The influence of sex on sleep characteristics in the adult and older adult population: findings from the EPISONO sleep study by Mayra dos Santos Silva, Priscila Farias Tempaku, Priscila Farias Tempaku, Monica Levy Andersen, Monica Levy Andersen, Sergio Tufik, Sergio Tufik, Dalva Poyares, Dalva Poyares

“…This study prospectively evaluated, with full-night PSG, the sleep of the general population and reported significant findings according to sex and age, suggesting that some sleep parameters change differently in men and women, as we age.…”
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Outcomes and Prognostic Factors of Intravitreal Bevacizumab Monotherapy in Zone I Stage 3+ and Aggressive Posterior Retinopathy of Prematurity by Simona Delia Nicoară, Constanța Nascutzy, Cristina Cristian, Iulian Irimescu, Anne Claudia Ștefănuț, Gabriela Zaharie, Tudor Drugan

“…We recorded ROP classification, regression, gender, gestational age, birth weight, postnatal age and postmenstrual age at treatment, and pregnancy type. …”
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Association of Chlamydia trachomatis infection with cervical atypia in adolescent women with short-term or long-term use of oral contraceptives: a longitudinal study in HPV vaccina... by Indira Adhikari, Tiina Eriksson, Tapio Luostarinen, Dan Apter, Matti Lehtinen, Katja Harjula, Pekka Nieminen, Mari Hokkanen

“…The cytology test results at age 18.5 and 22 years were also available for those women. …”
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Patient-Centric Structural Determinants of Adherence Rates Among Asthma Populations: Exploring the Potential of Patient Activation and Encouragement Tool TRUSTR to Improve Adherenc... by Asim Zia, Arthur Brassart, Sheila Thomas, Fen Ye, Judith J. Stephenson, C. Daniel Mullins, Christopher A. Jones

“…Key structural findings from SEMs derived from the HIRD dataset indicate that each additional year in the age of the patient has a positive total effect on the adherence rate. …”
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The Prevalence of Hypertension in the Population without Awareness of the Disease: Data from a Rural Town of Shandong Province, China by Maoti Wei, Li Dong, Fenghua Wang, Kai Cui, Jiamin Yu, Delong Ma, Ning Yang, Yuming Li

“…Binary and multinominal logistic results showed that age, BMI, and drinking had stronger effects on the higher blood pressure level. …”
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Identifying Primary Spontaneous Pneumothorax from Administrative Databases: A Validation Study by Eric Frechette, Keegan Guidolin, Ayman Seyam, Yun-Hee Choi, Sarah Jones, J. Andrew McClure, Jennifer Winick-Ng, Blayne Welk, Richard A. Malthaner

“…The results were compared over two different age groups. Results. There were 144 cases of pneumothorax correctly coded (96%). …”
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The effects of co-designed physical activity interventions in older adults: A systematic review and meta-analysis. by Amanda Zacharuk, Alison Ferguson, Chelsea Komar, Nicole Bentley, Alexandra Dempsey, Michelle Louwagie, Sachi O'Hoski, Cassandra D'Amore, Marla Beauchamp

“…<h4>Background</h4>Physical activity (PA) declines with age despite the knowledge that physical inactivity is a leading cause of disease, death, and disability worldwide. …”
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Herald Patch as the Only Evidence of Pityriasis Rosea: Clinical, Laboratory and Pathogenetic Features by Francesco Drago, Astrid Herzum, Serena Varesano, Gaetano Serviddio, Francesco Broccolo, Giulia Ciccarese

“…Nineteen age- and sex-matched patients were considered controls. …”
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Orthoweb: a software package for evolutionary analysis of gene networks by R. A. Ivanov, A. M. Mukhin, F. V. Kazantsev, Z. S. Mustafin, D. A. Afonnikov, Y. G. Matushkin, S. A. Lashin

“…The phylostratigraphic age index (PAI) allows the evolutionary stage of a gene’s emergence (and thus indirectly the approximate time of its origin, known as “evolutionary age”) to be assessed based on the analysis of orthologous genes across closely and distantly related taxa. …”
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Relationship between CYP2C19 Polymorphism and Clopidogrel Resistance in Patients with Coronary Heart Disease and Ischemic Stroke in China by Rong Chang, Wenqin Zhou, Yi Ye, Xiaofei Zhang, Yanmin Liu, Jinchun Wu

“…For the Han populations, age, APTT, and aspirin resistance were significantly correlated with CR. …”
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25-Gauge Vitrectomy in Open Eye Injury with Retained Foreign Body by G. Sborgia, N. Recchimurzo, A. Niro, L. Sborgia, A. Sborgia, G. Alessio

“…Ocular trauma with retained foreign body is an important cause of visual impairment in working-age population. Clinical status impacts on the timing and planning of surgery. …”
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Risk Factors for Skin Cancer in the Salud Delicias Area by Yanet Hernández Caballero, María del Carmen Pérez Cuesta, Leticia Rómulo Ávila, Yoenny Peña García

“…The study population consisted of 13 patients (case group) and 26 patients (control group), for a total of 39 cases included, all over 15 years of age. The variables were studied: age, sex, skin color, occupation, time of exposure to the sun, means of protection, contact with chemical substances. …”
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Factors associated with acute respiratory infection and healthcare-seeking behaviour among primary caregivers in Bangladesh: a study based on MICS 2019 by Md Fuad Al Fidah, Syeda Sumaiya Efa, Ali Amin Nabin

“…A p&lt;0.05 as considered statistically.Results The prevalence of ARI in the past 2 weeks of survey was 2.03%. It was found that age of the child (in months), sex, residence, division, stunting, age of the mother and age of the father had statistically significant association (p&lt;0.05). …”
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Depression in Patients Diagnosed with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus by Dinorah Janet Torres Lugo, Iván Castillo Ledo, Iriam Rojas Díaz, Antonio Masot Rangel, Silvia Janet Masot Torres, Pedro González López

“…The variables were studied: age, sex, type of treatment, symptoms of depression, complications, level of depression. …”
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Safety and Risk Factors of Needle Thoracentesis Decompression in Tension Pneumothorax in Patients over 75 Years Old by Yanhu Wang, Lei Wang, Cheng Chen, Yifan Que, Yinyi Li, Jiang Luo, Ming Yin, Miao Lv, Guogang Xu

“…We also analyzed the influence of age, sex, presence or absence of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), and body mass index (BMI) on CWT. …”
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Enhanced Expression of NR2B Subunits of NMDA Receptors in the Inherited Glaucomatous DBA/2J Mouse Retina by Ling-Dan Dong, Jie Chen, Fang Li, Feng Gao, Jihong Wu, Yanying Miao, Zhongfeng Wang

“…The protein levels of NR1 and NR2A subunits in retinas of DBA/2J mice at all ages (6–12 months) were not different from those in age-matched C57BL/6 mice. …”
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Assessment of long-term changes in subvalvular aortic stenosis in patients following transcatheter aortic valve implantation by Vladlen V. Bazylev, Andrey B. Voevodin, Alexey S. Masyutin

“…Each year of patient’s age increased the risk of no postoperative decrease in IVS thicknesses by 12% every month.…”
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Type and physical intensity of occupations at pulmonary TB diagnosis by M. Saroufim, C. Geric, A. Majidulla, A. Abjani, G. Tavaziva, S. Saeed, A.J. Khan, F. Ahmad Khan

“…BACKGROUND: Pulmonary TB (PTB) predominantly affects individuals of working age. We sought to characterise the occupations of people newly diagnosed with PTB in Karachi, Pakistan, by type and physical intensity. …”
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Relationship between Peripheral Blood miR-181c, miR-101, and Cognitive Impairment in Patients with Diabetes Mellitus Complicated with Acute Stroke by Mengxian Shu, Chunhui Xiang

“…The occurrence of CI was related to age, course of DM, AS location, time from onset to admission, HbA1c, TG, UA, and Hcy levels (P<0.05). …”
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Empagliflozin-Metformin Combination Has Antioxidative and Anti-Inflammatory Properties that Correlate with Vascular Protection in Adults with Type 1 Diabetes by Miodrag Janić, Matej Cankar, Jan Šmid, Alenka France Štiglic, Aleš Jerin, Mišo Šabovič, Andrej Janež, Mojca Lunder

“…Methods. 40 individuals with type 1 diabetes (average age of 44.7±2.5 years) were randomized into four groups: (1) control (placebo), (2) empagliflozin 25 mg daily, (3) metformin 2000 mg daily, and (4) empagliflozin-metformin combination (25 mg and 2000 mg daily, respectively). …”
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