Macular Pigment Optical Density in Chinese Primary Open Angle Glaucoma Using the One-Wavelength Reflectometry Method by Yuying Ji, Chengguo Zuo, Mingkai Lin, Xiongze Zhang, Miaoling Li, Lan Mi, Bing Liu, Feng Wen

“…A total of 30 eyes from 30 POAG patients (18 males and 12 females, mean age 47.27±16.93) and 52 eyes from 52 controls (27 males and 25 females, mean age 49.54±19.15) were included in this prospective, observational, case-control study. …”
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Prevalence and Intensity of Soil-Transmitted Helminths and Associated Factors among Adolescents and Adults in Bibugn Woreda, Northwest Ethiopia: A Community-Based Cross-Sectional S... by Abrham Goshu, Getaneh Alemu, Animen Ayehu

“…Soil-transmitted helminths are a common public health problem in Ethiopia, affecting all age groups. However, epidemiological studies and interventions primarily target school-age children, despite the fact that 44.6 million adults live in endemic areas. …”
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Global, regional and national burden of asthma attributable to NO2 from 1990 to 2021: an analysis from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021 by Chunyi Zhang, Jian Sun, Jingli Li, E Qin, Lingjing Liu, Guimei Pu

“…In contrast, Oceania and Southeast Asia showed increasing trends in asthma burden, with EAPCs of 2.33% (95% CI 1.57% to 3.10%) and 1.14% (95% CI 0.81% to 1.47%), respectively. The 5–9 age group carried the highest asthma burden, reflecting the vulnerability of younger children to NO₂ exposure. …”
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Excessive daytime sleepiness and its predictors among type 2 diabetes mellitus patients at central ethiopia by Alemayehu Wondie, Mitiku Mammo Taderegew, Betemariam Girma, Atsede Getawey, Zufan Tessema, Ambaw Abebaw Emrie, Tamene Fetene Terefe

“…Excessive daytime sleepiness was reported in more than a quarter of type 2 diabetes mellitus patients. Age, frequent snoring, hypertension, obesity, and poor glycemic control were significantly associated with Excessive daytime sleepiness among type 2 diabetes mellitus patients. …”
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Body Mass Index and 1-Year Unplanned Readmission in Chinese Patients with Acute Myocardial Infarction: A Retrospective Cohort Study by Dandan Sun, Qingyun Zhang, Wei Li, Haichen Wang

“…Results. The average age of 172 selected participants was 60.2 ± 10.8 years old, and about 68.6% of them was male. …”
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Impact of multimorbidity on long-term outcomes in older adults with non-ST elevation acute coronary syndrome in the North East of England: a multi-centre cohort study of patients u... by Chris Wilkinson, Vijay Kunadian, Benjamin Beska, Abdulla A Damluji, Hanna Ratcovich, Greg B Mills

“…The primary composite outcome was all-cause mortality, myocardial infarction, stroke, urgent repeat revascularisation or significant bleeding.Results Mean age was 80.9 (±6.1) years. The cohort median CCI score was 5 (IQR 4–7). …”
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Gastric cancer incidence, mortality and burden in adolescents and young adults: a time-trend analysis and comparison among China, South Korea, Japan and the USA by Jian Li, Yao Zhang, Si Lin Wu, Yi Fu, Ji Sheng Wang

“…The AAPCs for the age-standardised incidence and mortality rate were 0.3 (−0.1 to 0.7), –3.6 (−3.7 to –3.4), −3.2 (−3.8 to –2.6), −0.1 (−0.6 to 0.5) and −2.0 (−2.3 to −1.6), −5.6 (−6.2 to –5.0), −4.4 (−4.7 to –4.1), −0.7 (−1.0 to −0.3) in China, South Korea, Japan and the USA, respectively. …”
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Extrahepatic portal vein obstruction in children of the first year of life: diagnostic and treatment approaches by O.S. Godik, D.S. Diehtiarova, O.I. Kvilinska

“…Among 11 patients of the group, 7 (63.6%) were males. Mean age at diagnosis was 6.02±0.67 months. 9 (83.8%) patients had umbilical catheter in anamnesis. 7 (63.6%) patients manifested bleeding episodes. …”
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Factors associated with in-hospital mortality in octogenarians managed by geriatric service in a referral hospital in Colombia by Carlos Mario Cortes Bahamon, Jenny Rodríguez Ángel, Jennifer Katherine Ballesteros Tapias, Diego Andrés Chavarro-Carvajal, Oscar Mauricio Muñoz

“…Methodology: We present an analytical observational retrospective cohort study in adult patients over 80 years of age hospitalized and followed by the geriatrics service at Hospital Universitario San Ignacio (Bogotá, Colombia). …”
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Assessment of depression in patients admitted with acute coronary syndrome: a double-blind study by Ela Giladi, Sapir Tzadok, Tamar Shitrit, Ilya Losin, Ziad Arow, Ranin Hilu, Sharon Reisfeld, Yoav Arnson, Abid Assali, David Pereg

“…The study comprised 150 ACS patients with a mean age of 62 ± 13 years. Baseline clinical and demographic characteristics were typical for ACS patients. …”
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Evaluation and diagnostic approach in patient with Perrault Syndrome by Rachael Christin Nathania, Steven Yulius Usman, Ekarini Aryasatiani

“…The patient expressed concern about potential future infertility. At age 9, she was diagnosed with a viral infection by an ENT specialist due to bilateral hearing loss, leading to emotional disturbances. …”
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Social issues in general practice – a survey assessing the interprofessional perspective of general practitioners and social workers regarding frequency, challenges, and needs by Tonia Gerber, Laura Diaz Hernandez, René Rüegg, Dunja Vetter, Andreas Zeller

“…Results Findings come from a sample of 143 GPs (mean age 54 years, 37.8% female) and 41 social workers (mean age 43 years, 75.6% female). …”
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UK multiple sclerosis risk-sharing scheme: a new natural history dataset and an improved Markov model by Jacqueline Palace, Martin Duddy, Thomas Bregenzer, Mike Boggild, Joel Oger, Helen Tremlett, Charles Dobson, Fheng Zhu

“…A continuous Markov model with ‘onset age’ as a binary covariate was deemed the most suitable model for future RSS analysis.Conclusions A new untreated MS cohort from British Columbia has been selected and will be modelled using a continuous Markov model with onset age as a baseline covariate. …”
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Factors associated with dental care utilization among Iranian adult populations based on Anderson model by Ashkan Negintaji Zardak, Mostafa Amini-Rarani, Ibrahim Abdollahpour, Faezeh Eslamipour, Bahareh Tahani

“…In the final model individuals in the 35–44 age group (OR = 1.5, 95% CI = 1.02–2.2), males (OR = 1.7, 95% CI = 1.2–2.5), single individuals (OR = 1.4, 95% CI = 1.01-2) and those with the perception of need for dental treatment (OR = 2.1, 95% CI = 1.3–3.4) had higher chance of dental visit. …”
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Permanent Canine Morphometrics in the Saudi Arabian Population: A Sex-Based Comparison Using Mesiodistal and Cervicoincisal Widths by Sami Aldhuwayhi, Yahya Deeban, Angel Mary Joseph, Mohammed Ziauddeen Mustafa, Amar Ashok Thakare, Sara Alghamadi, Sreekanth Kumar Mallineni

“…A total of 94 sets of dental casts of patients with a mean age of 24.6 ± 4.06 were available in the study for evaluation. …”
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Association of chronic stress during studies with depressive symptoms 10 years later by Tobias Weinmann, Razan Wibowo, Felix Forster, Jessica Gerlich, Laura Wengenroth, Gudrun Weinmayr, Jon Genuneit, Dennis Nowak, Christian Vogelberg, Katja Radon, Britta Herbig

“…Using the ‘work overload’ and ‘proving oneself’ scales of the Trier Inventory for Chronic Stress and the Patient Health Questionnaire-2 (PHQ-2), participants reported chronic stress during university (2007–2009, mean age 22.2 years, T1) and depressive symptoms ten years later (2017–2018, mean age 31.6 years, T2). …”
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Prevalence and determinants of tobacco use among school-going adolescents in 53 African countries: Evidence from the Global Youth Tobacco Survey by Retselisitsoe Pokothoane, Terefe Gelibo Agerfa, Christus Cito Miderho, Noreen Dadirai Mdege

“…Aims and Methods: We used the most recent Global Youth Tobacco Surveys from 53 African countries, covering 2003–2020, to estimate the overall and gender-specific prevalence of each type of tobacco product by country, Africa region, World Bank income group, and age group among adolescents aged 11–17 years. We further used Logit regressions to assess the determinants of using different tobacco products. …”
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Partial weight bearing and long-term survival outcomes in extracapsular hip fractures treated with trochanteric Gamma3 nails by Carlos Hernández-Pascual, José Ángel Santos-Sánchez, Jorge Hernández-Rodríguez, Carlos Fernando Silva-Viamonte, Carmen Pablos-Hernández, Pablo Alonso-Rodríguez, José Antonio Mirón-Canelo

“…Not-EPWB showed greater dependence. Age (per year of increment), moderate Charlson comorbidity index (not age-modified) and greater immediate post-operative estimated blood loss were independent factors for mortality, but we did not find radiological factors implied. …”
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Late initiation of antenatal care visit amid implementation of new antenatal care model in Sub-Saharan African countries: A multilevel analysis of multination population survey dat... by Kusse Urmale Mare, Gashaye Gobena Andargie, Abdulkerim Hassen Moloro, Ahmed Adem Mohammed, Osman Ahmed Mohammed, Beriso Furo Wengoro, Begetayinoral Kussia Lahole, Tesfahun Simon Hadaro, Simeon Meskele Leyto, Petros Orkaido Mamo, Abdulhakim Hora Hedato, Beminate Lemma Seifu, Temesgen Gebeyehu Wondmeneh, Oumer Abdulkadir Ebrahim, Kebede Gemeda Sabo

“…<h4>Results</h4>The pooled prevalence of late antenatal care visit among pregnant women in SSA was 53.8% [95% CI: 46.2% - 61.3%], ranging from 27.8% in Liberia to 75.8% in Nigeria. Women's age and education, working status, partner's education, health insurance coverage, birth order, household wealth, age at marriage, decision on health care, residence, and community-level women's illiteracy were the factors associated with late antenatal care visit.…”
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Determination of Palatal Soft Tissue Thickness and Safe Zone for Palatal Soft Tissue Harvest Using CBCT: A Retrospective Study by Hanan Aldhanhani, Bhavna Jha Kukreja, Sesha Reddy, Jovita D’souza, Hossam Abdelmagyd

“…Differences in the palatal mucosal thickness according to age, gender, and tooth site were evaluated. Categorical data were presented as frequencies and percentages. …”
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