Association between Sex Hormone and Blood Uric Acid in Male Patients with Type 2 Diabetes by Wen Cao, Ren-Dong Zheng, Shu-Hang Xu, Yao-Fu Fan, Hong-Ping Sun, Chao Liu

“…SUA, waist circumference, BMI, and HOMA-IR showed a negative correlation with TT level, while age showed a positive correlation with TT level. …”
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Association of Subclinical Hypothyroidism in Type 2 Diabetic Individuals by Noor ul ain, Sheikh Abdul Saeed, Muhammad sajid Abbas jaffri, Shazia Shakoor, Shah jabeen, Sana Kashif

“…Seventy-two non-diabetic subjects of same age group were considered as controls .Diabetic status was assessed by fasting blood sugar, random blood sugar and HbA1c levels. …”
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Craniofacial Morphology of Orthodontic Patients with and without Temporomandibular Disorders: A Cross-Sectional Study by Zhe-Bin Yan, Yi-Dan Wan, Chu-Qiao Xiao, Ya-Qi Li, Yu-Yao Zhang, Yang An, Xin Xiong

“…The prevalence of TMDs was 52.7% among included patients (138/262). The mean age of TMD patients was higher than that of the control group. …”
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The Impact of Uncertainty on Pedestrians’ Decision to Start Roadway Crossing during the Clearance Phase by Milan Simeunović, Andrijana Jović, Pavle Pitka, Mladen Dobrić

“…At the pedestrian crosswalks with the timer, contributing factors have been determined, such as gender, the number of waiting pedestrians, distractions, arrival time, and age. If there is no timer, the contributing factors are the following: the number of crossing pedestrians, distractions, group, position of pedestrians in relation to the vehicle, the number of traffic lanes, and age. …”
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Self-care tendencies and their pain-relieving effects in patients with endodontic pain: a descriptive survey by Hande Bengü, Mügem Gürel Ekici, Ozlem Ilk, Güven Kayaoğlu

“…CONCLUSION: Before applying to the dental school hospital, most of the patients used various self-care methods for relieving toothache. Maximum pain and age were the common covariates of various self-care orientations. …”
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Synergistic effect of defocus incorporated multiple segment glasses and repeated low level red light therapy against myopia progression by Yan Yang, Shenghong Liu, Wenwen Gao, Lei Wang, Na Liu, Shiying Zhang, Lianjing Yang, Lingyun Cheng

“…In the current study, 190 school-aged children with myopia (380 eyes) were studied for the change in axial length (AL) over nearly one year of follow-up. …”
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Frequency and Treatment Outcome of Invasive Fungal Infections in Children with Hematological Malignancies by Rabiha Manzoor, Rabia Tariq, Awais Arshed, Qurat Ul Ain Ali, Ajaz Ahmed, Fozia Sayed Rasool

“… Background: Invasive fungal infections are the cause of significant morbidity and mortality among cancer patients of any age group. This research aimed to determine the frequency and treatment outcome of invasive fungal infections in children with hematological malignancies. …”
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Extended High Frequency Audiometry in Polycystic Ovary Syndrome by Cuneyt Kucur, Suna Kabil Kucur, Ilay Gozukara, Ali Seven, Kadriye Beril Yuksel, Nadi Keskin, Fatih Oghan

“…Forty women diagnosed as PCOS and 25 healthy controls were included in this study. Age and BMI of PCOS and control groups were comparable. …”
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Health-related quality of life and its predictors among chronic kidney disease patients: A hospital-based cross-sectional study. by Tasmia Tasnim, Kazi Muhammad Rezaul Karim, Tanjina Rahman, Harun-Ur Rashid

“…In multiple linear regression analysis, stage of CKD, patients age, employment status and use of medication were found significant predictors of KSS. …”
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Effect of some myostatin (MSTN) variants on live weight and beef traits measured by ultrasound in Charolais candidate breeding bulls by Ferenc Szabó, Gabriella Holló, Tamás Csürhés, Márton Török, Károly Tempfli, Edit Mikó, Szabolcs Bene

“…A total of 390 Charolais candidate breeding bulls were weighed at birth (BIW) as well as 205 (CWW) and 400 days (FDW) of age, and ultrasonically measured for ribeye area (REA), fat thickness at rump (FRU), fat thickness at ribeye (FRI) and marbling of the ribeye (MAR) at 400 days of age. …”
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Adenocarcinoma of the Right Colon in a Patient with Bloom Syndrome by Carlos Augusto Real Martinez, Lilian Vital Pinheiro, Debora Helena Rossi, Michel Gardere Camargo, Maria de Lourdes Setsuko Ayrizono, Raquel Franco Leal, Cláudio Saddy Rodrigues Coy

“…The patient knew that he was a carrier of BS diagnosed at young age. The colonoscopy showed an expansive and vegetating mass with 5.5 cm in diameter, located within the ascending colon. …”
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To Predict the Requirement of Pharmacotherapy by OGTT Glucose Levels in Women with GDM Classified by the IADPSG Criteria by Gülen Yerlikaya, Veronica Falcone, Tina Stopp, Martina Mittlböck, Andrea Tura, Peter Husslein, Wolfgang Eppel, Christian S. Göbl

“…Also, the combination of clinical risk factors (age, BMI, parity, and pharmacotherapy in previous gestation) showed an acceptable predictive accuracy (ROC-AUC: 72.1, 95% CI: 65.0–79.2), which was further improved when glycemic parameters were added (ROC-AUC: 77.5, 95% CI: 71.5–83.9). …”
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Hemodialysis Adequacy and Its Impact on Long-Term Patient Survival in Demographically, Socially, and Culturally Homogeneous Patients by Reza Hekmat

“…Eighty chronic hemodialysis patients (mean age 42.8 ± 10.5 years) entered this historical cohort study in Mashhad, Iran, between January 2012 and January 2015. …”
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Medroxyprogesterone Acetate Plus Metformin to Prevent Persistent Endometrial Hyperplasia by Vakkas Korkmaz, Enis Özkaya, Tuncay Küçüközkan, Fadıl Kara, Yasemin Çekmez, Hilal Korkmaz

“…All subjects were evaluated in terms of age, gravidity, parity, body mass index (BMI), menstrual cycle, luteal phase endometrial thickness, uterine fibroids, ovarian cysts, serum CA 125 levels, systemic disorders, cigarette smoking. …”
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Cycloplegic Effects on the Cylindrical Components of the Refraction by Athar Zareei, Milad Abdolahian, Shahram Bamdad

“…Both male and female patients in the age range of 17–45 years were refracted before and after cycloplegia, using 1% cyclopentolate. …”
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Common and unique network basis for externally and internally driven flexibility in cognition: From a developmental perspective by Ziyi Huang, Dazhi Yin

“…We found similar quadratic effects of age on reactive and spontaneous flexibility, which were mediated by the functional connectivity strength and nodal flexibility of the frontoparietal network. …”
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Prevalence and Risk Factors Associated with Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C Infections among Patients Undergoing Hemodialysis: A Single-Centre Study in Somalia by Mohamed Osman Omar Jeele, Rukia Omar Barei Addow, Faduma Nur Adan, Liban Hassan Jimale

“…Out of the 220 patients, males were predominant (113 (51.4%)). The mean age of the participants was 52.70. The prevalence of HBV was 7.3% (16 respondents), while the prevalence of HCV was 3.2% (7 respondents). 1 respondent (0.5%) had both HBV and HCV. …”
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The Prevalence and Determinants of Waterpipe and Cigarette Smoking Among Medical Sciences Students Living in Dormitories in Southern Iran by Mohadeseh Ghanbari‐Jahromi, Farzaneh Mobasheri, Hossein‐Ali Nikbakht, Fatemeh Rezaei

“…The mean age at the initiation of cigarette and waterpipe smoking was 15.53 ± 4.33 and 16.60 ± 3.01 years, respectively. …”
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The Prevention of the Renal Chronic Damage: a Priority from Childhood by Aymahara Gómez Morejón, Lidia Rosa Pérez González, Ortelio Chaviano Mendoza, Jan O’neil González Ramos, Juan Carlos Yanes Macías, Annia Quintana Marrero

“…<br /><strong>Conclusions:</strong> chronic kidney disease is one of the main causes of morbidity and mortality that has been increasing in recent years in pediatric age, with congenital malformations of the genitourinary system being its main cause; early detection of risk prevents its progression.…”
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Trajectories of Blood Pressure in Patients with Established Coronary Artery Disease over 20 years by Piotr Jankowski, Paweł Kozieł, Grzegorz Bilo, Jarosław Pinkas, Danuta Czarnecka, Kalina Kawecka-Jaszcz, Andrzej Pająk

“…This trend is independent of age, sex, and the education level of the patients.…”
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