NT-proBNP, Cardiometabolic Risk Factors, and Nutritional Status in Hemodialysis Patients by Jacques Ducros, Laurent Larifla, Henri Merault, Lydia Foucan

“…In model 1, high levels of NT-proBNP (≥6243 pg/mL) were independently associated with PEW OR 14.2 (3.25–62.4), male gender 2.80 (1.22–6.57), hsCRP > 5 mg/L 3.90 (1.77–8.57), and dialysis vintage > 3 years 3.84 (1.35–10.8). …”
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Sex differences in borderline personality disorder: A scoping review. by Xinyu Qian, Michelle L Townsend, Wan Jie Tan, Brin F S Grenyer

“…As the biological construct of 'sex' was employed in the present review, future research could also investigate the social construct 'gender'. Longitudinal research designs are needed to understand any longer-term sex influence on the course of the disorder.…”
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Factors Associated with Anemia among People Living with HIV/AIDS Taking ART in Ethiopia by Ketema Bizuwork Gebremedhin, Tadesse Bedada Haye

“…Factors that were found to affect anemia among these patients include gender (OR = 2.26 [95% CI: 1.22, 4.16]), occupation (OR: 0.57 [95%CI: 0.35, 0.92]), WBC count (OR = 2.30 [95% CI: 1.29, 4.09]), platelet count (OR = 2.89 [95% CI: 0.99, 8.41]), nutritional status (OR = 2.05 [95% CI: 0.69, 6.02]), and WHO clinical stage of HIV/AIDS (OR = 3.69 [95% CI: 1.86, 7.31]). …”
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Book history's recent methodological trend: national and intemational outlines by Jyrki Hakapää

“…Secondly, researchers should seek alternative defining frameworks: studies focusing on linguistic, social, or gender borders, rather than a national approach, would offer further insights. …”
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From global recommendations to (in)action: A scoping review of the coverage of companion of choice for women during labour and birth. by Meghan A Bohren, Alya Hazfiarini, Martha Vazquez Corona, Mercedes Colomar, Bremen De Mucio, Özge Tunçalp, Anayda Portela

“…Husbands or partners were the most frequent companion (37.7%, 29/77), followed by family member or friend (gender not specified) (32.5%, 25/77), family member or friend (female-only) (13.0%, 10/77). …”
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Death risk prediction model for patients with non-traumatic intracerebral hemorrhage by Yidan Chen, Xuhui Liu, Mingmin Yan, Yue Wan

“…The importance of SHAP variables in the model ranked from high to low was: ’GCS motor’, ’Age’, ’GCS eyes’, ’Low density lipoprotein (LDL)’, ’ Albumin’, ’ Atrial fibrillation’, and ’Gender’. The XGBoost model demonstrated good predictive performance in both the validation and external validation datasets. …”
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Comparison of depression, anxiety, perceived stress, and resilience in parents faced with abortion in Iran: a longitudinal study by Zahra yazdanpanahi, Mahboubeh hajifoghaha, Alimohammad keshtvarz hesamabadi, Seyede Zahra Jafari

“…Fathers´ age and mothers’ age, mothers’ age at the time of marriage, fathers’ job, number of children, gender of the last child (boy or girl), and unwanted pregnancy were among the predicting variables of anxiety, depression, perceived stress, and resilience of both parents faced with abortion. …”
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For and against Organ Donation and Transplantation: Intricate Facilitators and Barriers in Organ Donation Perceived by German Nurses and Doctors by Niels Christian Hvidt, Beate Mayr, Piret Paal, Eckhard Frick, Anna Forsberg, Arndt Büssing

“…We thus combined single causes to circumscribed factors of respective barriers and facilitators and analyzed them for differences regarding profession, gender, spiritual/religious self-categorization, and self-estimated knowledge of ODT and their mutual interaction. …”
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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

“…In terms of age-specific rates, older adults exhibited higher prevalence and DALYs rates than younger adults. Regarding gender stratification, females had higher prevalence and DALYs rates than males.ConclusionThe age-standardized rates of prevalence and DALYs for RD have decreased in recent years and may continue to decline over the next decade. …”
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Prevalence, predictors and selected outcomes of early sexual initiation among adolescents in secondary schools in Lugbe, Abuja, Nigeria: a mixed methods study by Uchechi Grace Okonta

“…Descriptive and inferential statistical analysis was done including a binary logistic regression to determine the predictive factors and outcomes of early sexual initiation with statistical inference made at p value <0.05.Results The prevalence of early sexual initiation was 11%; 80% of the respondents who had initiated sex did so before age 15, while 20% had first sex at ages between 15 and 19. Gender, academic performance, communication with parents and peer pressure were significantly associated predictive factors. …”
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Assessment Of Awareness Level and Perception In Usage Of Plastic Bags And Its Hazards Among Secondary School Students by Mohi Ud Din, Zain Arif, Hafiz Usama Naveed, Maryam Tauseef, Nouman Yaseen, Talha Mahboob

“…Significant p-value was observed between gender (0.036), age (0.000), education (0.000), knowledge about plastic hazards (0.01), health hazards (0.029) and usage of plastic bags. …”
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Depressive symptomatology in Brazil: perspectives of statistical and psychometrics analyses of the PHQ-9 at four time-points (2020–2023) in the COVID-19 pandemic by Andre Faro, Daiane Nunes, Derek Falk

“…The standardization supported hypothetical cut scores indicating the severity of depressive symptoms, categorized as very low (0 to 6), low (7 to 13), moderate (14 to 19), high (20 to 23), and very high (≥ 24). We found that sex/gender, skin color/ethnicity, age, education level, and year of the pandemic were predictors of depressive symptoms in the adjusted linear regression analysis. …”
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Bipolar affective disorder in India: A multi-site population-based cross-sectional study by Bhavika Vajawat, Satish Suhas, Sydney Moirangthem, Channaveerachari Naveen Kumar, Mathew Varghese, Gopalkrishna Gururaj, Vivek Benegal, Girish N. Rao, NMHS National Collaborators Group

“…The overall weighted prevalence of BPAD was 0.3% [95% confidence interval (CI): 0.29–0.31] for current and 0.5% (95% CI: 0.49–0.51) for lifetime diagnosis. Male gender [odds ratio (OR) 1.56] and residence in urban metropolitans (OR 2.43) had a significantly higher risk of a lifetime diagnosis of BPAD. …”
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The relationship between malocclusion and speech patterns: a cross-sectional study by Nada E. Tashkandi, Razan AlDosary, Hissah Zamandar, Misk Alalwan, Mohannad Alwothainani, Hissah Aljoaid, Duaa Alghazhmri, Eman Allam, Anand Marya, Samar M. Adel

“…The descriptive statistics of the included sample demonstrated that twenty-seven subjects showed improper articulation of sounds, with 25 being distortions and 2 substitutions. No significant gender differences were reported. A statistically significant association between PAR scores was recorded for the sounds / ص/ (p = 0.004), / ز/ (p = 0.017), and / س/ (p = 0.010). …”
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Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices Related to Preoperative Chemoradiotherapy in Rectal Cancer Patients by Xingxing Chen, Ruifang Lin, Huifang Li, Meng Su, Wenyi Zhang, Xia Deng, Ping Zhang, Changlin Zou

“…Multivariate logistic regression analysis revealed that knowledge level (p=0.006) and attitudes (p=0.001) influence the actual practice significantly. Furthermore, age, gender, and income were potential predictors of practice (all p<0.05). …”
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The Burden of Severe Periodontitis in China From 1990 to 2021, With Projections to 2050: A Comprehensive Analysis From The Global Burden of Disease Study 2021 by Yuyang Wang, Yinbao Wang, Lu Fan, Yueyuan Yu

“…Methods: We analyzed data from the Global Burden of Disease (GBD) 2021 study to delineate the incidence, prevalence, and disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) attributable to severe periodontitis in China, stratified by age and gender. A range of analytical methods, including comparative analysis, trend analysis, decomposition analysis, hierarchical cluster analysis, health inequality analysis, and predictive modeling, were employed to provide a comprehensive evaluation of the disease burden. …”
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Clinical profile of stress hyperglycemia in medical intensive care units by Geethanjali Ganesan, Sudha Vidyasagar, Nandakrishna Bolanthakodi, Cynthia Amrutha Sukumar

“…Pneumonia, acute cerebrovascular accident, congestive cardiac failure, acute coronary syndrome, family history of diabetes and female gender were found to be significant risk factors for SH. …”
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Biomass to biofuel: Impacts and mitigation of environmental, health, and socioeconomic challenges by Prangon Chowdhury, Nafisa Anjum Mahi, Rahbaar Yeassin, Nahid-Ur-Rahman Chowdhury, Omar Farrok

“…Socioeconomic dimensions, such as rural employment, poverty reduction, and gender disparities, underscore the need for equitable policies to ensure biofuel initiatives uplift vulnerable communities without aggravating inequalities. …”
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The Effect of Adjuvant Therapy on Metabolic Syndrome in Schizophrenia Patients at Madani Hospital by Indah Kurnia Utami, Yasinta Rakanita, Patricia Novina Nurak, Niluh Puspita Dewi

“…Result: The percentage of schizophrenia patients by gender was dominated by males (60%). By age, the majority were adults (87%). …”
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Cytological Effects of Serum Isolated from Polytraumatized Patients on Human Bone Marrow-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells by Yazhou Long, Katrin Bundkirchen, Pascal Gräff, Christian Krettek, Sandra Noack, Claudia Neunaber

“…As a control, sera from three healthy donors (HS), matched with respect to age and gender to the polytrauma group, were collected. Furthermore, hBMSCs from four healthy donors were used in the experiments. …”
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