Comparative Analysis of Percutaneous Nephrostomy and Double J Stenting in Upper Urinary Tract Obstruction with Acute Kidney Injury: A Tertiary Hospital Based Prospective Study by Manzoor Ahmad, Vivek Pachauri, Saif Quaiser, Wasif Md Ali, Imad Ali, Adnan Habib

“…Results: The study included 68 out of 106 patients with a mean age of 48 years. Most patients presented with acute kidney injury (AKI) and had symptoms of loin pain and haematuria. …”
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Value of transabdominal ultrasonography for diagnosing functional constipation in children: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Duc Long Tran, Phu Nguyen Trong Tran, Paweena Susantitaphong, Phichayut Phinyo, Palittiya Sintusek

“…Fourteen studies involving 1,255 children (mean age, 6.21±2.3 years) were included. The mean RD was significantly larger in constipated children versus controls (MD, 10.35 mm; 95% confidence interval [CI], 6.97–13.74; P<0.001; I2=94%). …”
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Evaluation of Diagnostic and Therapeutic Measures in Patients with Persistent Idiopathic Facial Pain before a Definitive Diagnosis by Leila Farhad Mollashahi, Narges Farhad Mollashahi, Fahimeh Afzaljavan, Amir Hossein Saati

“…Spearman's correlation test was used to check for any correlation between diagnosis delay time and patients' age, number of previous consultations, and pain intensity score. …”
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Successful External Cephalic Version: Factors Predicting Vaginal Birth by Pei Shan Lim, Beng Kwang Ng, Anizah Ali, Mohamad Nasir Shafiee, Nirmala Chandralega Kampan, Nor Azlin Mohamed Ismail, Mohd Hashim Omar, Zaleha Abdullah Mahdy

“…Results. The mean gestational age at ECV was 263±6.52 days (37.5 weeks ± 6.52 days). …”
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How far? Travel burdens for children admitted to hospitals in the Western Cape Province of South Africa by M Richards, D le Roux, D Pienaar

“…The majority of admissions were for children under 5 years of age, were in the City of Cape Town and occurred after hours. …”
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Using the diffusion of innovations theory to understand factors associated with COVID-19 vaccination among tobacco users. by Gail Carmen D'Souza, Jessica M Yingst, Nicolle M Krebs, Candace Bordner, Sophia I Allen, William A Calo, Andrea L Hobkirk, Jonathan Foulds

“…Participants (n = 157) were 75% female, 96% White, 74% current tobacco users, and had a mean age of 50.1 (SD = 10.8) years. Nearly 78% (n = 119) received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine (primary series). …”
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Basal metabolic rate correlates with excess postexercise oxygen consumption across different intensities by Shu-Chun Huang, Kuan-Hung Chen, Watson Hua-Sheng Tseng, Lan-Yan Yang, Ching-Chung Hsiao, Yi-Chung Fang, Chen-Hung Lee

“…Methods Fifty-four healthy participants with a mean age of 33 years were enrolled and instructed to visit the exercise laboratory five times within a 3-week period. …”
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Predictive Clinical Factors of Pain-Related Quality of Recovery Following Elective Gastrointestinal and Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Surgery: An Observational Study in Norway by Bergestuen L, Hagen M, Kisa S

“…No clinically significant associations were found between ASA physical status, surgery duration, and pain-related QoR.Conclusion: This study identified age, gender, and surgery severity as key predictors of postoperative pain. …”
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Extent and pattern of burden of care and its associated factors among Eritrean families of persons living with schizophrenia: a cross-sectional study by Xiaofeng Li, Tesfaldet Habtemariam Hidru, Mohammed Hamid Osman, Sainyugu Lolokote

“…Descriptive statistics, independent t-tests, one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) and multiple regression analysis was employed to analyse the data.Results In this study, 84 (57.5%) were males and 62 (42.5%) were females. The mean age was 33.96+10.37 (median=31) for the patients and 46.76+13.96 (median=48) for the caregivers. …”
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Outcomes of intravitreal dexamethasone implant (Ozurdex®) in patients with post-surgical macular edema – a real-world scenario by Elder Ohara de Oliveira Júnior, Isabel Ahn, Rodrigo Antonio Brant Fernandes, Arthur Gustavo Fernandes

“…Data was retrospectively collected from medical records from January 2020 to December 2022 and included sex, age, laterality, and timeline of treatment (i.e. implant alone or at the time of silicon oil removal in cases requiring vitreorretinal surgery). …”
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Characterization of Pulmonary Vein Dimensions Using High-Definition 64-Slice Computed Tomography prior to Radiofrequency Catheter Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation by Catherine Gebhard, Nazmi Krasniqi, Barbara E. Stähli, Bernd Klaeser, Tobias A. Fuchs, Jelena R. Ghadri, Laurent Haegeli, Thomas F. Lüscher, Philipp A. Kaufmann, Firat Duru

“…This retrospective study included 50 patients (mean age 60.2 ± 11.4 years, 30 males) undergoing cardiac HDCT scanning before RFCA for drug refractory AFib and 50 age-, BMI-, and sex-matched controls with normal sinus rhythm undergoing HDCT. …”
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Clinical and epidemiological analysis of COVID-19 in End-Stage Renal Disease patients undergoing maintenance hemodialysis: A study from Golestan province by Samira Juibari, Anna Rashedi, Mohammad Mojerloo, Zeinab Mohammadi, Saied Amirkhanlou

“…No significant difference was observed between the age and BMI of passed away and discharged patients. …”
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The Impact of Migraine on the Whole Life Course of Patients: Results from the OVERCOME (Japan) 2nd Study by Daisuke Danno, Shiho Suzuki, Tsubasa Takizawa, Ryotaro Ishii, Masayuki Hamakawa, Yoshinori Tanizawa, Satoshi Osaga, Mika Komori

“…Results The migraine group (n = 19,590) was numerically younger [mean (SD) age 40.5 (13.1) years vs. 53.1 (17.8) years] and included more females (68.8% vs. 52.1%) than the non-migraine group (n = 2219). …”
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The impact of delay in HIV diagnosis on patient survival: analysis of HIV infection trends from 2007 to 2023 by Riyaz A. Shaik, Sharan K. Holyachi, Mohammad S. Ahmad, Mohammed Miraj, Syed Yousaf Kazmi, Mohammad Rehan Asad, Ali Faraz, Mirwais Ramozi, Ritu Kumar Ahmad

“…Demographic and clinical variables including age, gender, HIV status, treatment, laboratory parameters, TB infection and survival were investigated. …”
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Epidemiology and clinical features of childhood malignant solid tumors in a single center in southwest China over 24 years by Ting Li, Xiangpan Kong, Dawei He

“…A retrospective analysis was conducted on the disease spectrum composition and trends, distribution among different age groups and genders, and hospitalization characteristics of the patients. …”
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A descriptive study of blood pressure in people with self-reported substance use seeking health care in region F, Johannesburg, South Africa by K.E. Oladimeji, S. Gumede, A. Nyatela, S. Nonyukela, R. Mohale, S.T. Lalla-Edward, D. Dwarka

“…The participants' median age was 41 years, and 35.9 % (772/2148) had elevated blood pressure, however only 16,9 % of the participants were receiving anti-hypertensive treatment. …”
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Rehabilitation program for elderly to improve physical and cognitive activities using Nintendo Switch: A feasibility study in care settings by Andreia Maria Novo Lima, Maria Teresa Moreira, Maria Salomé Ferreira, Vítor Parola, Sandra Rodrigues, Ana Cristina Corucho Barbeitos Pinto, Telmo Lima Costa, Carla Sílvia Fernandes

“…The need for prior training and integration on this technology, tailored to this age group and individually adjusted, is emphasized.…”
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High Prevalence of Prediabetes and Associated Risk Factors in Urban Areas of Pontianak, Indonesia: A Cross-Sectional Study by Indah Budiastutik, Martha I. Kartasurya, Hertanto W. Subagio, Bagoes Widjanarko

“…A total of 506 adults underwent screening to obtain subjects with fasting blood glucose (FBS) of ≤124 mg/dL and aged >30 years. Blood pressure and body mass index (BMI) were measured. …”
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Appendicular Skeletal Muscle Index Is Positively Related to Mediterranean Diet Adherence in University Students by Paraskevi Detopoulou, Olga Magni, Ioanna Pylarinou, Despoina Levidi, Vassilios Dedes, Milia Tzoutzou, Konstantina Argyri, Evangelia Fappa, Aristea Gioxari, George Panoutsopoulos

“…The MedDietScore was positively related to log-aSMI in the total sample (B = 0.009, SE = 0.004, <i>p</i> = 0.05, R² for total model = 71%) irrespective of gender, age, ΒΜΙ, smoking, physical activity, and academic year and in males (B = 0.027, SE = 0.011, <i>p</i> = 0.023 R² for total model = 37%) irrespective οf age and ΒΜΙ. …”
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Analysis of pulmonary sequestration cases, based on the 11-year birth defects surveillance data of Changsha hospitals by Ruobin Xie, Tao-Sha Wang, Yanling Wang, Wei-Dong Wang

“…The prevalence of PS was highest in the 30–34 age group and among mothers with a college education or above. …”
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