Associations of Urinary Perchlorate, Nitrate, and Thiocyanate with Female Infertility and Mediation of Obesity: Insights from NHANES 2013–2018 by Lan Zhang, Yuhe Peng, Yue Song, Yu Zhang, Qi Qin, Mengya Ying, Yiyun Bi, Ping Yin

“…This study used three cycles of the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES 2013–2018); 813 women of reproductive age were finally included. We used multivariable logistic regression to analyze the associations between the three anions and obesity and infertility. …”
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A deep learning approach for classifying and predicting children's nutritional status in Ethiopia using LSTM-FC neural networks by Getnet Bogale Begashaw, Temesgen Zewotir, Haile Mekonnen Fenta

“…The results show a notable decline in normal nutritional status among males, decreasing from 58.3% at age 5 to 33.5% by age 25. At the same time, the risk of severe undernutrition, including conditions of being underweight, stunted, and wasted (USW), increased from 1.3% to 9.4%. …”
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Consistent individual positions within roosts in Spix’s disc-winged bats by Giacomini, Giada, Chaves-Ramírez, Silvia, Hernández-Pinsón, H. Andrés, Barrantes, José Pablo, Chaverri, Gloriana

“…Here we study the relative position of individuals within a roost-site and establish if sex, age, and vocal behavior are associated with a given position. …”
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Factors associated with early-onset androgenetic alopecia: A scoping review. by Li-Ping Liu, Mary Adumo Wariboko, Xiao Hu, Zi-Han Wang, Qian Wu, Yu-Mei Li

“…Selected studies needed to clearly define early-onset AGA cases or include only cases starting before the age of 40 and compare them with appropriate controls. …”
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Mineral composition and ratios in aortic valves, serum, and epicardial fat among patients with aortic stenosis undergoing aortic valve replacement by Barbara Poniedziałek, Bartłomiej Perek, Aleksandra Proch, Anna Komosa, Przemysław Niedzielski, Piotr Buczkowski, Marek Jemielity, Piotr Rzymski

“…Abstract Aortic stenosis (AS) is a leading cause of surgical intervention in adults with acquired heart disease, driven by an aging population and advancements in diagnostic and treatment approaches. …”
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Identification of Potential Clusters of Signs and Symptoms to Prioritize Patients’ Eligibility for AADCd Screening by 3-OMD Testing: An Italian Delphi Consensus by Carlotta Spagnoli, Roberta Battini, Filippo Manti, Duccio Maria Cordelli, Andrea Pession, Melissa Bellini, Andrea Bordugo, Gaetano Cantalupo, Antonella Riva, Pasquale Striano, Marco Spada, Francesco Porta, Carlo Fusco

“…Clusters of symptoms and signs were divided into typical or atypical, depending on age groups. Inclusion in newborn screening programs and the usefulness of a clinical score were investigated. …”
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Predictors of Length of Hospitalization for Neonatal Sepsis at Kenyatta Nation Hospital, Kenya: A Prospective Cross‐Sectional Study by Athman Khaltuma Tisho, Patrick Mwirigi Mbugua, Rose Bosire, Simon Muturi Karanja

“…It remains a detrimental bottleneck to the WHO goal of eradicating preventable deaths for children below 5 years of age by 2030. Though the risk factors for adverse clinical outcomes for neonatal sepsis have been widely studied there is no universal consensus. …”
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Understanding human papillomavirus vaccine response and efficacy in people living with HIV: A systematic mixed studies review and meta-analysis. by Alvine M Akumbom, Alanna J Bergman, Howard Strickler, Chakra Budhathoki, Manka Nkimbeng, Raeven Grant, Nancy R Reynolds, Kawsar R Talaat

“…A secondary outcome was to assess age and sex differences. Efficacy was reviewed as cervical/anal/oral lesions or neoplasia, and incident or persistent HPV infection following vaccination. …”
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New-onset Diabetes Mellitus among adults as sequelae of COVID-19 in selected tertiary care hospital, Puducherry – A cohort study by Venkatachalam Jayaseelan, Sitanshu Sekhar Kar, Mahadevan Duraiswamy, Manju Rajaram, Vikas Menon, Mukta Wyawahare, D.R. Veda Priya, Ravivarman Lakshmanasamy, Vanessa Ravel, Renjana Sivaji

“…Older age, smoking, and comorbidities were key factors. …”
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Emerging Strategies in Cartilage Repair and Joint Preservation by Mircea Adrian Focsa, Sorin Florescu, Armand Gogulescu

“…It also discusses the impact of patient-specific factors, such as age, defect size, and cost efficiency, on treatment selection and outcomes. …”
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Preliminary Blood Pressure Screening in a Representative Sample of Extremely Obese Kuwaiti Adolescents by Rima Abdul Razzak, Asma Elmteri, Taiba Elkanderi, Fareedah Ishaq, Munera Eljasem, Saja AlDuraie, Jenan Al-Boloushi, Fatma Elbanay, Latifa Eldabos

“…A relationship between blood pressure (BP) and obesity has been found in young adults, but no data are available for adolescents in Kuwait. 257 adolescent (11–19 years) participants were categorized into two groups according to their BMI; 48 nonobese (21 males: 43.7% and 27 females: 56.3%) with mean age of years and 209 obese (128 males: 61.25% and 81 females: 38.75%) with mean age of years. …”
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Predictive value of Frank’s sign for obstructive coronary artery disease confirmed by coronary computed tomography angiography by Truong Phi Hung, Nguyen Minh Kha, Dang Tuong Vi, Tran Trong Nhan, Hoang Van Sy

“…In this study, 124 patients with a mean age of 58.5±12.4 years, predominantly male, were included. …”
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The Clinicopathological Characteristics and Prognoses of dMMR Gastric Adenocarcinoma Patients by Jie Wang, Yanfeng Xi, Jian Zhao, Xuetong Rong, Weidong Lu, Yusheng Wang

“…A total of 162 dMMR GC patients met the inclusion criteria, and the median age was 63.5 years (32–89 years). dMMR GC was more common in males (65% vs. 35%), and most of the cases were stage II (the prevalence of stage I was 22%, that of stage II was 43%, that of stage III was 30%, and that of stage IV was 5%). …”
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Effect of supplementation of phytoadditive mixtures on live weight, blood indices, hormonal profile and reproductive performance in Black Bengal goats by Amit Kumar Singh, Champak Bhakat, Upali Kisku, Muthupalani Karunakaran, Tapas Kumar Dutta

“…A total of 21 post weaned female kids of 3–4 months age and similar body weights maintained at Goat Research Unit of Eastern Regional Station (ERS), National Dairy Research Institute (NDRI), Kalyani, India during the year 2021–2022 were randomly distributed in three groups namely, Control, PAM-1 and PAM-2 for 10 months. …”
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The Relationship between Peripheral Nerve Conduction Velocity and Ophthalmological Findings in Type 2 Diabetes Patients with Early Diabetic Retinopathy by Azusa Ito, Hiroshi Kunikata, Masayuki Yasuda, Shojiro Sawada, Keiichi Kondo, Chihiro Satake, Kazuki Hashimoto, Naoko Aizawa, Hideki Katagiri, Toru Nakazawa

“…This study included 42 eyes of 42 type 2 diabetes patients (median age: 54 years) with no DR or with mild nonproliferative DR. …”
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A closer look: factors impacting HIV durable viral suppression among a cohort of clinic attendees in Trinidad & Tobago by Elena Cyrus, Deidre A. Okeke, Omari Lavia, Mary Jo Trepka, Allysha Maragh-Bass, Lunthita Duthely, Michael Sciauodone, Jeffrey Edwards

“…Those with DVS were predominantly women (54.1%), older (mean age 45, SD = 11.32), with more frequent clinic visits over five years (mean = 101, SD = 33.26). …”
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Health-related quality of life in a large cohort of patients with cardiac implantable electronic devices A registry-based study. by Paolo Gatti, Carolin Nymark, Fredrik Gadler

“…Of 1,479 who completed the EQ-5D, 80% had a PM, 10% an ICD, 5% a CRT-P and 6% a CRT-D. The median age was 77 years with females constituting 38% of the PM group and 17% of the ICD group. …”
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Oral health surveys of traditional peoples and communities in Brazil: a scope review by Maria Letícia Barbosa Raymundo, Elza Cristina Farias de Araújo, Rênnis Oliveira da Silva, Edson Hilan Gomes de Lucena, Yuri Wanderley Cavalcanti, Armando Cabral de Lira Neto, Lucas Xavier Bezerra de Menezes

“…Design Scoping review according to the Scoping Review extension for the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses.Data sources MEDLINE/PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science, Embase and Latin American and Caribbean Literature in Health Sciences were searched up until June 2023.Eligibility criteria Studies involving individuals from indigenous groups, quilombolas, riverside communities and Romani communities, all included in TPC in Brazil, were included without any age restrictions.Data extraction and synthesis Data were extracted by two independent reviewers, and studies were categorised considering the author and year of publication, the traditional group, study type, geographical location, age group, sample size, data collection method and the main oral health condition assessed.Results After the searches, 39 studies were included in the review, and 2 studies were manually added. …”
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Correlation Between Prognostic Nutritional Index and Heart Failure in Adults with Diabetes in the United States: Study Results from NHANES (1999–2016) by Qiyuan Bai, Hao Chen, Zhen Gao, Xuhua Li, Jiapeng Li, Shidong Liu, Bing Song, Cuntao Yu

“…Results: The median age (mean ± SD) was 59.942 ± 12.171 years, and the mean value ± SD of the PNI was 52.412 ± 5.430. …”
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The prevalence and risk factors of Helicobacter pylori infection and cagA virulence gene carriage in adults in the Navajo Nation by D. Pete, N. Salama, J. Lampe, M Wu, A. Phipps

“…Results: Among 99 adults, the median age was 45 (age range: 18 to 79 years), and 73.7% were female. …”
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