Hypertension Prevalence, Awareness, Treatment and Control, and Associated Factors: Results from a National Survey, Jordan by H. Y. Jaddou, A. M. Batieha, Y. S. Khader, A. H. Kanaan, M. S. El-Khateeb, K. M. Ajlouni

“…Awareness was positively associated with age, smoking, and diabetes for both men and women, and with level of education and body mass index for men. …”
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Evaluation of Plasma E-Selectin Concentration as a Risk Marker for Atherosclerotic Vascular Damage in Patients with Early CAD by Monika Rac, Michal Rac, Andrzej Krzystolik, Krzysztof Safranow, Dariusz Chlubek, Violetta Dziedziejko

“…A biochemical control group of 50 cases without CAD (74% men, average age 48 ± 3.20 years) was also studied. …”
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Prostate Cancer Incidence and Mortality in Barbados, West Indies by Anselm J. M. Hennis, Ian R. Hambleton, Suh-Yuh Wu, Desiree H.-A. Skeete, Barbara Nemesure, M. Cristina Leske

“…Comparable rates in African-American and White American men were 248.2 (95% CI: 246.0–250.5) and 158.0 (95% CI: 157.5–158.6) per 100,000, respectively. …”
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Cystatin C-Based Equations Detect Hidden Kidney Disease and Poor Prognosis in Newly Diagnosed Patients with Multiple Myeloma by Francisco-Javier Cepeda-Piorno, Esther González-García, Alba Méndez-Gallego, Juan Torres-Varona, Vanesa García-Moreira, Christian Sordo-Bahamonde, Cristina AlberdiGarcía-del-Castillo, Elene Astobieta-Madariaga, Maria-Victoria Mateos-Manteca, Segundo González-Rodríguez

“…According to the IMWG criteria, 26% of patients showed RI (3 women/13 men) whilst the use of CysC equations allowed us to identify up to 39% of patients (7 women/17 men). …”
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Hematological Factors and MRI in Covid-19 Infected may Predict the Prevalence of Multiple Sclerosis in the Post-Covid era by Bakhtiar Ebrahimirad, Mahnaz Taherianfard, Arash Mosarezaii

“…ANA was meaningfully higher in inpatient and outpatient MS+ than in inpatient and outpatient MS-. In MS+ men, CRP was higher than in MS- men. The MRI scan showed that MS plaques were observed in 13 patients with no history of MS before contracting COVID-19. …”
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XRCC5 VNTR, XRCC6 -61C>G, and XRCC7 6721G>T Gene Polymorphisms Associated with Male Infertility Risk: Evidences from Case-Control and In Silico Studies by Danial Jahantigh, Abasalt Hosseinzadeh Colagar

“…We evaluate the association between genetic polymorphisms of XRCC5 VNTR, XRCC6 -61C>G, and XRCC7 6721G>T with male infertility susceptibility. A total of 392 men including 178 infertile males (102 idiopathic azoospermia and 76 severe oligozoospermia) and 214 healthy controls were recruited. …”
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Inflammatory Markers Are Positively Associated with Serum trans-Fatty Acids in an Adult American Population by Mohsen Mazidi, Hong-kai Gao, Andre Pascal Kengne

“…Of the 5446 eligible participants, 46.8% (n=2550) were men. The mean age was 47.1 years overall: 47.8 years in men and 46.5 years in women (p=0.085). …”
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Evaluating Active Labour Market Policies in Türkiye by Regions via Multidimensional Scaling and Clustering Analysis by Özlem Demir, Batuhan Ersöz

“…Moreover, different clustering patterns are also observed at the regional scale in the participation of women and men in the programmes.…”
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ARE QUALITY INDICATORS IMPORTANT IN COLONOSCOPIES? ANALYSIS OF 3,076 EXAMS IN A PRIVATE TERTIARY SERVICE IN SOUTHEASTERN BRAZIL by Adriana Borgonovi CHRISTIANO, Danielle Rossana Queiroz Martins BONILHA, Mauro Augusto MARCHIORI JUNIOR, Priscilla de Sene Portel OLIVEIRA, Maria de Lourdes Setsuko AYRIZONO

“…This rate was higher in men (27%). The AADR was 4%. CONCLUSIONS: Colonoscopy is an effective polyp detection method, and the PDR was higher in men and significantly increased with age. …”
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Barriers to uptake of harm reduction techniques for GBMSM who use drugs in night-clubs and sex-on-premises venues in London and the Southeast: a mixed-methods, qualitative study by Stephen Naulls, K. Oniti, J. Eccles, J. M. Stone

“…Abstract Background Drug-related harm is a significant public health concern in the UK, particularly among underserved groups such as gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men (GBMSM). This study explores the role of night-time venues (for example night clubs or sex-on-premises venues) in promoting harm reduction strategies for GBMSM who use drugs, highlighting unique challenges within these spaces. …”
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Health-Related Quality of Life in the Gender, Race, And Clinical Experience Trial by Judith Feinberg, Michael Saag, Kathleen Squires, Judith Currier, Robert Ryan, Bruce Coate, Joseph Mrus

“…Results. 67% women and 77% men, including 67.4% black, 76.0% Hispanic, and 73.8% white patients, completed the trial. …”
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Treatment Patterns for Patients on Overactive Bladder Therapy: A Retrospective Statistical Analysis Using Canadian Claims Data by Adrian Wagg, Demitri Diles, Todd Berner

“…Women were more likely than men to switch from first-line or second-line treatment. …”
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Absence of the interthalamic adhesion (ITA) as a neuroanatomical association or risk factor for neuropsychiatric disorders: A systemic review and meta-analysis by Adil Asghar, Ravi K. Narayan, Pankaj Kumar, Kumar S. Ravi, R. Shane Tubbs, Apurba Patra, Shagufta Naaz

“…The relative probability of AITA was 2.30 [95% confidence interval (CI), 1.96–2.70] in neuropsychiatric illness. Healthy men were 1.91 times more likely, and men with neuropsychiatric disorders were 1.82 times more likely to have absent ITA than women. …”
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Surgical fear and sleep quality effect the postoperative quality of recovery in patients undergoing brain tumor surgery: cross sectional study by Özge Çimen, Yeliz Sürme

“…Results The mean fear of surgery score of women was higher than men, and sleep quality and postoperative quality of recovery were lower than men (p = 0.045). …”
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Tolerating Violence against Women: Attitude Evolution and Typology in Romania by Cosima Rughiniș, Simona-Nicoleta Vulpe, Răzvan Rughiniș, Daniel Rosner

“…We found that violence against women is strongly condemned by a large majority of the Romanian population, albeit with some variability. Men and people with lower formal education, lower household income, and who are more religiously involved were more likely to express weaker condemnation of violence against women. …”
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Career Choices and Career Progression of Junior Doctors in Dermatology: Surveys of UK Medical Graduates by Atena Barat, Michael J. Goldacre, Trevor W. Lambert

“…One year after graduation, 1.7% of women and 0.6% of men made dermatology their first choice but by five years after graduation the respective figures were 1.0% and 0.7%. …”
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The corpus callosum in people with congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH) by Eileen Luders, Debra Spencer, Caitlin Dale, Ieuan A. Hughes, Ajay Thankamony, Umasuthan Srirangalingam, Helena Gleeson, Helen Simpson, Melissa Hines, Florian Kurth

“…To bridge that gap in the literature, we investigated callosal morphology in 53 individuals with CAH and 53 matched controls (66 women, 40 men). In addition to calculating areas for seven callosal subsections, we estimated the callosal thickness at 100 equidistant points. …”
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Women middle and senior managers by Bassirou Gueye

“…Although women’s average hourly wages have increased faster than men’s, a gender wage gap persists: 8.7% for middle managers and 9.0% for senior managers in 2021, down from 19.3% and 20.0%, respectively, in 2001. …”
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Evaluating the mental and emotional effects of Sahand Bonab thermal power plant greenhouse on rural communities, Case study: Rurlas in Bonab by Mohamad Zaheri, Ali Majnouni-Toutakhane

“…Also, mental and psychological stress in nearby villages was higher than in remote villages, more women than young men than older men and elderly people. The results of multivariate regression and path analysis showed that in general, the air pollution caused by the power plant has the ability to explain R2 = 37.42 percent of the changes related to the psychological and psychological pressure of the villagers. …”
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The challenges and opportunities of women working in weaving cultural clothes at Bahir-Dar City, Bahirdar, Ethiopia by Tatek Getachew, Chekol Alemu, Habitamu Wudu

“…The demand for hand-woven garments is on the rise, although a study from 2003 to 2009 revealed a decrease in skill-based wage premiums and a slight wage penalty for women in the garment sector. Traditionally, men and women have collaborated in fabric production, with men handling weaving and women focusing on decoration. …”
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