Sex Differences in the Effect of Type 2 Diabetes on Major Cardiovascular Diseases: Results from a Population-Based Study in Italy by Paola Ballotari, Francesco Venturelli, Marina Greci, Paolo Giorgi Rossi, Valeria Manicardi

“…The excess risk is similar in women and men for stroke (1.8 times) and heart failure (2.7 times), while for myocardial infarction, the excess risk in women is greater than the one observed in men (IRR 2.58, 95% CI 2.22–3.00 and IRR 1.78, 95% CI 1.60–2.00, resp.; P of interaction <0.0001). …”
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Blood pressure variation and hypertension rates in a pre-modernized Bedouin population: data from tribes of the Sinai Peninsula (Egypt) by Hani Monk-Vitelson, Israel Hershkovitz, Eugene Kobyliansky

“…The Towara tribes of the Sinai Peninsula represent traditional Bedouin subsistence and culture.The Towara sample includes 318 men and 91 women, age 17 up to 85 years. Mean BP values of Towara men and women are 121/81 and 111/76, respectively. …”
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Validation Psychometrical analysis of Sexual Machism Scale (EMS-Sexism-12) among university students from Arequipa, Peru by Julio Cesar Huamani-Cahua, Estefany Cecilia Ojeda-Flores, Walter L Arias-Gallegos, Ferdinand Eddington Ceballos Bejarano, José Manuel Calizaya López

“…The sample consisted of 50% men (M = 20.53; SD = 2.64) and 50% women (M = 19.95; SD = 2.27), representing engineering and social science disciplines. …”
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Prevalence, Awareness, Treatment, and Control of Hypertension and Its Associated Risk Factors: Results from Baseline Survey of SWADES Family Cohort Study by M. D. Saju, Komal Preet Allagh, Lorane Scaria, Shinto Joseph, Jotheeswaran Amuthavalli Thiyagarajan

“…Among those aware, 60.4% (63.5% in women, 52.6% in men) of the participants were on treatment, and hypertension was controlled in 75.1% (77.5% women, 68% in men) of the participants on treatment. …”
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Sex, Prescribing Practices and Guideline Recommended, Blood Pressure, and LDL Cholesterol Targets at Baseline in the BARI 2D Trial by Michelle F. Magee, Jacqueline E. Tamis-Holland, Jiang Lu, Vera A. Bittner, Maria Mori Brooks, Neuza Lopes, Alice K. Jacobs, BARI 2D Study Group

“…Similar numbers of drugs were prescribed in both women and men. Women were less frequent on metformin or sulfonylurea and more likely to take insulin and to be on higher doses of hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA reductase inhibitors (statins) than men. …”
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A broken mirror? From representation to presentation of gender in Scandinavian news media by Kjeldsen Anna Karina, Schmeltz Line, Simonsen Jacob V.

“…In this article, we report on an ongoing cross-Scandinavian research project on news media content, where we explore not only the traditional metrics of how many men and women are in the news, but also, more importantly, how women and men are portrayed in news media content. …”
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Straight Jacket: The Implications of Multidimensional Sexuality for Relationship Quality and Stability by Yue Qian, Yang Hu

“…Regression results show that such inconsistency is associated with lower relationship quality and higher relationship instability, and these negative ramifications are particularly pronounced among individuals, notably men, in different-sex partnerships. Our findings uncover the implications of multidimensional sexuality for relationship dynamics and outcomes given the rigid institutionalization of different-sex couplehood and the close normative regulation of men's heterosexuality. …”
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Changement climatique et conflits de genre dans l’agriculture paysanne dans l’Ouest Cameroun : cas de Batcham by Dany Franck A. Tiwa

“…This reduces conflicts to a minimum threshold. To men belong property rights materialized by perennial crops and to women belong culture of food rights, both inalienable. …”
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"Without a man's decision, nothing works": Building resilience to Rift Valley fever in pastoralist communities in Isiolo Kenya. by Irene N Mutambo, Bernard Bett, Salome A Bukachi

“…Rift Valley Fever (RVF) is a zoonotic disease that affects both livestock and humans. Men and women in pastoralist communities are vulnerable to RVF risk exposure because of their different roles and reliance on livestock products. …”
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Gender Differences Relating to Metabolic Syndrome and Proinflammation in Finnish Subjects with Elevated Blood Pressure by Tiina Ahonen, Juha Saltevo, Markku Laakso, Hannu Kautiainen, Esko Kumpusalo, Mauno Vanhala

“…Metabolic syndrome (MetS) with the National Cholesterol Education Program (NCEP) criteria was observed in 35% of men and 34% of women. Men with MetS had lower hs-CRP and IL-1Ra than women. …”
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Pengalaman Suami yang Mengikuti Vasektomi di Kecamatan Cimahi Tengah by Fikri Mourly Wahyudi, R. Siti Jundiah, Novitasari Tsamrotul Fuadah, Inggrid Dirgahayu, Yuyun Sarinengsih

“… This research is based on the phenomenon of the low participation of men in family planning, which is only 1,5%, whereas the vasectomy method is only chosen by 0,3% of fertile-age couples. …”
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Gender Differences in Implementing Organizational Change in Romania’s Central Public Administration by Constantin M. Profiroiu, Alina G. Profiroiu, Corina C. Nastaca

“…There are no significant differences between the perceptions of men and women as leaders, although almost all the differences are in favour of men. …”
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Artificial Urinary Sphincter: Long-Term Results and Patient Satisfaction by Drogo K. Montague

“…The published evidence concerning the safety, efficacy, and patient satisfaction for implantation of the current model of the artificial urinary sphincter (AS 800) in men with post prostatectomy urinary incontinence was the objective of this review. …”
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Rapports à la conjugalité et à la sexualité chez les personnes âgées en Allemagne by Régis Schlagdenhauffen

“…The findings of surveys carried out in Germany on sexuality and partnership amongst elderly people show that, regardless of sexual orientation, changes in sexual activity are more a matter of marital status than age. 50% of coupled 60-year-old men and women claim to be enjoying a very active sex life. …”
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Obésité, facteurs socio-démographiques et indicateurs de santé chez les personnes âgées à Marseille by Enguerran Macia, Nicole Chapuis-Lucciani, Gilles Boëtsch

“…Our analyses show that the correlates of obesity are very different between older women and men. For the men, only marital status is significantly associated with obesity while for the women, age, education level, self-rated health and physical incapacities are associated with obesity. …”
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Focal Treatment of Prostate Cancer with Vascular-Targeted Photodynamic Therapy by Scott E. Eggener, Jonathan A. Coleman

“…As screening programs have become more aggressive and widespread, a substantial proportion of men diagnosed with localized prostate cancer have disease characteristics associated with a low risk of progression. …”
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Temps de travail et organisation du travail : une source de stress et de difficultés de conciliation emploi-famille ? by Diane-Gabrielle Tremblay, Elmustapha Najem, Renaud Paquet

“…We also show that regarding ORWT, behaviours of women without children are often closer to those of men, but that the presence of children is a major factor in explaining the aspirations of men regarding working time. …”
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Indonesian Baha’i Community’s Perspective on Gender Equality by Samsul Hidayat

“…Humans are the same and equal between men and women.…”
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Characteristics of participants in a public rubella antibody testing program conducted at a Japan professional football league venue by Toshinori Nishizawa, Kuniyoshi Hayashi, Noriyuki Amano, Gautam A. Deshpande, Hiroko Arioka

“…Methods This was a survey‐based cross sectional study, comparing the characteristics and motivations between men and women regarding rubella antibody testing. …”
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Prostate Cancer Screening: Is it Recommended in 2024? by Dr. Ali Thwaini

“…The fact remains that prostate cancer is one of the most common cancers in men, and the fifth leading cancer related death globally  …”
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