Biventricular dysfunction predicts mortality in ST elevation myocardial infarction patients with cardiogenic shock by Angga Dwi Prasetyo, Hendry Purnasidha Bagaswoto, Firandi Saputra, Erika Maharani, Budi Yuli Setianto

“…Results There were 1,059 subjects with a mean ± SD age of 59 ± 11 years, dominated by men (80.5%) who met the inclusion and exclusion criteria. …”
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Determinants of growth differentiation factor 15 plasma levels in outpatients with peripheral arterial disease by Emma Skau, Philippe Wagner, Jerzy Leppert, Johan Ärnlöv, Pär Hedberg

“…The mean age was 70 years (standard deviation [SD] 7), and 59% of the patients were men. Plasma levels of GDF-15 were obtained along with potential determinants, including medical history, biochemical data, echocardiographic measures of cardiac geometry and function, ankle-brachial index (ABI), and carotid ultrasonographic data on intima-media thickness (IMT) and occurrence of carotid stenosis. …”
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Obesity-induced mesenteric PVAT remodelling is sexually dimorphic, but not driven by ovarian hormones by Lisa Ivatt, Mhairi Paul, Allende Miguelez-Crespo, Patrick W. F. Hadoke, Matthew A. Bailey, Ruth A. Morgan, Mark Nixon

“…These data highlight a potential sex-specific mechanistic link between mPVAT and mesenteric artery dysfunction in obesity, and provides crucial insights for future development of treatment strategies that consider the unique cardiovascular risks in men and women. Graphical abstract…”
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Circulating CTRP1 Levels in Type 2 Diabetes and Their Association with FGF21 by Sora Han, Jong Dai Kim, Sunyi Lee, Ae Lee Jeong, Jeong Su Park, Hyo Jeong Yong, Ariundavaa Boldbaatar, Hye In Ka, Eun-Jung Rhee, Won-Young Lee, Young Yang

“…A total of 178 subjects (78 men and 100 women) aged 29–70 years (mean age, 46.1 years) were randomly selected. …”
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Burden assessment of podoconiosis in Wayu Tuka woreda, east Wollega zone, western Ethiopia: a community-based cross-sectional study by Kebede Deribe, Gail Davey, Kenate Bekele, Tsige Amberbir, Geleta Tadele, Abdi Samuel

“…The prevalence was significantly higher among women than men (3.67% vs 2.4%). Most (92.2%) people with podoconiosis were in the economically active age group (15–64 years) in the first phase survey. …”
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Psychosocial distress, perceived need and utilization of psycho- social support services in patients in the early phase after the first cancer diagnosis by Hannah Zingler, Diana Steinmann, Jochen Ernst, Ute Goerling, Myriel Hermann, Beate Hornemann, Anja Mehnert-Theuerkauf, Tanja Zimmermann

“…Results Of 1,003 eligible patients who completed the questionnaire (53.0% men, mean age 60.3 years) 39.7% (n = 390) showed above-threshold psychosocial stress (DT: scores ≥ 5) and 21% (n = 207) indicated a perceived need for psycho- social support. 13.5% (n = 136) showed both, psychosocial distress and perceived need for psycho- social support. 15.2% (n = 150) out of all participating patients used psycho-oncology service, 60.7% (n = 597) were willing to accept such an offer. …”
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The association between consumption of ultra-processed foods and sperm quality parameters: a cross-sectional study by Mitra Soltani, Mohammad Reza Ahmadi, Zainab Shateri, Zahra Maghsoudi, Milad Rajabzadeh-Dehkordi, Moein Askarpour, Amir Hossein Asadi, Mehran Nouri

“…If future studies confirm these results, they could aid in designing interventional and preventive programs aimed at addressing infertility in men of reproductive age in the field of public health.…”
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Reviewing the current treatment approaches for bullous pemphigoid – analysis of literature by Julia Nowak, Agnieszka Najdek, Daria Oleksy, Dawid Komada, Urszula Kaczmarska, Aleksandra Woźniak, Michał Jakub Cioch, Marcin Mycyk, Kamil Hermanowicz, Katarzyna Doman

“… Bullous pemphigoid (BP) is an autoimmune blistering disorder primarily affecting the elderly, particularly older men, and is characterized by type 2 inflammation. …”
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Plasma matrix metalloproteinases and tissue inhibitors of metalloproteinases explored in relation to the severity and progression of diabetic retinopathy in patients with type 1 di... by Sven Hector, Hans Olav Thulesius, Mona Landin-Olsson, Magnus Hillman, Eva Olga Melin, Maria Thunander

“…DR was dichotomised as ‘at least moderate DR’ or ‘no/mild DR’.Results The study included 267 participants, 57% of whom were men. At baseline, the prevalence of high MMP-2 (p=0.001) and high TIMP-2 (p=0.008) increased with the severity of DR. …”
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Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on psychotropic prescribing: a systematic review by Nikolaos Mastellos, Marie line El Asmar, Kanika I Dharmayat, Antonio J Vallejo-Vaz, Ryan Irwin, Swettha Mahesarajah

“…A noteworthy finding was that the prescribing rate of benzodiazepines was higher in women than men. No particular trends were observed for the prescription rates of hypnotics, antidepressants or antipsychotics.Conclusions Findings support mixed trends in the prescription of psychotropic medications in a range of settings, hindering conclusive statements on COVID-19’s impact on prescribing. …”
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The Association between Antihypertensive Medication Use and Blood Pressure Is Influenced by Obesity by Jash S. Parikh, Arshdeep K. Randhawa, Sean Wharton, Heather Edgell, Jennifer L. Kuk

“…ACE inhibitors and ARBs may be associated with more beneficial BP profiles in women with obesity, with no obesity-related BP differences for antihypertensive medication in men. However, there could be potential cardiometabolic effects for some antihypertensive medications that should be explored further.…”
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Inflammatory and immunological markers and risk for mortality and cognitive impairment in a longitudinal study of older adults from the longevous project by M.R. Caldeira, C.M. Almada-Filho, M.C. Brunialti, R. Salomão, M.S. Cendoroglo

“…CD4 (p-value <0.001) and CD4/CD8 ratio (p-value = 0.013) decreased, and lower CD4/CD8 values were associated with cognitive impairment in women (p = 0.045).Conclusion:In the independent oldest-old participants with controlled chronic diseases, both men and women aged equally, and not all exhibited inflammation. …”
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Socio-Demographic and Preoperative Clinical Factors Associated With 5-Year Weight Trajectories After Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass and Sleeve Gastrectomy by Sahil Patel, MD, Chen Jiang, PhD, Brandon Cowan, MD, Jie Yin, MS, Catherine Schaefer, PhD, Sanjoy Dutta, MD, Rouzbeh Mostaedi, MD, Hélène Choquet, PhD

“…About 27.8% and 29.3% of patients followed the “low” postoperative %TBWL trajectory, for RYGB and SG, respectively. Men, older patients, and Asian, Black, and Hispanic/Latino patients were more likely to be classified in the low postoperative %TBWL group. …”
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Proximally based sural artery flap for the reconstruction of soft tissue defects around the knee and proximal third of the leg in India: a clinical study by Lakshmi Palukuri, Sreedharala Srinivas, Dharmapuri Madhulika, Sanujit Pawde, Ajo Sebastian, Swathi Sankar, Sandeep Reddy Chintha

“…Results There were 10 cases, all of which involved men aged 20 to 65 years. The most common cause of injury was trauma resulting from road traffic accidents. …”
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Model for predicting metabolic activity in athletes based on biochemical blood test analysis by Victoria A. Zaborova, Evgenii I. Balakin, Ksenia A. Yurku, Olga E. Aprishko, Vasiliy I. Pustovoyt

“…The study involved athletes from the track and field athletics team (men, n ​= ​42, average age was [22.55 ​± ​3.68] years). …”
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Sjögren’s Syndrome: Concerted Triggering of Sicca Conditions by Zygmunt Mackiewicz, Justyna Mażul, Ieva Narkevičiūtė, Irena Dumalakienė, Irena Butrimienė, Rita Vilienė, Indrė Stankevičienė, Diana Mieliauskaitė

“…Materials and Methods. 126 patients (119 women and 7 men) were grouped into four groups: (1) patients with primary Sjögren’s syndrome (pSS), (2) patients with secondary Sjögren’s syndrome due to rheumatoid arthritis (sSS), (3) patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), and (4) patients with nonautoimmune sicca syndrome (nSS). …”
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Disrupted HIV care during COVID-19 pandemic associated with increased disabilities among people living with HIV in Belize by Tracy M. Quetzal, Wei-Cheng Lo, Ya-Wen Chiu, Hung-Yi Chiou

“…Of the 489 participants, 276 (56.4%) were women and 213 (43.6%) were men. After adjusting for covariates, (age, gender, employment, CD4 count, viral load, COVID-19-affected HIV care behaviours), our results showed that people living with HIV, whose HIV care behaviors were greatly affected by COVID-19, were more likely to have disabilities across various domains: physical (adjusted odds ratio (AOR): 1.61, 95% confidence interval (CI): 1.08–2.41, p = 0.018), cognitive (AOR: 2.49, 95% CI: 1.58–3.94, p < 0.001), uncertainty (AOR: 2.94, 95% CI: 1.68–5.12, p < 0.001), difficulties carrying out day-to-day activities (AOR: 1.69, 95% CI: 1.06–2.69, p = 0.027), and social inclusion challenges (AOR: 1.89, 95% CI: 1.27–2.81, p = 0.002). …”
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Osobowość ekologiczna płci - badania ankietowe by Irena Grochowska

“…It is women who with their hearts read and introduce into life philosophical life and written theological works whose authors are men. Woman’s task is activity connected with protecting the wisdom of soul, not to accept abnormal state for normal and to hale the courage to celebrate natural forces with elements of Her soul and life, which a priceless treasure of each woman. …”
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High Compliance with the 11+ Injury Prevention Program Results in Better Win-Loss Records by Holly Silvers-Granelli, Mario Bizzini, Bert Mandelbaum, Amelia Arundale, Ryan Pohlig, Lynn Snyder-Mackler

“… # Study Design Prospective, cluster randomized controlled trial # Methods This study was conducted in NCAA men's soccer teams for one season and examined the efficacy of the 11+ IPP. …”
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Bør krigen i Ukraina påvirke vårt syn på atomvåpen? by Torgeir E. Fjærtoft

“…Atomvåpenavskrekking virker i Ukraina ved å begrense krigens omfang på begge sider, men nettopp det øker samtidig risiko. For Norge medfører USAs nye baser risiko i en konfrontasjon mellom USA og Russland. …”
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