The Prevalence of Age-Related Eye Diseases and Cataract Surgery among Older Adults in the City of Lodz, Poland by Michal Szymon Nowak, Janusz Smigielski

“…A total of 1107 women and men of predominantly Caucasian origin were successfully enumerated and recruited for the study. …”
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Adipocytokine Associations with Insulin Resistance in British South Asians by D. R. Webb, K. Khunti, S. Chatterjee, J. Jarvis, M. J. Davies

“…A reciprocal trend in leptin concentration was observed only in south Asian men. Adiponectin but not leptin independently associated with HOMA-derived insulin resistance after logistic multivariate regression. …”
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Phubbing as a Social Norm: Effects on Fear of Missing Out (FoMO) and Perceived Exclusion by Miguel Ángel Albalá-Genol, Edgardo Etchezahar, Talía Gómez-Yepes, Joaquin Ungaretti

“…A cross-sectional study was conducted, and the participants were 1506 people in Argentina (50.79% identified as women and 49.21% as men), with an age range between 18 and 65 years old who completed an online survey. …”
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Constipation at endocrine diseases by Yu. O. Shulpekova, A. G. Komova

“…Decrease of enterochromaffin cells number and change of intestinal nervous ganglia structure is typical for hereditary endocrine syndromes (APECED, MEN-2). Disorders of defecation are observed at adrenal insufficiency (alternates with diarrhea), hyperaldosteronism, hypopituitarism, changes of sexual hormones secretion, hyperinsulinemia. …”
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Understanding excess mortality during COVID in Belgium: the influence of pre-existing health status and social factors by Laura Van den Borre, Brecht Devleesschauwer, Sylvie Gadeyne, Katrien Vanthomme, Didier Willaert

“…Results DSMRs show that persons with no previous disease experienced significant excess mortality in 2020, like men with one, two or three diseases and women with various numbers of pre-existing diseases. …”
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Marital Resilience factors that enhance Conflict Management in Black African Marriages in South Africa: An Afro-Centric Perspective by Andrew Spaumer, Azwihangwisi Helen Mavhandu-Mudzusi, Segun Emmanuel Adewoye

“…Forty participants, consisting of 20 married men and 20 married women, were purposively selected to participate in this study. …”
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Unveiling the obstacles encountered by women doctors in the Pakistani healthcare system: A qualitative investigation. by Ali Raza, Junaimah Jauhar, Noor Fareen Abdul Rahim, Ubedullah Memon, Sheema Matloob

“…In Pakistan, women outnumber men in medical colleges with 80 percent enrollment, yet many fail to practice medicine following graduation. …”
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Welfare effects and gender dimensions of adoption of climate smart agriculture practices: Evidence from Kenyan small-scale farmers by Boscow Okumu, Maren Radeny, Laura Cramer

“…Moreover, despite the labour burden of rural women in agricultural production exceeding that of men– especially in Kenya–the drivers of adoption of CSA practices and the gender differential impact are barely understood. …”
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Through restful waters and deep commotion: A study on burnout and health impairment of Italian seafarers from the JD-R model perspective. [version 1; peer review: 1 approved, 2 app... by Lara Colombo, Lara Bertola, Margherita Zito, Clarissa Cricenti, Lorenzo Cena, Francesco Buscema

“…Methods To investigate these phenomena, an online questionnaire was sent to 239 Italian seafarers (94.6% men, Mage = 39.44, SD = 12.8). We tested a mediated Structural Equation Model (SEM) aimed at predicting negative health outcomes. …”
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The Use of Marketing Communication Tools by DANONE Company by Zdenka Kádeková, Lubica Kubicova

“…Survey proved, that the ads of Danone company influence more women than men and there is also a strong dependence between age of respondents and trust to the brand. 15 – days test and the decision of respondents about accession to the test of Activia product is largely affected by the economic situation of the consumer. …”
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Regional differences in intercohort and intracohort trends in obesity in the USA: evidence from the National Health Interview Survey, 1982–2018 by Emma Zang, Liying Luo, Jiahui Xu

“…We address the knowledge gap by investigating net of age and period trends, how intercohort and intracohort patterns in obesity may depend on Census regions for black and white men and women.Design, setting and participants A total of 1 020 412 non-Hispanic black and white respondents aged 20–69 were included from the 1982–2018 National Health Interview Survey.Outcome measures Obesity is defined as body mass index ≥30 kg/m2 based on participant self-reported weight and height. …”
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Primary pulmonary meningioma — a rare lung tumor by Galust A. Baksiyan, Alexander A. Zavialov, Sergey V. Lishchuk

“…The disease has various occurrence rates both among women and men. The diagnosis is to be set based on the morphological examination of the surgical material with small dimensions of the tumor (or biopsy samples for cases of large tumor). …”
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Fracture Penis: An Analysis of 26 Cases by G.V.Soundra Pandyan, Ahmed Bakeet Zaharani, Mohammed Al Rashid

“…We noted an incidence of 3.5 cases per year, occurring more commonly in unmarried men. Of our study group, 28 episodes of penile fractures occurred in 26 patients. …”
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Magnesium, Aging, and the Elderly Patient by Mladen Davidovic, Dejan Trailov, Dragoslav Milosevic, Branimir Radosavljevic, Pavle Milanovic, Snezana Djurica, Helena Loncar-Stevanovic, Radmila Stevic

“…We had 156 participants aged 60–93 years (average 74.7 years) in our survey. Of them, 49 were men and 107 were women. Treatment with loop diuretics (Furosemid and Bumetanide) and magnesium levels was correlated, as well as the influence of magnesium levels on life span. …”
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AR and YAP crosstalk: impacts on therapeutic strategies in prostate cancer by Guansong Zheng, Zhaojie Yan, Junrong Zou, Junrong Zou, Junrong Zou, Xiaofeng Zou, Keqiang Chai, Guoxi Zhang

“…Prostate cancer ranks as one of the most common types of cancer affecting men worldwide, and its progression is shaped by a diverse array of influencing factors. …”
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Factors determining quality of life of patients with ischemic cardiomyopathy selected for revascularization procedures by N.B. Іvaniuk, О.J. Zharinov, K.O. Mikhaliev, О.А. Yepanchintseva, B.М. Тоdurov

“…The cross-sectional single-center study analyzed data obtained at clinical and instrumental examination of 148 consecutively admitted patients with ischemic cardiomyopathy, including 130 men and 18 women, mean age 62 ± 9 years. Demographic characteristics, risk factors, concomitant diseases and background treatment were analyzed. …”
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Dermoscopic And Clinical Features Of Alopecia Areata In Pakistani Patients: A Cross-Sectional Study by Mahwish Ahmed, Neelam Ayub, Muhammad Hamza, Asma Nafisa, Dua Zhaira Zaidi, Ismat Zhaira Zaidi

“…Conclusion: Alopecia Areata affects both men and women equally. The majority of affected individuals are young, between the ages of 10 and 30. …”
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Perspective of Pain Clinicians in Three Global Cities on Local Barriers to Providing Care for Chronic Noncancer Pain Patients by S. Fatima Lakha, Peri Ballantyne, Hanan Badr, Mubina Agboatwala, Angela Mailis, Peter Pennefather

“…Key informants were pain clinicians (n = 4 women and 8 men) responsible for outputs of specialized pain clinics in academic hospital settings in three global cities: Toronto, Kuwait, and Karachi. …”
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Social network for guardians of transgender children and adolescents by Paula Daniella de Abreu, Ana Beatriz Marques Valença, Gilberto da Cruz Leal, Diogo Henrique Mendes da Silva, Pedro Fredemir Palha, Ednaldo Cavalcante de Araújo, Jaqueline Garcia de Almeida Ballestero, Sandra Aparecida de Almeida, Jordana de Almeida Nogueira, Aline Aparecida Monroe

“…Weak and conflicted ties with relatives, friends, classmates and neighbors, highlighting the role of men. Conclusion The networks showed limitations in providing support and the need for strengthening. …”
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ANALYSIS OF THE INTRAOPERATIVE ULTRASOUND RESULTS IN THE SURGICAL TREATMENT OF RENAL TUMORS by A. D. Karnin, A. A. Kostin, S. O. Stepanov, N. V. Vorobyev, P. D. Bespalov, V. O. Dimitrov

“…Possibilities of IOUS application in the surgical treatment of kidney tumor according to the results of examination and surgical treatment of 145 patients (95 men and 50 women) diagnosed with kidney cancer were evaluated. …”
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