Mortality Predictors in Patients With COVID-19 Referred to the Emergency Department in Bandar Abbas, Southern Iran: A Single-Center Experience by Latife Jabbari, Leila AzizKhani, Saman Shamsipour, Saeed Hayati

“…Of them, 1371 people (55.3%) were men. The most common clinical symptom of the patients was shortness of breath (63.2%), and the most common underlying disease was hypertension (HTN) (24.3%). …”
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Use of intraoperative luminescent methods for detecting affected lymph nodes in patients with complicated forms of colon cancer by M. A. Kubrak, S. M. Zavhorodnii, M. B. Danyliuk, A. I. Rylov

“…In the gender structure, female patients predominated – 57 (52.29 %), there were 52 (47.71 %) men. The average age of the patients was 69.78 ± 16.37 years. …”
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Optimization of surgical methods for the treatment of gynecomastia by A.G. Ihnatieva, S.M. Yurchyshyn

“…Gynecomastia has a negative impact on the psychological state of men. Optimisation of surgical treatment for gynecomastia, aimed at minimising unsatisfactory cosmetic consequences of operation, should significantly improve the quality of life of patients. …”
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Morphological features of autoimmune gastritis by Ye. A. Losik, L. S. Selivanova, M. Yu. Konkov, T. L. Lapina, A. S. Tertychnyi, V. T. Ivashkin

“…Overall 15 patients (3 men and 12 women, 28 to 72 years old) have been included in original study. …”
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Profiles of physician follow-up care, correlates and outcomes among patients affected by an incident mental disorder by Marie-Josée Fleury, Louis Rochette, Zhirong Cao, Guy Grenier, Victoria Massamba, Alain Lesage

“…Profile 5 (15%), “Low MH follow-up care and prior consultations for physical reasons”, integrated more younger men, materially deprived patients, and with substance-related disorders (SRD) or co-occurring MD-SRD. …”
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Management of extremity and pelvic fractures in earthquake: our observations and recommendations by Bugra Kundakci, Akif Mirioglu, Bugra Eraslan, Hakki Can Olke, Mustafa Tekin, Melih Bagir, Yusuf Kemal Arslan

“…Women had a significantly higher occurrence of pelvic fractures (33.3%) compared to men (14.5%) (p = 0.003). The frequency of pelvic fractures significantly increased as age decreased (p = 0.007). …”
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Association between leukocyte telomere length and specific antibody levels after vaccination against tick-borne encephalitis by N. S. Yudin, V. A. Belyavskaya, V. N. Maksimov, D. E. Ivanoshchuk, P. S. Orlov, M. I. Voevoda

“…The aim of the work was to analyze the possible association between leukocyte telomere length and specific antibody levels after vaccination against tick-borne encephalitis. The study included 55 men and 40 women who had not previously been vaccinated against tick-borne encephalitis and had no contacts with ticks. …”
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The new HFA/ICOS risk assessment tool to identify patients with chronic myeloid leukaemia at high risk of cardiotoxicity by Daniela Di Lisi, Cristina Madaudo, Giulia Alagna, Marco Santoro, Ludovico Rossetto, Sergio Siragusa, Giuseppina Novo

“…Methods and results A retrospective single‐centre observational study was carried out on 58 patients (32 men and 26 women; mean age ± SD: 59 ± 15 years) with CML treated with TKIs for a median period of 43 ± 31 months. …”
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The effect of probiotic-fortified kefir on depression, appetite, oxidative stress, and inflammatory parameters in Iranian overweight and obese elderly: a randomized, double-blind,... by Mehran Noori, Zainab Shateri, Siavash Babajafari, Mohammad Hadi Eskandari, Karim Parastouei, Mohammad Ghasemi, Hoseein Afshari, Mohammad Samadi

“…Methods This study was a double-blind, randomized, and placebo-controlled clinical trial conducted on 67 elderly men aged over 65, who were randomly divided into two groups. …”
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Bibliometric analysis of glycolysis and prostate cancer research from 2004 to 2024 by Congxu Zhu, Jingjing Yang, Lumei Liu, Bonan Li, Tiansong Sun, Wen Sheng, Qinghu He

“…Abstract Background Prostate cancer (PCa) ranks as the second most common disease among men and the fourth most prevalent cancer worldwide. …”
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Impact of obesity, overweight and underweight on life expectancy and lifetime medical expenditures: the Ohsaki Cohort Study by Shinichi Kuriyama, Miyuki Kawado, Shuji Hashimoto, Ichiro Tsuji, Atsushi Hozawa, Toshimasa Sone, Masato Nagai, Masako Kakizaki, Kaori Ohmori-Matsuda

“…We examined the association between body mass index, life expectancy and lifetime medical expenditure.Design Prospective cohort study using individual data from the Ohsaki Cohort Study.Setting Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan.Participants The 41 965 participants aged 40–79 years.Primary and secondary outcome measures The life expectancy and lifetime medical expenditure aged from 40 years.Results In spite of their shorter life expectancy, obese participants might require higher medical expenditure than normal weight participants. In men aged 40 years, multiadjusted life expectancy for those who were obese participants was 41.4 years (95% CI 38.28 to 44.70), which was 1.7 years non-significantly shorter than that for normal weight participants (p=0.3184). …”
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Comparative efficacy of <i>Bifidobacterium bifidum, Bifidobacterium longum, Bifidobacterium infantis, Lactobacillus rhamnosus</i> composition and prucalopride in treatment of const... by V. T. Ivashkin, O. M. Drapkina, A. A. Sheptulin, O. S. Shifrin, Ye. A. Poluektova, S. Yu. Kuchumova

“…Investigation of Florasan-D probiotic, composed of Bifidobacterium bifidum, Bifidobacterium longum, Bifidobacterium infantis, Lactobacillus rhamnosus, enterokinetic agent Resolor (prucalopride) and placebo was carried out in 50 patients with IBS-C, conforming Rome III criteria without organic diseases according to results of present investigation. Overall 8 men (16%) and 42 women (84%) with mean age of 35 years [33,7; 41,1 years] were investigated. …”
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Global longitudinal strain and its dynamics after replacement of aortal valve in patients with severe aortic stenosis by N.V. Ponych, O.O. Nemchyna, O.J. Zharinov, O.A. Yepanchintseva, B.M. Todurov

“…Among them there were 16 (53,3 %) men and 14 (46,7 %) women. The median age was 63 (range from 46 to 77, quartiles 57–69) years. …”
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Association of neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio with severe abdominal aortic calcification: new evidence from the United States by Hao Deng, Mengmeng Sun, Zhentong Zhao, Kun Fan, Zizhang Zhao, Yifan Chi, Wei Sheng

“…Multivariable logistic regression, stratified analysis with interaction, and restricted cubic spline analysis were used to examine the relationship between the NLR and AAC.ResultsThis study enrolled 3,047 participants [1,469 men (48.2%) and 1,578 women (51.8%)]. After adjusting for all covariates in the multivariate logistic regression, an independent association was identified between augmented NLR and the incidence of severe AAC (SAAC). …”
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Exploring parenthood intentions and perceptions of infertility and assisted reproductive technology among 2SLGBTQIA + young adults in Ontario, Canada: a mixed methods study by Caitlin I. T. Ennis, Nurasha G. Fernando, Karen P. Phillips

“…ART was acceptable in the event of future infertility, with two major themes used to describe perceived barriers to ART: (i) treatment is expensive; and (ii) I may face discrimination due to my gender identity/sexual orientation. Trans men were significantly more worried about healthcare access to have a biological child (86.7%; χ2(3):16.805 p < .001) than other genders. …”
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Advantages of using T1-mapping in cardiac magnetic resonance imaging in patients with acromegaly by Alina A. Almaskhanova, Konstantin V. Melkozerov, Elena G. Przhiyalkovskaya, Natalia V. Tarbaeva, Anastasya Y. Korneluk, Raisa S. Kosharnaia, Victor Y. Kalashnikov, Zhanna E. Belaya, Galina A. Mel'nichenko, Natalia G. Mokrysheva

“…The study revealed a high incidence of MF – 53 (75.7%) cases (21 women, 32 men). The duration of the disease was found to be critical for myocardial remodeling (p=0.006). …”
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Preoperative assessment of liver regeneration using T1 mapping and the functional liver imaging score derived from Gd-EOB-DTPA-enhanced magnetic resonance for patient with hepatoce... by Qian Li, Tong Zhang, Shan Yao, Feifei Gao, Lisha Nie, Hehan Tang, Bin Song, Bin Song, Yi Wei

“…ObjectivesTo explore whether T1 mapping parameters and the functional liver imaging score (FLIS) based on Gd-EOB-DTPA MRI could evaluate liver regeneration after hepatectomy for HCC patient.MethodsThis retrospective study finally included 60 HCC patients (48 men and 12 women, with a median age of 53 years). …”
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Epidemiology of Soft Tissue Sarcoma in Iran: Four‐Year National Cancer Registry Data Report (2014–2017) by Mohammad Sajed Dehghan Banadaki, Vahid Rahmanian, Saeed Hosseini, Seyyed Mohammad Hossein Hosseini, Narjes Hazar

“…However, in 2016 and 2017, this dispersion failed to become statistically significant. Interestingly, men had a greater rate of STS incidence than females. …”
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Risk of myocardial infarction and heart failure in gout patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Panpan Wang, Huanhuan Yang

“…However, among gout patients, women have a higher risk of MI or HF than men.…”
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NONAN GaitPrint: An IMU gait database of healthy older adults by Tyler M. Wiles, Seung Kyeom Kim, Madhur Mangalam, Joel H. Sommerfeld, Kolby J. Brink, Alli Grunkemeyer, Marilena Kalaitzi Manifrenti, Anaelle E. Charles, Narges Shakerian, Mehrnoush Haghighatnejad, Spyridon Mastorakis, Nick Stergiou, Aaron D. Likens

“…We offer full-body inertial measurement data during self-paced overground walking on a 200 m indoor track of 41 older adults (56 + years old; 20 men and 21 women; age: 64.7 ± 7.5 years; height: 1.7 ± 0.1 m; body mass: 81.1 ± 17.8 kg) across 18 four-minute trials conducted over two days. …”
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