Percutaneous Vertebroplasty under Local Anesthesia for Osteoporotic Vertebral Compression Fractures: A Prospective Interventional Study by Dhruv Gupta, Varun Kumar Agarwal

“…Results: Maximum patients were in the age group of 51–60 years, and 60% of the patients were females. Sixty-five percent of patients had lumbar vertebral fractures and 35% had dorsal vertebral fractures. …”
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The Association Between Insomnia and Temporomandibular Disorders in Orthodontic Patients by Dong Y, Zhou X, Xiang J, Zheng Y, Zheng Y, Xiong X, Wang J

“…Yanhua Dong,* Xueman Zhou,* Jie Xiang, Yunhao Zheng, Yingcheng Zheng, Xin Xiong, Jun Wang State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, National Center for Stomatology, National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, Department of Orthodontics, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Xin Xiong; Jun Wang, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, No. 14 section 3, Renmin South Road, Chengdu, 610041, People’s Republic of China, Email drxiongxin@scu.edu.cn; wangjunv@scu.edu.cnObjective: This cross-sectional study aimed to investigate the association between insomnia and the presence of temporomandibular disorders (TMD) and its subtypes in orthodontic patients.Methods: A total of 648 adult orthodontic patients (158 males and 490 females, median age 26) were included and completed a questionnaire containing sociodemographic information, insomnia severity index (ISI), the five major temporomandibular disorder symptoms (5Ts) checklist, and self-reported sleep bruxism. …”
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The effect of feeding methods and non-nutritive sucking habits on early childhood caries and development of occlusion (A cross-sectional study) by Huda R. Awsi, Bayan A. Hassan

“…Mean dmfs in males was (9.84±12.99) which is higher than mean dmfs of females (7.39 ±10.58). Class II canine classification was higher in bottle and both feeding than in breast feeding and there was no prevalence of Class III canine relation was found in bottle feeding. …”
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A Mutation in IL4RA Is Associated with the Degree of Pathology in Human TB Patients by Christoph Hölscher, Lisa Heitmann, Ellis Owusu-Dabo, Rolf D. Horstmann, Christian G. Meyer, Stefan Ehlers, Thorsten Thye

“…In fact, the structural variant of the IL4RA I50V, previously shown to result in enhanced signal transduction, was significantly associated with greater cavity size, and a variant of IL13RA2 was associated with disease in females. To evaluate whether the human-like TB pathology in IL-13-overexpressing mice is specifically mediated through the IL-4Rα subunit, we analyzed IL-13 transgenic mice with a genetic ablation of the IL-4Rα. …”
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A prediction model for high-risk cardiovascular disease among residents aged 35 to 75 years by ZHOU Guoying，XING Lili，SU Ying，LIU Hongjie，LIU He，WANG Di，XUE Jinfeng，DAI Wei，WANG Jing，YANG Xinghua，

“…Results:A total of 6 968 individuals were surveyed, including 2 821 males (40.49%) and 4 147 females (59.51%), and had a mean age of (59.92±9.33) years. …”
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Prevalence of bovine fasciolosis and direct financial losses in cattle slaughtered in Bamenda and Bafoussam abattoirs, Western Highlands, Cameroon by Heinendez Merrius Atanga, Ngum Helen Ntonifor, Oumar Mahamat

“…A significantly (p = 0.000) higher prevalence was also observed in females (33.9%) than in males (13.1%). Age range showed significant (p = 0.000) influence with the animals of 8–10 years old recorded the highest prevalence of 39.3%. …”
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The Association of Arterial Pulse Wave Velocity with Internal Carotid Artery Blood Flow in Healthy Subjects: A Pilot Study by Salahaden R. Sultan

“…Methods Thirty-six healthy subjects (23 males and 13 females) with no underlying medical conditions and who were not on regular medications were enrolled in the study. …”
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Level of tuberculosis-related stigma and associated factors in Ugandan communities. by Derrick Kimuli, Florence Nakaggwa, Norah Namuwenge, Vincent Kamara, Mabel Nakawooya, Geofrey Amanya, Philip Tumwesigye, Daniel Mwehire, Deus Lukoye, Miriam Murungi, Seyoum Dejene, Jaffer Byawaka, Norbert Mubiru, Stavia Turyahabwe, Barbara Amuron, Daraus Bukenya

“…The data set had equal proportions of males and females. The largest age group was 20-29 years old (38.47%). …”
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Risk of Hepatocellular Carcinoma Remains High in Patients with HBV-Related Decompensated Cirrhosis and Long-Term Antiviral Therapy by Dong-Mei Zhu, Jing Xie, Chun-Yan Ye, Mei-Yun Qian, Yuan Xue

“…The incidence of HCC was higher in males (30/78, 38.5%) than in females (11/51, 21.6%) (P = 0.04). Patients who developed HCC were significantly older than those who did not develop HCC (P < 0.01). …”
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Patterns Of HRCT In Patients with Pulmonary Tuberculosis At A Tertiary Care Hospital by Sohail Anwar, Arsalan Nawaz, Imran Ahmed Moinuddin, Muhammad Kashif, Asim Mumtaz, Muhammad Ijaz Bhatti

“…There were 43(56.6%) males and 33(43.4%) females. 36 (47.37%) patients were up to 45 years of age and 40 (52.63%) patients were above 45 years. …”
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Assessment of knowledge, attitude and practice (KAP) on oral health among secondary-level students: a cross-sectional study in Kathmandu, Nepal by Nishika Aryal, Anuja Rajbhandari

“…Binary logistic regression was employed to analyse the relationship between dependent and independent variables.Results The study involved participants with an average age of 14.24 years, comprising 56.7% males and 43.3% females. While most students demonstrated good OH knowledge (77.2%) and positive attitudes (91.9%), there was reluctance towards dental visit. …”
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Evaluation of Risk Factors of Venous Thromboembolism in Imam Sadiq Teaching Hospital at Babylon City by Intisar Mahdi Kadhim Almurshedi, Amel Mustafa Kamil, Aqeel Abbas Noaman

“…There was no significant association between risk factors for females and VTE (P. value > 0.05) except for used contraceptive pills and a history of a cesarean operation. …”
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Two faces of the same coin non alcoholic fatty liver disease; with and without diabetes: Comparative clinico pathological analysis: A cross sectional observational study by Syed Mushfiq, Ghulam Nabi Yatoo, Bilal Ahmad Mir, Zubaida Rasool

“…Results: Out of 90 patients, 53.3% were females with a mean age of 44 ± 12 years. The mean BMI and WHR of the study cohort were 28.9 ± 3.4 and 1.01 ± 0.15, respectively. …”
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Prevalence of asthma and related symptoms among schoolchildren in Dezful city, Southwestern Iran by Mohammad Nejadhosseini, Abdolhussein Shakurnia, Abdolkarim Sheikhi, Farhad Abolnezhadian

“…Results: The overall prevalence of asthma was 4.7% (CI=3.98 - 5.54), significantly higher among 13-14-year-olds compared to the 6-7-year-old age group (6.4% vs. 3.1%, p<0.001) and in males versus females (6.9% vs. 2.5%, p<0.001). The total prevalence of wheezing in the last year, the main symptom of asthma, was 7.2% (CI=6.31 - 8.20), significantly higher among 13-14-year-olds (8.4% vs. 6.1%, p<0.009) and male schoolchildren (9.6% vs. 4.7%, p<0.001). …”
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Patients’ satisfaction with services provided by family physicians at the Comprehensive Healthcare Centers in Northern Jordan by Hadeel B. Heilat, Muntaha K. Gharaibeh, Wanas M. Shtaiyat, Raghad S. Gharaibeh, Ayah M. Ananbeh, Manar J. Baniyaseen, Shahd M. Alsharaydeh, Aya B. Alqawaba’h, Emad A. Alzu’bi, Nour G. Amayreh, Reem R. Aldawagreh

“…A convenient sample of 367 patients, both males and females over the age of 18 years, was selected. Participants were requested to complete the Arabic version of the Consultation Satisfaction Questionnaire (CSQ). …”
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Helicobacter pylori Infection in Persons with Intellectual Disability in Residential Care in Israel by Joav Merrick, Shoshana Aspler, Inessa Dubman

“…Since 1999 a total of 43 persons (total population in care was 224) had severe dyspeptic symptoms and 42 persons (98%, 26 males, 16 females, mean age 45 years, mean institutionalization 20 years) had Helicobacter infection. …”
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Factor VIII Intron 22 Inversion in Severe Hemophilia A Patients in Palestine by Caesar Mahmoud Abu Arra, Fekri Samarah, Nael Sudqi Abu Hasan

“…A cohort of 77 HA individuals including 5 carrier females from 52 unrelated families registered at governmental hemophilia centers in the West Bank area of Palestine was investigated. …”
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Cosmetic Outcome of Feminizing Genitoplasty in DSD (Disorders of Sex Development) by ِِAsmaa Gaber Rizk, Hamdy Muhammad Hussein, Sara Mohammed Habib Abdel-Hamied, Nezar Abdelraouf Abo Halawa

“…Patients and methods: This interventional, non-controlled study was conducted on 50 virilizing females at Qena University Hospitals over one year. …”
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Long-term results of surgical treatment of a locally advanced rectal cancer using extrafascial principle of dissection by P. V. Tsarkov, I. A. Tulina, D. N. Fedorov, A. Yu. Kravchenko, O. Yu. Samofalova

“…The true tumor progression to resected structures and organs was revealed in 22% of the cases. Both in males and females resection of organs of genitourinary system, as well as the structures of a lateral pelvic wall was carried out most often. …”
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Detection of Inguinal Hernia in Patients with Groin Pain on Ultrasound by Muhammad Arif Afridi, Imran Khan, Adnan Ahmed, Ibrar Ahmad, Mehmood Khan, Malik Mairaj Khalid

“…Out of 323 patients 280 (86.7%) were male patients and 43 (13.3%) were females patients included in our study. All of 323 patients 267 patients were evaluated for inguinal hernia by ultrasound examination during the study period. …”
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