Normative Values of Isometric Shoulder Strength Among Healthy Adults by Helen Bradley, Lauren Pierpoint

“… # Design Observational cohort study # Methods Subjects in four age groups (20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59) were included in this study---200 males (40.0 ± 11.6 years, 179.1 ± 6.5 cm, 81 ± 13.0 kg) and 200 females (40.1 ± 11.5 years, 165.3 ± 7.4sm, 64.4 ± 11.6 kg). …”
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Diagnostic accuracy of systemic immune-inflammation index for acute appendicitis in the geriatric population by Ömerul Faruk Aydın, Ali Cankut Tatlıparmak

“…The mean age of the patients was 71 years (interquartile range: 67–76), with no significant difference between the appendicitis and non-appendicitis groups (p = 0.590). Females constituted 50% of the total cohort. The SII was significantly higher in the appendicitis group (median: 3687, interquartile range: 2420–5930) compared to the non-appendicitis group (median: 1589, interquartile range: 1134–2248, p < 0.001). …”
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Characteristics of Patients with Newly Diagnosed Multiple Sclerosis – A 5-year Study at Benghazi Medical Center, Benghazi, Libya by Magda Elshukri, Kathloum Elkaseh, Anwaar Mukhtar Bennour, Heba Abdelrazek El-Zawawi

“…Results: The study included 102 patients, 69 (68%) were females. The mean age of participants was 28 ± 10 and 30 ± 9 years, at symptom and diagnosis onset, respectively. …”
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Analysis of badminton competitions in 2012 London Olympics by Erkal Arslanoglu, Mert Aydogmus, Omer Senel

“…As a result of this research, the mean total match duration in singles and doubles categories were determined as; for males 45.12±13.24 minutes, 39.37±11.46 minutes, for females 37.7±12.46 minutes, 42.27 ±8.94 minutes respectively. …”
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Prevalence and Risk Factors for Diabetic Lower Limb Amputation: A Clinic-Based Case Control Study by Beverly T. Rodrigues, Venkat N. Vangaveti, Usman H. Malabu

“…The total study sample included 129 subjects, comprising 81 males and 48 females with M : F ratio of 1.7 : 1. Twenty-three subjects were Indigenous Australians, representing 17.8% of the study population. …”
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Clinical features, treatment, and prognosis of secukinumab-induced inflammatory bowel disease by Ronghui Li, Haibo Lei, Chunjiang Wang, Xiang Liu

“…Results A total of forty patients (21 males and 19 females) fulfilled the inclusion criteria, with a median age of 42 years (range 19, 70). …”
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Prevalence of Latent Tuberculosis Infection in the Middle East and North Africa: A Systematic Review by Mazin Barry

“…By gender-based subgroup analysis, the prevalence of LTBI was 33.12% (95% CI 18.97% to 49.04%, I2=99.25%) and 32.65% (95% CI 19.79% to 47%, I2=98.89%) in males and females, respectively, while in the age-based subgroup analysis, the prevalence of LTBI was 0.44% (95% CI -0.05% to 0.9%), 3.37% (95% CI 2.23% to 4.74%, I2=0%), and 43.81% (95% CI 33.09% to 54.82%, I2=99.18%) for children, adolescents, and adults, respectively. …”
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Comparative evaluation of oral hygiene status by using oral hygiene index, simplified oral hygiene index, and modified oral hygiene index: Revalidation of modified oral hygiene ind... by Subhash Garg, Sumbul Nasir

“…Materials and Methods: 221 patients (119 males and 102 females) were randomly selected through simple random sampling. …”
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The Impact of Socioeconomic Inequalities on the Risk of Hypertension in Bangladesh: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis by Kabir Hossain, Tonmoy Alam Shuvo, Asma‐Ul Hosna, Dipu Rani Dey

“…The analyses indicated that females had a significantly higher risk of developing hypertension compared to males, with a pooled odds ratio (OR) of 1.15 (95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.02–1.27). …”
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Spatial and Seasonal Patterns of Tick Infestations in Kassena-Nankana Livestock by Seth Offei Addo, Ronald Essah Bentil, Bernice Olivia Ama Baako, Jane Ansah-Owusu, Christopher Nii Laryea Tawiah-Mensah, Eric Behene, Victor Asoala, James C. Dunford, John Asiedu Larbi, Philip Kweku Baidoo, Michael David Wilson, Joseph W. Diclaro, Samuel K. Dadzie

“…The nymph burden and body parts of livestock hosts were significantly associated with more nymphs collected from male animals than females (p<0.001). Three genera of ticks, Amblyomma (62.97%), Hyalomma (18.71%), and Rhipicephalus (18.32%) were morphologically identified with the most predominant tick species recorded as Amblyomma variegatum (62.97%). …”
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The co-occurrence of multimorbidity and polypharmacy among middle-aged and older adults in Canada: A cross-sectional study using the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging (CLSA) and... by Kathryn Nicholson, Jennifer Salerno, Sayem Borhan, Benoit Cossette, Dale Guenter, Meredith Vanstone, John Queenan, Michelle Greiver, Michelle Howard, Amanda L Terry, Tyler Williamson, Lauren E Griffith, Martin Fortin, Saverio Stranges, Dee Mangin

“…Across both cohorts and age groups, females had consistently higher estimates of multimorbidity, polypharmacy and the co-occurrence of multimorbidity and polypharmacy.…”
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Gastrointestinal Parasites With Their Risk Factors in Tharu Indigenous People in Southern Nepal: A Cross‐Sectional Study by Pinki Kumari Chaudhary, Tirth Raj Ghimire

“…Results Out of 179 stool samples, the prevalence rate of the GI parasites was 42.46% (n = 76), out of which females (43.00%, 43/100) had a slightly higher prevalence rate than males (41.77%, 33/79) (p > 0.05, chi‐square tests at 95% confidence level). …”
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Reference intervals of inhibin B in Chinese children on chemiluminescence analyzer by Bin Zhou, Jinjun Luo, Xiang Dai, Xuelian He, Hui Yao

“…A total of 622 healthy Chinese children including 48.6% females and 51.4% males were included and serum INHB and six conventional sex hormones were measured. …”
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Evaluation of phototherapy effects on platelet numbers and volumes in neonates with unconjugated hyperbilirubinemia in Sulaimani city/Kurdistan region/Iraq by Hayder Fakhir Mohammad, Shano Yassin Abdulqadir, Dea Ali Abdulla, Hawnaz Muhamad Ibrahim

“…Seventy-four neonates were enrolled in this study including males and females (1.39:1), with different gestational ages and birth weights. …”
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Assessment of Home Isolation Measures and Factors Associated with Adherence Among Patients During the Pandemic in Nepal: A CrossSectional Study by Lisasha Poudel, Bikram Adhiakri1 , Deekshya Neupane, Pranita Maharjan, Tek Bahadur, Pramita Shrestha, Rashmi Maharjan, Nishan Katuwal, Brish Bahadur Shahi, 3akhat Bhandari, Rajeev Shrestha, Biraj Man Karmacharya, Archana Shrestha

“…About 76% always wore a mask in front of their family members and 68% never went outside the house during home isolation. Females were more likely to stay home during the isolation period (aOR:2.42; 95%CI:1.39-4.21). …”
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Physiotherapists’ perspectives on the implementation of direct access to physiotherapy services in Saudi Arabia: a cross-sectional study by Hosam Alzahrani, Razaz Shaheen, Osama Mohammed, Elaf Marouf

“…The study included licensed physiotherapists currently working in Saudi Arabia.Results The study included 401 participants, with a nearly equal distribution of 203 males (50.6%) and 198 females (49.4%). The most common age group was 25–34 years, comprising 70.6% of the participants. …”
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Impact of geography on the control of type 2 diabetes mellitus: a review of geocoded clinical data from general practice by Richard Varhol, Moyez Jiwa, Ori Gudes, Narelle Mullan

“…The analysis included Cluster and Outlier Analysis using Moran's I test.Results The overall median age of the population was 70 years with more males than females, 53% and 47%, respectively. Older people (&gt;70 years) with relatively high HbA1c comprised 9.3% of all people with diabetes in the sample, and were clustered around two ‘hotspot’ locations. …”
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Assessment of Clinical Nurses’ Proficiency in Wound Management of Patients with Diabetes at Kubwa General Hospital in Abuja, Nigeria by Olaolorunpo Olorunfemi, Michael Jacob, Oluseyi Adetunmise Olajide

“…Results: In this study, 35.4% of respondents were between the ages of 38 and 47; 70.1% were females, and 55.2% were married. Approximately 31.5% of the population were registered nurses, while 28.3% had a bachelor’s degree in nursing. …”
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Frequency of Positive Anti-CCP Antibodies in Patients of Rheumatoid Arthritis with Negative Rheumatoid Factor: A Cross-sectional Retrospective Data-based Study by Nauman Ismat Butt, Muhammad Sohail Ajmal Ghoauri

“…Results: The mean age was 43.8 ± 15.8 years with 10 (12.8%) males and 68 (87.2%) females. Mean duration of disease was 9.1 ± 7.8 years with 62 (79.5%) patients have disease duration more than 3 years. …”
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Utilization of eye care services among adults in a rural community in Rivers State South-South, Nigeria by Datonjo Alwell George, Godswill Inye Nathaniel

“…Results: Four hundred and twenty-five subjects participated in the study made up of 240 males (56.5%) and 185 females (43.5%), with an M:F ratio of 1:1.3. The age range was 40–88 years, and the mean age of the subjects studied 53.6 ± 11.2 years. …”
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