Corneal Biomechanics Determination in Healthy Myopic Subjects by Kunliang Qiu, Xuehui Lu, Riping Zhang, Geng Wang, Mingzhi Zhang

“….; all with p≤0.015), but not with corneal curvature or age; CRF was significantly correlated with CCT and IOPg (r=0.52 and 0.70, resp.; all with p<0.001), but not with axial length/refraction, corneal curvature, or age. …”
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Prevalence, Awareness, Treatment, and Control of Hypertension among Chinese First-Generation Migrants and Italians in Prato, Italy: The CHIP Study by Pietro A. Modesti, Maria Calabrese, Ilaria Marzotti, Hushao Bing, Danilo Malandrino, Maria Boddi, Sergio Castellani, Dong Zhao

“…Associations with exposures (including age, gender, body mass index, waist, education level, total cholesterol, and triglycerides) were examined using logistic regression. …”
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CHIP away at the marrow-clot connection: inflammation, clonal hematopoiesis, and thromboembolic disease by Angela Todorovski, Tzu-Fei Wang, Marc Carrier, Yan Xu

“…Driven by somatic mutations in the hematopoietic system, the epidemiology of CHIP is highly age dependent: among individuals aged ≥70 years in the general population, estimated prevalence of CHIP exceeds 10%. …”
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Yersinia Infection with Clostridium Difficile Colitis by M.J. Fishman, M.A. Noble, H.J. Freeman

“…All but one of these patients had been yersinia culture negative prior to therapy for C difficile Patients with and without yersinia isolates were then compared with respect to age, sex, clinical symptoms and sigmoldoscopic as well as rectal biopsy findings. …”
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Comparison of creatinine‐based methods for estimating glomerular filtration rate in patients with heart failure by Anna Jonsson, Ida Viklund, Andreas Jonsson, Fredrik Valham, Ellinor Bergdahl, Krister Lindmark, Helena Norberg

“…Methods and results One hundred forty‐six HF patients (mean age 68 ± 13 years, mean left ventricular ejection fraction 45% ± 15) within a single‐centre hospital that underwent 51Cr‐EDTA clearance between 2010 and 2018 were included in this retrospective study. eGFR was estimated by means of Cockcroft–Gault ideal and actual weight, the Modification of Diet in Renal Disease Study (MDRD), simplified MDRD with isotope dilution mass spectroscopy traceable calibration, the Chronic Kidney Disease Epidemiology Collaboration, revised Lund–Malmö, full age spectrum, and the Berlin Initiative Study 1. …”
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Patient Preference for Once-Weekly Dosing in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in Japan by Rohini Sen, Alan L. Shields, Koichiro Atsuda

“…**Results:** Current treatment regimen, age, and work status were identified as the major demographic factors that were most predictive of QW preference. …”
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A descriptive study of fatal drownings among children and adolescents in the United States, with a focus on retention pond deaths, 2004-2020. by Saroj Bista, Nichole L Michaels

“…Children 1-4 years comprised a greater proportion of retention pond drowning deaths (59.3%) compared to overall drowning deaths (50.9%) in this age group. In 51.3% of retention pond drowning deaths among children <5 years, supervision was needed but not provided. …”
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Effect of yoga exercises on lung volumes, vital capacity, and attention span in school going students by Reema Joshi, Manisha Rathi, Komal Preet Kaur

“…Objective The digital age has made children more dependent on digital sources for study and entertainment, which leads to increased physical inactivity that contributes to reduced work breathing and attention. …”
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Limb-Kinetic apraxia of legs in Parkinson’s disease: Prospective clinical investigation by Yacov Balash, Evelin D. Mate, Riyad Idries, Anda Eilam, Amos D. Korczyn

“…Results: The cohort consisted of 31 PD patients (mean age 69.3 ± 7.1 years,16 males) and 12 HC (mean age 69 ± 6.2 years, 6 males). …”
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Nutritional Status of a Group of Children Under Five Suffering from Malaria in a Timor Leste District by Anagalys Ortega Alvelay, Marcos Félix Osorio Pagola, Sol Esther García Morales, Denis Monzón Vega, Mabel Vega Galindo

“…<br /><strong>Conclusion:</strong> children from 0 to 1 year of age are 2 to 4 times more likely to experience malnutrition. …”
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Botulinum toxin-A in acute acquired comitant esotropia during COVID pandemic in children and young adolescents by Neelam Pawar, Praveena Shyam, Meenakshi Ravindran, Fathima Allapitchai

“…This study highlights the evolving nature in the digital age and early administration of BTX-A along with close follow-up to monitor residual and recurrence of esotropia. …”
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Arterial Stiffness in Nonhypertensive Type 2 Diabetes Patients in Ghana by Kwame Yeboah, Daniel A. Antwi, Ben Gyan

“…Multiple regression models showed that, in the entire study participants, the major determinants of PWVao were diabetes status, age, gender, systolic BP, and previous smoking status (β = 0.22, 0.36, 0.48, 0.21, and 0.25, resp.; all p<0.05); the determinants of CAVI were diabetes status, age, BMI, heart rate, HbA1c, total cholesterol, HDL cholesterol, and previous smoking status (β = 0.21, 0.38, 0.2, 0.18, 0.24. 0.2, −0.19, and 0.2, resp.; all p<0.05). …”
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Older generation in region’s labor market: the analysis of demographic and economic components by N. V. Borovskikh, E. A. Kipervar

“…The paper analyzes the demographic and economic situation on the labor market that has developed on the regional labor market, assesses the natural movement of the population, reveals a tendency of demographic aging of the population, which is manifested in the growth of the population of older ages against the background of a relatively low birth rate. …”
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The prevalence and correlates of biomarker positive unhealthy alcohol use among women living with and without HIV in San Francisco, California. by Jennifer P Jain, Yifei Ma, Carol Dawson-Rose, Glenn-Milo Santos, Alvina Han, Jennifer Price, Judith A Hahn, Phyllis C Tien

“…Using multivariable logistic regression, we identified the correlates of PEth levels suggestive of unhealthy alcohol use (>50 ng/ml) among the 168 women who reported no or low-risk drinking (<7 drinks per week) in the past six months, while controlling for age in years and race/ethnicity. Among the 168 women in the analysis sample, the median age was 55; 51% identified as Black/African American, 47% were living with HIV and 28% had PEth levels ≥50 ng/ml which are suggestive of unhealthy alcohol use. …”
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Femoral Neck Shaft Angle in Men with Fragility Fractures by S. P. Tuck, D. J. Rawlings, A. C. Scane, I. Pande, G. D. Summers, A. D. Woolf, R. M. Francis

“…The NSA was measured manually from the DXA scan printout in men with hip (62, 31 femoral neck and 31 trochanteric), symptomatic vertebral (91), and distal forearm (67) fractures and 389 age-matched control subjects. Age, height, weight, and BMD (g/cm2: lumbar spine, femoral neck, and total femur) measurements were performed. …”
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Beneficial microbiome and diet interplay in early-onset colorectal cancer by Zhengyuan Zhou, Linda Kleis, Ana Depetris-Chauvin, Stefanie Jaskulski, Victoria Damerell, Karin B Michels, Biljana Gigic, Ute Nöthlings, Gianni Panagiotou

“…Although the risk of developing CRC increases with age, approximately 10% of newly diagnosed cases occur in individuals under the age of 50. …”
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Biochemical Characterization of Early Osteoarthritis in the Ankle by Hagen Schmal, Gian M. Salzmann, Elia R. Langenmair, Ralf Henkelmann, Norbert P. Südkamp, Philipp Niemeyer

“…Methods. 49 patients with a mean age of 33±14 years undergoing an arthroscopy of the ankle with different stages of chronic OA were prospectively included in a clinical trial. …”
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Methodological aspects of forensic commodity examination of live animals by N. V. Krivoruchko, T. M. Menshykh

“…It is determined that the main stages of the examination are: 1) verification of compliance of the characteristics of the object of study with the data provided in the case file; 2) determination of the value characteristics of the animal: age, breed, sex, colour, physical condition (weight, assessment of appearance), as well as examination of documents certifying the animal’s pedigree (if any); if it is necessary to use special knowledge to assess the physical condition of the animal, a forensic commodity expert may request a forensic veterinary examination; 3) market price research for live animals of the same breed, age, sex, etc.; 4) preparation of a forensic commodity examination report indicating the value of the object of research. …”
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Pulmonary Function Tests in Emergency Department Pediatric Patients with Acute Wheezing/Asthma Exacerbation by Kathryn Giordano, Elena Rodriguez, Nicole Green, Milena Armani, Joan Richards, Thomas H. Shaffer, Magdy W. Attia

“…Pulmonary function tests (PFT) have been developed to analyze tidal breathing in patients who are minimally cooperative due to age and respiratory status. This study used tidal breathing tests in the ED to measure asthma severity. …”
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The Levels of Tumor Necrosis Factor-Alpha and Interleukin-6 in Patients with Isolated Coronary Artery Ectasia by Mustafa Aydin, Ishak Ozel Tekin, Sait Mesut Dogan, Nesligul Yildirim, Mehmet Arasli, Muhammet Rasit Sayin, Ziyaettin Aktop

“…Plasma concentrations of TNF-𝛼 and IL-6 were measured in 36 patients with CAE (28 males, mean age: 58.2±12 years), and results were compared with age and sex-matched controls (n=32) without coronary artery ectasia. …”
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