Vitamin D Deficiency in Lebanese Adults: Prevalence and Predictors from a Cross-Sectional Community-Based Study by Asma Arabi, Nariman Chamoun, Mona P. Nasrallah, Hani M. Tamim

“…Data from 446 participants (68% females) with mean age 45.3 ± 15 years were used for the analyses. …”
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The Potential Prognostic Value of Dual-Imaging PET Parameters Based on 18F-FDG and 18F-OC for Neuroendocrine Neoplasms by Jiale Hou, Tingting Long, Yi Yang, Dengming Chen, Shuo Hu

“…Materials and Methods. Sixty-six patients (age: mean±standard deviation (SD): 51.8±11.8 years) who underwent both 18F-OC and 18F-FDG PET/CT imaging were enrolled in our retrospective study. …”
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Cost-effectiveness analysis of extended endoscopic lumbar foraminotomy (EELF) and transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (TLIF): a prospective observational study by Jun-Hoe Kim, Hangeul Park, Chang-Hyun Lee, Chi Heon Kim

“…Among 26 patients in each group, the primary analysis included 23 EELF patients (mean age: 72 ± 8 years) and 22 TLIF patients (mean age: 70 ± 8 years). …”
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The Effect of Aerobic Training Program on Cardiopulmonary Parameters and Oxygen Saturation in Elite Judokas by Önder Dağlıoğlu, Tugay Yılmaz

“…Subjects were randomly divided into two groups as experimental group (n=11, age:21.60±2.06) and control group (n=11, age:20.50±1.77). …”
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Differences in risk factor profiles for peripheral artery disease compared to coronary, cerebral and carotid artery by Stefan Acosta, Yufeng Du, Yan Borné, Anders Gottsäter

“…Male sex, age, and hypertension were risk factors for development of all atherosclerotic manifestations. …”
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Prevalence and Factors Associated with Low Birth Weight and Preterm Delivery in the Ho Municipality of Ghana by Wisdom Kudzo Axame, Fred Newton Binka, Margaret Kweku

“…This study shows that maternal age, parity, number of antenatal care visits, hypertension, SP/IPTp, and caesarean section were independently associated with low birth weight and preterm delivery. …”
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Decreased Retinal Thickness in Type 1 Diabetic Children with Signs of Nonproliferative Diabetic Retinopathy by P. Ruiz-Ocaña, P. Espinoza Requena, A. Alonso-Ojembarrena, P. Alemany Márquez, S. Jiménez Carmona, A. M. Lechuga-Sancho

“…Measurements of the control group served to calculate reference values. Results. 59 PwT1DM (age 12.51 ± 2.59) and 22 healthy controls (age 10.66 ± 2.51) volunteered. …”
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Early ultra-processed foods consumption and hyperactivity/inattention in adolescence by Ricardo Campos Ferreira, Angela Helena Marin, Marcia Regina Vitolo, Paula Dal Bo Campagnolo

“…Two 24-hour recall surveys were conducted with children aged 3–4, 7–8, and 12–13 years to assess their consumption of ultra-processed foods. …”
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Evaluation of Extended Interval Dosing Aminoglycosides in the Morbidly Obese Population by Ashley L. Ross, Jennifer L. Tharp, Gerald R. Hobbs, Richard McKnight, Aaron Cumpston

“…We recommend caution when dosing aminoglycosides in morbidly obese patients who are of older age.…”
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A Randomized Controlled Clinical Study to Measure the Effect of Suryanamaskar on Body Fat Percentage and Body Mass Index in Sthaulaya W.S.R. to Overweight Persons by Ravi Kumar, Durgawati Devi

“…In this scenario, an endeavor has been taken to see how SN affected overweight people’s body mass index (BMI) and body fat percentage (BFP).Methods:In this study, 93 cases of age group 18–50 years, having BMI ≥23 and <30 were randomly selected regardless of their race, age, sex, and socioeconomic considerations, but fully satisfied the diagnostic criteria. …”
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Reduced Inspiratory Muscle Strength in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus and Obstructive Sleep Apnoea by Thomas Rehling, Anne Margareta Banghøj, Marie Hvelplund Kristiansen, Lise Tarnow, Stig Molsted

“…However, patients with T2DM and OSA had reduced IMS compared with age- and gender-matched references whereas the non-OSA group did not have reduced IMS.…”
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Identification of clinical subgroups in anti-SRP positive immune-mediated necrotizing myopathy patients using cluster analysis by Beibei Cui, Hongjiang Liu, Ruiting Liu, Geng Yin, Qibing Xie

“…Cluster 2 patients were younger (mean age 45.83 years), had a longer disease course (median 6.5 months), milder muscle damage, and lower autoantibody titers. …”
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Ultrasound Assessment of Carotid Intima-Media Thickness: Comparison between Diabetes and Nondiabetes Subjects, and Correlation with Serum Vitamin D by Sameeah Abdulrahman Rashid

“…Comparison was made between each group, and the association of CIMT with each of age, sex, BMI, serum vitamin D status, smoking, and physical activity status was studied. …”
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Characterization of Patients with Human Immunodeficiency Virus in the Area I in Cienfuegos from 1988 to 2011 by Graciela Caridad Cabrera Acea, Belkis Vicente Sánchez, Lietter Aguilar Jure, Yadenis Cardoso Pérez, María del Rosario Sánchez Soto, Cinthya Gómez Cabrera

“…<br /><strong>Conclusions:</strong> infection increased in the last five years, particularly in most sexually active age groups; it was more common in men who have sex with men. …”
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Prevalence of Reasons for Tooth Extraction in Small- and Medium-Breed Dogs by Chun-Geun Kim, Daehyun Kwon, Kyuyoung Lee, Se Eun Kim, Hyun Min Jo

“…All dogs were categorized by sex, age, breed, and tooth position. Teeth were classified into untreated, missing, or extracted categories. …”
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Factors Influencing Knowledge and Attitudes towards Second-Hand Smoking Exposure Among University Students: An Exploratory Study by Md. Majharul Islam, Firoj Al-Mamun, Moneerah Mohammad ALmerab, Mst. Sabrina Moonajilin, Mohammed A. Mamun

“…Furthermore, age, gender, and living with parents emerged as significant predictors of attitude, explaining 14.7% of its variance (R 2  = 0.147, F = 7.165, P  < .001). …”
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Diagnostic Performance of McMonnies Questionnaire as a Screening Survey for Dry Eye: A Multicenter Analysis by Yuxin Guo, Rongmei Peng, Kang Feng, Jing Hong

“…However, the AUCs varied significantly in different gender and age subgroups (z test, P<0.001), as the discriminating ability declined with age. …”
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Oral Finasteride (5 mg and 2 mg) versus Topical Minoxidil 5% in Female Pattern Hair Loss by Eman Hamed El Morsy, Asmaa Saad Abd Toto, Eman Mohamed Hassan

“…In addition, low-dose finasteride gave better responses in the younger age group. However, all three treatment options were safe in the treatment of FPHL.…”
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Evaluation of serum Ferritin level in patients presenting with dysphagia: A hidden marker to diagnose Plummer Vinson syndrome by Rukhsana Tumrani, Afshan Qayum, Kashif Munir, Ahmad Ijlal, Mehvish Sana

“…P value <0.05 was taken as significant. Results: Mean age of the study subjects was 37.79±8.451years and 53(26.1%) were male and 150(73.9%) were females. …”
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Online health information seeking behavior among breast cancer patients and survivors: a scoping review by Jialin Chen, Yiwen Duan, Haozhi Xia, Runxi Xiao, Tingting Cai, Changrong Yuan

“…Future research should focus on diverse age groups, refine the language of web-based health information, enhance user comprehension of professional content, and develop tailored information systems for different stages of the health journey.…”
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