Increased Mortality After Lower Extremity Amputation in a Danish Nationwide Cohort: The Mediating Role of Postoperative Complications by Brix ATH, Petersen TG, Nymark T, Schmal H, Lindberg-Larsen M, Rubin KH

“…The proportion of the mortality risk that potentially could be reduced by preventing sepsis was 16% (CI 11.7– 20.3) for women and 17% (CI 13.4– 20.4) for men. For pneumonia, it was 10.5% (CI 7.1– 13.9) in women and 14.9% (11.6– 18.2) in men.Conclusion: We observed an increased mortality in the month following MLEA, which remained elevated for years compared to the matched unamputated cohort. …”
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Effectiveness rehabilitative therapy and Pridinol Mesylate in low back pain by Lorenza Lauricella, Noemi Calabrese, Dalila Scaturro, Domenico Migliorino, Michele Vecchio, Giulia Letizia Mauro

“…The patients recruited (n = 86) were divided into three groups: the Combined Group (CG:28), who received a rehabilitation combined with Pridinol Mesylate (16 women and 12 men, age 66.4 ± 3.99); the Rehabilitation Group (RG, n = 26), who received only rehabilitation (14 women and 12 men, age 66.2 ± 3.84); and the Drug Group (DG: 32), who received only the administration of the Pridinol(18 women and 14 men, age of 66.3 ± 3.9).ResultsThe results show, at T1 (20 days after treatment) in the CG, statistically significant improvements for the NRS and QBPDS. …”
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Current biomarkers of prostate cancer by I. A. Aboian, E. N. Fedotova, A. N. Shevchenko, S. M. Pakus, A. Yu. Maximov, E. V. Filatova, I. A. Khomutenko, Е. F. Komarova, N. K. Guskova

“…Prostate cancer is one of the most common malignancies in men. Early detection of prostate cancer is largely determined by the widely used prostate specific antigen (PSA) blood test. …”
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Sex-specific associations of prenatal Chinese famine exposure with cataract risk at age sixty: a cross-sectional study by Yuanyou Xia, Xiaoyang Xu, Siyao Wang

“…Subgroup analysis by sex indicated that women exposed to famine (OR: 1.77; 95% CI: 1.25–2.52) exhibited a higher risk of ARC compared to men (OR: 1.53; 95% CI: 1.16–2.03). Conclusions Prenatal exposure to famine might increase the risk of ARC among Chinese adults at age 60, and women exhibit a higher susceptibility than men.…”
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The impact of age and sex on the occurrence of pathology in the wall of the upper gastrointestinal tract by Przemysław Dyrla, Jerzy Gil, Stanisław Niemczyk, Marek Saracyn, Krzysztof Kosik, Sebastian Czarkowski, Arkadiusz Lubas

“…A higher number of SMLs was found in men than in women (57.14% vs. 40.45%, p = 0.023), and the difference was greater over 50 years of age (85.71% vs. 40.00%, p = 0.031). …”
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The effect between metabolic syndrome and life expectancy after cancer diagnosis: Catalan cohort study by Tomàs López-Jiménez, Oleguer Plana-Ripoll, Talita Duarte-Salles, Anna Palomar-Cros, Diana Puente

“…RLE varied by cancer type, with the highest RLE in men seen in prostate cancer and in women in non-Hodgkin lymphoma. …”
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Peptic ulcer: does it changed identity? by Ye. A. Pyatenko, A. A. Sheptulin

“…Overall 79 case records of patients with PUD of the stomach (PUS) (16 men, 33 women), PUD of duodenum (PUD) (15 men, 9 women) and PUD of combined localization (1 man and 5 women) were included in the study by continuous sampling method. …”
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Ageing leads to selective type II myofibre deterioration and denervation independent of reinnervative capacity in human skeletal muscle by Oscar Horwath, Marcus Moberg, Sebastian Edman, Andrew Philp, William Apró

“…Muscle biopsies were obtained from young men (22 ± 3 years, n = 10) and older men (69 ± 3 years, n = 11) matched for health status, activity level and body mass index. …”
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An Open Letter on Advancing HIV prevention: Augmenting an ecosystem-based approach to understand prevention decision-making [version 2; peer review: 2 approved] by Rosemary Pierce-Messick, Nishan Gantayat, James Baer, Alok Gangaramany

“…Within this broader picture, HIV continues to disproportionately affect key and at-risk populations, including gay men and other men who have sex with men, female sex workers, and adolescent girls and young women. …”
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Sexual Functions Are Impaired in Males and Females With Chronic Spontaneous and Inducible Urticaria: A Controlled Study by Pelin Kuteyla Can, Utku Can

“… Introduction: Sexual dysfunction (SexD) related to chronic dermatologic diseases in women and men were reported in literature, but there are few reports on effects of chronic urticaria (CU) on male and female sexual functions. …”
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Differences in Upgrading of Prostate Cancer in Prostatectomies between Community and Academic Practices by Franklin Lee, Henry Gottsch, William J. Ellis, Lawrence D. True, Daniel W. Lin, Jonathan L. Wright

“…Materials and Methods. We identified men undergoing RP for Gleason 3+3 or 3+4 disease at a tertiary care academic center. …”
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Effectiveness of Anthropometric Measurements for Identifying Diabetes and Prediabetes among Civil Servants in a Regional City of Northern Ethiopia: A Cross-Sectional Study by Ataklti Gebertsadik Woldegebriel, Kiros Ajemu Fenta, Asfawosen Berhe Aregay, Abraham Desta Aregay, Nega Bezabih Mamo, Tewolde Woldearegay Wubayehu, Alemayehu Bayray, Afework Mulugeta

“…The optimal ut-off point with maximum sensitivity and specificity of waist-to-hip ratio for identifying diabetes and prediabetes was 0.97 and 0.82 in men, respectively. Conclusion. Waist circumference and waist-to-hip ratio exhibited better discriminate performance than BMI for identifying prediabetes and diabetes in women and men, respectively.…”
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Immunolocalization of SP22 (Park7) on the human sperm membrane is indicative of live birth by Gary R Klinefelter, Michael P Diamond, Stephen A Krawetz

“…With the decline in sperm quality over the recent decades, there is little doubt that the decreased efficiency of spermatogenesis in men reflects their increasing susceptibility to environmental and pharmaceutical exposures that can compromise male fecundity. …”
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Hyperleptinemia, Adiposity, and Risk of Metabolic Syndrome in Older Adults by Suruchi Mishra, Tamara B. Harris, Trisha Hue, Iva Miljkovic, Suzanne Satterfield, Nathalie de Rekeneire, Mira Mehta, Nadine R. Sahyoun

“…Multivariate logistic regression was used to determine the association between leptin and metabolic syndrome (defined per NCEP ATP III) incidence after 6 years of follow-up among 1,120 men and women. Results. Leptin predicted metabolic syndrome in men (P for trend = 0.0002) and women (P for trend = 0.0001). …”
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Prevalence Rates and an Evaluation of Reported Risk Factors for Osteonecrosis (Avascular Necrosis) in Crohn’s Disease by Hugh J Freeman, Katy J Freeman

“…In this group, four men were seen with osteonecrosis. No woman was affected. …”
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Association between alcohol consumption and risk of type 2 diabetes in Japan: a population-base longitudinal cohort study by Yuan-Zhe Huang, Fang Luo, Xiong Ran, Jian Yang, Min Gu, Shao-Quan Zhou

“…Among EFPG individuals, heavy drinkers (Men > 280 g/week, Women > 140 g/week) had an 88% increased T2D risk (HR 1.88, 95% CI 1.24–2.84). …”
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Prevalence, Treatment, and Associated Factors of Hypertension in Spain: A Comparative Study between Populations by Arturo Corbatón-Anchuelo, María Teresa Martínez-Larrad, Náyade del Prado-González, Cristina Fernández-Pérez, Rafael Gabriel, Manuel Serrano-Ríos

“…Prevalence of diagnosed hypertension was higher in women and showed no differences according to the living area (men: urban 21.88 versus rural 21.92 %, p = 0.986; women: urban 28.73 versus rural 30.01 %, p = 0.540). …”
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Expression Levels of IL-17A, IL-17F, IL-17RA, and IL-17RC in Prostate Cancer with Taking into Account the Histological Grade according to Gleason Scale in Comparison to Benign Pros... by Marlena Janiczek, Łukasz Szylberg, Paulina Antosik, Anna Kasperska, Andrzej Marszałek

“…Prostate cancer (PCa) is the second most commonly diagnosed malignant tumor and the fifth leading cause of cancer death in men in the world. The most common types of tumors are adenocarcinomas. …”
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Cost-Effectiveness and Budget Impact of Emerging Minimally Invasive Surgical Treatments for Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia by Bilal Chughtai, Sirikan Rojanasarot, Kurt Neeser, Dmitry Gultyaev, Stacey L. Amorosi, Neal D. Shore

“…**Background:** Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) is one of the most prevalent and costly chronic conditions among middle-aged and elderly men. Prostatic urethral lift (PUL) and convective water vapor thermal therapy (WVTT) are emerging minimally invasive surgical treatments as an alternative to traditional treatment options for men with moderate-to-severe BPH. …”
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Association between Serum Uric Acid Level and Metabolic Syndrome and Its Sex Difference in a Chinese Community Elderly Population by Miao Liu, Yao He, Bin Jiang, Lei Wu, Shanshan Yang, Yiyan Wang, Xiaoying Li

“…There was a strong association between hyperuricemia and four components of MetS in women and three components in men. Multiple logistic regression analysis showed ORs of hyperuricemia for MetS were 1.67 (95% CI: 1.11–2.50) in men and 2.73 (95% CI: 1.81–4.11) in women. …”
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