Serum interleukin-6, interleukin-8, and interleukin-1 receptor antagonist levels in South Indian fibromyalgia patients and its correlation with disease severity by Sandeep Surendran, C B Mithun, Vishnu S Chandran, Suma Balan, Arun Tiwari

“…This study was aimed to analyze the serum cytokine patterns of interleukin-1 receptor antagonist (IL-1Ra), interleukin-8 (IL-8), and interleukin-6 (IL-6) in Indian females with fibromyalgia and its correlation with the disease severity. …”
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Changing trends in lung cancer disease burden between China and Australia from 1990 to 2019 and its predictions by Dan Zhao, Haijun Mu, Ping Yu, Chao Deng

“…The PAF of smoking dropped in Australia (from 68.38% to 53.75% in females; 77.41% to 58.47% in males) but increased in China (from 19.56% to 26.58% in females; 80.45% to 82.03% in males) from 1990 to 2019. …”
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Anthropometric and Biochemical Correlations of Insulin Resistance in a Middle-Aged Maltese Caucasian Population by Rachel Agius, Nikolai Paul Pace, Stephen Fava

“…Both the lipid accumulation product (LAP) and visceral adiposity index (VAI) exhibited good discriminatory power to detect IR in both males and females. The optimal cutoffs were 42.5 and 1.44, respectively, in males and 36.2 and 1.41, respectively, in females. …”
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Evaluation of rest interval following a series of tuck jumps on anaerobic performance by Christopher J. Cleary, Summer B. Cook, Ashley A. Herda

“…For CMJ height, there was only a main effect for sex as males jumped higher than females by 31.3 % (p = 0.002). Conclusion: Performing tuck jumps prior to anaerobic exercise may increase performance for up to 5-min.…”
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Trends in prevalence and disability-adjusted life years for refractive disorders in China and globally from 1990 to 2021: an analysis of the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021 by Fangfang Lai, Hongfang Xia, Liang Wang

“…The health burden of RD remains substantial, with females and the older population bearing a higher burden than males and younger populations.…”
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Prevalence and root canal morphology of taurodontism analyzed by cone-beam computed tomography in Northern China by Shaorong Li, Ziheng Min, Tianhao Wang, Benxiang Hou, Zheng Su, Chen Zhang

“…Results Taurodontism was observed in 113 participants, affecting 23.50% of the males and 21.38% of the females in at least one tooth (P > 0.05). The prevalence was significant higher in maxilla (P < 0.05). …”
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Comparison Of The Effectiveness Of Daily Versus Weekly Oral Iron Supplementation In Preventing Anemia During Pregnancy by Maliha Sadaf, Khansa Iqbal, Saira Ahmed, Mehak Sehar, Nabeela Waheed

“…Objective: To compare mean hemoglobin and hematocrit in non-anemic pregnant females receiving daily oral iron versus weekly iron supplements in third trimester of pregnancy. …”
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Seroprevalence and Potential Risk Factors of Toxocariasis among General Population in Southwest Iran: Implications on the One Health Approach by Masoud Foroutan, Aida Vafae Eslahi, Shahrzad Soltani, Naser Kamyari, Ehsan Moradi-Joo, Jean-Francois Magnaval, Milad Badri

“…There were 363 participants (190 females and 173 males) aged from <20 to ≥60 years old. …”
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Prevalence of gentle herpes simplex type 2 in Babylon province for last 3 years: A retrospective descriptive data analysis by Ammar Abbas Shalan, Nada Khazal K. Hindi, Mohammed Malih Radhi, Zainab Adil Ghani Chabuck

“…Results: The prevalence of HSV-2 infection exhibited a marked gender discrepancy, with females accounting for the highest proportion (60.4%). …”
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Corneal Nerve Parameter Reference Values for Chinese Adults Assessed by Corneal Confocal Microscopy by Juan Cao, Jingru Qu, Bekzod Odilov, Bin Lu, Yuanpin Zhang, Lili Li, Yuan Zhang, Qian Xiong, Yu Hong, Jianqiao Li, Yunfeng Shen, Xinguo Hou

“…The study enlisted 257 healthy volunteers (137 females and 120 males) from two clinical academic centers in China. …”
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Serum Leptin Is not a Diagnostic Marker for Familial Mediterranean Fever Attacks by Bülent Toy, Orhan Tarçın, Sait Bağcı, Yücel Üstündağ, Ali Inal, Arzu Tiftikçi

“…We enrolled 25 patients (22 males and 3 females) and 25 healthy controls (21 males and 4 females) with a mean age of 24.42±1.22 (Mean ± SEM) years and 24.30±1.19 years (Mean ± SEM), respectively. …”
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An item response theory analysis of the Dissociative Experiences Scale II: examining psychometric properties and longitudinal stability among Japanese adults by Tatsuya Ikeda, Yuhei Urano

“…Out of the T1 participants, 210 individuals (105 females, 105 males) also responded to the T2 survey. …”
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Functional Analysis of Genes Encoding Juvenile Hormone Receptor <i>Met</i> and Transcription Factor <i>Kr-h1</i> in the Reproductive Capacity of <i>Coccinella septempunctata</i> Ma... by Ying Cheng, Yuhang Zhou, Cao Li

“…After males were injected with <i>Met</i>-dsRNA and <i>Kr-h1</i>-dsRNA, the mean egg production by females decreased by 12.75% and 23.10%, respectively, at 20 d postinjection. …”
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Nasal Carriage and Methicillin Resistance of Staphylococcus aureus among Schoolchildren in Sana’a City, Yemen by Arwa Mohammed Othman, Belques Sharaf Al-Huraibi, Rowa Mohammed Assayaghi, Huda Zaid Al-Shami

“…Students with positive culture were 271 (51%) males and 265 (49%) females. S. aureus was isolated from 129 (24%) students whereas the overall prevalence of MRSA was 8 (1.5%). …”
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Sex differences in the association between fasting glucose and ischemic stroke incidence in people without diabetes: a 19-year prospective cohort study in Korea by Hyun Yi Kook, U Chul Ju, Yong Soo Cho, Eujene Jung, Hyun Ho Ryu

“…However, in the interaction analysis, elevated FBG was linked to a higher IS risk in females (aHR: 1.40; 95% CI: 1.03–1.92), while no statistically significant association was observed in males (aHR: 1.07; 95% CI: 0.87–1.48). …”
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Spatiotemporal Parameters of Gait Among Adolescent Athletes with Concussion When Performing a Visuospatial Cognitive Task by Leah Lowe, Fernando Castillo, Melissa Allen, Michael Israel, Charlotte Yates

“…A similarly increased DTC was experienced by 83% of acute and 29% of chronic SRC cases for females (15.58+/-1.16 years). # Conclusions Adolescent athletes with concussion may continue demonstrating deficits in gait capabilities even in the chronic phase, and compensatory gait strategies were not the same between males and females. …”
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Comparative efficacy of 0.1% and 0.15% Sodium Hyaluronate on lipid layer and meibomian glands following cataract surgery: A randomized prospective study. by Seung Ahn Yang, Mu Ryang Jeong, Cheon Ho Park, Ki Bum Cheon, Jun Ho Chang, Ji Eun Lee

“…Participants were randomly divided into two groups: 35 participants (17 males and 18 females) in the 0.1% HA group and 34 participants (19 males and 15 females) in the 0.15% HA group, receiving treatment six times daily for 6 weeks following cataract surgery. …”
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Teenagers with type 2 diabetes mellitus as a hidden population: A qualitative study of the representations and experiences related to the disease in Mazatlán, Mexico by Nathaly Llanes-Díaz, Dewi Hernández-Montoya

“…Identity construction is strongly affected by the disease; indeed, diabetes implied a reconstruction of male identity, while for females the disease was associated with overweight that affects their self-esteem. …”
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Association between Lipid Profiles and Serum Urate: A Cross-Sectional Study in Southwestern China by Jiying Qi, Xiaojuan Dai, Binbin Zhou, Yang Su, Zhen Xie, Dongmei Liu

“…Furthermore, the increased OR (95% confidence interval) was higher in females than in males compared with their respective controls. …”
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Adenoma Detection Rate in Colonoscopic Screening with Ketamine-based Sedation: A Prospective Observational Study by Mirza KOVACEVIC, Nermina RIZVANOVIC, Adisa SABANOVIC ADILOVIC, Nedim BARUCIJA, Anida ABAZOVIC

“…Results: The mean age of patients was 55.76 years; 40 (28.6%) were males and 100 (71.4%) were females. The ADR was 43.57%, wherein 15.71% in males and 27.86% in females. …”
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