based regimen (aOR 12.6; 95% CI 2.50-68.7) versus those on a NNRTI based regimen. Female gender was associated with lower odds of having viral suppression (aOR 0.41; 95%CI 0.18-0.93). …”
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6-month survival of patients with acute myeloid leukemia who received modified chemotherapy at Wahidin Sudirohusodo Hospital by Edwinda D. Ratu, Tutik Hardjianti, Dimas Bayu, Syakib Bakri, Nasrum Mahmud, Andi Alfian Zainuddin

“…Data on life expectancy, chemotherapy modifications, age, gender, and AML subtype were collected. Data were analyzed using SPSS version 22.0. …”
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Pola Kejadian ISPA pada Balita di Wilayah Kerja Puskesmas Anak Air Padang Tahun 2012 by Aidil Rahman Novesar, Eryati Darwin, Finny Fitry Yani

“…The result of the result was infants with ARI is 28,29% from the total of all ARI patients, where it happened to 0-5 years old children divided to baby as much of 21,5% and 78,5% to infants, while the gender distribution between male and female infants was 50,04% and 49,96% in the Batipuh Panjang region which is having a frequency of 51,71% and Padang Sarai region 47,94% while other region was 0,25%. …”
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