Association of Albumin‐To‐Creatinine Ratio With Diabetic Retinopathy Among US Adults (NHANES 2009–2016) by Han Dai, Ling Liu, Weiwei Xu

“…Multivariate logistic regression models, adjusted for demographic (sex, age, race and education) and clinical factors (WBC, PLT, RDW, HbA1c, HBP and CHD), examined the associations between biomarkers and DR. …”
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Occurrence and Exposure Assessment of Zearalenone in the Zhejiang Province, China by Zijie Lu, Ronghua Zhang, Pinggu Wu, Dong Zhao, Jiang Chen, Xiaodong Pan, Jikai Wang, Hexiang Zhang, Xiaojuan Qi, Qin Weng, Shufeng Ye, Biao Zhou

“…Given ZEN’s estrogenic effect, it is necessary to monitor the level of ZEN in different food items, revise the relevant standards as needed, and focus on exposure to ZEN in younger age groups.…”
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Characterizing the medical and social complexity experienced by Inuit children and their families from Nunavut who access care at an urban Canadian tertiary level paediatric hospit... by Yipeng Ge, Amanda Mills, Victoria McCann, Sara Trincao-Batra, Deepti Reddy, Dennis Newhook, Richard J. Webster, Stephanie Sutherland, Melissa Weber, Radha Jetty

“…The cohort included 36 children, median (interquartile range [IQR]) age 13.5 (6.8, 28.2) months and full age range (1,140) months. …”
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Knowledge and attitude among Egyptian medical students regarding the role of human papillomavirus vaccine in prevention of oropharyngeal cancer: a questionnaire-based observational... by Mohammed. N. Abdelaziz, Abdullah Hefnawy, Hajer Azzam, Omar Reisha, Omar Hamdy

“…There was a clear fair attitude regarding the HPV vaccination, especially among urban male students with a mean age of 21.64 ± 1.65 enrolled in clinical years mostly in Cairo, Sharqia, and Alex governorates. …”
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Thirty-year trends of anxiety disorders among adolescents based on the 2019 Global Burden of Disease Study by Jing Guo, Fan Yang, Shan Zhang, Xiaohan Liu, Ning Huang

“…Significant variations were observed in the age-standardised burden rate and the changing trend of anxiety disorders among countries. …”
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Empowering recovery: a remote spirometry system and mobile app for monitoring and promoting pulmonary rehabilitation in patients with rib fracture by Ling-wei Kuo, Chih-Yuan Fu, Chien-An Liao, Chien-Hung Liao, Chi-Tung Cheng, Tai-Horng Young, Shih-Ching Kang, Szu-An Chen, Yu-San Tee

“…We categorized the participants into two age groups: those older and those younger than 65 years. …”
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Association Between Maternal Physical Activity From Pre-pregnancy to Child-rearing and Their Children’s Physical Activity in Early Childhood Among Japanese by Aya Yamada, Haruki Momma, Nozomi Tatsuta, Kunihiko Nakai, Takahiro Arima, Chiharu Ota, Nobuo Yaegashi, Ryoichi Nagatomi

“…Children’s physical activity level was measured at age 5.5 years using the WHO Health Behaviour School-aged Children questionnaire and defined as engaging in physical activity for at least 60 minutes per day for more than 5 days. …”
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Prevalence and Risk Factors of Asymptomatic Colorectal Polyps in Taiwan by Fu-Wei Wang, Ping-I Hsu, Hung-Yi Chuang, Ming-Shium Tu, Guang-Yuan Mar, Tai-Ming King, Jui-Ho Wang, Chao-Wen Hsu, Chiu-Hua Chang, Hui-Chun Chen

“…High BMI and smoking are common risk factors for both adenomatous and hyperplastic polyps. Old age and alcohol consumption are additional risk factors for the development of adenomatous polyps.…”
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Virtual delivery of Go4Life® resources: A pilot study enhancing physical activity in older adults through pre- and post-intervention evaluation by Nazia Naz S. Khan, MD, MS, Syed S. Raza, BS, Nikhil Regmi, MD, Ling Wang, Ph.D

“…The increase in life expectancy and prevalent inactivity linked to aging and concurrent health issues emphasize the need for accessible, regular motivational interventions in the era of mHealth. …”
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Spinal presentations in children with type 1 spinal muscular atrophy on nusinersen treatment across the SMA-REACH UK network: a retrospective national observational study by Francesco Muntoni, Giovanni Baranello, Pinki Munot, Mariacristina Scoto, Adnan Manzur, Marion Main, Evelin Milev, Lianne Abbott, Victoria Selby, Amy Wolfe, Annemarie Rohwer, Catherine Rye, Sarah Gregson, Grainne NicFhirleinn, Rosanna Raab, Heather McMurchie, Angela Topping, Faye Mason, Jennie Sheehan, Felicity Vann, Steph Wadsworth, José Longatto, Lindsey Pallant, Nick Emery, Jenny Moustoukas, Sarah D’Urso, Kay White, Efthymia Panagiotopoulou

“…Background Prior to the introduction of disease-modifying treatments (DMTs), children with type 1 spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) typically did not survive beyond the age of 2 years; management was mainly palliative. …”
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Content and face validity in virtual reality with children: a validation in five steps+1 of a wheelchair basketball game by Imanol Ceberio, Mohammad Al-Rashaida, Maitane García, Juan Francisco Lopez Paz, Monika Salgueiro, Nicole Passi, Humberto Pavel, Imanol Amayra

“…In this sixth step, the ages 7–8 years versus 10–11 years showed significant differences in validity. …”
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The impact of major congenital anomalies on obstetric outcomes in the United Arab Emirates: the Mutaba’ah Study by Hiba Adam, Nadirah Ghenimi, Anne F Minsart, Hassib Narchi, Shamsa Al Awar, Omniyat M Al Hajeri, Iffat Elbarazi, Rami H. Al-Rifai, Luai A. Ahmed

“…This study revealed a significant association between MCAs and the risk of breech presentation and cesarean delivery, varying by maternal age, gestational age, and parity. These findings underscore the need for early detection of MCAs in pregnancy, as this may help avoid obstetric complications. …”
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Prevalence of malaria and associated factors among febrile children under 15 years at Bududa General Hospital, Eastern Uganda by Benson Okongo, Daisy Asiimwe, Clinton Olong, Enoch Muwanguzi, Robert Wagubi

“…This study aimed to determine the prevalence of malaria and its associated factors among febrile children under 15 years of age at Bududa General Hospital, Eastern Uganda. …”
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Survival and prognostic factors for primary lung extranodal NK/T-cell lymphoma: a retrospective study of data from China and the SEER database by Qiuyu Li, Haoyu Zuo, Chengyang Liu, Jing Yang, Nini Dai

“…Other factors, including age, race, and disease stage, were not significantly associated with survival. …”
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The Upregulation of COX2 in Human Degenerated Nucleus Pulposus: The Association of Inflammation with Intervertebral Disc Degeneration by Chang Liu, Guoyan Liang, Zhantao Deng, Jing Tan, Qiujian Zheng, Feng-Juan Lyu

“…As a result, among the baseline information investigated, only age was found to have a significant association with IVDD. …”
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Analysis of Changes in Retinal Thickness in Type 2 Diabetes without Diabetic Retinopathy by Jing Jiang, Yan Liu, Yingchao Chen, Bo Ma, Yiwen Qian, Zhenzhen Zhang, Dongqing Zhu, Zhiliang Wang, Xiaofang Xu

“…Confounding variables, such as age, gender, and glycated haemoglobin (HbA1c) level, were assessed by regression analysis. …”
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Surgical techniques and prognostic nomogram for patients with supravalvular aortic stenosis by Yuekun Sun, Lizhi Lv, Xinyue Lang, Aihua Zhi, Simeng Zhang, Cheng Wang, Qiang Wang

“…Age, gender, SVAS type, pulmonary artery stenosis, aortic valve stenosis, sinotubular junction z-score and gradient were considered independent risk factors by Lasso regression and were included in the nomogram. …”
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Association between Optical Coherence Tomography Measurements and Clinical Parameters in Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension by Priscilla Fernandes Nogueira, Gustavo Coelho Caiado, Carolina P. B. Gracitelli, Fernando Meister Martins, Felipe Chaves Duarte Barros, Sandro Luis De Andrade Matas, Sérgio Henrique Teixeira, Luciana da Cruz Noia, Danilo Andriatti Paulo

“…The groups were similar regarding age, but were significantly different regarding sex and visual acuity (p=0.001 and p=0.038, respectively). …”
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Demographic Associations of Diabetes Status by Both Fasting Plasma Glucose Concentration and Glycated Hemoglobin in a Community Survey in Galle District, Sri Lanka by Keddagoda Gamage Piyumi Wasana, Anoja Priyadarshani Attanayake, Thilak Priyantha Weerarathna, Kamani Ayoma Perera Wijewardana Jayatilaka

“…There is a significant difference in mean BMI and WC while no significant differences in mean age between groups 01 and 02. No association was seen between gender and diabetes status (X2(1) = 0.086, p=0.770), while a significant difference was observed between DM among FDR and diabetes status (X2(1) = 33.215, p<0.001). …”
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Comparison of Toric and Spherical Orthokeratology Lenses in Patients with Astigmatism by Jun Jiang, Lili Lian, Feifu Wang, Ling Zhou, Xuhong Zhang, E. Song

“…The toric group comprised 25 subjects (25 eyes, 11 M, 14 F; age, 10.67 ± 1.46 years) who were fitted with toric orthokeratology lenses. …”
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