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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Prevalence of Neonatal Sepsis and Associated Factors among Neonates in Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at Selected Governmental Hospitals in Shashemene Town, Oromia Regional State, Et... by Aytenew Getabelew, Mihret Aman, Endashaw Fantaye, Tomas Yeheyis

“…This study found out that age of neonates, birth asphyxia, and use of oxygen via mask were significantly associated with neonatal sepsis. …”
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Ecological study of the association between the English national vaccination programme and area deprivation inequalities in COVID-19 mortality by Clare Bambra, Adam Todd, Fiona Matthews, David Sinclair, Natalie Bennett

“…We use the 2019 edition of the Index of Multiple Deprivation, transformed into quintiles.Results Relative inequalities in age-standardised mortality rates 28 days after a positive COVID-19 test reduced substantially (from around 6.9 times higher in most deprived to least deprived to 1.2 times higher) in the 25 months after the national vaccination rollout began. …”
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In vivo mitochondrial ATP production is improved in older adult skeletal muscle after a single dose of elamipretide in a randomized trial. by Baback Roshanravan, Sophia Z Liu, Amir S Ali, Eric G Shankland, Chessa Goss, John K Amory, H Thomas Robertson, David J Marcinek, Kevin E Conley

“…The first dorsal interosseous (FDI) muscle was studied in 39 healthy older adult subjects (60 to 85 yrs of age; 46% female) who were enrolled based on the presence of poorly functioning mitochondria. …”
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The Emerging Role of Implementing Machine Learning in Food Recommendation for Chronic Kidney Diseases Using Correlation Analysis by Sachin Gupta, Neeraj Garg, Divyanshu Sinha, Babita Yadav, Bhoomi Gupta, Shahajan Miah

“…The result also shows that the risk of CKD enhances with an increase in age.…”
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Epidemiologic trends and characteristics of cancer-related emergency department visits of older patients living with cancer in South Korea by Jung-In Ko, Sun Young Lee, Shin Hye Yoo, Kyae Hyung Kim, Belong Cho

“…The most common diagnosis was pneumonia (4.9%). Old age and ambulance use were also associated with mortality. …”
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Prevalence, Intensity, and Associated Factors of Schistosoma mansoni among School Children in Northwest Ethiopia by Ayalew Jejaw Zeleke, Ayenew Addisu, Yalewayker Tegegne

“…It is also highlighted that study sites, provision of water supply, age, and grade level of the schoolchildren were identified as a risk factors for the disease.…”
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eHealth, digital information and technology use of men with prostate cancer by Stuart R Jackson, Paul Yu, Steven Sowter, Stefano Occhipinti, Suzanne Chambers, Scott Leslie, Manish I Patel

“…Results A total of 349 men responded. Mean age of respondents was 69.6 years (SD 7.8). 74.5% ( n = 260) had undergone radical prostatectomy, while 10% ( n = 35) reported locally advanced/metastatic disease. …”
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Not All SLAPs Are Created Equal: A Comparison of Patients with Planned and Incidental SLAP Repair Procedures by Mark C. Dougherty, J. Erik Kulenkamp, Haroutioun Boyajian, Jason L. Koh, Michael J. Lee, Lewis L. Shi

“…Patients diagnosed preoperatively were younger and had fewer concomitant procedures. Increasing age and concomitant rotator cuff tear (RCT) repair corresponded to lower odds of preoperative SLAP diagnosis. …”
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The Effect of Child Abuse on University Student’s Psychological Status: A Retrospective study by Pary M. Azize, Farida A. Kadir, Lavin Luqman Othman

“…Most of the abuse was happening around age 1-5  years and less likely on age 1-5 and above. …”
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Family Characteristics, Food Security, Expenditure, and Dietary Diversity among Families with and without Concurrently Wasted and Stunted Children in Semarang by Rachma Purwanti, Ignasia Agatha Br Ginting, Nurhanna Putri Aulia, Nuryanto Nuryanto, Fillah Fithra Dieny

“…Conclusion: The WaSt group has a different age composition, maternal nutritional knowledge, family income, food security, food expenditure, and food diversity from other groups.…”
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THE LIFESTYLE OF A MODERN GIRL AS A FACTOR DETERMINING REPRODUCTIVE POTENTIAL by Карина Ниловна Мингареева, Альфия Галимовна Ящук, Ксения Николаевна Ящук

“…A comprehensive study of the lifestyle and reproductive potential of girls aged 16-19 years of students of educational institutions of the Republic of Bashkortostan was carried out. …”
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Condom use in deaf young people from Mexico City: what they know and how they use it by Silvia Susana Robles-Montijo, Yuma Yoaly Pérez-Bautista

“…Results: The main findings show that young people start their sexual life at an early age (17 years on average), have sex without using a condom, do not have adequate knowledge about how to use a condom, and those who reported using it made mistakes that were associated with breakage and slippage. …”
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