Polymorphism in the Vesicular Monoamine Transporter 2 Gene Decreases the Risk of Parkinson’s Disease in Han Chinese Men by Xinglong Yang, Pingrong Xu, Quanzhen Zhao, Ran An, Hua Jia, Zhuolin Liu, Yanming Xu

“…Methods. 561 Han Chinese PD patients and 491 healthy age- and gender-matched controls were genotyped using Ligase detection reaction (LDR) method. …”
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Retrospective MRI analysis of 418 adult shoulder joints to assess the physiological morphology of the glenoid in a low-grade osteoarthritic population by Marc-Pascal Meier, Lars Erik Brandt, Mark-Tilmann Seitz, Paul Jonathan Roch, Katharina Jäckle, Ali Seif Amir Hosseini, Wolfgang Lehmann, Thelonius Hawellek

“…Material and methods MRI images of the shoulder joints of 418 patients (mean age: 50.6 years [± 16.3]) were retrospectively analysed in a low-grade osteoarthritic population. …”
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Risk Factors for Stress Fractures in Female Runners: Results of a Survey by Therese E Johnston, Allison E Jakavick, Caroline A Mancuso, Kathleen C McGee, Lily Wei, Morgan L Wright, Jeremy Close, Ayako Shimada, Benjamin E Leiby

“… # Study Design Case control # Methods An online survey targeting women age ≥18 years was distributed primarily via social media. …”
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Challenges in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Aneurysmal Bone Cyst in Patients with Unusual Features by Ziyad M. Mohaidat, Salah R. Al-gharaibeh, Osama N. Aljararhih, Murad T. Nusairat, Ali A. Al-omari

“…Recurrence risk factors included the following: age less than 10 years, male gender, and proximal femur location. …”
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Cervical cancer screening utilization among HIV-positive women in Edo State, Nigeria by Ngozi R. Osunde, Mercy N. Anayo, Ona Patience, Favour E. Omoregie

“…Results: The participants’ mean age was 38.25 ± 4.51 years, with an average age at menarche of 15.12 ± 3.56 years, age at first intercourse at 18.21 ± 3.41 years, and years of HIV status at 7.11 ± 2.12 years. …”
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Obesity and Cardiometabolic Risk Stratification in Schoolchildren from Santa Clara by Elizabeth Fernández Martínez, Clara Luz Rodríguez Cervera, Emilio González Rodríguez, Yosvani García Nóbrega, Alianny Rodríguez Urrutia, Merlin Gari Llanes

“…These pathologies appear from childhood and their prevention must begin from an early age. <br /><strong>Objectives:</strong> to determine obesity, stratify cardiometabolic risk and promote healthy lifestyles in schoolchildren from Santa Clara. …”
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Climate change mitigation and adaptation through livestock waste management by E. Frimawaty, A. Ilmika, N. Sakina, J. Mustabi

“…Barriers include low level of education, age of farmers, lack of manure management, and lack of willingness to join farmers group. …”
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Association between a body shape index and colorectal cancer in US population: a cross-sectional study based on NHANES by Hui Liu, Jialu Kang, Wei Liu, Yongqing Shen

“…This is especially true for people under 60 years of age (40–60 years), with a BMI below 25 kg/m2, and those with a BMI of 30 kg/m2 or beyond. …”
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Clinical Characteristics and Outcomes of COVID-19 in Children in Northern Iran by Leila Shahbaznejad, Hamed Rouhanizadeh, Mohammad Reza Navaeifar, Fatemeh Hosseinzadeh, Faeze Sadat Movahedi, Mohammad Sadegh Rezai

“…Since December 2019, the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has been spread rapidly all over the world, infecting all age groups with this novel virus. In this manuscript, we report characteristics of children with COVID-19 in Mazandaran province, northern Iran. …”
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The rate of weight gain and productivity of chicken broiler cross with various polymorphic types of myostatin gene by N. V. Dementeva, O. V. Mitrofanova, V. I. Tyshchenko, V. P. Terletskiy, A. F. Yakovlev

“…G2G2 individuals (203.52 g) were significantly heavier than CC (179.5 g) and CG2 (193.95 g) chickens at the age of 7 days. Statistically significant differences between the CC and G2G2 genotypes in live weight at the age of 33 days have been revealed (p &lt; 0.05). …”
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Diabetes Distress in Young Adults with Type 2 Diabetes: A Cross-Sectional Survey in China by Yanfen Hu, Lingxia Li, Jun Zhang

“…The results of the single-factor analysis showed that gender (P=0.019), age (P=0.003), occupation (P=0.022), smoking (P<0.001), and diabetes complications (P=0.001) were the main factors affecting diabetes distress. …”
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Delayed Postoperative Ambulation Results in a Significant Increase in 90-Day Mortality in Surgically Treated Hip Fractures by Robert S. Wood DO, Maddie Vergun BS, Elizabeth Herrera MPH, Jacqueline Krumrey MD

“…Introduction Hip fractures in individuals aged 65 and older present a significant burden to patients, families, and health care systems. …”
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A Mechanism Exploration of Metabolic Syndrome Causing Nodular Thyroid Disease by Zexin Li, Lili Zhang, Yingshi Huang, Peixuan Yang, Wencan Xu

“…After matching age, gender, UA, Cr, TSH, free triiodothyronine (FT3), thyroxine (FT4), WBC, NE, LY, Mo, NE/LY, LY/Mo, and Mo/HDL by PSM, no significant difference of the prevalence of TNs was found between MS and non-MS groups. …”
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Injury mortality in South Africa: a 2009 and 2017 comparison to track progress to meeting sustainable development goal targets by Megan Prinsloo, Shibe Mhlongo, Rifqah A. Roomaney, Lea Marineau, Thakadu A. Mamashela, Bianca Dekel, Debbie Bradshaw, Lorna J. Martin, Carl Lombard, Rachel Jewkes, Naeemah Abrahams, Richard Matzopoulos

“…Results The all-injury age-standardised mortality rate decreased significantly between 2009 and 2017. …”
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Pre-existing atrial fibrillation and risk of arterial thromboembolism and death following pneumonia: a population-based cohort study by Reimar Wernich Thomsen, Christian Fynbo Christiansen, Bodil Steen Rasmussen, Lars Hvilsted Rasmussen, Jacob Gamst

“…After adjustment for higher age and comorbidity, the adjusted HR (aHR) with AF was 1.06 (95% CI 0.96 to 1.18). …”
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Neurological Soft Signs in Type I Bipolar Disorder and Bipolar Spectrum Patients and Their Unaffected First‐Degree Relatives: A Cross‐Sectional Study by Seyed Saeed Sadr, Seyed Mehdi Samimi‐Ardestani, Yousef Semnani, Narges Adel, Faezeh Tajari, Nastaran Samani

“…No correlation was found with age, gender, or age of disease onset. Conclusion The higher NSS severity in type I BD compared to BS and control groups highlights its potential link to the genetic and neurodevelopmental differences in BD type I. …”
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Stomach cancer epidemic in Chinese mainland: Current trends and future predictions by Wenxuan Zhu, Wanyue Dong, Yunning Liu, Ruhai Bai, Jinjiao Li

“…It is expected that the age-standardized incidence will increase among men and decrease among women, and age-standardized mortality will decrease for both sexes. …”
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Identifying Patient Characteristics Associated With Opioid Use to Inform Surgical Pain Management by Anish K. Agarwal, MD, MPH, MS, Ruiying Xiong, MS, Jeffrey Ebert, PhD, Fran Shofer, PhD, Evan Spencer, MS, Daniel Lee, MD, MS, Zarina Ali, MD, MS, M. Kit Delgado, MD, MS

“…In the adjusted model, younger age and being opioid naïve were associated with low to zero use across procedures. …”
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Is Whole‐Brain Radiotherapy for Brain Metastases an Overestimated Therapy? A Retrospective Study of Real‐World Data Using Landmark Analyses by Florian Hoelzl, Oliver Koelbl, Isabella Gruber

“…Overall survival was influenced by control of primary cancer, extracranial metastases, age, Karnofsky performance status, and number of brain metastases. …”
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Benchmarking Water-Limited Yield Potential and Yield Gaps of Shiraz in the Barossa and Eden Valleys by Marcos Bonada, Paul R. Petrie, Vinod Phogat, Cassandra Collins, Victor O. Sadras

“…The yield gap increased linearly with vine age between 6 and 33 yr at a rate of 0.3 t·ha−1·yr−1. …”
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