Preexisting Cardiovascular Risk Factors and Coronary Artery Atherosclerosis in Patients with and without Cancer by Junyi Guo, Peng Fang, Wei Shi, Pengcheng Luo, Shengqi Huo, Dan Yan, Moran Wang, Dewei Peng, Lintong Men, Sheng Li, Jiagao Lv, Li Lin

“…Cancer patients were significantly more commonly complicated by ≥90% coronary stenosis than the gender- and age-matched cancer-free controls (9/93 versus 1/93, OR = 4.875, 95% CI: 1.024–23.213, p=0.047). …”
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Investigating the Causes of Blindness and Vision Impairment in Children Younger Than 15 Years Old by Abbas Riazi, Fatemeh Riazi

“…Results: A total of 708 blind and visually impaired children (371 boys and 337 girls) were examined. The average age of the participants was 3.50±8.99. Congenital retinal diseases include 42% of the causes of blindness and vision impairment in these children. …”
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Association between Platelet to Neutrophil Ratio (PNR) and Clinical Outcomes in STEMI Patients after Successful pPCI: A Secondary Analysis Based on a Cohort Study by Hao Wang, Xiaochun Qing, Hua Wang, Yunfei Gu

“…Two patients were excluded from the final analysis because their platelet counts were unavailable. The average age of the 462 participants was 63±11.92 years, and approximately 76.6% were male. …”
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Inequalities in complete childhood immunisation in Nepal: results from a population-based cross-sectional study by In Han Song, Elizabeth Palley, Madhu Sudhan Atteraya

“…The study hypothesised that social inequality factors (eg, gender of a child, age of mother, caste/ethnic affiliation, mother’s socioeconomic status, place of residence and other structural barrier factors such as living in extreme poverty and distance to health facility) affect the likelihood of children being immunised.Design Using gender of a child, age of mother, caste/ethnic affiliation, mother’s socioeconomic status, place of residence and other structural barrier factors such as living in extreme poverty and distance to health facility as independent variables, we performed bivariate and multivariate logistic regression analyses.Setting This study used data from the most recent nationally representative cross-sectional Nepal Demographic and Health Survey in 2016.Participants The analysis reviewed data from 1025 children aged 12–23 months old.Outcome measures The main outcome variable was childhood immunisation.Results Only 79.2% of children were fully immunised. …”
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Association between teachers' appreciation and students' performance: an analytical cross-sectional analysis by Fozia Fatima, Fuad Ahmad Siddiqi, Sabir Ali

“…Similarly, students' academic performance was significantly influenced by their background, age, and discipline, with gender exhibiting no considerable impact. …”
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Vaccination status of individuals with diabetes mellitus treated in Primary Healthcare: a cross-sectional study by Francisco João de Carvalho Neto, Luisa Helena de Oliveira Lima, Mônica Antar Gamba, Rosilane Lima de Brito, Lucilane Maria Sales da Silva, Ana Roberta Vilarouca da Silva

“…A statistically significant association was found between sociodemographic and clinical profile regarding the full vaccination schedule between the influenza vaccine and age and income; COVID-19 and age, type of diabetes and duration of diabetes. …”
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Effects of 8 week step-aerobic exercises on (state and trait) anxiety levels and quality of life of women by Duygu Sevınc, Mergul Colak, Necip Kıshalı

“…Compared to the control group, in the experimental group 8 week exercise program used in this study had a positive effect on trait anxiety levels and life quality of women at this age.…”
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May Smoking and Alcohol Consumption Worsen the Spermiogram Results? by Hatem Kazimoglu, Yunus Emre Topdagi, Mehmet Solakhan, Ali Irfan Guzel

“…Results: Of 6171 patients; a total of 3247 men was smoker (n:3247, %52.6) and 3511 was alcohol users (n:3511, %56.9). Mean age of the patients in the study group was 32.8±6.5 years. …”
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Donor Heart Utilization following Cardiopulmonary Arrest and Resuscitation: Influence of Donor Characteristics and Wait Times in Transplant Regions by Mohammed Quader, Luke Wolfe, Gundars Katlaps, Vigneshwar Kasirajan

“…Factors favoring heart procurement include younger age, male gender, short CPR duration, and traumatic head injury. …”
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CONTINGENCY FACTORS AND MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTING PRACTICES OF LISTED MANUFACTURING FIRMS IN LAGOS STATE by Mustapha Abdulrasaq, Abdullahi Adio Babatunde, Isaac Biodun Ogunshola

“…The results revealed findings that PEU (β = 0.387 ˂ 0.05), discipline of management (β = 0.257 ˂ 0.05) and firms’ age (β = 0.431 ˂ 0.05) significantly influence the level of at which management accounting techniques are put to use in generation information to perform various functions. …”
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Perceived Burden and Healthy Lifestyle Behavior in Family Caregivers of the Persons with Disabilities in Bukhara by Hülya YÜCEL, Nurhayat KORKMAZ

“…The aim of this study was to determine the relationship between perceived caregiver burden and healthy lifestyle behavior in family members caring for young persons living with disabilities under the age of 24 years. Methods: The sociodemographic characteristics of the participants were recorded. …”
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Gray matter volume and asymmetry in Broca's and Wernicke's area homologs in chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes) using a probabilistic region of interest approach by William D Hopkins, Muhammad A Spocter, Michele M Mulholland, Chet C Sherwood

“…Significant negative associations were found between age and gray matter volume for BA44 and BA45 but not BA22. …”
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Congenital malformations in children of diabetic mothers in the province of Cienfuegos. 2016-2019 by Fanny Arbolay Sanabria, Lázaro Roberto Herrera Fragoso, Maylé Santos Solí, Gladys Bárbara Barberis Pérez, Walkiria Díaz Senra, María Soledad Vilches León

“…The variables maternal age, body mass index, type of diabetes, its treatment, type of malformation, ultrasonographic results of the three trimesters of pregnancy, alpha-fetoprotein study and amniocentesis were studied.…”
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The Impact of Preoperative Fasting Duration on Blood Glucose and Hemodynamics in Children by Pouran Hajian, Minoo Shabani, Elham Khanlarzadeh, Mahshid Nikooseresht

“…This cross-sectional study was conducted on 50 children who were between the ages of 3 and 12 years in Besat Hospital, Hamedan, Iran. …”
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Clinical Characteristics and Predictors of Mortality in Elderly Patients Hospitalized with COVID-19 in Bangladesh: A Multicenter, Retrospective Study by Md. Asaduzzaman, Z. H. M. Nazmul Alam, Mohammad Zabed Jillul Bari, M. M. Jahangir Alam, Shishir Ranjan Chakraborty, Tasnim Ferdousi

“…Conclusions. Higher age, thrombocytopenia, and lower initial level of SpO2 at admission are predictors of in-hospital mortality in elderly patients with COVID-19.…”
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Cardiovascular Characterization of Children and Adolescents with Sickle Cell Anemia by Nancy González Vales, Ximena Laura Graña, Lucía Díaz Morejón, Tamara Sánchez Estrada, Belkis Rodríguez Jorge, Ifraín Machín Caride

“…The variables analyzed were: age, sex, mean baseline hemoglobin, nutritional status, interrogation and physical examination, bloo<br /><strong>Results:</strong> the predominant age group was 7 to 10 years old, with 52.4 %, with a predominance male sex standing out, baseline hemoglobin between 80 and 90.9g / l represented 57 %. 85.7 % had hepatomegaly and in 71.4 % there was arterial dance, 57.1 % showed systolic murmur and 23.8 % suprasternal beat. 100 % of the cases presented normal electrocardiogram and echocardiogram. …”
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Correlation between B-Type Natriuretic Peptide and Functional/Cognitive Parameters in Discharged Congestive Heart Failure Patients by Laura Leto, Marzia Testa, Mauro Feola

“…Results. In 951 patients (mean age 71 ys; 37% females) a positive correlation was obtained between BNP and age, creatinine levels, NYHA class at admission and discharge, and levels of hydration; an inverse, negative correlation between BNP and sodium levels, LVEF, distance performed at 6MWT at admission and at discharge, and scores at MMSE at admission and discharge emerged. …”
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A Study on Life Skills among Adolescents Attending Government Schools by Pomi Mahanta, Sonia P. Deuri, Priyadarshee Abhishek, H. Sobhana

“…Life skills of government school-going adolescents belonging to the age groups of 14 (n = 47), 15 (n = 51), and 16 (n = 22) years were assessed cross-sectionally through the Life Skills Assessment Scale. …”
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Prevalence of Corneal Astigmatism in Patients before Cataract Surgery in Northern China by Xiaoyong Yuan, Hui Song, Gang Peng, Xia Hua, Xin Tang

“…The study evaluated 12,449 eyes from 6,908 patients with a mean age of 69.80±11.15 (SD) years. The corneal astigmatism was 0.5 diopters (D) or less in 20.76% of eyes, 1.0 D or more in 47.27% of eyes, 2.0 D or more in 13.16% of eyes, and 3.0 D or more in 3.75% of eyes. …”
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Neuropsychiatric Symptoms in Clinically Defined Parkinson’s Disease: An Updated Review of Literature by Paloma Macías-García, Raúl Rashid-López, Álvaro J. Cruz-Gómez, Elena Lozano-Soto, Florencia Sanmartino, Raúl Espinosa-Rosso, Javier J. González-Rosa

“…These included 7142 patients with PD (male: 67.3%; mean age: 66.2 years; mean disease duration: 6.7 years). …”
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