The choice of surgical correction method depending on the etiology of decompensated chronic venous insufficiency by V. I. Rusyn, F. M. Pavuk, V. V. Rusyn, M. I. Borsenko

“…Post-thrombotic syndrome (occlusive form) was observed in 173 patients (CEAP 6). The ratio of women to men in VD was 3:1, and in PTS was 3:2. Results. …”
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The relationship between walking speed and changes in cardiovascular risk factors during a 12-day walking tour to Santiago de Compostela: a cohort study by Frank L J Visseren, Yolanda van der Graaf, Wilko Spiering, Remy H H Bemelmans, Paulus P Blommaert, Annemarie M J Wassink, Blai Coll

“…We report the relationship between walking speed and changes in cardiovascular risk factors in participants of a 12-day walking tour to Santiago de Compostela.Design Prospective cohort study.Setting Single-centre study with healthy middle-aged volunteers.Participants Healthy middle-aged men (n=15) and women (n=14). Subjects using lipid-lowering medication were excluded.Intervention Participants walked 281±10 km of the classical route to Santiago de Compostela in 12 days in 2009.Primary and secondary outcome measures Walking speed was recorded and blood pressure, weight, waist circumference, lipids and glucose were measured every other day. …”
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Effectiveness and safety of metformin in 51 675 patients with type 2 diabetes and different levels of renal function: a cohort study from the Swedish National Diabetes Register by Katarina Eeg-Olofsson, Soffia Gudbjörnsdottir, Ann-Marie Svensson, Björn Eliasson, Linus Schioler, Björn Zethelius, Nils Ekström, Jan Cederholm, Junmei Miao Jonasson

“…Objective To evaluate the effectiveness and safety of metformin use in clinical practice in a large sample of pharmacologically treated patients with type 2 diabetes and different levels of renal function.Design Observational study between July 2004 and December 2010, mean follow-up 3.9 years.Setting Hospital outpatient clinics and primary care in Sweden.Participants 51 675 men and women with type 2 diabetes, registered in the Swedish National Diabetes Register, and on continuous glucose-lowering treatment with oral hypoglycaemic agents (OHAs) or insulin.Main outcome measures Risks of cardiovascular disease (CVD), all-cause mortality and acidosis/serious infection, associated with each treatment regimens, were analysed in all patients and in subgroups with different estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) intervals. …”
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Gluten-Free Diet Adherence Evaluation in Adults with Long-Standing Celiac Disease by Marek K. Kowalski, Danuta Domżał-Magrowska, Piotr Szcześniak, Magdalena Bulska, Daria Orszulak-Michalak, Ewa Małecka-Wojciesko

“…After verification, the study included 38 patients, 30 women and 8 men, with a verified diagnosis of typical celiac disease. …”
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Health profile of residents of retirement villages in Auckland, New Zealand: findings from a cross-sectional survey with health assessment by Kathy Peri, Michal Boyd, Martin J Connolly, Joanna B Broad, Dale Bramley, Zhenqiang Wu, Katherine Bloomfield, Joanna Hikaka, Annie Tatton, Cheryl Calvert, Ann-Marie Higgins

“…Each completed a survey and an International Resident Assessment Instrument (interRAI) health needs assessment with a gerontology nurse specialist.Results Median age of residents was 82 years, 158 (27%) were men; 61% lived alone. Downsizing (77%), less stress (63%) and access to healthcare assistance (61%) were most common reasons for entry. …”
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Potential clinical application of the cancer antigen CA‑62 for differential diagnosis of prostate cancer and benign prostatic hyperplasia at the elevated prostate‑specific antigen... by Zh. R. Cherkasova, S. A. Tsurkan, A. I. Prostyakova, A. M. Boroda, A. A. Rozhkov, Yu. N. Pirogova, N. M. Nikitina, M. I. Sekacheva

“…This includes 144 prostate cancer samples, 79 generally healthy volunteers‑men and 102 samples from patients with benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). …”
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Prognostic Significance of Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD-EPI Equation) and Anemia in Patients with Chronic Heart Failure Secondary to Chagas Cardiomyopathy by Marcelo Arruda Nakazone, Maurício Nassau Machado, Ana Paula Otaviano, Ana Maria Silveira Rodrigues, Augusto Cardinalli-Neto, Reinaldo Bulgarelli Bestetti

“…Anemia was defined as hemoglobin <12 g/dL (women) and <13 g/dL (men). Cox proportional hazards models were used to establish predictors for death. …”
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Epidemiological characteristics of stroke incidence from 2017 to 2022 in Songjiang District, Shanghai by SU Xuyan, WANG Yuzhuo, WU Yiling, HE Jingyi, YANG Peng, LANG Dongchen, JIANG Yonggen, ZHAO Genming, ZHENG Yang

“…The mean age of onset was (73.12±11.75) years, of which the mean age of onset was (70.86±11.96) years for men and (75.91±10.85) years for women. The incidence of stroke increased with age, rising rapidly after 60 years and reaching a peak in the age group of ≥ 80 years old. …”
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Review protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis on HIV inequities in transgender and non-binary populations by Jennifer Sherwood, Arjee Restar, Don Operario, Hannah Rogers, Ruby Lucas, Ruwenne Moodley, Jessie M. Garcia Gutiérrez, Audren J K Bambilla, Dil Singh, Emerson Dusic, Danielle Giovenco, Shufang Sun

“…However, current epidemiological literature on HIV disparities demonstrates gaps in research that include the diversity within transgender populations—for example, transgender men and non-binary trans people across global regions. …”
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Efficacy and safety of first-line nivolumab plus ipilimumab treatment in elderly patients (aged ≥ 75 years) with non-small cell lung cancer by Satoshi Endo, Hisao Imai, Atsuto Mouri, Kasumi Tsukamoto, Kenji Masaki, Kosuke Hashimoto, Yu Miura, Ayako Shiono, Ou Yamaguchi, Junichi Nakagawa, Kyoichi Kaira, Kunihiko Kobayashi, Hiroshi Kagamu

“…Methods This retrospective study included 57 patients with NSCLC (52 men and 5 women), aged ≥ 75 years (range: 75–86) who received first-line Nivo-Ipi therapy from December 2020 to November 2022 at four institutes in Japan. …”
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The relationship between kidney function and cardiometabolic risk factors, anthropometric indices, and dietary inflammatory index in the Iranian general population: a cross-section... by Samaneh Madani, Seyed Jalil Masoumi, Afsane Ahmadi, Morteza Zare, Najmeh Hejazi, Sahar Foshati

“…In addition, there was a significant inverse relationship between eGFR and SBP, Wt, BAI, and VAI. In women compared to men, sCr and BUN values were significantly lower, while eGFR levels were significantly higher. …”
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COGEVIS: A New Scale to Evaluate Cognition in Patients with Visual Deficiency by Claire Meyniel, Dalila Samri, Farah Stefano, Joel Crevoisier, Florence Bonté, Raffaella Migliaccio, Laure Delaby, Anne Bertrand, Marie Odile Habert, Bruno Dubois, Bahram Bodaghi, Stéphane Epelbaum

“…Thirty-eight individuals, 17 women and 21 men with a mean age of 70.3 ± 1.3 years and a mean visual acuity of 0.12 ± 0.02, were recruited over a one-year period. …”
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Combined Transplantation of Adipose Tissue-Derived Stem Cells and Endothelial Progenitor Cells Improve Diabetic Erectile Dysfunction in a Rat Model by Qiyun Yang, Wanmei Chen, Chi Zhang, Yun Xie, Yong Gao, Cuncan Deng, Xiangzhou Sun, Guihua Liu, Chunhua Deng

“…Erectile dysfunction (ED) is a common complication in men suffered with diabetic mellitus. Stem cell transplantation is a promising strategy for the treatment of diabetic ED (DED). …”
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A Principal Component Analysis of Metabolome and Cognitive Decline Among Japanese Older Adults: Cross-sectional Analysis Using Tohoku Medical Megabank Cohort Study Data by Sakura Kiuchi, Kumi Nakaya, Upul Cooray, Kenji Takeuchi, Ikuko N. Motoike, Naoki Nakaya, Yasuyuki Taki, Seizo Koshiba, Shunji Mugikura, Ken Osaka, Atsushi Hozawa

“…Results: A total of 2,940 participants were included (men: 49.0%, mean age: 67.6 years). Among them, 1.9% showed cognitive decline. …”
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Simultaneous Debridement and Titanium Mesh Reconstruction in Patients with Compound Depressed Skull Fracture: A Retrospective Descriptive Study by Srikant Das, Acharya Suryakant Pattajoshi, Mahesh Kumar Kusta, Dibakar Sarkar

“…The frequency of skull fractures was significantly higher in men 91 (92.8%) patients compared to women 7 (7.2%) patients. …”
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Robotic Surgery from a Gynaecological Oncology Perspective: A Global Gynaecological Oncology Surgical Outcomes Collaborative Led Study (GO SOAR3) by Faiza Gaba, Karen Ash, Oleg Blyuss, Dhivya Chandrasekaran, Marielle Nobbenhuis, Thomas Ind, Elly Brockbank, on behalf of the GO SOAR Collaborators

“…Our data suggest gender differences in the robotics learning curve with men six times more likely to state robotic surgery had negatively impacted their situational awareness in the operating theatre (OR = 6.35, <i>p</i> ≤ 0.001) and 2.5 times more likely to state it had negatively impacted their surgical ability due to lack of haptic feedback in comparison to women (OR = 2.62, <i>p</i> = 0.046). …”
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Awareness and knowledge regarding female genital schistosomiasis among European healthcare workers: a cross-sectional online survey by Valentina Marchese, Aaron Remkes, Irina Kislaya, Pia Rausche, André Brito, Jana Christina Hey, Tahinamandranto Rasamoelina, Rivo Andry Rakotoarivelo, Jürgen May, Daniela Fusco

“…FGS awareness among MDs was higher among men (50.0%; CI95%: 43.7; 56.3), working in clinics for migrants (72.0%, CI95%: 63.2; 79.7) and among infectiologists/travel medicine specialists (68.9%, CI95%: 62.2; 75.0). …”
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Risk of lung disease in the PI*SS genotype of alpha-1 antitrypsin: an EARCO research project by Teresa Martín, Catarina Guimarães, Cristina Esquinas, Maria Torres-Duran, Alice M. Turner, Hanan Tanash, Carlota Rodríguez-García, Angelo Corsico, José Luis López-Campos, Eva Bartošovská, Jens-Ulrik Stæhr Jensen, José María Hernández-Pérez, Maria Sucena, Marc Miravitlles

“…The PI*SS population consisted of 58.9% men, with a mean age of 59.2 years and a mean FEV1(% predicted) of 83.4%. …”
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Faktor-Faktor yang Berhubungan dengan Perilaku Bidan dalam Pencegahan Risiko Penularan HIV/AIDS pada Pertolongan Persalinan Normal di Kota Tanjungpinang Tahun 2014 by Rahmadona ., Joserizal Serudji, Erwani .

“…</p><p>Abstract<br />HIV/AIDS cases in Tanjungpinang city were suffered by women at reproductive ages. 925 HIV/AIDS cases trough 2013, 502 cases were suffered by women while 423 cases were men. This women may become pregnant and deliver their babies at midwives assistance. …”
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Syndemic, mental health and living with dependent persons in Latin America and Spain: a study with a gender perspective by Natalia López-Contreras, Tomás López-Jiménez, Laura Medina-Perucha, Brenda Biaani León-Gómez, Alessandra Queiroga Gonçalves, Olivia Janett Horna-Campos, Maria Sol Anigstein, Jakeline Ribeiro Barbosa, Mariana Pastorello Verotti, Olga Bardales-Mendoza, Karen M. Arteaga-Contreras, Anna Berenguera, Andrés Peralta, Constanza Jacques-Aviñó

“…University education was associated with a protective factor. For men, risks were related to being younger, worsening working conditions and concerns about living together at home. …”
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