The Association of Pension Income with the Incidence of Type I Obesity among Retired Israelis by Yuval Arbel, Chaim Fialkoff, Amichai Kerner

“…Research findings stress the differences and similarities in male-female patterns of obesity after the retirement age of 67 years and may be of assistance to welfare and public health experts.…”
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Frekuensi HBsAg Positif pada Uji Saring Darah di Palang Merah Indonesia Cabang Padang Tahun 2012 by Nadia Ventiani, Susila Lastri, Dian Pratiwi

“…Blood donors with HBsAg positive mostly were from donors in the age group below 30 years, which is 39.01%.Most of the blood donors with HBsAg positive in the age group below 30 years. …”
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Association of weight-adjusted-waist index with type 2 diabetes mellitus in Chinese urban adults: a cross-sectional study by Qingzheng Wu, Bing Li, Yuepeng Wang, Yuepeng Wang, Yue Zhang, Qian Wang, Binqi Li, Binqi Li, Wei Jing, Jing Yang, Yiming Mu

“…After adjusting for all factors with the exception of the stratified variable, this association held true in age, sex, BMI, hypertension, and hyperlipidemia subgroup and was especially pronounced in those aged <60 years, BMI ≥24 kg/m2, and males, with interactions between WWI and age, sex, and BMI (P for interaction <0.05).ConclusionWWI was positively associated with T2DM in Chinese urban adults, especially in young and middle-aged males with BMI ≥24 kg/m2.…”
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Pattern of Refractive Error among Patients attending a Tertiary Care Hospital in Southern Assam, India: A Cross-sectional Study by Nilanjan Kaushik Thakur, Ruma Das Debsikdar, Srawani Sarkar, Surabhi Prasad, S Lakshmi, Devajit Deka

“…Results: Of the 11,932 participants screened, 6,112 were males (51.22%) and 5,820 were females (48.78%), aged 5-89 years. UREs were identified in 1,434 individuals (12%), with a median age of 41 years. …”
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Correlation between Preoperative Platelet Count/(Lymphocyte Count × Prealbumin Count) Ratio and the Prognosis of Patients with Gastric Cancer Undergoing Radical Operation by Yi Liu, Yanguang Yang, Guomei Tai, Feng Ni, Cenming Yu, Wenjing Zhao, Ding Wang

“…The nomogram scoring system established by postoperative TNM staging combined with this ratio and age, PLR, and SII can better forecast the survival of patients who underwent radical operation for carcinoma of the stomach.…”
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COVID-19 among staff and their family members of a healthcare research institution in Bangladesh between March 2020 and April 2021: a test-negative case–control study by Subhasish Das, Mustafa Mahfuz, Shah Mohammad Fahim, Tahmeed Ahmed, Shams E Arifeen, Md Ashraful Alam, Mustafizur Rahman, John D Clemens, S M Tafsir Hasan, Ishita Mostafa, Monira Sarmin, Shahana Parveen

“…Multivariable logistic regression was done to identify the factors associated with COVID-19 positivity by contrasting test positives with test negatives.Result Forty-three per cent of the participants were tested positive for SARS-CoV-2. The median age was high in positive cases (37 years vs 34 years). …”
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The Burden and Trend of Blood-Borne Pathogens among Asymptomatic Adult Population in Akwatia: A Retrospective Study at the St. Dominic Hospital, Ghana by Sylvester Yao Lokpo, Mavis Popuelle Dakorah, Gameli Kwame Norgbe, James Osei-Yeboah, Godwin Adzakpah, Isaac Sarsah, John Gameli Deku, Innocent Afeke, Emmanuel Akomanin Asiamah, Nana Yaw Barimah Manaphraim, Isaac Asare, Bright Justice Ayidzoe, Emmanuel Alote Allotey, Emmanuel Agbeko Nani, Paul Amoah

“…HIV infection rate remained steady while Syphilis infections recorded a significantly increasing trend, peaking in the year 2015 (14.20%). Age stratification in HBV infection was significant, peaking among age group 40–49 years (8.82%). …”
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Safety and Feasibility of Transanal Endoscopic Surgery for Diffuse Cavernous Hemangioma of the Rectum by Ziwei Zeng, Xianrui Wu, Junji Chen, Shuangling Luo, Yujie Hou, Liang Kang

“…Four patients (57.1%) were male, with a mean age at surgery of 34.5±7.7 years, and three patients (42.9%) were female, with a mean age at surgery of 29.9±3.8 years. …”
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Oura Ring as a Tool for Ovulation Detection: Validation Analysis by Nina Thigpen, Shyamal Patel, Xi Zhang

“…The physiology method had significantly better accuracy across all cycle lengths, cycle variability groups, and age groups compared with the calendar method (P<.001). …”
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Sociodemographic and clinical factors associated with early childhood caries in Peruvian pre-schoolers by Daniel José Blanco-Victorio, Nieves Asteria López-Luján, Walter Bernaola-Silva, Luis Antonio Vicuña-Huaqui, Rocio Cacñahuaray-Palomino, Julissa Sarai Diaz-Campos, Yeni Araceli Anicama-Barrios, Zenaida Rojas-Apaza, Sara Castañeda-Sarmiento, Evelyn Alvarez Vidigal, Roxana Patricia López-Ramos

“…Among the children, 50.54% were male, with a mean age of 4.44 ± 0.87 years. Most participants had poor oral hygiene (63.98%), while 82.26% of children with anaemia had reduced haemoglobin levels. …”
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Prevalence of Hepatitis C Virus Among Hospitalized Patients in a Tertiary Hospital in Italy: The Basis for a National Screening Assessment Model? by Giulia Morsica, Massimo Locatelli, Gema Hernandez-Ibarburu, Francesca Rusconi, Alba Segovia-Hilara, Davide Di Napoli, Matteo Moro, Salvatore Mazzitelli, Hamid Hasson, Federico Esposti, Roberts Mazzuconi, Antonella Castagna

“…The prevalence of HCV Ab was greater in PTs over the age of 76 (5.3%), whereas it was lower in the youngest birth year cohort (2000–2022, 0.16%). …”
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A pilot cluster randomized controlled trial assessing uptake of PrEP and contraception in hair salons in South Africa by Ingrid V. Bassett, Joyce Yan, Sabina Govere, Sthabile Shezi, Lungile M. Ngcobo, Shruti Sagar, Jana Jarolimova, Dani Zionts, Anele Khumalo, Zinhle Zwane, Christina Psaros, Nduduzo Dube, Robert A. Parker

“…We assessed predictors of PrEP uptake among intervention participants using univariate logistic regression and multivariable logistic regression with age and potential predictors from the univariate analyses. …”
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Karakteristik Pasien Tonsilitis Kronis pada Anak di Bagian THT-KL RSUP Dr. M. Djamil Padang Tahun 2013 by Ivan Maulana Fakh, Novialdi ., Elmatris .

“…The population of this study were tonsillitis chronic’s patients with age &lt;18 years old that came to ENT clinics in Dr. …”
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The association between body roundness index and new-onset hyperuricemia in Chinese population: the Kailuan cohort study by Xi Cai, Naihui Zhao, Xuemei Yang, Jiajia Ma, Yajing Liang, Yicheng Liao, Ruiyue Liu, Xinran Wen, Shuohua Chen, Guodong Wang, Na Li, Shouling Wu, Liufu Cui

“…In addition, the association between elevated BRI and the risk of new-onset hyperuricemia showed dependency on age, sex, hs-CRP level, TG level, education level, smoking status and hypertension status.…”
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Lower Urinary Tract and Gastrointestinal Dysfunction Are Common in Early Parkinson’s Disease by Daniel Martinez-Ramirez, Edna Sophia Velazquez-Avila, Alejandro Almaraz-Espinoza, Arnulfo Gonzalez-Cantú, Genaro Vazquez-Elizondo, Daniel Overa-Posada, Amin Cervantes-Arriaga, Mayela Rodriguez-Violante, Mirna Gonzalez-Gonzalez

“…Results. 414 PD patients had a mean age of 61.1 (SD 9.7) years at diagnosis and mean disease duration of 6.7 (SD 6.6) months. …”
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The Role of Establishing a Multidisciplinary Team for Idiopathic Granulomatous Mastitis in Improving Patient Outcomes and Spreading Awareness about Recent Disease Trends by Rami J. Yaghan, Nehad M. Ayoub, Shadi Hamouri, Alia Al-Mohtaseb, Maha Gharaibeh, Lamees Yaghan, Mahmoud Al-Dari, Hiba Al-Kaff, Nabil A. Al-Zoubi

“…Recurrence rate was 31.82%. Younger age at diagnosis was significantly associated with recurrence (χ2 = 5.598; p=0.018). …”
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Gut Microbiota Composition and Structure of the Ob/Ob and Db/Db Mice by Mingsheng Yang, Yixin Liu, Hengchang Xie, Zhengzheng Wen, Yunxia Zhang, Changjing Wu, Li Huang, Jie Wu, Chensheng Xie, Tao Wang, Weifeng Peng, Shangqi Liu, Long Chen, Xiaomeng Liu

“…Moreover, the taxa with divergent abundance in one model mice at different ages or in both model mice at the same age were also recognized. …”
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Prediction of Colorectal Cancer Risk Using a Genetic Risk Score: The Korean Cancer Prevention Study-II (KCPS-II) by Jaeseong Jo, Chung Mo Nam, Jae Woong Sull, Ji Eun Yun, Sang Yeun Kim, Sun Ju Lee, Yoon Nam Kim, Eun Jung Park, Heejin Kimm, Sun Ha Jee

“…The area under the curve (AUC) increased by 0.5% to 5.2% when either counted or weighted GRS was added to a prediction model consisting of age alone (AUC 0.687 for men, 0.598 for women) or age and family history of CRC (AUC 0.692 for men, 0.603 for women) for both men and women. …”
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Trends of cause-specific cardiovascular disease mortality in China, 2009-2019: a nationwide longitudinal study by Lu Wang, Yuzhu Wang, Zixiang Ji, Rongyu Zhu, Hengjing Wu, Jue Li, Liang Zheng, Lijuan Zhang

“…Age-sex-specific CVD mortality rates were predicted by using age-period-cohort Poisson regression model.Results A total of 10,608,402 CVD death occurred during 2009-2019, accounting for 49.8% of all-cause of death in China. …”
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Parastomal hernia repair: A 10-year retrospective study at District General Hospital—Recurrence and complications by Ali Javaid, Karim Muhammad, Nafees Qureshi

“…There were 29 cases with colostomy (61.7%) and 18 cases with a history of ileostomy formation (38.3%). The age of the patients ranged between 45 and 87 years, with the mean age and standard deviation (SD) of 64.51 ± 10.32. …”
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