Initial Rotational Instability of the Tapered Wedge-Shaped Type Cementless Stem by Yosuke Iwamoto, Hiroaki Kijima, Hiroshi Tazawa, Natsuo Konishi, Hitoshi Kubota, Shin Yamada, Takayuki Tani, Keiji Kamo, Norio Suzuki, Yoshihiko Okudera, Masashi Fujii, Ken Sasaki, Tetsuya Kawano, Itsuki Nagahata, Naohisa Miyakoshi, Yoichi Shimada

“…A total of 61 primary total hip arthroplasties with the tapered wedge-shaped type cementless stem Accolade® TMZF (11 males, 50 females; mean age 60 years) from January 2012 to June 2015 who underwent computed tomography before surgery and within 4 weeks and 1 year after surgery were evaluated. …”
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Preparation, Reliability, and Validity of a Japanese Version of the “Satisfaction of Treatment among Caregivers of Dependent Type 2 Diabetic Patients” Questionnaire by Satoshi Ida, Ryutaro Kaneko, Kanako Imataka, Kaoru Okubo, Yoshitaka Shirakura, Kentaro Azuma, Ryoko Fujiwara, Hiroka Takahashi, Kazuya Murata

“…This study included 208 individuals (55 males and 153 females). Cronbach’s α coefficient was 0.88. …”
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Contribution of integrase inhibitor use, body mass index, physical activity and caloric intake to weight gain in people living with HIV by Giovanni Guaraldi, Jovana Milic, Elena Bacchi, Federica Carli, Marianna Menozzi, Iacopo Franconi, Alessandro Raimondi, Giacomo Ciusa, Valentina Masi, Michela Belli, Stefano Guaraldi, Emanuele Aprile, Maria Mancini, Cristina Mussini, Jordan E. Lake, Kristine M. Erlandson

“…Results: 118 PLWH switched to INSTI and 163 remained on current ART. Of 281 PLWH (74.3% males), mean follow-up was 4.2 years, age 50.3 years, median time since HIV diagnosis 17.8 years, CD4 cell count 630 cells/µL at baseline. …”
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Associations between hypovitaminosis D, adiposity indices and insulin resistance in adolescents: mediation analyses from NHANES 2011–2018 by Yaping Deng, Yingting Luo, Yilei Shen, Yong Zhao, Wei Cao, Jie Cao, Lijuan Xu, Lin Kong

“…Notably, subgroup analysis indicated a pronounced hypovitaminosis D -adiposity association in female adolescents, which was not observed in males. The XGBoost algorithm pinpointed obesity and blood lipid indicators significantly affecting IR, with total fat mass, triglyceride, cholesterol, BMI, and FMI ranked by descending importance. …”
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Astrocytic NLRP3 cKO mitigates depression-like behaviors induced by mild TBI in mice. by Hui-Tao Miao, Jun Wang, Jing-Jing Shao, Rong-Xin Song, Wen-Guang Li, Jian-Kai Sun, Shi-Yan Jia, Dong-Xue Zhang, Xiao-Ming Li, Jian-Yong Zhao, Li-Min Zhang

“…Notably, under mild TBI conditions, astrocyte-specific NLRP3 exhibited greater neuroprotective effects in female knockout mice compared to males. Conclusion: Astrocyte NLRP3 knockout demonstrated a protective mechanism in mice subjected to mild TBI, possibly attributed to the inhibition of pyroptosis through the NLRP3 signaling pathway in astrocytes.…”
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Systematic Review of Surgical Care in the Incarcerated Population: Identifying Knowledge Gaps for Future Research by Totadri Dhimal, MD, Paula Cupertino, PhD, Aqsa Ghaffar, BS, Yue Li, PhD, Xueya Cai, PhD, Cristopher Soto, BS, Megha Ramaswamy, PhD, MPH, Bruce W. Herdman, PhD, Fergal J. Fleming, MD, MPH, Anthony Loria, MD, MSCI

“…The US prison system detains around 2 million individuals, mainly young, indigent males from ethnic and racial minorities. The constitutional right to healthcare does not protect this population from unique health challenges and disparities. …”
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Demographic and Clinical Characteristics of Patients with Corneal Ectasia at Multiple Medical Centers in Saudi Arabia: A Hospital-based Study by Waleed Alghamdi, Sulaiman Aldakhil, Saif Hassan Alrasheed, Kareem Allinjawi, Mustafa Abdu, Raghda F. Mutwaly, Khaled Al Rashah, Hani M. Ghazal, Ghassan H. Radwan, Naveen Kumar Challa

“…The majority (98.6%) of patients had bilateral corneal ectasia, with 202 (94.0%) having keratoconus and 13 (6.0%) having post-laser in situ keratomileusis ectasia. Males and age groups between 14 and 45 years were more affected. …”
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Correlations among fatigue, respiratory function, balance and core muscle morphology in multiple sclerosis: a comprehensive observational study by Marta De La Plaza San Frutos, Ismael Sanz-Esteban, Ismael Sanz-Esteban, Federico Salniccia, Federico Salniccia, Alberto Bermejo-Franco, Alberto Bermejo-Franco, Ameyalli García-Corona, María Cristina Palma-Baquedano, Marina Castel-Sánchez, Marina Castel-Sánchez, Cecilia Estrada-Barranco, Cecilia Estrada-Barranco

“…This study examines the relationship between fatigue, respiratory function, balance, and ultrasound variables of abdominal musculature in MS.MethodsA cross-sectional study was conducted involving 27 subjects diagnosed with MS, comprising 17 females and 10 males. Study variables were: fatigue (Modified Fatigue Impact Scale—MFIS); respiratory function (Forced Vital Capacity—FVC and Forced Expiratory Volume in the first second—FEV1); balance (Berg Balance Scale—BBS and Trunk Impairment Scale Dynamic—TIS DYN); and ultrasound measurements of abdominal and diaphragmatic musculature. …”
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Burden of NASH related liver cancer from 1990 to 2021 at the global, regional, and national levels by Shuang Li, Shuang Li, Shuangjiang Li, Linjing Guan, Mingjuan Li, Jiahui Zhao, Min Wu, Qiuyun Li, Hui Li, Guoqing Ouyang, Guangdong Pan, Guangdong Pan

“…At the national level, ASRs consistently decreased with higher SDI.ConclusionThis study highlights the substantial burden of NRLC at global, regional, and national levels. Males and older individuals bear a higher disease burden, and considerable variation exists across different regions and countries. …”
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Opportunities, challenges, and difficulties in NMR-based metabolomics applied to neovascular age-related macular degeneration (nAMD) patient follow-up by M. Schoumacher, M. Schoumacher, V. Lambert, M. Campas, P. Blaise, B. Locht, M. Thys, E. Duchateau, E. Cavalier, E. Cavalier, J.-M. Rakic, A. Noël, P. de Tullio, P. de Tullio

“…A two-year follow-up of 29 nAMD patients undergoing treatment provided 231 time points for analysis.MethodsOver the two-year period, 11 males and 18 females (aged 61–92 years) were monitored, yielding 231 time points. …”
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Hospital Prevalence of Colorectal Cancer among Colonoscopy Recipients Attending a Tertiary Hospital in Oman: A Cross-Sectional Study by Alanoud F. Alsumait, Yahya M. Al-Farsi, Mostafa I. Waly, Issa S. Al-Qarshoobi, Samir Al-Adawi, Nawaf H. Albali, Mansour S. Al-Moundhri

“…Gender-specific CRC prevalence was higher among males compared with females (13.3 vs. 10.5). Age-specific CRC prevalence increased with advancing age, from 2.8 among those less than 40 years of age to 26.5 among aged 70 years or more. …”
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Factors Associated with the Technical Success of Bilateral Endoscopic Metallic Stenting with Partial Stent-In-Stent Placement in Patients with Malignant Hilar Biliary Obstruction by Toshihiro Fujita, Shinichi Hashimoto, Shiroh Tanoue, Kengo Tsuneyoshi, Yoshitaka Nakamura, Makoto Hinokuchi, Hiromichi Iwaya, Shiho Arima, Yuji Iwashita, Fumisato Sasaki, Hiroki Taguchi, Shuji Kanmura, Akio Ido

“…From April 2010 to February 2016, 47 consecutive patients (mean age, 73.0±8.6 years; 32 males and 15 females) underwent PSIS placement for malignant hilar biliary obstruction in our hospital. …”
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Post Covid-19 Syndromes, The Time line of Covid by Nadia Shams, Zaid Umar, Lubna Meraj, Neelam Ayub, Muhammad Waseem, Kazim Abbas Virk

“…RESULTS: Amongst 195 cases, 102(52.3%) males and 93(47.7%) females, mean age was 42.35+14.31 years, mean duration since Covid recovery 32+24.47 weeks. …”
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ANO7 expression in the prostate modulates mitochondrial function and lipid metabolism by Christoffer Löf, Nasrin Sultana, Neha Goel, Samuel Heron, Gudrun Wahlström, Andrew House, Minna Holopainen, Reijo Käkelä, Johanna Schleutker

“…Abstract Background Prostate cancer (PrCa) is a significant health concern, ranking as the second most common cancer in males globally. Genetic factors contribute substantially to PrCa risk, with up to 57% of the risk being attributed to genetic determinants. …”
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Evaluation of Health Science Students’ Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices Toward Artificial Intelligence in Northern Saudi Arabia: Implications for Curriculum Refinement and... by ALruwail BF, Alshalan AM, Thirunavukkarasu A, Alibrahim A, Alenezi AM, Aldhuwayhi TZA

“…Females had a significantly higher level of attitude (p = 0.001) and practice (p = 0.030) than males.Conclusion: In light of these findings, refining the curriculum to incorporate AI emerges as a critical strategy for addressing gaps in AI knowledge, attitudes, and practices among health science students. …”
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Hyperuricemia is a Risk Factor for One-Year Overall Survival in Elderly Female Patients with Acute Coronary Syndrome by Shi Tai, Xuping Li, Zhaowei Zhu, Liang Tang, Hui Yang, Liyao Fu, Xinqun Hu, Zhenfei Fang, Shenghua Zhou

“…Results. sUA levels were higher in males than in females (381.4 ± 110.1 vs. 349.3 ± 119.1 μmol/l, P<0.001). …”
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Adults with Longstanding Strabismus: Psychosocial and Functional Impacts and Reasons behind Surgery Delay by Rami Al-Omari, Hisham M Jammal, Yousef Khader, Dema Atoum, Wedad Al-dolat, Moawiah Khatatbeh

“…About half (55.7%, n = 44) of the patients were males compared to (57.5%, n = 23) of the controls. …”
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Tuberculosis and HIV/AIDS-attributed mortalities and associated sociodemographic factors in Papua New Guinea: evidence from the comprehensive health and epidemiological surveillanc... by Chalapati Rao, Willie Pomat, Tony Okely, Bang Nguyen Pham, Norah Abori, Vinson D Silas, Ronny Jorry

“…People from middle household wealth quintile were three times more likely to die from TB than those in the richest quintile (AOR: 3.0 (95% CI 1.3 to 7.4)).Young adults also had the highest proportion of deaths to HIV/AIDS (18%) and were nearly seven times more likely to die from this disease compared with those aged 75+years (AOR: 6.7 (95% CI 1.7 to 25.4)). Males were 48% less likely to die from HIV/AIDS than females (AOR: 0.52 (95% CI 0.3 to 0.9)). …”
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Exploring the Prevalence and Components of Metabolic Syndrome in Sub-Saharan African Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Patients: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Nelson Musilanga, Hussein Nasib, Given Jackson, Frank Shayo, Clarkson Nhanga, Saleh Girukwigomba, Ambokile Mwakibolwa, Samson Henry, Keneth Kijusya, Edgar Msonge

“…Subgroup analysis, using NCEP-ATP III 2004 and IDF criteria, revealed higher weighted pooled prevalence among females: 73.5% (95% CI: 67.4–79.5), 71.6% (95% CI: 60.2–82.9), compared to males: 50.5% (95% CI: 43.8–57.2), 44.5% (95% CI: 34.2–54.8), respectively. …”
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Healing beyond bone: a qualitative study of the core decompression experience of physically active patients with stage II hip avascular necrosis by Mehmet Yiğit Gökmen, Habibe Sevim Gökmen, Mesut Uluöz, Özhan Pazarcı, Alaaddin Levent Özgözen, Ender Ali Uluç, Osman Çiloğlu

“…Results The experiences of 31 patients (mean age 37.19 ± 8.21 years, 12 females, 19 males) were summarized into five main themes that emerged from the data analysis process: ‘Expectations and Concerns Before Surgery,’ ‘Postoperative Physical Experiences,’ ‘The Psychological and Emotional Process,’ ‘Social Support and Family Relationships,’ and ‘Health Services and Medical Support.’’ …”
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