Analysis of diabetes mortality characteristics among the residents in Fengxian District, Shanghai, 2012‒2021 by XU Haifeng, HU Yi, WU Zhenyu, CHEN Ying, DENG Zenan, XUE Ting, YUAN yuan, QIN Meng, TANG Haiying

“…Population aging was the main factor causing the increase in mortality rate, while non-demographic factors had a greater impact on the rise in diabetes mortality among men than that in women. Therefore, the management on male diabetes patients should be strengthened.…”
Get full text

The Magnitude of Salt Intake Behaviors and Its Predictors among Saqez Urban Population of Kurdistan District in Iran: A Cross-Sectional Study by Kolsom Khoram, Mohammad Asghari-Jafarabadi, Mehrangiz Ebrahimi-Mamagani, Behjat Shokrvash, Maral Hariri-Akbari

“…Among totally 88.5%, 87.7% men and 88.9% women followed desirable behaviors. …”
Get full text

Forty years of HIV infection and AIDS in Taiwan: Reflection on the past and looking toward the future by Sung-Hsi Huang, Hsun-Yin Huang, Stephane Wen-Wei Ku, Po-Hsien Kuo, Kuan-Yin Lin, Guan-Jhou Chen, Chia-Chi Lee, Yen-Fang Huang, Chien-Ching Hung

“…Unprotected sex, particularly among men who have sex with men, continues to be the leading risk for HIV transmission after implementation of harm reduction program to control an outbreak of HIV infection among people who inject drugs that occurred in 2003–2007. …”
Get full text

Geographic and socioeconomic variation of sodium and potassium intake in Italy: results from the MINISAL-GIRCSI programme by Simona Giampaoli, Francesco P Cappuccio, Chen Ji, Luigi Palmieri, Diego Vanuzzo, Chiara Donfrancesco, Renato Ippolito, Pasquale Strazzullo

“…Objectives To assess geographic and socioeconomic gradients in sodium and potassium intake in Italy.Setting Cross-sectional survey in Italy.Participants 3857 men and women, aged 39–79 years, randomly sampled in 20 regions (as part of a National cardiovascular survey of 8714 men and women).Primary outcome measures Participants’ dietary sodium and potassium intakes were measured by 24 h urinary sodium and potassium excretions. 2 indicators measured socioeconomic status: education and occupation. …”
Get full text

Self-perception of risk for HIV acquisition among people in prisons in Iran: A nationwide survey in 2017 by Zahra Abdolahinia, Seyed Aria Nejadghaderi, Soheil Mehmandoost, AliAkbar Haghdoost, Abedin Iranpour, Mohammad Karamouzian, Hamid Sharifi

“…Results Among 5,422 HIV-negative participants (94.0% men; mean age 35.7 years), 6.8% (95% CI: 6.1–7.5%) reported high self-perception of risk for HIV acquisition. …”
Get full text

Burden of micronutrient deficiency among patients with type 2 diabetes: systematic review and meta-analysis by Sanjay Kalra, Shiv Dutt Gupta, Daya Krishan Mangal, Diksha Gautam, Anuj Kumar Pandey, Nida Shaikh, Himanshu Tolani, Yeshwanth Sonnathi, Kamlesh Chand Sharma, Jagdish Prasad, Rajeev Tewari, Fahmina Anwar

“…Women were more likely to be affected by micronutrient deficiency than men. These studies were hospital based and the findings of this systematic review may be used with caution due to inherent selection bias. …”
Get full text

A Comparison of hs-CRP Levels in New Diabetes Groups Diagnosed Based on FPG, 2-hPG, or HbA1c Criteria by Yildiz Tutuncu, Ilhan Satman, Selda Celik, Nevin Dinccag, Kubilay Karsidag, Aysegul Telci, Sema Genc, Halim Issever, Jaakko Tuomilehto, Beyhan Omer

“…The mean serum concentration of hs-CRP in women was higher than in men (p<0.001). The people with new-onset DM based on HbA1c had higher mean hs-CRP level than FPG based and 2-hPG based DM cases. …”
Get full text

Association between the cumulative estimated glucose disposal rate and incident cardiovascular disease in individuals over the age of 50 years and without diabetes: data from two l... by Jin Zhang, Ziyi Sun, Yufei Li, Yuhan Yang, Wenjie Liu, Mengwen Huang, Kuiwu Yao

“…The median age of the participants in CHARLS at baseline was 59 years [IQR: 55–65 years], and 1205 (49.59%) were men. The median age of the participants in HRS at baseline was 64 years [IQR: 57–70 years], and 705 (35.11%) were men. …”
Get full text

Age‐related longitudinal change in cardiac structure and function in adults at increased cardiovascular risk by Fei Fei Gong, Jennifer M. Coller, Michele McGrady, Umberto Boffa, Louise Shiel, Danny Liew, Simon Stewart, Alice J. Owen, Henry Krum, Christopher M. Reid, David L. Prior, Duncan J. Campbell

“…Age was associated with longitudinal increase in left ventricular (LV) mass index (LVMI); decrease in LV volumes; increase in LV ejection fraction; decrease in mitral annular systolic velocity; decrease in diastolic function (decreased mitral early diastolic annular velocity (e′); and increase in left atrial volume index, mitral peak early diastolic flow velocity (E)/e′ ratio, and tricuspid regurgitant velocity (TRVmax) in men and women, except for TRVmax in men). In multivariable analysis, longitudinal increase in LVMI was explained by CVD risk factors alone, whereas age, together with CVD risk factors, independently predicted longitudinal change in all other echocardiographic parameters. …”
Get full text

Time without PSA recurrence after radical prostatectomy as a predictor of future biochemical recurrence, metastatic disease and prostate cancer death: a prospective Scandinavian co... by Mats Steinholtz Ahlberg, Hans-Olov Adami, Hans Garmo, Lars Holmberg, Anna Bill-Axelson, Ove Andren, Gunnar Steineck, Jan-Erik Johansson

“…For patients without biochemical recurrence 5 years after radical prostatectomy the 20-year probability of biochemical recurrence was 25% among men with Gleason score ≤3+4=7 and 57% among men with Gleason score ≥4+3=7; the probabilities for metastases were 0.8% and 17%; and for prostate cancer death 0.8% and 12%, respectively. …”
Get full text

Long-Term Results of Medical and Surgical Methods for Elimination of the Internal Anal Sphincter Spasm in Chronic Anal Fissure (NCT03855046) by S. I. Achkasov, R. Yu. Khryukin, E. E. Zharkov, A. A. Ponomarenko, O. Yu. Fomenko, N. I. Klopkov, Z. Z. Kamaeva, E. Yu. Lebedeva, K. I. Sagidova

“…The study included 176 patients (73 (41.5 %) men and 103 (58.5 %) women) older than 18 years; randomization into the compared groups was carried out by random number generation in a computer program. …”
Get full text

An updated systematic review with meta-analysis and meta-regression of the factors associated with human visceral leishmaniasis in the Americas by Anna Gabryela Sousa Duarte, Guilherme Loureiro Werneck, Sarah de Farias Lelis, Thays Santos Mendonça, Daniela Dias Vasconcelos, Tiago Silveira Gontijo, Álisson Oliveira dos Santos, Lucas Edel Donato, Vinícius Silva Belo

“…Combination of all study types revealed that men had greater chances of VL than women, but the association was strong and significant only in case-control studies. …”
Get full text

Sarcopenia in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: A Cross-Sectional Observational Study by L. M. Pechmann, T. H. Jonasson, V. S. Canossa, H. Trierweiler, G. Kisielewicz, R. R. Petterle, C. A. Moreira, V. Z. C. Borba

“…The aim of this study was to compare the prevalence of low muscle mass and sarcopenia in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) versus paired controls (control group, CG) and the association between sarcopenia and chronic diabetes complications. Methods. Men and women ≥50 years with T2DM (T2DM group, T2DMG) were recruited during routine outpatient visits. …”
Get full text

Comparison of brain activity metrics in Chinese and Russian students while perceiving information referencing self or others by Q. Si, J. Tian, V. A. Savostyanov, D. A. Lebedkin, A. V. Bocharov, A. N. Savostyanov

“…Using this module, brain electrical activity (EEG) indicators reflecting individual characteristics of recognition of information related to oneself and other people were compared between groups of 30 Chinese (14 men and 16 women, average age 23.2 ± 0.4 years) and 32 Russian (15 men, 17 women, average age 22.1 ± 0.4 years) participants. …”
Get full text

Association between Serum Adiponectin and Atrial Fibrillation: A Case-Control Study Stratified by Age and Gender by Tongjian Zhu, Zhuo Wang, Songyun Wang, Wei Hu, Hui Chen, Jing Xie, Meng Wang, Kezhong Ma, Hong Jiang

“…Subgroup analysis showed that higher adiponectin was independently associated with AF in women (OR 1.893, 95% CI 1.160–3.089, P=0.011) and in patients aged < 65 years (OR 1.453, 95% CI 1.023–2.064, P=0.037), but not in men or those aged ≥ 65 years. Conclusions. Higher serum adiponectin level was independently associated with higher odds for AF in women and in participants <65 years old, but not in men or those aged ≥65 years.…”
Get full text

Cardiovascular risk assessment: Missing albuminuria contributing to gender inequality by Patricia de Sequera, Javier Arias, Borja Quiroga, María Benavent, Fabio Procaccini, Iago Romero, Guillermo López, Javier Diez, Alberto Ortiz

“…Albuminuria was the only cardiovascular risk factor that was assessed more frequently in men (up to nearly 60% more frequently), indicating that screening for CKD and CVD risk in women is suboptimal. …”
Get full text

Mędrzec – ideał dla wybranych? Tożsamość mędrca w Księdze Syracha by Jolanta Judyta Pudełko

“… To be a scribe and a sage was an ideal for men of Israel who desired to approach God and participate in his wisdom. …”
Get full text

Impact of Nutritional Factors on Colorectal Cancer: Implication the molecular mechanisms of Vitamins Supplementation by Hossna M. Ismail, Abdel-Aziz S. Shatat

“… Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the leading cause of death from gastrointestinal cancer, the second largest cause of cancer-related death worldwide, and the third most common cancer in both men and women. Bad eating habits, smoking, intestinal inflammatory diseases, polyps, aging, and genetic factors all increase the risk of developing colorectal cancer. …”
Get full text

The Prevalence of Crohn’s Disease in the Israeli Kibbutz Population by Yaron Niv

“…There were 15 women and 16 men (female to male ratio 0.94). The average age of patients was 45 years in the survey year, and 35 years at diagnosis. …”
Get full text

Psychological Determinants of Academic Achievement in Accounting: Evidence from Brazil by Samuel de Paiva Naves Mamede, Alessandra Vieira Cunha Marques, Pablo Rogers, Gilberto José Miranda

“…Regression analyses were used to identify the influence of the explanatory variables on the academic performance coefficient, with the main results showing that: (i) the variable smo king has a direct impact on the academic achievement of students; (ii) the academic performance of women is higher than that of men; (i ii ) students within the age range of 20 to 40 years have significantly lower performance than students of other age range s, and ( i v) the variable experience time in accounting is related with the students' performance.…”
Get full text