Clinical Manifestations Associated with Overweight/Obesity in Puerto Ricans with Fibromyalgia Syndrome by Ruth M. Fred-Jiménez, Mariangelí Arroyo-Ávila, Ángel M. Mayor, Grissel Ríos, Luis M. Vilá

“…The mean (standard deviation (SD)) age of patients was 50.2 (9.9) years; 95.1% were females and 75.7% were overweight/obese. In the bivariate analysis, overweight/obese patients were more likely to have self-reported memory impairment, anxiety, shortness of breath, and urinary frequency than nonoverweight/obese patients. …”
Get full text

Elucidating the knowledge, attitude, and stigma associated with tuberculosis: a community based descriptive study in Wau and Jur River, South Sudan by Peter Michael Marin, Morten Tryland, Musso Munyeme, Ambrose Samuel Jubara, Enock Matovu, Peter Waiswa, Javier Sanchez Romano, Francis Mutebi, David Onafruo, Estella Kitale, Esther Sabbath, Kayla J. Buhler, Clovice Kankya

“…Results Out of 352 respondents, 51% (n = 180) were males and 49% (n = 172) were females. Majority 227 (64.5%) had poor knowledge about TB, meanwhile hearing about TB, age and level of education were associated factors. …”
Get full text

Antianemic Treatment of Cancer Patients in German Routine Practice: Data from a Prospective Cohort Study—The Tumor Anemia Registry by Tilman Steinmetz, Jan Schröder, Margarete Plath, Hartmut Link, Michèle Vogt, Melanie Frank, Norbert Marschner

“…The aim of this prospective cohort study was to assess current antianemic treatment of cancer patients in German routine practice, including diagnostics, treatments, and quality of life (QoL). 88 study sites recruited 1018 patients at the start of antianemic treatment with hemoglobin (Hb) levels <11 g/dL (females) or <12 g/dL (males). Patients were followed up for 12 weeks. 63% of the patients had inoperable solid tumors, 22% operable solid tumors, and 15% hematological malignancies. …”
Get full text

Efficacy and safety of 5-aminolevulinic acid photodynamic therapy in refractory genital lichen sclerosus by Weiwei Shi, Fang Wang, Liangliang Chen, Ruzhi Zhang

“…Methods: Thirty-five patients with histopathologically confirmed GLS (including 32 females and 3 males) were treated with 5-ALA PDT. …”
Get full text

Cardiac Function in Long-Term Survivors of Childhood Lymphoma by Mark K. Friedberg, Ido Solt, Myriam Weyl-Ben-Arush, Yulia Braver, Avraham Lorber

“…Further comparisons were made between lymphoma subgroups and between males and females. Results. Mean age at diagnosis was 9.1 years. …”
Get full text

Laparoscopic Gastric Sleeve and Micronutrients Supplementation: Our Experience by D. Capoccia, F. Coccia, F. Paradiso, F. Abbatini, G. Casella, N. Basso, F. Leonetti

“…In the period between July 2008 and April 2010, 138 obese patients (110 females and 28 males) with mean BMI 44.4 kg/m2 ± 6.5, mean age 43.9±10.9 years were enrolled and underwent LGS. …”
Get full text

Area deprivation index predicts annual chronic kidney disease screening and chronic kidney disease development among patients with newly diagnosed hypertension and type 2 diabetes... by Rasha Khatib, Todd Williamson, Rakesh Singh, Mary Ingle, Yuxian Du, Vesta Valuckaite, Sheldon Kong, Sarang Baman

“…Multivariable logistic regression models evaluated associations between ADI quintiles with CKD screening and diagnosis.Results Most patients were white (57%) females (55%) with HTN (65%). Few were screened in the first year after diagnosis (17%) and 9% developed CKD within 3 years. …”
Get full text

Evaluation and Measurement of Health-Related Quality of Life for Individuals with Diabetes Mellitus by Health Utilities Index Mark 3 (HUI3) System by Frank Mo, Howard Morrison, Bernard C.K. Choi, Lianne Vardy

“…Diabetes also appeared to have a greater impact on males’ quality of life compared to females', and among individuals with single marital status and low socioeconomic status (p < 0.01). …”
Get full text

Protective Effects of BDNF against C-Reactive Protein-Induced Inflammation in Women by Nicole Noren Hooten, Ngozi Ejiogu, Alan B. Zonderman, Michele K. Evans

“…We examined BDNF levels in 3 groups of women that were age- and race-matched with low (<3 mg/L), mid (>3–20 mg/L), and high (>20 mg/L) hsCRP (n=39 per group) and found a significant association between hsCRP, BDNF, and 8-oxodG. In African American females with high hsCRP, increases in BDNF were associated with decreased serum 8-oxodG. …”
Get full text

3D Printing/Additive Manufacturing Single Titanium Dental Implants: A Prospective Multicenter Study with 3 Years of Follow-Up by Samy Tunchel, Alberto Blay, Roni Kolerman, Eitan Mijiritsky, Jamil Awad Shibli

“…Eighty-two patients (44 males, 38 females; age range 26–67 years) were enrolled in the present study. …”
Get full text

Aortic Valve Surgery in Patients Over 75 Years Old: Early Results and Predictors of Hospital Mortality by Selman Dumani, Laureta Dibra, Ermal Likaj, Saimir Kuci, Edlira Rruci, Aferdita Veseli, Klodian Krakulli, Andi Kacani, Edvin Prifti, Ilir Tanku, Devis Pellumbi, Alessia Mehmeti, Adelina Musliu, Ali Refatllari, Altin Veshti

“…Results: This study involved 73 patients, 50 males and 23 females. The age range was 75-85, averaging 77.12±2.31 years. …”
Get full text

Different Current Intensities of Anodal Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation Do Not Differentially Modulate Motor Cortex Plasticity by Dawson J. Kidgell, Robin M. Daly, Kayleigh Young, Jarrod Lum, Gregory Tooley, Shapour Jaberzadeh, Maryam Zoghi, Alan J. Pearce

“…Using a randomized, counterbalanced, crossover design, with a one-week wash-out period, 14 participants (6 females and 8 males, 22–45 years) were exposed to 10 minutes of anodal tDCS at 0.8, 1.0, and 1.2 mA. …”
Get full text

The Health Effects of Dietary Nitrate on Sarcopenia Development: Prospective Evidence from the UK Biobank by Jigen Na, Yuefeng Tan, Yanan Zhang, Xiaona Na, Xiaojin Shi, Celi Yang, Zhihui Li, John S. Ji, Ai Zhao

“…Similar results were primarily observed for nitrate from plant-based foods. With higher intake, females appeared to have higher HGS and a decreased risk of Sarc-Presarc, while males exhibited a reduced risk of low walking pace. …”
Get full text

Dementia incidence among a cohort of lebanese older adults: first incidence estimates from the Middle East and North Africa region by Monique Chaaya, Sarah Assaad, Hala Darwish, Marc Haber, Rosemary Khoury, Dahlia Saab, Khalil El Asmar, Ramzi Hajjar

“…Incidence rate was higher among females than males (20.7 vs.12.0), and higher in Mount Lebanon, as compared to the capital city Beirut (19.5 vs.14.9).ConclusionDementia incidence rate was close to European and North American countries' estimates. …”
Get full text

The Influence of Interleukin 17A and IL17F Polymorphisms on Chronic Periodontitis Disease in Brazilian Patients by Joana Maira Valentini Zacarias, Emília Ângela Sippert, Patrícia Yumeko Tsuneto, Jeane Eliete Laguila Visentainer, Cléverson de Oliveira e Silva, Ana Maria Sell

“…IL17A AA genotype was more frequent in patients with chronic periodontitis (CP) in the codominant and recessive models (P=0.09; OR = 2.53 and P=0.03; OR = 2.46, resp.), the females with CP (P=0.01, OR = 4.34), Caucasoid patients with CP (P=0.01, OR = 3.45), and nonsmoking Caucasian patients with CP (P=0.04, OR = 3.51). …”
Get full text

Measurement properties of the Minimal Insomnia Symptom Scale (MISS) among cardiac arrest survivors – A Rasch evaluation study by Patrik Hellström, Johan Israelsson, Erik Blennow Nordström, Carina Hjelm, Anders Broström, Peter Hagell, Kristofer Årestedt

“…Results: In total, 212 participants were males and 57 females, with a mean age of 66 years. Overall, 51% had survived in-hospital CA and 49% out-of-hospital CA. …”
Get full text

Infections among adults hospitalized in intensive care after the 2023 earthquake in the southeastern part of Türkiye: a multi-center observational study by Esat Kivanc Kaya, Burcin Halacli, Goksel Guven, Mehmet Yildirim, Asir Eren Seven, Emin Gemcioglu, Meltem Simsek, Begum Erdemir Sullu, Recep Civan Yuksel, Ahmet Safa Kaynar, Aliye Esmaoglu, Banu Kilicaslan, Seda Banu Akinci, Kursat Gundogan, Ebru Ortac Ersoy, Jordi Rello, Arzu Topeli, On behalf of the Turkish Intensive Care Studies-Network (TRICS-Net)

“…Results A total of 107 earthquake-affected adults (58 females and 49 males, median [IQR] age: 37 [27–57] years) were analysed. …”
Get full text

Comparison of Survival Rates of Stainless-Steel Crowns Placed with and without Pulpotomy: A Two-Year Retrospective Study by Fatmah N. AlMotawah, Sharat Chandra Pani, Tala AlKharashi, Saleh AlKhalaf, Mohammed AlKhathlan, Fahad AlSultan, Ahmad AlMughirah

“…Treatment: the sample comprised 59 males (mean age 4.73 years, SD ± 1.4 years) and 72 females (mean age 5.2 years, SD ± 2.0 years). The Kaplan–Meier regression model showed no significant difference in survival outcomes between teeth that had been pulpotomized and those that had not (p = 0.283). …”
Get full text

The Associations of Serum Uric Acid with Obesity-Related Acanthosis nigricans and Related Metabolic Indices by Cuiling Zhu, Ran Cui, Mingming Gao, Sharvan Rampersad, Hui You, Chunjun Sheng, Peng Yang, Hui Sheng, Xiaoyun Cheng, Le Bu, Shen Qu

“…In logistic regression analyses (multivariable‐adjusted), a high serum UA level was associated with high odds ratios (ORs) (95% confidence interval [CI]) for AN in females (ORs = 3.00 and 95% CI [1.02–8.84]) and males (ORs = 6.07 and 95% CI [2.16–17.06]) in the highest quartile (Q4) of serum UA. …”
Get full text

Amrubicin Monotherapy for Patients with Platinum-Refractory Gastroenteropancreatic Neuroendocrine Carcinoma by Takayuki Ando, Ayumu Hosokawa, Hiroki Yoshita, Akira Ueda, Shinya Kajiura, Hiroshi Mihara, Sohachi Nanjo, Haruka Fujinami, Jun Nishikawa, Kohei Ogawa, Takahiko Nakajima, Johji Imura, Toshiro Sugiyama

“…Results. Eight males and two females (median age, 67 years (range, 52–78)) received platinum-based chemotherapy, including cisplatin plus irinotecan (n=7, 70%), cisplatin plus etoposide (n=2, 20%), and carboplatin plus etoposide (n=1, 10%) before amrubicin therapy. …”
Get full text