Urban-rural disparities in cervical cancer screening among Indian women between 30–49 years: a geospatial and decomposition analysis using a nationally representative survey by Priyanka Garg, Yuvaraj Krishnamoorthy, Pritam Halder, Sathish Rajaa, Madhur Verma, Ankita Kankaria, Anil Goel, Rakesh Kakkar

“…Higher odds of having screening were associated with older age (AOR 1.45, 95% CI: 1.03–1.28), higher education (1.32; 1.13–1.55), higher age of first intercourse (1.60; 1.43–1.79), married (1.25; 1.08–1.45) and diabetic (1.39; 1.17–1.65) women, and those from South India (6.76; 5.90–7.75). …”
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Analysis of Role of Haematological Parameters in Diagnosis of Grampositive and Gram-negative Urinary Tract Infection: A Case-control Study by Sudha Srinivasan, Ayeesha Sithika Thajudeen, Kundhavai Chandrasekaran, Vijayashree Raghavan, D Roshini

“…Cases included patients over 12 years of age with confirmed UTIs, while exclusions for both groups included pregnancy, individuals under 12 and those with haematological disorders. …”
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Risk factors for new vertebral fractures after percutaneous vertebroplasty or percutaneous kyphoplasty in the treatment of osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures by Wencheng Yang, Kaiwei Zou, Xuping Lin, Yanfang Yang, Tianpei Chen, Xiuming Wu, Xiaomeng Wang, Qingjun Liu, Chunhui Huang, Wanhan Su

“…Differential analysis revealed that age, diabetes, hemoglobin (HB), total protein (TP), serum albumin (ALB), b-C-terminal telopeptide of type I collage (β-CTX), 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25-OH-D3), number of fractured vertebrae, bone mineral density (BMD), regular exercise after discharge, anti-osteoporosis treatment after discharge, cross-sectional area (CSA), and fatty degeneration ratio (FDR) were associated with new vertebral fractures (all P < 0.05). …”
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Bone metastasis in differentiated thyroid cancer: Spanish multicenter study of clinical characteristics, survival and prognostic factors by Suset Dueñas-Disotuar, Ana Piñar-Gutiérrez, Irene de Lara-Rodríguez, Julia Sastre-Marcos, Emma Anda-Apiñániz, Amelia Oleaga-Alday, JC Galofré, Aida Orois, Victoria Alcázar-Lázaro, Laia Martínez-Guasch, Cecilia Sánchez-Ragnarsson, María Ángeles Gálvez-Moreno, Cristina Familiar-Casado, Tomás Martín-Hernández, Ana R. Romero-Lluch

“…Patients with BM treated with I131 appear to have a better outcome in terms of mortality and the presence of lymph node involvement and age over 67 years were associated with higher mortality.…”
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The Effects of MyChoices and LYNX Mobile Apps on HIV Testing and Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis Use by Young US Sexual Minority Men: Results From a National Randomized Controlled Trial by Katie B Biello, Kenneth H Mayer, Hyman Scott, Pablo K Valente, Jonathan Hill-Rorie, Susan Buchbinder, Lucinda Ackah-Toffey, Patrick S Sullivan, Lisa Hightow-Weidman, Albert Y Liu

“…Randomization was 1:1:1 and was stratified by site and participant age; there was no masking. The co-primary outcomes were self-reported HIV testing and PrEP initiation over 6 months of follow-up. …”
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Epidemiology of Mucopolysaccharidosis Type II According to the Register of the Russian Federation by Natalia V. Buchinskaia, Ekaterina Yu. Zakharova, Yulia S. Koshevaya, Anastasia O. Vechkasova, Rostislav K. Skitchenko, Aleksandr M. Nikonov, Vera I. Kurilova, Yulia V. Maximova, Khasyanya F. Aksyanova, Elena G. Bakulina, Nina I. Kononenko, Elena V. Osipova, Mikhail M. Kostik, Sergei I. Kutsev

“…Males were 157 (99.4%), positive MPS II family history had 47 (29.7%) patients. The median age of the first symptoms was 1.8 (0.8-2.6) years, ranging from 0.1 to 19 years, and the age of diagnosis was 4.0 (2.5; 5.9) years, ranging from 0.1 to 38.9 years. …”
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Pulmonary aspergillosis in US Veterans with COVID-19: a nationwide, retrospective cohort study by Kaitlin Swinnerton, Nathanael R. Fillmore, Ikwo Oboho, Janet Grubber, Mary Brophy, Nhan V Do, Paul A Monach, Westyn Branch-Elliman

“…Selected clinical characteristics included age >70, receipt of immune-compromising drugs, hematologic malignancy, chronic respiratory disease, vaccination status, and vaccine era. …”
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Parents' perception of the promotion of physical activity as part of the Purzelbaum project in Swiss daycare centers by Bianca Celine Schmidli, Claudio R. Nigg

“…Age and education differed significantly between the two groups (p=.033 and p=.006, respectively). …”
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Clinical Features and Changes in Insulin Requirements in People with Type 2 Diabetes Requiring Insulin When Hospitalised with SARS-CoV-2 Infection by Antonella Corcillo, Aaisha Saqib, Niruthika Sithamparanathan, Amina Khanam, Jamal Williams, Abhiti Gulati, Dulmini Kariyawasam, Janaka Karalliedde

“…In multivariable logistic regression analyses, we observed that younger age and higher HbA1c before admission were independently associated with needing insulin, with one-year increase in age associated with decreased odds of needing insulin initiation (OR 0.91, 95% CI 0.83–0.99), and increasing preadmission HbA1c by 1 mmol/mol associated with an increased odds of insulin initiation (OR 1.05, 95% CI 1.002–1.11) (p < 0.05 for both). …”
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Effect analysis of radiofrequency catheter ablation in the treatment of 7 children with atrial tachycardia-induced cardiomyopathy by Min Zhang, Xiaoxiao Cao, Suqiong Ji, Mohammadreza Kosari, Yong Zhang

“…During this follow-up, left ventricular end-diastolic diameter and left ventricular ejection fraction were monitored. Results The age range was 3.6 to 13 years and the median age was 11.2 years. …”
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Multidrug-Resistant <i>Acinetobacter baumannii</i>: Risk Factors for Mortality in a Tertiary Care Teaching Hospital by Kristina Černiauskienė, Astra Vitkauskienė

“…Results: There were 60 (30.6%) women and 136 (69.4%) men with a mean age of 61.7 ± 16.6 years (range, 52–74). More than three-fourths (76.5%, <i>n</i> = 150) of the patients had at least one comorbid disease. …”
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Genetic and audiological determinants of hearing loss in high-risk neonates by Yanan Shi, Naiyao Zhang, Na Du, Tongxi Zheng, Ying Yu, Youjin Li

“…Logistic regression identified preterm birth, neonatal hyperbilirubinemia and advanced maternal age (≧35 yr) as significant risk factors for hearing loss. …”
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The predictive role of the hs-CRP/HDL-C ratio for long-term mortality in the general population: evidence from a cohort study by Yifeng Wang, Li Wang, Zongquan Zhao, Song Yin, Xuejun Tang, Kerui Zhang

“…Results The overall median age of the cohort was 47.0 years (interquartile range (IQR) 32.0–62.0), and 4,585 (48.30%) patients were male. …”
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Depression symptom severity and behavioral impairment in school-going adolescents in Uganda by Ronald Anguzu, Catherine Abbo, Julia Dickson-Gomez, Max Bobholz, Arthur Kiconco, Abdul R. Shour, Richard Kabanda, Kenneth Kalani, Laura D. Cassidy

“…Depressive symptoms are more prevalent in adolescents than in other age groups which may affect socio-emotional and behavioral development including academic achievement. …”
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Is Intra-articular Platelet-rich Plasma Injection Safe and Effective in Osteoarthritis Knee? A Prospective Study: A Case Series by R Sahaya Jose, N Kattu Bava, M Syed Moosa

“…We excluded patients below 40 and above 70 years of age with septic arthritis, grade IV OA according to KL grading, and systemic infections. …”
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High prevalence of fecal carriage of extended-spectrum beta-lactamase producing Enterobacterales among patients with urinary tract infections in rural Tanzania by Magreth Erick Macha, Magreth Erick Macha, Magreth Erick Macha, Weihong Qi, Salome N. Seiffert, Anja Bösch, Philipp Kohler, Honorathy Msami Urassa, Sabine Haller, Erin West, Maja Weisser Rohacek, Maja Weisser Rohacek, Maja Weisser Rohacek, Baharak Babouee Flury, Baharak Babouee Flury, Baharak Babouee Flury, Baharak Babouee Flury

“…Multivariable analysis assessed predictors associated with ESBL-PE carriage for risk factors with p &lt; 0.05.ResultsWe enrolled 326 UTI patients (median age: 35.5 years, range: 25–52) and 189 (58.0%) were females. …”
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Investigating service delivery and perinatal outcomes during the low prevalence first year of COVID-19 in a multiethnic Australian population: a cohort study by Vincent W Lee, N Wah Cheung, Dharmintra Pasupathy, Sarah J Melov, James Elhindi, Therese M McGee, Seng Chai Chua, Justin McNab, Thushari I Alahakoon

“…Multivariate logistic regression analysis was conducted adjusting for confounders including age, area-level socioeconomic status, gestation, parity, ethnicity and body mass index.Setting Obstetric population attending three public hospitals including a major tertiary referral centre in Western Sydney, Australia.Participants Women who delivered with singleton pregnancies over 20 weeks gestation. …”
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Hubungan Pemberian ASI Eksklusif dengan Kejadian Diare pada Bayi di Wilayah Puskesmas Nanggalo Padang by Maretha Antya Tamimi, Yusri Dianne Jurnalis, Delmi Sulastri

“…</em><em>The result of Independent t-test shows that there’s no significant difference between the age</em><em> of first time diarrhea </em><em>in </em><em> exclusive breastfeeding infant</em><em>s</em><em> and no </em><em>exclusive </em><em>breastfeed</em><em>ing</em><em> infants</em><em> (p=0.593)</em><em>. …”
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Placental Vascular Malperfusion in Pregnancies With Congenital Heart Disease by Nour Rahnama, MD, Arthur Colson, MD, PhD, Pamela Baldin, MD, PhD, Agnès Pasquet, MD, PhD, Damien Gruson, MD, PhD, David Vancraeynest, MD, PhD, Christophe Beauloye, MD, PhD, Frédéric Debiève, MD, PhD, Sophie Pierard, MD, PhD

“…Background: Advances in congenital heart disease (CHD) management have improved survival rates, resulting in a growing population of women of childbearing age with CHD. These women face higher risk of obstetric and neonatal complications during pregnancy. …”
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Prevalence of cataracts in Iran based on the Persian eye cohort study by Fateme Alipour, Parisa Abdi, Hassan Asadigandomani, Mehran Rezakhani, Fatemeh Moosaie, Fateme Jafari, Mehdi Yaseri, Nazgol Motamed-Gorji, Fahimeh Khalili, Roya Tavakoli, Abolfazl Tahkor, Masoome Mohseni, Samira Salimpour, Seyed Mohammad Javad Mousavi Aref, Mohammad Mirzaei, Mohammadreza Soleimani, Kourosh Shahraki, Yousef Alizade, Mohammad Reza Shoja, Gholam Reza Khataminia, Mahmoud Jabbarvand Behrouz, Hassan Hashemi

“…In this study, from January 2015 to September 2021, 16,016 participants over 35 years of age from four provinces who were selected by random cluster sampling were examined. …”
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