Alcohol consumption and allergic diseases: Mendelian randomization evidence from China by Chen Zhu, Timothy Beatty, Yingxiang Li, Gang Chen, Qiran Zhao, Qihui Chen

“…Specifically, predicted drinking [b = 0.445, p = 0.032] and the number of drinking times during the past 30 days [b = 0.031, p < 0.01] were associated with higher risks of allergic diseases among females. We found little evidence of a causal impact of alcohol intake on allergic diseases in men. …”
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Denture care attitudes, hygiene levels and oral mucosal lesions in complete denture wearers from a single-institution cross‐sectional study by Büşra Tosun, Nur Uysal

“…Good hygiene was observed in 40.68%. Females cleaned dentures more frequently than males, and 96.3% of those with poor hygiene reported bad denture odor. …”
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Application of the Sydney System for Classification and Reporting Lymph Node Cytopathology to Assess the Risk of Malignancy and its Diagnostic Accuracy by Sudipta Das, Aseema Das, Bandita Das

“…Results: A total of 456 out of 753 cases were selected in the study as they had subsequent histopathological correlation and/or clinical follow-up data. The majority were females n = 294 (64.4%). The most common lymph node was the cervical group (n = 274, 60%). …”
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The usage of the paris classification system in urine cytology in the diagnosis of non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer: a retrospective single-center study by Perttu Saarinen, Otto Jokelainen, Liida Ruotsalainen, Essi Ikonen, Timo K. Nykopp

“…Positive urinalysis corresponded to lower cytological diagnostic categories in both males and females. A statistically significant difference was observed in males with respect to moderate pyuria, hematuria, and higher cytological categories. …”
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The Evaluation of Endotracheal Intubation Effect on Blood Flow Stability Parameters in Baghdad and Gazzi AL-Harriri Hospitals by Azhar A. Mhaibes

“…A total of fifty (50) patients were included in the study; twenty-five (25) were females and twenty-five (25) males with American society of anesthesiologist (ASA) physical status (I & II). …”
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Decremental response in patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis during repetitive nerve stimulation and its relationships with impaired homeostasis by Jinghong Zhang, Yang Li, Qiang Shi

“…Moreover, multivariate regression analysis suggests high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) had the greatest impact on decremental response, followed by serum uric acid (UA) and forced vital capacity (FVC). Females had a larger range of area decrement than males.ConclusionDuring RNS test, assessing area decrement significantly enhances our ability to detect the impairment of neuromuscular transmission in patients with ALS. …”
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Accuracy of smartwatches in predicting distance running performance by Jiansong Dai, Gangrui Chen, Zhonghe Gu, Yuxuan Qi, Kai Xu

“…ObjectiveThis study examined the accuracy of smartwatches in predicting running performance.MethodsA total of 154 amateur runners (123 males and 31 females) were recruited. After wearing the HUAWEI WATCH GT Runner for a minimum of six weeks, the runners' actual completion times for 5 km, 10 km, and half marathon distances were measured, resulting in 288 test instances. …”
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Assessing Professionalism among First Year Medical Students through Professionalism Assessment Tool by Nabiha Farasat Khan, Muhammad Saeed, Ruksana Majid

“…Fifty one percent were females (n=102/200). Seventy out of 200 students (35%) were 20 years of age. …”
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Case of Solid Pseudopapillary Neoplasm of Pancreas by M. Hamzaçelebioğlu, O. Üreyen, A. Argon, E. İlhan, A. Mert Ateşci

“…They are predominantly found in younger females, typically occurring in the tail of the pancreas. …”
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Brief Coping Scale TCS-9: Optimising the Assessment of Coping Strategies. The case of Health Care Workers. by Basant K. Puri, Anastasia Miari, Maria Theodoratou

“… # Results Data completeness was achieved across the sample, which comprised 40 (28%) males and 104 (72%) females, predominantly aged between 31 and 50 years. …”
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Need for appropriate hospital attire in orthopedic patients by Yashpal Gulati, Prince Raina, Y S Suresh Babu

“…Patients and Methods: The study population includes 136 patients (62 males and 74 females) presenting to the in-patient department and admitted under orthopedic specialty over 6 months from September 2018 to February 2019 with upper and lower limb illness. …”
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Patient Knowledge About Diabetes: Illness Symptoms, Complications and Preventive Personal Lifestyle Factors by Rakesh Kumar, Ramaiah Itumalla, Bilesha Perera, Mohamed Tharwat Elabbasy, Mahesh Singh

“… # Results A total 261 respondents were included in this study. 71.26 % were male and 28.74% were females, and their mean age was 30.41 ±7.4 years. …”
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Assessment of Compliance of Glucosamine and Chondroitin Sulfate in Patients with Early Osteoarthritis of the Knee by Ajit Prakash Bhaskarwar, Ashish Pande, Kailash Pati Dev Jaidev

“…Results: One hundred patients consisting of 44 males and 56 females were enrolled. The average age of the study population was 51.06 ± 9.44 years. …”
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Assessing the Accuracy of Cameriere’s Model for Dental Age Estimation on Seven Mandibular Teeth on the Right and Left Sides of Orthopantomogram by Rachana V. Prabhu, Prabhisha G. Nair, Prashanth Shenoy, Laxmikanth Chatra

“…Materials and method: In total, 80 archived digitized panoramic radiographs of healthy children (35 males and 45 females) in the age group of 5–15 years were retrieved and analyzed. …”
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Performance of artificial neural networks and traditional methods in determining selected growth parameters of Alburnus sellal Heckel, 1843 by Ozcan Ebru Ifakat

“…The condition factor varied between 0.479 and 1.115 for females and between 0.533 and 1.076 for males. The Mean Absolute Percent Error (MAPE) statistic was used, which is a widely used method to measure the accuracy of the predictions made. …”
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Pars Plana Vitrectomy with Internal Limiting Membrane Peeling in Traumatic Macular Hole: 14% Perfluoropropane (C3F8) versus Silicone Oil Tamponade by Ashraf Bor’i, Mahmoud A. Al-Aswad, Ahmed Abdelwahab Saad, Dina Hamada, Ashraf Mahrous

“…Results. 26 cases (22 males and 4 females) were reviewed, including 10 cases treated with silicone oil and 16 cases treated with 14% C3F8. …”
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Students’ perception about the aspects that support learning in the Medicine career by Rodolfo Javier Rivero Morey, Lya del Rosario Magariño Abreus, Jeisy Rivero Morey, Mabel Rocha Vázquez

“…<br /><strong>Results</strong>: the mean age was 23.04 (±6.60) years with a predominance of females (65.4%). The 89.6% are Cuban students and 63.7% are studying the D curriculum. …”
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Relationship between serum lipids and depression: A cross sectional survey among adults in Haryana, India by Rubina Mulchandani, Tanica Lyngdoh, Ria Nangia, Sukriti Singh, Sandeep Grover, JS Thakur

“…Results: The mean age of the study population was 38 years and 55% of them were females. A majority of the participants belonged to a rural background. …”
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Possible Relation between Lack of Posterior Vitreous Detachment and Severe Endogenous Endophthalmitis by Kazuhiko Umazume, Jun Suzuki, Yoshihiko Usui, Yoshihiro Wakabayashi, Hiroshi Goto

“…The 10 patients comprised 8 males and 2 females, with mean age of 71.2 years. The causative organisms were bacteria in 6 eyes and fungi in 4 eyes. …”
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Asymptomatic Urinary Abnormalities Among Unselected Adults in a Rural Community in Bauchi, Northeast Nigeria by Abdu Alhaji, Ibrahim M. Maigari, Hamisu Abdulrasheed, Umar Murtala, Binta A. Lasan, Sambo B. Zailani

“…Results: A total of 237 subjects were screened, out of which 54.1% were males and 49.1% were females. Proteinuria, hematuria, leucocyturia, and crystalluria were present in 26.5%, 8.8%, 62.2%, and 70.5%, respectively. …”
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