Can We Improve Confusion, Uremia, Respiratory Rate, Blood Pressure, Age >65 with Lactate and Procalcitonin to Predict Mortality in Pneumonia? by Ahmet Burak Urfalioglu, Satuk Bugra Yapici, Durdu Mehmet Uzucek, Dervis Yildiz, Kemal Sener, Adem Kaya, Akkan Avci, Sadiye Yolcu

“…Results: A total of 480 pneumonia patients, 281 (58.5%) men and 199 (41.5%) women, with a mean age of 61.7 ± 19.06 years, were included in the study. …”
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Optimum technique of carotid artery reconstruction in her atherosclerotic lesion by V. V. Akhmetov, V. I. Dunaeva, F. A. Vryganov, S. V. Ordynets, I. P. Dudano

“…We used 3 methods of arteriotomy closure with the use of a patch. There were 848 men and 394 women, the average age was 63.16 years, all of them were sympto- matic. …”
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Re-Engagement in Physical Activity Slows the Decline in Older Adults’ Well-Being – A Longitudinal Study by Hon Lon Tam PhD, Kai Chow Choi PhD, Ying Lau PhD, Leona Yuen Ling Leung DN, Alex Siu Wing Chan PhD, Lilin Zhou BSc, Eliza Mi Ling Wong PhD, Jonathan Ka Ming Ho DN

“…Among the 3300 older adults (50.5% men; age 66.9 ± 5.7 years) during the five years of follow-up, engagement in physical activity increased from 31.7% to 59.6%. …”
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Forearm elevation impairs local static handgrip endurance likely through reduction in vascular conductance and perfusion pressure: revisiting Rohmert’s curve by L. Heinzl, S. Risse, H. Schwarzbach, O. Hildebrandt, U. Koehler, A. M. Koenig, A. H. Mahnken, R. Kinscherf, W. Hildebrandt

“…Whether limb work positions associated with reduced perfusion pressure and facilitated vessel compression affect MICT is largely unknown. In 14 healthy young men we therefore assessed bilateral handgrip MICT at 15, 20, 30, 40, and 70% of MVC in horizontal forearm positions of 0.0, + 27.5 or − 27.5 cm relative to heart level. …”
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Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender clinical competence of health professionals in Poland and Spain: results of the health exclusion research in Europe (HERE) study by Piotr Karniej, Anthony Dissen, Łukasz Pietrzykowski, Raúl Juárez-Vela, Antonio Martinez Sabater, Janina Kulińska, Jakub Zieliński, Michał Czapla

“…Gender was a significant predictor, with men scoring higher in clinical preparedness (B = 0.771, p = 0.002), while women scored higher in attitudes (B = -0.457, p < 0.001). …”
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Hubungan Merokok dengan Kejadian Hipertensi pada Laki-Laki Usia 35-65 Tahun di Kota Padang by Yashinta Octavian Gita Setyanda, Delmi Sulastri, Yuniar Lestari

“…The population was 35-65 years old men in four selected districts in Padang. There were 92 subjects who were taken by multi-stage random sampling. …”
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Tilted Implants for Full-Arch Rehabilitations in Completely Edentulous Maxilla: A Retrospective Study by Nicolò Cavalli, Bruno Barbaro, Davide Spasari, Francesco Azzola, Alberto Ciatti, Luca Francetti

“…Thirty-four patients (18 women and 16 men) were included in the study. Each patient received a maxillary full-arch fixed bridge supported by two axial implants and two distal tilted implants. …”
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Plasma S100A8/A9 level predicts response to immune checkpoint inhibitors in patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer by Tadahiro Kuribayashi, Rie Kinoshita, Kiichiro Ninomiya, Go Makimoto, Toshio Kubo, Kammei Rai, Eiki Ichihara, Katsuyuki Hotta, Masahiro Tabata, Yoshinobu Maeda, Katsuyuki Kiura, Shinichi Toyooka, Masakiyo Sakaguchi, Kadoaki Ohashi

“…Sixty-two patients were men, 54 had adenocarcinoma, 74 had performance status (PS) 0–1, and 47 received ICIs as first-line treatment. …”
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The influence of external factors on the development of olfactory disorders in patients with the coronavirus disease 2019: an immunomorphological assessment by I.S. Shponka, O.M. Usova

“…Autopsy material was used for the study, namely fragments of the mucous membrane of the upper parts of the nasal cavity (olfactory epithelium), obtained from 20 deceased (8 women and 12 men) aged 53 to 86 years with a diagnosis of "Coronavirus disease 2019", confirmed by laboratory (polymerase chain reaction) and olfactory disorders of various degrees in the anamnesis. …”
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The interplay between sex, lifestyle factors and built environment on 20-year cardiovascular disease incidence; the ATTICA study (2002–2022) by Evangelia G. Sigala, Christina Chrysohoou, Fotios Barkas, Evangelos Liberopoulos, Petros P. Sfikakis, Antigoni Faka, Costas Tsioufis, Christos Pitsavos, Demosthenes Panagiotakos

“…At baseline, a random sample of 3,042 CVD-free adults (49.8% men) were randomly drawn from the population of the Attica region, in Greece, with 78% dwelling in urban and 22% in rural municipalities. …”
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Unveiling the molecular profile of a prostate carcinoma: implications for personalized medicine by Massimiliano Agostini, Erica Giacobbi, Francesca Servadei, Julia Bishof, Likas Funke, Giuseppe Sica, Valentina Rovella, Marco Carilli, Valerio Iacovelli, Yufang Shi, Jianquan Hou, Eleonora Candi, Gerry Melino, Giulio Cervelli, Manuel Scimeca, Alessandro Mauriello, Pierluigi Bove

“…Abstract Background Prostate cancer is the most common diagnosed tumor and the fifth cancer related death among men in Europe. Although several genetic alterations such as ERG-TMPRSS2 fusion, MYC amplification, PTEN deletion and mutations in p53 and BRCA2 genes play a key role in the pathogenesis of prostate cancer, specific gene alteration signature that could distinguish indolent from aggressive prostate cancer or may aid in patient stratification for prognosis and/or clinical management of patients with prostate cancer is still missing. …”
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Associated Factors for Erectile Dysfunction Occurrence in Patients with Coronary Artery Disease: A Cross-sectional Study by Ali Hamidi Madani, Fardin Mirbolouk, Mona Naghshbandi, Tolou Hasandokht, Mahboobe Gholipour, Mohammad Sajjad Zabihi, Mohammad Hamidi Madani

“…Background: Erectile dysfunction (ED) is associated with cardiovascular events, and a significant proportion of men with coronary artery disease (CAD) exhibit early signs of ED. …”
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A Retrospective Study in Trans Individuals Undergoing Gender Affirming Testosterone Treatment: Can Changes in Prolactin Counteract the Negative Effects on the Lipid Profile? by Jojo Steininger, Katalin Widmann, Ulrike Kaufmann, Marlene Hager, Rodrig Marculescu, Robert Krysiak, Johannes Ott

“…<b>Background/Objectives:</b> Gender-affirming hormone therapy (GAHT) is known to influence the lipid profiles of trans men and transmasculine individuals. Recent data show that moderate prolactin (PRL) elevations might exert beneficial metabolic effects (“HomeoFIT-PRL model”). …”
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A clinical decision model for failed adrenal vein sampling in primary aldosteronism by Sophie N. M. ter Haar, Sofie J. van Goor, Eleonora P. M. Corssmit, Arian R. van Erkel, Bartholomeus E. P. B. Ballieux, Olaf M. Dekkers, Olaf M. Dekkers, Michiel F. Nijhoff

“…The Youden index calculated cut-off values, targeting a specificity &gt;90% for PA subtype differentiation.ResultsThe cohort, averaging 48.5 ± 9.5 years in age, comprised 21 women and 33 men, among whom 26 presented with unilateral and 28 with bilateral disease. …”
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INTER-ILEAL-ABDOMINAL DISSECTION IN THE TREATMENT OF PATIENTS WITH LOCALLY ADVANCED BONY AND SOFT TISSUE SARCOMAS by V. A. Derzhavin, V. Yu. Karpenko, A. V. Bukharov, M. V. Ivanova

“…The analysis of results of treatment of 26 patients with locally advanced sarcomas of bones and soft tissues is presented. There were 14 men (54%), women 12 (46%). Patients with primary malignant tumors of bones 23 (88%) prevailed among patients. …”
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Integrating CT-based radiomics and clinical features to better predict the prognosis of acute pancreatitis by Hang Chen, Yao Wen, Xinya Li, Xia Li, Liping Su, Xinglan Wang, Fang Wang, Dan Liu

“…Methods All 344 patients (51 ± 15 years, 171 men) in a first episode of acute pancreatitis (AP) were retrospectively enrolled and randomly divided into training (n = 206), validation (n = 69), and test (n = 69) sets with the ratio of 6:2:2. …”
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Assessing the acute effect of compression socks on improving arterial compliance in young volunteers by Kosuke Morinaga, Masako Nakahara, Kotaro Matsuura, Shigekazu Ishihara, Yasuhiro Idobata, Takafumi Kobata, Toshio Tsuji

“…Methods: We compared ba-PWV measurements in 106 participants (40 men and 66 women) under three conditions: bare feet, wearing normal socks, and wearing compression socks for 10 min. …”
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MANAGEMENT OF MARGINAL ULCERS IN OBESE PATIENTS AFTER LAPAROSCOPIC GASTRIC BYPASS by Olexander Ioffe, Victor Nevmerzhytskyi

“…Marginal ulcers were more often diagnosed in men 7/154 (4.54%). According to logistic regression, taking non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs OR = 3.62 (95%CI 1.04-12.6, p<0.001), diabetes type 2 OR = 2.62 (95%CI 0.75-9.09, p<0.001), chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases OR=2.25 (95%CI 1.19-4.28, p<0.001), affect the occurrence marginal ulcers. …”
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Atrial fibrillation in acute coronary syndrome: clinical and anamnestic features and effects on the course by V.І. Tseluyko, F.B. Salem, N.A. Lopina, I.V. Kuznetsov

“…A retrospective and prospective study was conducted among 206 patients with ACS (mean age 65.00 ± 10.75 years, 63.0 % of men) hospitalized with ACS at the center of percutaneous coronary interventions during period from 2015–2018. 125 patients with ACS were included into further observation. …”
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Heart Rate in Hypertension: Review and Expert Opinion by Jamshed Dalal, Arup Dasbiswas, Immaneni Sathyamurthy, Srinivasa Rao Maddury, Prafulla Kerkar, Sandeep Bansal, Joy Thomas, Sankar Chandra Mandal, Soura Mookerjee, Sivakadaksham Natarajan, Viveka Kumar, Nishith Chandra, Aziz Khan, R. Vijayakumar, J. P. S. Sawhney

“…(iii) A reduced HR variability further adds to the propensity for the development of HTN, especially in men. (iv) Each 10 beats per minute increase in the resting HR can substantially increase the risk of adverse CV and mortality outcomes. …”
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