Epidemiologic features of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease in Russia by O. M. Drapkina, V. T. Ivashkin

“…Overall 30 754 patients (56% of women, 44% of men) in the age of 18 to 80 years who sought medical attention of municipal polyclinics irrespective of the reference reason (either with subjective symptoms of liver disease or in the absence of those) have been investigated in 208 large medical centers for 8 months. …”
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The Prevalence of Undiagnosed Age-Related Sight-Threatening Diseases in Self-Proclaimed Healthy Individuals by Sophie Lemmens, João Barbosa Breda, Karel Van Keer, Tine Jacobs, Ruben Van Landeghem, Patrick De Boever, Ingeborg Stalmans

“…The cohort included 102 people and comprised 46% men (median age 70 years, range 57–85 years). Referral for additional examinations was made in 26 participants (25%). …”
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Comparisons of risk factors and outcomes between abdominal aortic aneurysm and peripheral arterial disease: a case-control study by Ian Beeton, Jay Acharya, Bengisu Kesin Meric, James Hobden, Tahir Ali, Thang S. Han

“…Results: In total, 160 men and 33 women aged 74.5years (SD = 9.4) were referred for preoperative cardiac assessment for AAA (n = 70) and PAD (n = 123). …”
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Magnitude and factors associated with benign prostatic hyperplasia among adult male patients visiting Wolaita Sodo University comprehensive specialized hospital southern Ethiopia by Tirufat Tiruneh, Tamiru Getachew, Firdawek Getahun, Tesfaye Gebreyesus, Simeon Meskele

“…The benign prostatic hyperplasia is a prevalent disease among men in this study. Sexual dysfunction, consumption of vegetables, consumption of fruits, practice of physical activity and sleeping time were factors associated with BPH. …”
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Metabolic Syndrome in People Living with Human Immunodeficiency Virus: An Assessment of the Prevalence and the Agreement between Diagnostic Criteria by Kim Anh Nguyen, Nasheeta Peer, Anniza de Villiers, Barbara Mukasa, Tandi E. Matsha, Edward J. Mills, Andre Pascal Kengne

“…Prevalence was always higher in women than in men (all p<0.001), in participants with longer duration of diagnosed HIV (all p≤0.003), and in ART users not receiving 1st-line regimens (all p≤0.039). …”
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Does the Frequency of Watching Television Matters on Overweight and Obesity among Reproductive Age Women in Ethiopia? by Mohammed Ahmed, Abdu Seid, Adnan Kemal

“…Further research studies should be conducted among men and adolescents to determine whether this positive association exists among that target population as well.…”
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Usefulness of presepsin as a prognostic indicator for patients with trauma in the emergency department in Korea: a retrospective study by Si Woo Kim, Jung-Youn Kim, Young-Hoon Yoon, Sung Joon Park, Bo Sun Shim

“…Results Overall, 550 trauma patients were enrolled; 59.1% were men, and the median age was 64 years (interquartile range, 48.8–79.0 years). …”
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Enucleated bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stromal cells regulate immune microenvironment and promote testosterone production through efferocytosis by Lu Sun, Jiayu Huang, Xuezi Wang, Peng Huang, Baolin Dong, Zehang Liang, Jiahong Wu, Jiancheng Wang

“…Abstract Background Testosterone deficiency (TD) occurs most frequently in older men and can cause many health problems. Testosterone replacement therapy (TRT) is widely used to treat TD, but this regimen can lead to a series of side effects. …”
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The Characteristics of Self-Reported Symptomatic by Individuals with Mild COVID-19 during Omicron Pandemic in China: Cross-Sectional Online Survey by Xiang Liu, Xiaoling Wei, Xiangju Xing, Ling Lu, Min Chen, Yumei Zhao, Shuang Zhou, Ting Feng, Li Wang, Chengling Luo, Jing Xia, Jun Zhang, Banghong Liao, Kui Wu, Wei Yao, Changzheng Wang

“…In addition, women experienced a significantly higher prevalence of symptoms than men, but there was no significant difference in the severity of most symptoms. …”
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An investigation of a hemophilia A female with heterozygous intron 22 inversion and skewed X chromosome inactivation by Xiaoyan Tan, Yi Yang, Xia Wu, Jing Zhu, Teng Wang, Huihui Jiang, Shu Chen, Shifeng Lou

“…ObjectivesHemophilia A (HA) is an X-linked recessive inherited bleeding disorder that typically affects men. Women are usually asymptomatic carriers, and rarely presenting with severe or moderately severe phenotype. …”
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Altered Hemodynamics Associated with Pathogenesis of the Vertebral Artery Dissecting Aneurysms by Akira Kurata, Sachio Suzuki, Kazuhisa Iwamoto, Kuniaki Nakahara, Katsutoshi Abe, Madoka Inukai, June Niki, Makoto Sasaki, Kiyotaka Fujii, Shingo Konno, Shinichi Kan, Kazuaki Fukasaku

“…The etiology of the vertebral dissecting aneurysms is largely unknown, and they frequently occurs in relatively healthy young men. Objectives and Methods. A series of 57 consecutive cases defined by angiography were evaluated with regard to deviation in the course of the affected and contralateral vertebral arteries. …”
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Effect of galectin-3 and brain natriuretic peptide levels on echocardiographic parameters of left heart chamber following coronary artery bypass grafting by Yulia A. Styazhkina, Irina F. Grishina, Nina B. Poletaeva, Tatyana F. Peretolchina, Olga V. Nikolaenko

“…MATERIALS AND METHODS: In total, 100 men with CAD following CABG were enrolled. Group 1 included 58 patients who returned to work 4 months after the surgery. …”
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Barnehagelærarars refleksjonar over høgtlesing med fleirspråklege barn by Randi Høyland

“…Lesepraksisane blei grunngitt med eit ønske om å gi barna forståing av innhaldet i bildebøkene, men barnehagelærarane argumenterte også for at barna fekk estetiske opplevingar og språkstimulering. …”
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Pain Reduction in Patellofemoral Knee Patients During 3-Month Intervention with Biomechanical and Sensorimotor Foot Orthoses: A Randomized Controlled Clinical Study by Steven Simon, Andreas Heine, Jonas Dully, Carlo Dindorf, Oliver Ludwig, Michael Fröhlich, Stephan Becker

“…<b>Methods:</b> A total of 26 participants (9 men, 17 women; 27.7 ± 10.7 years; 175.0 ± 0.1 cm; 75.7 ± 18.8 kg; BMI: 24.7 ± 5.6) took part in this randomized controlled clinical trial. …”
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Correlations between Different Heavy Metals in Diverse Body Fluids: Studies of Human Semen Quality by Lidia Mínguez-Alarcón, Jaime Mendiola, Manuela Roca, José J. López-Espín, José J. Guillén, José M. Moreno, Stella Moreno-Grau, María J. Martínez-García, Nuria Vergara-Juárez, Belén Elvira-Rendueles, Antonio García-Sánchez, Jorge Ten, Rafael Bernabeu, Alberto M. Torres-Cantero

“…To measure the effect produced by low doses of heavy metals on semen parameters, it is necessary to clarify in which body fluids those measurements must be performed. Sixty-one men attending infertility clinics participated in our study. …”
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Ethnobotany of vascular plants use, conservation and management practice in the homegardens by the people of Dawuro in Southwestern Ethiopia by Mathewos Agize, Zemede Asfaw, Sileshi Nemomissa, Tizazu Gebre

“…The homegarden was enset-based agrobiodiversity system providing food, medicine and other uses where the highest, 290 species were for medicine. Men are responsible for planting and propagating large-sized plant species in the homegardens, while small-sized were managed by women and children. …”
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Association between long-term exposure to air pollution and immune-mediated diseases: a population-based cohort study by Giovanni Adami, Angelo Fassio, Giovanni Orsolini, Davide Gatti, Maurizio Rossini, Ombretta Viapiana, Camilla Benini, Elena Fracassi, Giorgio Cattani, Marco Pontalti, Eugenia Bertoldo

“…The primary aim of the present study was to describe the association between long-term exposure to air pollution and risk of developing immune-mediated conditions.Methods We conducted a retrospective observational study on a nationwide dataset of women and men. Diagnoses of various immune-mediated diseases (IMIDs) were retrieved. …”
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Oxidative imbalance as a co-player in jaw functional limitations and biopsychosocial profile in patients with temporomandibular disorder—myofascial pain with referral by Joanna Kuć, Krzysztof Dariusz Szarejko, Mateusz Maciejczyk, Violetta Dymicka-Piekarska, Małgorzata Żendzian-Piotrowska, Anna Zalewska, Anna Zalewska

“…The aim of the study was to determine the relationship between salivary/blood concentrations of oxidative/nitrosative stress biomarkers and biopsychosocial findings in patients with temporomandibular disorder—myofascial pain with referral.MethodsThe sample enrolled a total of 26 individuals with temporomandibular myofascial pain with referral (twenty women, six men). The procedure included clinical examination according to the Diagnostic Criteria for Temporomandibular Disorders, saliva and blood collection. …”
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‘Subtle Instrument of Music’: Translating the Sound and Appearance of Decadence in Wilde’s Salomé by Erin Dunbar

“…After two exhaustive attempts at translation, each by men who knew (and loved) him well, Wilde conceded, it appears, that these were the best possible while working within the constraints of Victorian censorship. …”
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Application of an integrated behaviour-change model on grandparental adherence towards childhood domestic injury prevention in Hong Kong: a longitudinal study by Martin S Hagger, Patrick Ip, Derwin King Chung Chan, Roni Man Ying Chiu, Catherine M Capio, Patrick S H Yung, Agnes Y K Lai

“…In this study, we investigated the motivational and belief processes underlying childhood domestic injury prevention in grandparent caregivers based on the integrated model of self-determination theory and theory of planned behaviour.Method Grandparents (n=299, mean age=62.61 years, SD=5.91, men=20.07%) of 0–2-year-old infants and toddlers self-reported their perceived psychological need support, autonomous motivation, perceived behavioural control (PBC), subjective norms, attitude, intention and adherence with regard to domestic injury prevention for their children at two time points (T1: baseline, T2: 4-month follow-up).Results/outcomes Data were analysed with structural equation modelling, and the proposed model yielded an acceptable fit with the data: χ2=905.09 (df=531), Comparative Fit Index=0.94, Tucker-Lewis Index=0.93, root mean square error of approximation=0.05 and standardised root mean square residual=0.078. …”
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