Comparing personality traits of healthcare workers with and without long COVID: Cross‐sectional study by Keiko Sakai, Seiichiro Tarutani, Takehiko Okamura, Hiroshi Yoneda, Tatsuhito Kawasaki, Masatoshi Takeda

“…Results Of 310 participants (141 men, 169 women, median age: 40 years), 167 had history of COVID‐19 (83/84, 37 years) and 143 did not (58 men/85 women, 46 years). …”
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Are socio-economic inequalities related to cardiovascular disease risk? A systematic review and meta-analysis of prospective studies by Ololade J. Baruwa, Federica Alberti, Sunday Onagbiye, Annalisa Guddemi, Anna Odone, Hannah Ricci, Maddalena Gaeta, Schmid Daniela, Cristian Ricci

“…Conclusion Although not statistically significant, women of low SES were at higher CVD risk than men. CVD risk was more relevant to educational inequality than economic inequality.…”
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'once they see blood then the mood for sex is spoiled' A qualitative exploration of female sex worker's male client views of menstruation, sex during menses and the menstrual disc. by Edyth Osire, Sophie Young, Enid Awiti, Cynthia Akinyi, Fredrick Otieno, Penelope A Phillips-Howard, Supriya D Mehta, Linda Mason

“…The menstrual disc may provide a solution. Little is known about men's knowledge and views, specifically around sex during menstruation with FSW, a population who are particularly vulnerable to violence which may be heightened during menses. …”
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The Dynamics of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Prevalence and Management Rates among Rural Population in Henan Province, China by Xiaotian Liu, Ling Wang, Panpan Wang, Ruihua Liu, Kaili Yang, Xinling Qian, Jingjing Fan, Songcheng Yu, Yuqian Li, Chongjian Wang

“…Similar changes were found in men and women except the age-standardized control in men. …”
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Investigating the Relationship of Inflammatory Cytokines and Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor with Cognitive Functions in Multiple Sclerosis Patients by Narges َArab-Moghaddam, Karim Asgari Mobarakeh, Gholamreza Daryabor, Maryam Poursadeghfard

“…The patients were 55 women and 13 men. Additionally, the control group consisted of 22 healthy individuals (17 women and 5 men) who were matched based on their age, gender, and educational background. …”
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Acute recovery of heart rate in a functional fitness session and its relationship with maximum oxygen consumption by Brian Johan Bustos-Viviescas, Carlos Enrique García Yerena, Rafael Enrique Lozano Zapata, Amalia Villamizar Navarro, John Alexander García Galviz

“…<br /><strong>Results:</strong> the maximum oxygen consumption was not significantly related in men (p&gt;0.05), in the case of women it was positive with the recovery heart rate in all periods, but with significance in 1 minute (r = 0 .81; p&lt;0.05) and 3 minutes (r = 0.93; p&lt;0.01).…”
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IL-6–174 G/C transversion might decrease male infertility risk: A case-control study by Tayyebeh Zamani-Badi, Mohammad Karimian, Javad Amini Mahabadi, Atieh Rafatmanesh, Hossein Nikzad

“…The study comprised 163 infertile participants as the case group and 151 fertile men as the control group. Following the screening, 2 ml of whole blood was collected from each participant. …”
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Impact of diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis on quality of life and locomotive syndrome in community-dwelling older adults: the Yakumo study by Kazuma Ohshima, Hiroaki Nakashima, Naoki Segi, Sadayuki Ito, Jun Ouchida, Yasuhiko Takegami, Shinya Ishizuka, Ippei Yamauchi, Yukiharu Hasegawa, Kenta Murotani, Shiro Imagama

“…Additionally, DISH is more common and produces a greater clinical impact in men than in women.…”
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Prevalence of, and factors associated with, sarcopenia in Iran: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Mobin Marzban Abbas Abadi, Danial Hosseinzade, Majid Khalilizad, Majid Khalilizad

“…Sarcopenia was more prevalent in men (23.2% [95% CI: 21.3–25.1]) than in women (15.5% [95% CI: 9.2–21.9]). …”
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Reasons of Requests for Psychological Help in an Emergency Hospital by A.A. Rakhmanina, A.S. Gamzatova, M.D. Tseitlina, A.V. Koroleva

“…The sample consisted of 122 men and 257 women, with an average age of 50 years. …”
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Thresholds for clinical practice that directly link handgrip strength to remaining years of life: estimates based on longitudinal observational data by Sergei Scherbov, Sonja Spitzer, Nadia Steiber

“…RLE among individuals aged 60 years with standardised HGS of [−0.5 SD, 0.0 SD) is 3.0/1.4 years lower for men/women than for the reference group, increasing to a difference of 4.1/2.6 years in the group with HGS of [−1.0 SD, −0.5 SD). …”
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Global burden and attributable risk factors of inflammatory cardiomyopathy and myocarditis from 1990 to 2019 by Guilan Wu, Wenlin Xu, Shuyi Wu, Chengfu Guan, Jinhua Zhang

“…Similar DALYs burden pattern of inflammatory cardiomyopathy and myocarditis was also observed during the study period. Globally, among men over 60 and women over 65, the proportion of deaths caused by high systolic blood pressure in 2019 was higher than that in 1990. …”
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Impact of loneliness on suicidal ideation during the COVID-19 pandemic: findings from a cross-sectional online survey in Japan by Takahiro Tabuchi, Ryo Okubo, Hirokazu Tachikawa, Midori Matsushima, Haruhiko Midorikawa, Miyuki Aiba

“…The results of the Poisson regression suggested that those who were feeling lonely had higher PRs for suicidal ideation (4.83 for men (95% CI, 3.87 to 6.16) and 6.19 for women (95% CI, 4.77 to 8.45)). …”
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Low handgrip strength with asymmetry is associated with elevated all-cause mortality risk in older Chinese adults with abdominal obesity. by Ling Wei, Binyou Wang, Yilin Wang

“…Low HGS was identified as HGS <18 kg in women or <28 kg in men, while HGS asymmetry is defined as an HGS of either hand > 10% stronger than the other. …”
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Diaphragmatic crus indentation to the renal artery: Is it a new etiology for renovascular hypertension in adults? by Dilek Akkurt Acar, Atilla Hikmet Çilengir, Mehtap Balaban, Eren Çamur, Betül Akdal Dölek, Nilgün Işıksalan Özbülbül

“…Results: The mean age of women was 51±15.29 and the mean age of men was 52±15.38. Hypertension was present in 29.6% (n=74) of the patients. …”
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Ensuring the freedom to conclude an employment contract and gender equality in employment under martial law by K. Yu. Melnyk

“…In order to strengthen the regulatory provision of gender equality in employment, it is proposed to: 1) delete the word “may” after the word “employers” and change the ending of the word “implement” in Part 4 of Article 17 of the Law of Ukraine “On Ensuring Equal Rights and Opportunities of Women and Men”; 2) to supplement the employer’s duties provided for in Part 2 of Article 17 of the Law of Ukraine “On ensuring equal rights and opportunities for women and men”, as follows: “do not allow discrimination based on gender when concluding, changing and terminating an employment contract”.…”
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Efficacy of rifaximin in the treatment of chronic relapsing diverticulitis by S. I. Achkasov, A. I. Moskalyov, Yu. L. Trubachyova, A. F. Filon

“…Of all patients 34 were women (79,1%), 9 – men (20,9%), age of patients ranged 44 to 84 years. …”
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Gendered Social Norms, Exceptions, and Sanctions: Implications for Maternal, Infant, and Young Child Nutrition in Nigeria by Elizabeth Costenbader, Christina Memmott, Kate Litvin, Mackenzie Green, Nnenna Mba-Oduwusi, Izuchukwu Offiaeli, Nemat Hajeebhoy

“…Results: Analysis of discussions with 503 participating men and women identified 3 overarching gender meta-norms that dictate women’s mobility, gendered delineation of household tasks, and gendered decision-making and, therefore, in turn influence women’s and men’s engagement in recommended MIYCN behaviors such as involvement in production and purchasing of nutritious foods and seeking healthcare and nutrition counseling. …”
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Un plomb inscrit de Saint-Couat-d’Aude (Aude) : des pérégrins sur le territoire de Narbonne by Julien Aliquot, Michel Feugère

“…Thus, they likely refer to indigenous incolae of peregrine status, i.e. free men originating from the Narbonne colony territory. …”
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Behavioral and sociodemographic correlates of the body mass index in Brazilian workers by Priscila Cristina Santos, Kelly Samara da Silva, Bruno Gonçalves Galdino da Costa, Gabrielli Thais de Mello, Elusa Santina Antunes de Oliveira, Markus Vinícius Nahas

“…Usually, BMI is higher among men, older individuals, those who watch more hours of TV daily, and those who do not practice physical activity during leisure time. …”
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