Understanding the epidemiological HIV risk factors and underlying risk context for youth residing in or originating from the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region: A scoping r... by Roula Kteily-Hawa, Aceel Christina Hawa, David Gogolishvili, Mohammad Al Akel, Nicole Andruszkiewicz, Haran Vijayanathan, Mona Loutfy

“…<h4>Results</h4>'Key populations' engage in risky behaviors, including: overlapping risky behaviors among youth who inject drugs (PWID); lack of access to HIV testing, condomless sex, and multiple sex partners among young men who have sex with men (MSM); and high and overlapping risk behaviors among young sex workers. …”
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Body mass index levels in students living in areas of military conflict by Iryna Kryventsova, Katarzyna Prusik, Victoriya Klymenchenko, Olha Sokoliuk

“…Among women, the BMI breakdown is: 73.75% normal weight, 17.5% underweight, 7.5% overweight, and 1.25% obese. For men, the figures are: 69.79% normal weight, 20.83% overweight, 5.21% underweight, and 4.17% obese. …”
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Sexual dimorphism in the response to antidepressant therapy: Biological basis and clinical implications declaration of competing interests author contributions by Nedeljković Jelena, Stanić Dušanka, Petrović Jelena, Ivanović Ana, Ilić Miloš, Nikolašević-Stojković Gorana, Pejušković Bojana, Pešić Vesna

“…In contrast, men may exhibit different depressive patterns, characterized by externalizing behaviors and higher suicide rates. …”
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Modelling HIV/AIDS epidemiological complexity: A scoping review of Agent-Based Models and their application. by Rodrigo Volmir Anderle, Robson Bruniera de Oliveira, Felipe Alves Rubio, James Macinko, Ines Dourado, Davide Rasella

“…Most studies model Transmission Dynamics (37/154), about Men who have sex with Men (MSM) (41/154), or individuals living in the US or South Africa (84/154). …”
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Cancer Detection Rates of Systematic and Targeted Prostate Biopsies after Biparametric MRI by Maudy C. W. Gayet, Anouk A. M. A. van der Aa, Harrie P. Beerlage, Bart Ph Schrier, Maaike Gielens, Roel Heesakkers, Gerrit J. Jager, Peter F. A. Mulders, Hessel Wijkstra

“…To compare prostate cancer detection rates (CDRs) and pathology results with targeted prostate biopsy (TB) and systematic prostate biopsy (SB) in biopsy-naive men. Methods. An in-patient control study of 82 men undergoing SB and subsequent TB in case of positive prostate MRI between 2015 and 2017 in the Jeroen Bosch Hospital, the Netherlands. …”
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Blood Pressure and Global Risk Assessment in a Swedish Population by Jenny Eckner, Charlotte A. Larsson, Lennart Råstam, Ulf Lindblad

“…However, SCORE-DM became significantly higher among those with temporarily high blood pressure (men 3.3 SD (1.7), women 1.1 (1.8)) and hypertension (3.6 (2.0), 2.0 (2.0)), compared to optimal blood pressure (1.6 (2.9), 0.6 (1.9)). …”
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A descriptive study of smoking, socioeconomic position, and health-related behaviors in urban Colombia by Valentina Guatibonza-García, Sofía Gnecco-González, Agustín Pérez-Londoño, Carolina Betancourt-Villamizar, Carlos O. Mendivil

“…Educational level was negatively associated with smoking among men, going from 38.8% for those with only elementary school to 25.5% for college graduates, while among women the trend was the complete opposite. …”
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Seven-year longitudinal change in risk factors for non-communicable diseases in rural Kerala, India: The WHO STEPS approach. by Thirunavukkarasu Sathish, Srinivasan Kannan, Sankara P Sarma, Oliver Razum, Odile Sauzet, Kavumpurathu Raman Thankappan

“…There were significant increases in weight (mean change +5.0 kg, 95% confidence interval [CI] 4.2 to 5.8), body mass index (mean change +1.8 kg/m2, 95% CI 1.5 to 2.1), waist circumference (mean change +3.9 cm, 95% CI 3.0 to 4.8), waist-to-height ratio (mean change +0.022, 95% CI 0.016 to 0.027), current smokeless tobacco use (men: odds ratio [OR] 1.6, 95% CI 1.1 to 2.2), alcohol use (men: OR 2.6, 95% CI 1.9 to 3.5; women: OR 4.8, 95% CI 1.8 to 12.6), physical inactivity (OR 2.0, 95% CI 1.3 to 3.0), obesity (OR 2.2, 95% CI 1.7 to 2.8), and central obesity (OR 1.9, 95% CI 1.5 to 2.3). …”
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Association between hyperuricemia and dietary retinol intake in Southwest China: a cross-sectional study based on CHNS database by Yi Liang, Tian Qiao, Xiaorong Ni, Lihui Yang, Tianhua Yao, Yiya Liu

“…Logistic regression analysis identified a positive association between dietary retinol intake and hyperuricemia, with a more pronounced effect observed in men. The restricted cubic spline analysis revealed that the odds of hyperuricemia increased significantly when dietary retinol intake exceeded 3,538 IU/day for men and 4,504 IU/day for women.ConclusionHigh dietary retinol intake is associated with an increased risk of hyperuricemia, with a stronger association observed in males. …”
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An Assessment of Gender stereotypes and messages contained in Zulu traditional wedding songs – A Case Study of the Mandeni Community by Zinhle Primrose Nkosi, Alexandra O’Neil, Rejoice Lindiwe Gugu Cele, Silindile Nonkululeko Thethwayo

“…However, some songs depict problematic themes, including references to negative stereotypes about men and women in marriages. The primary purpose of this paper was to investigate messages contained in isiZulu wedding songs in Mandeni, KwaZulu-Natal province, South Africa. …”
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Additive Effect of Sarcopenia and Anemia on the 10-Year Risk of Cardiovascular Disease in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes by Feihui Zeng, Lingning Huang, Yongze Zhang, Xinyu Hong, Suiyan Weng, Ximei Shen, Fengying Zhao, Sunjie Yan

“…A cross-sectional study was conducted involving 4673 hospitalized patients (2271 men and 2402 women) with type 2 diabetes mellitus, with an average age of 60.66±11.93 years, of whom 542 were followed up for a median follow-up period of 24 months. …”
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The Neuro-Inflammatory-Vascular Circuit: Evidence for a Sex-Dependent Interrelation? by Catherine Gebhard, Catherine Gebhard, Susan Bengs, Susan Bengs, Achi Haider, Achi Haider, Michael Fiechter, Michael Fiechter, Michael Fiechter

“…Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of death worldwide with mortality rates in women currently exceeding those in men. To date, evidence is widely lacking for unique female determinants of CVD. …”
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Overall quit in triple users of conventional cigarette, e-cigarette and heated tobacco product among healthy adults: a Korea Medical Institute health check-up study by Sun Ha Jee, Heejin Kimm, Keum Ji Jung, Hye Won Yun

“…Frequency and related factors of overall quit were analysed in the cross-sectional study.Results The average age was 38.8±9.0 years, and 8458 (91.4%) were men. There were 5329 (57.6%) current triple users, 3547 (38.3%) single or dual product quitters and 376 (4.1%) overall quitters. …”
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Depression and Anxiety Disorders among Patients with Psoriasis: A Hospital-Based Case-Control Study by Masoud Golpour, Seyed Hamzeh Hosseini, Mohammad Khademloo, Maryam Ghasemi, Aghdas Ebadi, Fatemeh Koohkan, Soheila Shahmohammadi

“…In addition, psoriatic women were more depressed than psoriatic men.…”
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Third-Generation Capsule Endoscopy Outperforms Second-Generation Based on the Detectability of Esophageal Varices by Sayoko Kunihara, Shiro Oka, Shinji Tanaka, Ichiro Otani, Atsushi Igawa, Yuko Nagaoki, Hiroshi Aikata, Kazuaki Chayama

“…Seventy-six consecutive liver cirrhosis patients (42 men; mean age: 67 years) received SB3, and 99 (58 men; mean age, 67 years old) received SB2. …”
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A Predictive Nomogram for Selective Screening of Chronic Kidney Disease: A Population-Based Study by Nghia H. Vo, Bui V. Pham, Nghia N. Nguyen, Bao T. Nguyen

“…Methods: This cross-sectional, population-based study involved 533 men and 957 women aged 18 years and older who were screened for CKD. …”
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Threshold-effect of ferritin levels with pathoglycemia in Chinese adults: a cross-sectional study based on China health and nutrition survey data by Chenyu Yang, Jintao Li, Chao Li, Jinyu Yang, Yanpei Gao, Guohua Li, Xintian Liu, Xiaoqin Luo

“…Results The mean age of the study subjects was 50.3 years, and 46.5% were men. The risk of T2DM and prediabetes mellitus increased when the ferritin level was greater than 140 ng/ml. …”
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Influence of Nutrition Claims on Appetite Sensations according to Sex, Weight Status, and Restrained Eating by Geneviève Painchaud Guérard, Simone Lemieux, Éric Doucet, Sonia Pomerleau, Véronique Provencher

“…A main effect of sex was also observed for all appetite sensations with men reporting higher levels of desire to eat, hunger and prospective food consumption, and lower levels of fullness than women. …”
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Prevalence of Eating Disorders in Adults with Celiac Disease by V. Passananti, M. Siniscalchi, F. Zingone, C. Bucci, R. Tortora, P. Iovino, C. Ciacci

“…Eating disorders appear to be more frequent in young celiac women than in CD men and in HC.…”
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The Effects of Light-to-Moderate Alcohol Consumption on the Cognitive Function of Community Nondemented Male Elderly: A Cohort Study by Zhang Yan, Zhang Yingjie, An Na, Qiu Qi, Li Wei, Wang Wenzheng, Sun Lin, Xiao Shifu

“…Light-to-moderate alcohol consumption had no significant impact on the overall cognitive function and the risk of dementia in elderly men.…”
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